Not sure if this is in the right section, apologies if it's not...
I am wondering in people's experiences about how early in their pregnancy they felt their first symptom?
We have just started TTC #2 and I can't remember how these things are supposed to work, too long ago for me I have a vague recollection of having a metallic taste in my mouth when it was still too early to test.
So how did it work for you? Did you start noticing things straight after ovulation/conception? After you tested? Or some time after that?
I am only a matter of days past ovulation and I have a metallic taste in my mouth, and my boobs are kind of sore (sorry if TMI)... trying to get it all in perspective as its quite possibly all in my head, and I don't want to get my hopes up so soon!
In my two pregnancies, I had symptoms within 3-4 days. Different symptoms for the different pregnancies. My DH can usually tell by looking at me within a few days. Just because I have symptoms though, it doesn't mean I "believe" I'm pregnant though.
I didn't test early with the m/c pregnancy. It had a faint positive late at night on 8DPO for the 2nd pregnancy.
My very first symptom was crushing tiredness... I remember saying to my boss that I was going to have to go to the doctor, there must be something wrong with me.
I got a BFP when I was 3days late.. so about 16 - 17 dpo?... but the tiredness had been there for a week, easy.
That was about the ONLY symptom I had in my first trimester, too.
No symptoms at all for me. I had more potential symptoms in all the other months I wasn't pregnant. First symptom was a positive HPT at 12DPO. Morning sickness then came on at 6 weeks.
2-3 DPO i had cramping. Then i started to feel really tired, dizzy and really emotional. My sense of smell heightened a lot and i could smell everything! Bad BO, smokers breath.. it was awful! Morning sickness hit around 5 weeks and with that i was tired all the time. When i wasnt at work i was in bed. i would sleep for 16-18 hours every day.
My imagination loves this thread ... But how to differentiate between my hopeful 'maybe' symptoms and real ones! because I've been TTC for just on 12 months I am a frustrating mix of jaded/skeptical and wildly, desperately hopeful lol.
For instance I'm (I think) about 4 DPO and last night I had tight lower belly and a very achy lower back. I do get these as ovulation symptoms but not this far after the event. Today I'm very slippery down there. Again this is not entirely unusual - except for the timing. But I can dream!
i needed to pee...all the time! at implantation i got a really sharp pain that stopped me in my tracks and then a few days later (so i was about 4 weeks) i was peeing constantly!
Ladies, is sore or swollen breasts always a sign of being UTD? even as a very early symptom? I don't have sore breasts but am actually hoping they DON'T get sore as they usually get super sore immediately before AF anyway so if they get sore next week I'll be afraid AF is coming soon.
My first symptom that I can recall is not wanting my glass of wine one night!!! I think I must've been about 10DPO? Then I went through a bit of a checklist and realised I had a metallic taste and sensitive boobs but I always had the soreness before AF,, so I wasn't sure.
Hmm I've always wondered how i'd survive for nine months sans wine. I did trial an alcohol free month in January which was okay ... I missed champagne though!
Well I'm finally back in this thread and for once I can report on ACTUAL pg symptoms! I'm getting a blood test tomorrow but I think I'm 5 weeks along. My first symptoms were around CD 22-25 and were lower abdominal tightness just like af was coming. I still have that feeling now. Plus on CD 28 my breasts became very sore-the day af was due.
Congrats on your BFP. I just got one as well! I had cramps from a couple of days after O which confused me but I just ignored them. Then they started constantly at about 14dpo which I assumed was AF because I jumped the gun and tested with a BFN the day before. Then cramps got worse, no AF *and tested 4 days later with a BFP! Funny thing for me was, usually I get VERY sore BBs before AF and I had nothing. Until day after BFP. Now well I sure as hell know they're there! I also had weird stuff going on with my cm.*
This time around it was tiredness for me - feeling like I was a walking zombie most of the time, so tired I wanted to cry. CM went a bit wonky and later started needing to pee and having sore boobs. Tested the day before AF was due and got the BFP...
With DD I had no idea though - but that could've been a naive 20 year old that wasn't expecting it so wasn't looking out for any symptoms. Went to the doc cause my period was late thinking I was just maybe stressed....found out I was about 8 or 9 weeks by then.
How early did you feel your first symptom?
I have a vague recollection of having a metallic taste in my mouth when it was still too early to test.
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