Take a Poll of Early Pregnancy Signs - Page 3

[RStelle]

I knew I was pregnant the second I ovulated, even before the egg had implanted because I kept getting bloody noses, which had never really happened to me before. I googled it and found it was an early sign of pregnancy. Somehow I just KNEW from that, because it was just not something that ever would happen normally. Then as soon as the egg implanted I really, really knew, I had every pregnancy symptom in the book. I was so sick to my stomach but SOOO hungry. I ate SO MUCH food. I had a 30 minute lunch break at work and I spent the entire 30 minutes eating as fast as I could to get as much food in me as I could before my lunch break was over. My body felt completely, 100% different.

Edited by RStelle - 2/29/12 at 7:19pm

[RStelle]

I hated toothpase too! I laughed when I read this because I actually wrote a letter to Tom's of Maine complaining to them about how they had changed their toothpaste flavors and the were all gross. I was so annoyed  with them! I would only brush with water and baking soda, that was a little better.

Originally Posted by C is for Cookie 

lol. maybe i was the only one but I couldn't stand my toothpaste. It was horrible. I literally puked every time I brushed my teeth. After awhile, I brushed with just an off-brand all natural toothpaste with an orange flavor. it was somewhat better but the aversion to toothpaste was a sign that something was up. DBF told me I was pregnant when I told him my toothpaste symptom. I tested a week later and lo and behold, a BFP!  DBF told me that a friend of his couldn't take the taste of toothpaste either and she was tested positive a couple days later.... weird. I wonder why that is? 

[afr2010]

It was a few days before my missed period and my nipples started leaking clear fluid. This is my second pregnancy and I had been done breastfeeding for about 6 months, so I knew it wasn't related to that.  I took a pregnancy test right away, and boom, pregnant! I would have had no idea if it wasn't for my nipples.  My breasts didn't even seem tender.

[Chrisa]

I wish cramping were on the list, as that was the only constant, reliable sign with all my pregnancies.

[sassyfirechick]

Other than mild fatigue I didn't have any of this until much later on (but I work outside so it didn't necessarily clue me in) and by then I already knew I was pregnant bc I took a test! BUT about a week before I did the test and missed my period, my husband walked by the bathroom and told me my pee stunk, and I noticed it too, it was really strong, nothing like I've ever smelled before, but wasn't dark like I was dehydrated.  Maintained the smell through my whole pregnancy, immediately went away after delivery!

[nstewart]

My "symptom" which was not on the list was an extremely noticable change in nipple color.  I got out of the shower one day, looked in the mirror, and was sure something had to be up to explain the drastic change that took place literally over night!

[wissa19]

Symptoms showed in this order - extra oily skin, increased hair growth, stuffy/dry nose, sore breasts, lots of burping...

[Hijynx]

I noticed being more sensitive to smells over the weekend (specifically, cigarette smoke - my husband would go outside or walk behind me but it suddenly smelled stronger, to the point I asked if it was a different brand).

The stranger symptom was a week or so ago, there was a spot on my hip where the skin was really sensitive - there was no rash or anything, and the bone joint underneath hurt if I put gentle pressure on it. Over the next few days, the skin feeling spread across my hips and waist. I couldn't wear certain underwear or pants because it felt like sandpaper on my skin! It passed, but I'm convinced that was a side effect because I've never felt anything like that before.

Between the odd skin thing, and not getting cramps, I just was more and more sure over the weekend that I was pregnant (period due sunday, but I had been under a lot of stress at work). Test last night confirmed it :P

[greenmamato2]

With most of my pregnancies, heartburn is a big side effect. I also have had a feeling of "I just know" with all except my third pregnancy (which I just refused to believe was real since we'd been trying so long without success).  A heightened sense of smell was always right up there in the first signs and symptoms, and then was followed quickly by breast tenderness.  In most of my pregnancies I have gotten waves of nausea and lots of food aversions.  In one pregnancy I had hyperemesis gravidarium, but that was just one.