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[ltk]

Originally Posted by ORLY?

I totally didn’t think I was preggers this month.
Looking back on it now... It makes sense. I mean, I lost weight, bought feminine hygiene products in-bulk and reserved a hotel with a whirlpool this month… knowing myself and the type of luck I have, I should have guessed this would be the month.
Sorry if I'm not a lot of help.

Right there w/ you sister! I have been feeling great, groovy, ready to buy some PENCIL skirts.....lost 50 pounds and have been planning girls night out. Feel free to PM me, cause I have had some ups and downs..sure you did too. I thought I would be here 6-12 months from now. ready to embrace it now, but I took the test to prove my own intuition WRONG! :

[3for3hb]

For me it was EXTREME exhaustion. I really thought I was coming down with the flu. There was absolutely no chance (I thought) of me being pregnant so when a friend suggested I take a HPT I kind of poo-poohed the idea, saying there was "NO way." But the exhaustion didn't go away and after another week or so I started getting the all too familiar breathless sort of feeling that usually precedes dry heaving, along with the normal memory blanks, lightheadedness and low blood pressure. So I sent dh to kmart to get a test and went in the bathroom taking it saying "it wouldn't surprise me..." and it took all of 5 seconds for the second line to appear.

When we calculated dates I figured I started feeling symptoms about a week after conceiving.

[sg784]

My LMP was June 29 and I KNOW we concieved on the 11th. I had +OPK on the 9th and I had a "feeling" right afterdoing the BD on the 11th. Another thing,that is way TMI but encouraging for me at the same time, is that around 10 DPO I started exhibiting signs of a yeast infection, Ive been told that a drastic change in hormones can trigger one. The thing is, the last time I had one was 4 years ago when I newly Pg for DD.

On top of that, I usually have wickid bad PMS and I didnt. But I have been so so moody that DF is ready to strangle me. I dont blame him. I can hear myself b*tching about stupid perry stuff and I cant shut up! Everything irks me and I feel so CRAZED. Other feeling is the one I describe in the "did I forget this symptom" thread.

I had terrible MS for DD but only ONE day so far. it was actually the first day i tested. I woke up feeling so hung over, nauseated, and gagging at every smell.

Oh thats another thing. I have a superhuman sense of smell.

[My3babes]

Right at 7dpo, I got crampy/achy and still am a little, I woke up feeling like someone had ran over my bbs with a truck... THey hurt SOOO bad.. Still do. I only get that if I am pg.. It is always a very obvious symptom for me.

Then around 11-12dpo my bionic nose kicked in and everything has a strong smell.. ICK.

[Mom2Asa]

Originally Posted by countrybound

My main clue??? I didn't crave any chocolate a week before AF was due. That's my normal PMS symptom besides bloating... which I also didn't have.

I totally agree with this! I always crave intense amounts of food (esp. chocolate) right before AF is due, but not this time. I had a feeling I was pregnant and my boobs have been extremely tender. I am not super sick at all, but I am more fatigued and definitely more emotional than usual. I just feel like I'm in a "funk" with my mood, not feeling like myself all the time. Another sign that I know that I am preggers is my feelings toward my 15 month old son...I just can't get enough of him these days and I get so weepy when I realize what a blessing he is.

[Meche]

We've been TTC for a few months, and I chart (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/13cab), so I had a good idea that our BD timing was pretty close. On 7dpo, I was so tired that afternoon that I took a nap, and again the next day. That's how I knew, because I do *not* ever nap during the day!

The next day, 9dpo, my bbs started to hurt, and that is another symptom that I only get when I'm pg. So I took a digi HPT the next day and it said, "PREGNANT!"

[quarteralien]

Here is my chart. I finally decided I wasn't having a horrendously long period, it wasn't ovulatory spotting, maybe it was a miscarriage. DH thought I was nuts, afterall, how can you be pregnant if you have your period. Boy was he shocked when I handed him the positive test. I tested again this morning and it was darker. I'm still not sure it's a sticky, but until then, or until I have a baby in April, here I am!

[Organicavocado]

I have always "known" i was pregnant when I wasn't. All times I've been pregnant its been a "WTF?" moment. This time, I had the laptop sitting in my lap, leaning on my uterus. I felt pressure there, and went "huh."

So, I tested. I hate testing anymore, I get so many false positives, that I took a shower while it developed. I take super fast showers, so in three minutes I was dripping wet, staring at a fairly blatant positive test. Totally shocked.

[quarteralien]

Originally Posted by Organicavocado

So, I tested. I hate testing anymore, I get so many false positives,

Do you know why this is? I've only read about this happening, not heard of it from anyone in particular.

[ashtree]

Possible TMI here-but a yeast infection was my first clue-not pretty, but that's the way it is with me.

[Schatzi]

With my last pregnancy I got really bad TMJ pain (swelling around the jaw joints) around five weeks. This time I got a bad case of it around 3.5 weeks and I wondered if I was pregnant, and I was! What a bizarre symptom eh?

[healthymantra]

My BBS started aching right away -and I mean like within a day or two -at the same time that DS decided that's a good place to tap Mommy to get attention! Ow!
Tiredness and slight nausea right away too-not MS, but just a general 'off' feeling. Was sure I had the flu or something...nope!
Hoping this is a sure thing, not ectopic like the last.

[3for3hb]

Originally Posted by Organicavocado

I have always "known" i was pregnant when I wasn't. All times I've been pregnant its been a "WTF?" moment.

[Organicavocado]

Originally Posted by quarteralien

Do you know why this is? I've only read about this happening, not heard of it from anyone in particular.

Chemical pregnancies, low level of hcg always in my sytem, the lameness that is internet cheapie tests, bad luck? Not sure. I got one last month, even. And they are notttttt evap lines. I've never heard of anyone actually getting false positives like I do. I know how to read a test better than anyone on this earth (no seriously) so it isn't user error or me hallucinating or imagining lines, so.. your guess is as good as mine.

[sadiejane08]

Originally Posted by Organicavocado

Chemical pregnancies, low level of hcg always in my sytem, the lameness that is internet cheapie tests, bad luck? Not sure. I got one last month, even. And they are notttttt evap lines. I've never heard of anyone actually getting false positives like I do. I know how to read a test better than anyone on this earth (no seriously) so it isn't user error or me hallucinating or imagining lines, so.. your guess is as good as mine.

Do you get the false +'s with different brands? In that case, it's probably chemical pregnancies.

[Hopenaprayr]

Well thanks for sharing everyone.....its funny how so many women have these different reactions to their hormones shifting at pregnancy....should write a book called "Pregnancy Symptoms: You may have one or ALL of these"

[eksmom]

I have charted in the past, but have stopped temping the last couple of cycles because it was stressing me out too much. So I don't know exactly when I O'd, but based on when I felt some O pain, I am 12 DPO today. I have a short-ish LP, usually 10-12 days. I had been watching for symptoms but wasn't really having anything I could identify or pin on being pregnant. A couple of days ago I started having some spotting and figured as usual AF was on the way. I really didn't think I was preg, but I have a little bit of a testing obsession so that is why I tested this AM and got !

Looking back now I can see more symptoms - I have been dizzy (like going from sitting to standing) since O, I have been really tired the last few days, and seems like my bowels are slowing down (sorry if TMI). I have been much less irritable than I normally am at this point in my cycle. Also I have had no desire to clean/straighten the house - that should have been my very first clue!

But I haven't had any of what some people report - no sore boobs, no funny tastes, smells, cravings, and no twinges that I can identify as anything other than digestive...

I also haven't had any spotting today, so I'm hopeful that this is for real, but I'll feel better about it when a few more days have gone by.

[Organicavocado]

Originally Posted by sadiejane08

Do you get the false +'s with different brands? In that case, it's probably chemical pregnancies.

No. I always get negatives with the same tests right afterwards.. (way to resurrect a thread rofl) so, who knows. They bother me, but not enough to submit myself for testing iykwim

[newmom80]

The first two weeks post ovulation I felt really tired, constantly. I have seasonally allergies (watery eyes, constantly sneezing, blowing nose), so I thought maybe I caught a cold along with my allergies and that is why I was so tired. Right around when my period was due I got really grouchy. I told my husband who had just returned from a trip that I felt achy and I thought my period would start that weekend, and he's like "Oh, yeah, I've been hearing your period voice all evening!" (So I get a little touchy and grouchy? What can I say?)

But after 5 more days, no period, not even spotting had occurred. Meanwhile, I noticed my weight had gone down slightly, I wasn't bloated, I wasn't tired anymore, hmmm - I thought my period may not be coming after all. So I tested and got a BFP.

My current symptoms (for 8 days) have been not sleeping as much as normal (I slept 6 hours last night, woke up and can't go back to sleep even though dh will not be rising for another two hours), have not been tired as much as normal, and craving spicy foods. I ate a pint of jalapeños in 3 days - with breakfast, lunch, and dinner foods. I wanted to make a big pot of super spicy chilli on a 102 degree day. Now that's crazy. But it does sound good. Maybe I will go get on that!

[Calm]

I usually know because I dream of babies. I once had a dream I was chasing little naked babies through the veggie garden. But I knew this time for other reasons. For one, DH had the baby dream this time (weird). I also felt the egg implant, which should be impossible but I darn well felt it. I also ovulated early last month, which caught us (natural BC method) offguard. And lastly, yet the strongest reason is... I just knew. I can't explain it, I just knew. I even took a pregnancy test a week before AF was due , and it was negative (hey, the test said 99% accuracy 5 to 7 days after implantation!) I still felt sure, so the day AF was due, I took another test - positive. I have months where I think I know I'm pregnant but it isn't the serene surety I have when I actually am. I've discovered there's a difference in how it feels for me.

That same surety hit again when I felt like I was losing the baby. My temp dropped and my breasts didn't hurt anymore. I don't have a doc so I just went to any ol' one and he sent me for an US which showed a smalled hemorrhage. A few days after that, all signs came back and I'm as sick as a dog - which is a good sign.

Oh, I forgot the other physical sign I had. I feel the cold, I love the heat. It's winter here and for a couple of weeks I kept saying, "Hey, spring is on the way" and took a layer off the bed. Only to realise the temperature hadn't changed, I had.