Early pregnancy signs

hi im just really curious, about early symptoms of pregnancy.. im about a week away from my period being due, am on the pill.. but last week missed 2 pills while i was away.. (as the instructions said i continued with my pills and am on them now) but over the past 2 days, i hav been feeling a , feeling very emotional for no reason what so ever, finding that im tired, and keep havin irregular sleep - like at nights falling asleep quickly but waking up alot in the night.. have also noticed the strange taste in my mouth and last 2 days been having cramps lasting a few minute then going away.. aswell as this ive been gettin what i thought was spotting - but its very pink anD almost creamy :S surely its not possible to have pregnancy symptoms this early right?

It took me 13 months to get pregnant with my DD and wanted a second child but tryingto fit sex in seemed impossible but the one occasion we have done it i think i'm pregnant - well i've done 5 tests yesterday and they are positive but i can't believe alfter the first time we tried and taking temperatures/ovulation kits/handstands i have become pregnant without even trying. Its interesting to note that i got pregnant at a time when i would not of been textbook ovulating and it was near my period due date so god knows how this baby planning all works as i am in shock. I have no idea how pregnant i am and honestly have noticed nothing and didn't for a whle with my first - moody and tearful but thats not highly unusual for me anyway!! Sore boobs seems to be the main one my friends have noticed but personally i am just waiting for an increase in cup size...worth being pregnant alone to restore my spaniels ears!

Im now 5 weeks preg, and have a tiredness that I cant believe. Usually Im quite active, but I havent the energy for anything. Coming up to when af was due, I had cramps(which got quite bad), I was really tearful(not like me)and the feeling as if af was about to arrive at any second. Im still having cramps, which can be really severe at times, and I could sleep on a knife edge. My mood is definately affected too, as all sorts of things are irritating me. But the worst thing is the tiredness

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Hi there

I am new to the board and my first baby is due next Saturday. It took over a year for me to conceive and I understand how totally frustrating it can be...I had read all the info on how to spot pregnancy signs and had myself convinced every month I was preggers until tests revealed otherwise. When I did finally conceive - I experienced nothing different to any other month - I had the usual tummy cramps and bad mood, I was due to go out that weekend and get sloshed to drown my sorrows when a friend convinced me to do a test just in case...yeah whatever I thought - here we go again, I had a test sitting in the house and BINGO (shock)So the moral of the story is in my experience there are no sure fire pregnancy signs except a late period and positive test result. Hope this helps - you will be pregnant soon, hang in there

Hi all, I am hoping to be pg this onth as well I have a son but was in college when it happened and was i denial about the whole thing so now that I am married and trying to concieve all of these symptoms seem to run together and I am sort of frustrated trying tosingle out af and pg symptoms from one another...If you all have any more suggestions as to how to diffreintiate between the two all info. helps...I just want to stop testing early and getting the big fat - all I want is a positive pg test...Anyone else hee with me...?

With my ds - now 16mths - i felt sick from about 6weeks until 12weeks and that was about it.

This time - approx 5wks pg - i felt sick and had tingly boobs about 1 week after ov. Boobs have gone up a cup size - am worried as to how big they will get. I was a B cup before ds and went up to a DD but then went back to C. Now i have gone back to a D and this is only month ONE!! My tummy is quite swollen, so much so that at a family party on friday i was asked if i was pg and when i told them i was only 4-5wks they thought i was joking!!

I guess it just goes to show that all pg's are different. Or maybe this one is a girl

Hi all,

Am now 5 wks pg after no af for over 85 days. Started taking metformin prescribed by fertility clinic and mut have ov immediately. Can recall being violently ill around time of implantation. Thought it was just the pills I was taking.

Other symptoms were incredibly soore boobs if dh sucked them (tmi I know... sorry). Twice I nearly punched him! Also thought it was just another thing to do with the drugs or that af might show up. Hppened to buy some clear blue digitals in our weekly shop and day before had planned to test ended up testing as went to the loo about 5 times before breakfast.. and bfp!

So for me I think the symptoms were almost immediate. For the next week felt weird stretchy feeling in lower abdomen on and off, which I have been told are quite common. Not feeling them now though.

Hope this info is useful.

Good Evening!

Maybemama - I have had a real rollercoaster myself - so please don't give up hope. After 4 IVfs, 1 ectopic pregnancy and 1 miscarriage - I felt ready to through the towel in. I was tired out, and worried about all the medication I had taken. I spoke with my Doctor, as I was off work with panic attacks - Had just kept thinking - I'm ok. He agreed a break would be good and told me to relax.

We planned a holiday to Mallorca and booked to go to New York for new year. In Mallorca I totally chilled out - had a few glasses of wine, read some chick lit - and had my last af (little did I know)

I truly enjoyed this holiday, and gave myself permission to think about me, and have a much earned rest where "baby" was not the only thing on the agenda. We conceived naturally! Our DD is now 13 months.

I have had hypnosis which I found to be really beneficial and enjoyable - I had this prior to the ectopic pregnancy. It focuses on relaxation and your body sending the right messages to your brain - so that it knows you are ready to be pregnant - powerful stuff! I also talked about my feelings with friends and family - as I had kept the "trying for a baby" secret.

Fingers crossed for you - and relax - really relax! xx

Hi endlesslove i am wondering about this at the moment too. I am about 11 dpo and have had sore boobs for about 5 days and yesterday some pinkish cm. Today just now a few spots of pink/brown stuff (which is strange for me - usually most definitely AF or nothing). Am hoping so much but don't want to test yet or sure i'll be disappointed. Hmm, feel silly jumping on this thread now because have never been pg before so ican't help with any actual early symptoms of pg- sorry! Keep positive and lots of luck x

Endless love -my pg symptoms were from 3 weeks after my last af- so about a week to 10 days after ov...at the time i thought they were just add on pmt symptoms- but I was in denial!! The hunger was quite extreme- I would eat then feel so hungry an hour later -then all day. I thought I was just being a greedy pig!!

My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for 8 months with no success. It is consuming! I have read everything relating to how to conceive and symptoms of pregnancy that I can find in the hope that something will indicate something positive. I try to keep myself busy so as not to think about babies but they are everywhere . I am trying some homepoathy - Calc Carb 12 - once per week for 3 months before moving to other more traditional medication. I am 35 and fear that time is running out . I am 8 days past ovulation now and can't truthfully say I've noticed anything different. I know I will only be able to hold out for another few days before I buy a home test which I will use even though I know it's too soon . Is there anyone out there with a crystal ball or some advice??

Fingers crossed for you both!

My fist sign was a metallic taste in my mouth. I had had IVF and had the test on day 13 after implantation and the taste was before that so quite quick. Unless it was just a result of the hormones I had been given. The test was positive but showed v. low hormone levels. However DS is now 5!

I have just found out that I'm pregnant. I think I'm officially considered to be 6 weeks pregnant (based on date of last period) but I'm not sure as I haven't talked to the Dr yet.
I was pretty sure before doing the test as only 1 week after ovulation my boobs got massive. It seemed unbelievable, but I'm used to getting sore boobs for a day or so each month, but this time it didn't go away.
So in my case swollen, firm, sore boobs was definately a sign. DH is not complaining though!
Fingers crossed for a postive August for you both.

Hi keeping my fingers crossed for you guys! I felt really tired and a bit dizzy, almost like coming down with flu even before my period was due. let us know how you get on

Since stopped breastfeeding af very unpredictable - can go as long as 8 weeks - so hard to know.

Hopefully this should settle down.

Another baby would be fantastic!

Let me know if its a +++++ test - still have mine in the drawer! xx

Hi

This is my first time on Mumsnet, am I am also wondering if I am pregnant.

This would be my second child.

When I was pregnant last time, I got a very weird taste in my mouth, could sleep anywhere anytime and was weeing for England oh and a bit grouchy! Now feeling a bit tearful on and off, sicky and boobs feel big!

Hope it is good news for you! xxx

Hi- i never believed in my own my symptoms but looking back they were quite obvious: extreme hunger from week 3/ sore boobs from week 3- these are not reg pmt symptoms for me. I also hadall my normal pmt symptoms ie/ bloated, grouchy mood, af cramping.
HTH.

Really sore boobs before period was due

for me early signs were, tiredness, constant hunger and achy legs. HTH xx