Very early signs before a missed period

[babysunshine20]

Hi everyone, what was everyone's very first signs they thought or knew they were pregnant? Thanks ladies xx

Nipples becoming darker round the edge, and veins around them more prominent.

Backache and really sore boobs (which I didn't normally get with pms). It turned out to be a chemical though... so maybe those were the first signs something was wrong? Ever since the chemical, my pms symptoms are different and more pronounced? Odd.

However pms and early pregnancy symptoms are identical because they are due to progesterone. By the time HCG is high enough to give symptoms just from pregnancy, you are many weeks pregnant...

Feeling exactly like I was going to come on my period! unhelpful I know. But I did just know something was up! Lol

First time darker nippes weeing more.

2nd time I felt strangely very dizzy one day realised I was duey period around then as it wasn't planned and took a test.

Finding what I considered to be an easy run, and then a leisurely family bike ride really really hard work. Knew instantly.

Heartburn with my first.

With my second I had an awful tummy ache and felt bloated. I just knew. Took a test in the afternoon a full week before I was due on... bfp

I had a headache for several days in a row. I never get headaches!

Worst hangover of my life - lasted 3 days

I usually gets spots on my chin just before I come on, I didn't. I was also extremely tired.

Absolutely no signs or symptoms at all until my period was late!

Same as pmt but with a different feeling of tiredness. Really heavily knackered.

Tiredness and sore boobs that's all . No cramps or anything

Went off booze 🤣

Feeling coldy; being bloody hot overnight; having a raging thirst and weird dreams. The day before my BFP both times, a particular tiredness that I now know to be only felt when in early pregnancy!

Hugely tender boobs to the point that even the wind would hurt them! And I found my arms got very tired from really menial things. Driving, lifting, washing up, all of those would make my arms ache.

Before I tested I had dizziness and extreme tiredness at work. Also a weird lump in my throat, almost like heartburn but not quite. Every little thing had me googling symptoms.

Dizziness, tender boobs, veins showing in my boobs, cramping and oddly I loved the smell of the cif cream cleaner. Got the bottle out several time just to sniff it!

Fake period - around when I was due but it never came to anything. First time I just thought I'd had a light period, got a positive a couple of weeks later then sadly miscarried. Second and third time it happened, I knew I was pregnant as we had been trying.

DC1: horrendous dose of thrush
My normal gym workout was much harder than usual.
Started bleeding the day my period was due, then stopped. 2 days later I twigged and did a test
2nd pregnancy (ended in MMC): insatiable appetite- had a curry at 11am cos I couldn't wait for lunch!
DC2: waves of utter exhaustion. Finding the walk up the hill with the buggy really tough all of a sudden.
Feeling like my period had started, kept going to check but nothing happening. Tested the day AF was due, bfp

I had the most furious migraine about the time I must have implanted. I could barely see and had to get driven home from work it was that bad. I also felt freezing cold, something I rarely feel

It was my birthday a few days later and I was on le vino, at my favourite restaurant - even though it wasn't making me feel sick I just had this feeling I shouldn't drink more than a couple of glasses and to this day I've never been so restraint either before or since

Needing a wee way
More than usual -

Thank you ladies :) It's interesting to read everyone's signs and symptoms. I have had a few of them already.
Not long until I can test xx

I agree with Kate that it shouldn't be possible to have enough hormone to have symptoms but not enough to show on a test. I've been pregnant three times (all ended in miscarriage) and every time I've had a odd tingling pain in my breasts about two days before my period was due that I've never had when not pregnant - but each time I've then taken a test and got a pretty clear positive.

Vomiting. It started pretty much the day after we conceived, I only took a test after three weeks as I realised I didn't just have a tummy bug (I never had regular periods so missing one wasn't unusual in itself), and early dating scans confirmed that I had started feeling ill from the first few days. And it continued for the full forty weeks

I've never been pregnant but I'm ttc - getting a lot of these symptoms but so far nothing but BFNs. I have definitely cheered up since reading this. And I guess I'm not out until AF actually arrives