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BFP or symptoms first?

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Avocadosmoothie · 16/02/2017 19:49

Hi everyone, when you were pregnant did you get a BFP or pregnancy symptoms first?

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OuchBollocks · 16/02/2017 19:51

BFP x3. Barely had any symptoms at all in this pregnancy, other than a missed period and a few headaches around the 6/7 week mark. When I was expecting DD sickness and exhaustion kicked in around the 6 ish week mark, same with my first pregnancy which ended in MMC.

EasterRobin · 16/02/2017 20:01

Symptoms. Lots and lots of crying.

vfoster · 16/02/2017 20:13

I had irrational anger, feeling sick and was really tired a week before BFP. The only reason I did a test as I didn't believe I was pregnant!

Spotsondots · 16/02/2017 22:07

Symptoms then test. First time and second time was tingly nipples. Third time was exhaustion and extreme thirst. This one I felt sick.

Smurfy23 · 16/02/2017 22:21

Symptoms- kept waking up in the night with period-like stomach cramps which was completely new and weird for me

Emma2803 · 17/02/2017 00:00

Bfp!! Had barely any symptoms whole pregnancy. No nausea or sickness, not really any more tired than usual. No mood changes, sore boobs etc. Had heartburn and fluid retention as I got bigger and I lost my sense of smell for the first four months!!

annlee3817 · 17/02/2017 05:40

I went for a pee four times in one hour which prompted me to take a test as I realised I was late

clarabellski · 17/02/2017 10:21

Symptoms then test. At point of test I was 8 weeks pregnant. Periods were irregular so didn't notice I'd 'missed' one. Symptoms were extreme tiredness and nausea.

MissMooMoo · 17/02/2017 10:29

Symptoms for me but I was TTC so looking out for symptoms.
I had very sore breasts the first time round and sadly had a MC. I fell pregnant again the next cycle and the sore breasts alerted me that I was likely pregnant again, I got a positive test a few days later.

emvy · 17/02/2017 16:42

Symptoms for a couple of weeks but as was ttc tried my best to ignore the symptoms. I was even chanting 'it's negative, it's negative' as I weed on the stick Blush. It was positive. The symptoms were definitely symptoms but I didn't allow myself to believe it until I saw it there clear as day on the test. I had painful, swollen breasts, tingly nipples that had changed colour and bloating. Very much more pronounced than the usual pms symptoms!

Rockandrollwithit · 17/02/2017 21:22

I had symptoms before I tested - fatigue, sore boobs and I was constantly thirsty. The dreaded nausea also started around the time of my BFP.

emvy · 17/02/2017 21:36

Oh the dreaded nausea! (I love it all really as helps to reassure all is going well) Grin

knust · 18/02/2017 10:25

With my 2nd we had been TTC for a long time so I was symptom spotting obsessively, but one thing I did notice that i hadn't in any of my previous cycles was an odd 'winded' type feeling, but lower down. I noticed this before my BFP but that cycle I had finally convinced myself not to test until the day before my period was due so it's possible I might have had a BFP before.

This time around I had a 'feeling' I might be pregnant, despite dates of DTD making it quite unlikely, so I was testing daily from about 8dpo, again I had the 'winded' feeling and I also had many days of extreme thirst before I finally got a very faint BFP.

cookielove · 18/02/2017 12:43

Bfp but hindsight is a beautiful thing and there are some things I think probably would have been a symptom!

powerpuffer · 18/02/2017 12:48

We were TTC but didn't think we had as timings weren't great so I didn't think to test until DH knocked my boob by accident one morning and I yelped in pain so tested and got a BFP. I even posted on here about being out this month as I had no symptoms and timing wasn't great!

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