First symptoms

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Hi everyone, I am just wondering what your first symptoms of pregnancy were and how you found out?

Currently TTC and got all kinds of symptoms (which could be anything!) so keen to hear more stories about how people have found out and what's made you test xx

I found out from missed period and tested three days later. I had slight constipation but that was only sign! Didn’t even start sickness until about eleven weeks. Good luck!

I just kept having what felt like period pains, but no period ever came. It happened every day and when I was 3 weeks late I took a test and it was positive!

I kept having really sharp pains if I bent in a funny position or got up too quickly!

I had really swollen and sore breasts and that started even before my first missed period with all my pregnancies.

Sore boobs but the weird one was I was at work and I got a pain in the middle of my back and then I got this burning pain in my stomach when I was hungry, along with heart burn. I felt really ill that day and was thinking about going to see the emergency doctor thinking I had a stomach ulcer.
Turns out I was pregnant. I'm almost 5 weeks now.

Walked into a bakery and nearly vomited from the smell of bread. That’s always been my first symptom, nausea.

I'm currently getting quite bad cramps, I'm not 7DPO and have had cramps since 5 DPO.
Dying to test with a FRER tomorrow morning because I haven't had this before but I know I'll be disappointed if it's a BFN... plus it is still very early 😩

I had lots of CM and my boobs practically doubled in size. It was a month before my wedding and I went from fitting in my dress one week to not being able to do it up over my chest the next! Lol

Missed period then nausea and bloating around week 7

In retrospect I realised I’d had two occasions of feeling very lightheaded, sick and faint after a hot shower. One happened in the early DPO’s and One was just before my BFP.
Each ‘episode’ only lasted 10/20 minutes and went away after I’d laid down on my bed and closed my eyes - felt a bit like a really bad hangover for 10 minutes!

I tested because I was temping and charting and my temp had fallen a couple of days before so I assumed period would come and stopped temping then woke up a few days later with no period still so randomly took my temp and it had shot up again - very unusual for me. Off I went to the shop and bought 3 tests and each one a big bright BFP!

Bloating, huge boobs, and weeing every 2 minutes

The boobs, the sore, sore boobs! (Which do get better after first trimester I must add!) This might seem a bit odd as well but from about 3 weeks I just knew! I could feel my body was different and knew it had to be that before I'd even missed a period.

Increased CM was my first indication that I knew something was up. I tested and it was negative. Tested again on day my period was due and it was positive.

With my first, I realised I should do a pregnancy test when I suddenly went off eating yoghurts and bananas. I also couldn't stand the smell of vegetables cooking.
Sore boobs too.
With my second, I tested as soon as I possibly could so no real symptoms. Had a craving for shortbread though!

Could. Not. Stop. Burping! Constipation, and the smell/thought of coffee made me the sickest I've ever been in my life.

Started feeling very nauseous the day before AF was due! Also my resting heart rate on my fitbit which had been dropping suddenly started rising by about 2bpm per day from a few days before.

I went off food altogether from about 7dpo! I mentioned it to DP 2 days after my period was late and he was the one who told me to test. I didn't even think it could be related but sure enough...

Good luck!

1st pregnancy: bad constipation, sore boobs, tiredness and nausea.

2nd pregnancy: tiredness and slight constipation.

My gums bled. I knew I was second time around because of it and the doctor didn't believe me.

I went off tea. This was a big deal for me. I drank 6-7 cups a day before I was pregnant so to barely be able to stomach 1 took some getting used to! I assumed I was just having too much caffeine 😂

Tested 4 days later and got a BFP. That was at 4+5.

First time I had PMS symptoms (sore boobs & cramps) for 2 weeks before I twigged. Also peeing constantly. Second time I attempted to drink a glass of wine and couldn’t. Proper symptoms (morning sickness, fatigue etc) didn’t kick in til 6 weeks first time and 8 weeks this time.

Every pregnancy my first symptom from just a few days post ovulation has been crazy, vivid dreams. Sometimes violent, sometimes just odd. I don't get them at any other time. Also with all three pregnancies I've had a gurgling, 'bubbly' tummy around the time I'd expect to implant. Plus light-headed for a few days and tingly boobs.