The absolute first thing you noticed

[jammyone]

Just wondered what everyone's very first early days symptoms were? The reason you considered taking a test?

[Carouselfish]

Bruised uterus feeling. No period. Couldn't have sex it just felt hurty. That was this time round. Time before mega boobs and little white nipple dots.

[FizzingWhizzbee123]

Increased discharge and slight cramps. Kept going to the toilet to check, thinking my period was coming.

[Hellhath]

Tingly nipples, a horrible taste in my mouth requiring a constant supply of fruity boiled sweets, and then the nausea kicks in

[LizzyAnna99]

Nausea that lasted until 7:30pm and not eating anything unless it was beige

[ChickenDipper28]

Period pains and hot flushes!

[pennythecat86]

crazy strong sense of smell and a sudden revulsion to whole roasted mackerel!

[Shelby30]

I didn't take a test cause of this lol we err trying and I missed my period. Just remember thinking it was odd I had heartburn.

[Shelby30]

Very mild Heartburn in both pregnancies were first symptom. I never get heartburn when I'm not pregnant!

[disneydatknee]

The sore boobs. I got in the car one morning and the touch of the seatbelt across them made me wince in pain. That day I knew. I would have been about 4/5 weeks by then? It was what made me test in the first place.

[bluemoon2468]

Strong implantation cramps 4 days before my BFP. Also extremely vivid dreams that week and bad reflux.

[AutumnBabyWinterMummy]

Extreme tiredness no matter how long I slept and also losing my appetite (didn't find out until 8 weeks) x

[FTIVFMUM2B]

The first and one of the only symptoms I have had my whole pregnancy is that I went off coffee. We had IVF and we were a couple of days from our test day I was convinced it hadn’t worked as I had no symptoms. My husband asked if I wanted a Starbucks which is usually a no brainier but I didn’t fancy once although I got one anyway as I thought I was being rediculous and imagining symptoms ! Couple days later got a BFP and I am now 30 weeks only just able to drink coffee again.

[110APiccadilly]

One day late on my period, but that's not unusual for me. Only did a test as a just in case because I wanted to check I wasn't in the "vulnerable group" for Covid. (I've since seen data that suggests I'm no more vulnerable than anyone else, but that's another story.)

[Thekindyoufindinasecondhand]

Weirdly I had a super tight abdomen. When I stretched or yawned it felt like something was super tight in that area. Ended up that I was pregnant, hard to explain but definitely was my first sign as I started thinking is something happening down there?!

[Darcy86]

First thing I noticed was quite severe fatigue in the afternoons. Then the night before I tested I nearly threw up my dinner out of the blue...was so strange I thought, hmmm I wonder! When I saw the 2 lines the next morning I was surprised but realised I had kind of known subconsciously, but hadn't wanted to admit it to myself until I had the confirmation

Tender boobs followed a week after but have been nowhere near as painful as some of the other posts I've read.

[Mamabem]

So light headed! I swooned into colleagues' arms. Everything tasted a bit weird and my boobs were big and sore (didn't think much of the latter as my period was due)

[Summerrp]

A migraine which mad my vision blur in one eye. Very sore nipples and just a gut feeling that I shouldnt lift anything heavy

[Amichelle84]

heartburn

[LilyLocket]

DC1 - Late period
DC2 - nausea and one-off projectile vomiting 3 days before my period was due

[AquarianSquirrel]

Nausea and tender boobs.

[shellby28]

The absolute dire need to eat a lemon! We had the usual "ooh are you pregnant" laugh about it, turned out I was.

[DobbyLovesSocks]

Sore boobs from the day before my period was due. I tested that night (had woken for a wee) just so I could put it out of my mind (we had been trying for two years and I was on treatment). Such a shock when it was positive. And then the heartburn kicked in - OMG the heartburn. It got so bad I had an appointment with the GP to prescribe me something stronger than gaviscon and remegel. Day before the appointment I gave birth and the heartburn went

[Niki06]

I'm newly pregnant. I felt implantation, was a sharp pain in my uterus I'd never felt before (not in first pregnancy). Then started to have Indigestion at night, feel on and off nauseous and dizzy in the day. All this was before I tested positive at 10dpo.
Fingers crossed it sticks!!

[AllHallowsEve14]

Constipation it was baaaaaad

[CalmConfident]

Metallic taste, was cleaning my teeth all the time !