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Very early pregnancy symptomns!!!

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chocciedooby · 12/04/2008 15:31

How early has anyone experienced pregnancy symptomns and what were they?

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beakas · 15/04/2008 12:03

I used to come home from work and collapse on the sofa with a hot water bottle. Convincd myself that period about to start as have been trying for a baby for years and convinced myself that I would KNOW the instant I was pregnant. I had sore boobs, cramping, and was generally KNACKERED from about a week after conception.

MrsMattie · 15/04/2008 12:06

Exhaustion, hunger, sore breasts, needing to wee more frequently. I ignored the symptoms each time I've been pregnant as was convinced my period was coming (pre-menstrual and early pregnancy symptoms very similar for me), but looking back, they were definitely there from about 2 weeks post conception.

chocciedooby · 15/04/2008 12:07

wow that was early then Beakas!
I feel a bit silly getting all excited tbh. Especially as my other 2 dc were conceived by accident .
With the others I didn't watch out for any symptoms and didn't find out I was pregnant until I missed my period by a couple of days.Then the symptoms hit me like a truck!

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chocciedooby · 15/04/2008 12:12

I have been feeling nauseous since 2 days after possible conception
I am always hungry all the time anyway (Pg or not!). My boobs are a little tender but then have been before my AF for the last 2 months.
I may be being silly and will feel a fool if I get my AF but something is telling me strange things are happening.

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beakas · 15/04/2008 12:52

You shouldn't feel a fool, we women are wonderful creatures full of mad crazy things! All of my symptoms were exactly the same as they were every month before the dreaded period (sorry, no idea on the abbreviations you lot use, am a newbie!), but generally I felt quite ill and thought the flu was on its way. I only did a test two weeks later because I was in a strop and found it in the cupboard (was one of those "well am feeling crap anyway, so may as well make myself feel even worse" moments. Genuinly didn't expect it to be positive. In fact I still think someones playing a joke on me, and I'm 14 weeks now..x

chocciedooby · 15/04/2008 13:38

Well congratulation Beakas. Thats great news.Is it your first?

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chocciedooby · 15/04/2008 13:45

Maybe I'm not Pg.at all but having an early mid life crisis

I have gone nuts about fruit (never usually eat much) and have just had a large portion of scrambled eggs on toast for lunch. A ham sandwich just wouldn't do today.

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beakas · 15/04/2008 14:07

tis indeed my first, thanks for your congrats, all very exciting.Weirdly I started to be keen on fruit but never was before (closest I got was fruit and nut chocolate) and developed a keeness for bbq beef hula hoops. Hoovered down a large bag whilst hidden in the dark at the carwash!!

cece · 15/04/2008 16:23

choccie - I 've got a pain on my left side too.

chocciedooby · 15/04/2008 17:32

lol re:hula hoops in the car wash! Very funny.
I keep dibbing into the biscuit barrel
Still no AF
Still have pain on left hand side.Have been out all afternoon with the kids to keep my mind off the nausea and keep me away from FOOD!!!!

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babyontheway · 16/04/2008 08:32

Being sick at least twice a day without fail. As I had just changed to a new pill I thaught it was something to do with that. When I eventually did a test and went for a dateing scan it turns out I was 13weeks!

chocciedooby · 16/04/2008 10:03

wow babyontheway.Congratulations!

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ellideb · 16/04/2008 10:05

Being unable to sleep because I was too warm just before I missed my period. Unusual for me and also diarhhoea (spelt wrong i'm sure)

Before positive pregnancy test I felt achey, like I was coming down with the flu, but nothing came of it.

Looking at a bar of galaxy and not understanding why I didn't want to devour it there and then on the spot. Went right off the stuff which is what made me think something was up. Plenty of food aversions after that. Couldn't stand tea or coffee and had nightmares about white cheese.

From about 5 weeks, heartburn and indigestion.

From 7 weeks nausea and vomiting.

chocciedooby · 16/04/2008 10:05

Any news Cece?
No news here really. Didn't sleep very well last night.Did yet another test this morning (1st time I did one using first wee of the day!)and yet again "Not pregnant"!
My nausea is feeling worse each day and is lasting all day. I realy don't know what is going on.Still no AF.
I have decided to wait until Friday now and do nothing til then. Then I will do another test if still no AF and if that one is negative then off to the Dr.s I go.

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chocciedooby · 16/04/2008 10:11

Yes, I keep telling myself that its too early.Possible Conception was only 11 days ago for me!DH is getting concerned now that there may be something else wrong with me but I'm 85% sure I'm pg. even though tests are not coming up positive yet.If I feel so sick though surely that would mean HCG levels were high?!

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chocciedooby · 16/04/2008 10:13

Just read that HCG can be first detected by blodd tests 11 days from conception and 12-14 days by a urine test!I have been testing too early

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cece · 16/04/2008 10:40

well I tested and got a BFN but af only due today or yesterday.

gillaz · 16/04/2008 10:41

About 10 days after conception - period pains and as I had no way of doing a pregnancy test (was on honeymoon in Africa) I just thought my period was due.

With hindsight also felt a bit sick on a hot air baloon ride (which I put down to hot air baloon sickness!!!!) and at the airport (which I put down to hangover - although I'd only had 2 bottles of beer).

It's a bloody pain when you have no way of doing a pregnancy test but start to suspect you 'may' be pregnant just as you arrive at an all inclusive resort with free alcohol!!

caramelbunny · 16/04/2008 11:42

I've been getting increasingly excited reading this thread chocciedooby!

Am 13 weeks, already got one dd but this is third pg (had mc with first). I started getting symptoms really really early this time, within 4 or 5 days of conception. Felt sick tired and awful and (the reason I knew something was really wrong) went off the taste of beer. Recognised symptoms from previous pg but thought I must be imagining things, actually came on MN to find out how early people had experienced sypmtoms.

Kept doing tests and getting neg then really pale line, finally got positive about 16 days after conception.

Good luck (and to you too cece)

imoscarsmum · 16/04/2008 12:05

I'm 17 weeks and in Jan was sitting in front of a snotty fertility doctor for my initial appointment, discussing the options and tests ahead (been trying for a year). AF was due that day and felt crampy, like it would arrive any day. Had to arrange blood tests for fertility on days 1 and 21, so waited for af to arrive, and waited..... After a week I took a test (about 6 weeks after my last af) and got the faintest line. Waited another 4 days and took a digital one - PREGNANT yay!!!! In between tests I felt nothing but my boobs started to become sore. Didn't feel sick until a week or so after.
Hoping for you chocciedooby but try to wait until at least your period is due before testing - unfortunately very early pregnancy signs are identical to af symptoms! IMO, everyone is different and you may be pregnant without any symptopms at all...Bloody mother nature....

sarahloumadam · 16/04/2008 12:14

Extreme sense of smell v.early on!

MrsJoshLyman · 16/04/2008 12:25

I knew about a week before AF was due when my boobs started tingling when a friend breastfed her daughter in front of me... I was so surprised I had to stop myself blurting out "I think I'm pregnant!". Was also getting a metallic taste in my mouth for days before I was able to do a test.

luvaduck · 16/04/2008 13:03

slight nausea and tender boobs a week after conception - 1 week bfore AF due.
then spotted so thought it was AF, v disappointed - didn't come few days later BFP!

Cicatrice · 16/04/2008 13:41

Coffee tasted absolutely rank. From about 3 weeks after conception. I complained bitterly about how crap the coffee was everywhere I went for the next two weeks, until I did a test.

chocciedooby · 16/04/2008 14:04

Probably too early for you too Cece.
Keep me posted how you get on.I have this continous feeling of what I can only describe as Adrenalin.Weird.Still pains in ovaries and no AF.

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