How did you know you were pregnant?

[AuntieMaggie]

I was going to name change but I can't be bothered.

I want to know what your first symptoms were when you got pregnant, the little things that made you suspect. Or even the things you couldn't explain but made sense later.

I'm asking because I have a couple of things going on that I'm a bit embarrassed about. If I am pregnant it will be a miracle but part of me will be disappointed if I'm not!

[lozzy1982]

Spots. And being unusually tierd. Oh and vivid dreams

[lozzy1982]

Spots. And being unusually tierd. Oh and vivid dreams

[MistressKatherine]

I got my bfp on Friday morning so can tell you exactly what mine are!

I had a big fat suspicion (but didn't want to get my hopes up) because,
One nipple was very itchy
I had indigestion at the back of my throat (only my throat - v odd)
Pulling sensation in pelvic area
On off headache
Drinking/peeing for Britain
Sleepy but when i went to bed at night i simply couldn't nod off
I didn't spot at all when normally I spot three days before period is due
Food tasted AMAZING and I was ravenously hungry every two hours but got full very quickly.

It's so weird! They also came and went a lot so I felt normal for a good half of every day.

[TinyMonkey]

Apart from symptoms very similar to pmt, the main thing that made me buy a test was my nipples felt so weird and sensitive. Standing in the chilled section in Sainsbury almost made me cry because they hurt so much!

[brittbratt3207]

Ok I stopped taking my pills a month ago... My breast has gotten bigger, darker,im craving food all the time and I'm always tired.. But I took a test and it said negative.. My period was 4 days late... Do u think it was breakthrough bleeding cause it only lasted 2 and half days or was it my period? Could I be pregnant? When should I take another test?

[cheesecurry86]

With me it was like my nipps were being pinched constantly , a FOUL temper , smoking made me sick, crave olives bacon and cheese and couldnt stand the smell of my dog 34 weeks now and the dogs ok lol and i have given up smoking ;]

[rubyboo2]

With my 1st i had no symptoms at all . My second HG from the minute I concieved ! My 3rd , tingling boobs , extreme tiredness and going off wine , and smells turning my stomach and nausea , very hormonal !

[HardlyHappenstance]

Queasy stomach.
Purple lady bits.
Lumpy, painful, swollen breasts.
TMJ. (jaw condition)
Loose, painful hips.
A feeling of cramp-like symptoms, but not the same.
Fluttery, pinching sensation in uterus.
Bloated, puffy looking belly(just a bit).
Clumsiness and forgetfulness.

I started with the queasiness when I was only two days past ovulation. Positive test the day my period was due

[roonaytunes]

Hi Girls,

This is my first post on here, but i've been having great fun reading everyone's stories! I just wanted some advice really and you all seem pretty good at it :-)

I think i might be pregnant and been having a lot of signs - huge bloated belly, cramps, really bad back pain esp in the right shoulder, extreme tiredness in the afternoon, headaches, slight nausea and dizziness, constipation etc. And really i just had this 'feeling' a week after doing the deed that i might be, even my cats behaviour has changed and she now lies on me which she never did before!! She's very in tune with the way i feel... The only things i haven't had is big boobs or implantation bleeding.
However for this to be true, i had my last period start on 21st Aug which is the same every month. We then had sex on the 24th (me thinking ah i'm still on period it's just dried up it will be fine and then it never came back!) so it would mean that we would have conceived really early on in my cycle. I have done 4 tests but all negative so i think it's to early to tell.
I went to the docs and voiced my concerns, she was particularly nasty and told me it was highly unlikely i was pregnant and that it was just constipation and the back pain was nothing to do with any of it... made me feel really stupid and humiliated tbh. She has booked me in for a blood test but now i'm wondering whether that will be too early to tell as well - i've been reading too many stories of people always coming up negative on tests!

So i'm wondering what other people reckon, this feeling surely can't just be a co-incidence? Did anyone else know that early on and have to wait ages? I always have a go at my dh for self diagnosing on the internet but i'm so sure!
Thanks in advance for any advice :-) x

[Lizzy86]

Laurennnx yes it is darling

[Laurennnxx]

Is it normal to have period like cramps ?

[Lizzy86]

Constantly feeling hungry, constant peeing and tender nipples

[MEVA]

I was constipated!! Have a healthy diet so knew something wasn't quite right, and it was a different kind of constipation if you know what I mean. I also went off alcohol, not like me at all :) - the human body is a fascinating thing

[Chachah]

I could feel my uterus contracting. Probably would have thought it was my period coming, only I've been pregnant before and it's a slightly different feeling.

[Pepsiaddict]

Having to get up in the middle of the night to pee and feeling exhausted. First time didn't twig I was pregnant as we weren't really trying. Second time I knew I was pregnant from 7 days before my period was due.

[Laurennnxx]

Also forgot to mention I've had discharge and my gums bleed so much when brushing my teeth

[Laurennnxx]

My boobs are soooooo sore I can't touch my nipples and there are small bumps around them, I've had spots come up on my chin and around my mouth I never get spots! I'm always tired and feel like I've got a bad urine infection because I'm always needing the toilet more than ever I feel sick all the time to the point where I'm running to the toilet but no vomit! I've had headaches and mild dizziness, I feel constipated and have had mild period like cramps!! Help meeeee could I be pregnant

[scrufhead]

I thought I had a bug because I was being sick so much! We had been trying for 3 months and it was the only month that I thought I wasn't pregnant! The previous months I was so sure I was. Anyway the throwing up is still with me even at 39+ 5. Bugger.

[ohthegoats]

Lots of things just felt 'different'.. I think I was in denial for about a week. I've been thinking about this recently because I'm in the last month or so now, and am thinking about possible dates for conception with regards to possible dates for eviction!

I'd had a coil out on 12th December - mid cycle because that was the only appointment I could get. Had a light period (could have just been first post coil bleed - lighter than normal) around Christmas. Didn't POAS until 28th January, but when I look at my diary for around New Year/first week of Jan, I remember things being 'different'.

• Funny taste in my mouth.
• Constipated (when normally I'm the opposite due to food allergies).
• Skin cleared up completely.
• Boobs hurt to lie on in bed - I remember noticing that on New Years Day.
• Had a sort of 'excited' butterfly type feeling in my tummy.

I think if you're quite in tune with your body - I only was because I was on allergy lookout for my consultant to check on, and also because I was waiting for periods to come back to normal after the coil - you can notice pretty quickly that things are different.

[Tam327]

Exciting news! Tests are positive. Super excited... Feeling very nauseous tho & dull aching/cramping... Struggling with food tho & am not enjoying much!

[Gudgyx]

Oh and my sciata flared up quite badly!

[Gudgyx]

Ooft where to start.

I have a massive appetite
My crohns symptoms have all but disappeared
Mega sore boobies
Wee white lumps on my nipples
Metallic taste in my mouth
Couldnt stomach a sip of alcohol
Being sooooo moody with DP
Being paranoid about stupid things
I'm absolutely exhausted
I dont even know how many packets of pickled onion crisps I've eaten past few weeks
For the last month or so, whenever I put my toothbrush or anything anywhere near my mouth in the morning, I have been throwing up
Smells of certain foods make me nauseous(my dp had a donner kebab last night and I couldve swung for him)

Then obviously the 5 positive clearblue digital tests :grin:

[JaneyTea]

I fell asleep during GBBO - just so hugely tired, which was what made me test.

[RedPony]

I just knew! Then I started goofing symptoms and found the lovley mumsnet and have been addicted ever since

[dreamingofwineandcheese]

Tingly heavy boobs and I just knew!

Both pregnancies I waited until my period was a day late to test so I was quite confident it would be positive as I'm usually regular as clockwork.