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? for the moms and pregnant ladies...

What were your early pregnancy symptoms?  

I have so many, but I just went off BC and feel like they might be in my head or due to my body adjusting to being off the pill.  I am just approaching the start of when I can take a HPT. 

Thanks for sharing :) 

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Re: ? for the moms and pregnant ladies...

  • I didn't really feel different before I got my BFP.  But I do remember super sore boobs and being really tired.
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  • Oh, are you excited for the HPT??  I was not off my BC for very long until our BFP.  5 or 6 months at the most- so it is possible!

    I thought my period was late from being really stressed out, at first.  I had typical signs like my period was coming: my boobs got a bit bigger and sore and I was tired.  After all my interviews passed, I realized my period still wasn't here and the boobs weren't getting any smaller, haha

    So I peed on a stick. And then 4 more.  They were all correct :) Good luck, girl!

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  • My biggest tip-off was that I was really tired.  I had slept a decent amount one night and then took a 2-3 hr. nap that afternoon and when I woke up I felt sooooo exhausted still I felt like I was drugged.  My sister asked me if I was pregnant and I said no I didn't think so, well 3 days later I took the test and sure enough I was!  

    I was really thirsty one day and I also had to pee all the time which I found odd, and also I had heartburn one day which I found odd because I hardly ever get heartburn.  None of this really led me to believe that I was pregnant though, it was just when I was so sleepy and then AF was due that week so I decided to test. 

    I went off BC sometime in February and we found out on March 22nd, so it can definitely happen fast!

    Good Luck!!!!! 

  • my eating habits changed really suddenly...I was hungry for weird things (like an extra spicy burrito for breakfast...and I'm not a fan of extra spicy anything), and then I'd get full or just not want to eat anymore after a few bites

    for me also, I developed insomnia. Where most women are exhausted and super sleepy in the first trimester, my earliest symptom was the fact that I literally couldn't sleep when normally I'm a super sound sleeper. I also was more emotional than just PMS...

    and this may be TMI but my boobs got super, super sore and my, ahem, nips (shall we say?) got really weirdly sensitive...like, I hated water in the shower even touching them.

    I will say that prior to testing at 4 days late, I thought I was PMSing crazy badly because of my boobs hurting, my emotions AND the fact that I was having really bad cramps (which I later learned was my body going through the implantation phase of pregnancy). I wasn't planning on testing originally, but something was nagging at me to take a test....glad I did :)

    oh, and for what it's worth, I was only off my BCP for 2 months...and we weren't trying....big surprise! but a great one at that! 

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  • Thanks ladies!  I did the POAS thing this morning and nothing.  But it was the first day that online calculators said I could.  I think I will wait until Wed or Thurs now when AF should arrive.  I don't want to get excited and bummed by testing too early.  I know it will all work out.  I have just had so many symptoms that I want to know!   

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  • I was really tired, and my boobs got bigger. GL with your HPT!
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  • I had a headache for 2 weeks straight before I even knew I was preggers and also my boobs were sore for a lot longer than when I was normally on my period...
  • first off, how long have you been off the pill? Not saying it can't happen, but it usually takes 3 months for the pill to get out of the system. So your hormones could be out of whack if it's only been a month. But best wishes to you.

    I had extremely sensitives boobs and they were excredibly sore. That's the one and only symptom I've ever had. 

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  • Thanks Deb for being a voice of reason.  I totally know that my body could be all out of whack.  This is my first month off the pill.  But this was why I was curious about everyone's symptoms.  I'll be alright either way depending on what happens :)     
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  • Mel- I had all the same symptoms for the entire first month I went off my BC. I stopped it in late April, got AF 2 weeks later then nothing for 35 days. I had just about every symptom in the book but nothing. It will take a while for your body to adjust (symtoms and cycle length). Like I said my first AF was 2 weeks after I stopped BC, then 35 days then 65 days and now I'm at 57 days. I'm calling my Dr on Thursday to make an appointment b/c I need something to shorten my cycles or a way for her to tell me when I'm ovulating so I can try and pin point my ovulation. Good luck and keep us posted. Fingers crossed we both get our BFP soon!
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    Mel- I had all the same symptoms for the entire first month I went off my BC. I stopped it in late April, got AF 2 weeks later then nothing for 35 days. I had just about every symptom in the book but nothing. It will take a while for your body to adjust (symtoms and cycle length). Like I said my first AF was 2 weeks after I stopped BC, then 35 days then 65 days and now I'm at 57 days. I'm calling my Dr on Thursday to make an appointment b/c I need something to shorten my cycles or a way for her to tell me when I'm ovulating so I can try and pin point my ovulation. Good luck and keep us posted. Fingers crossed we both get our BFP soon!

    Wow!  I cannot imagine having cycles that long!  Have you tried charting your temp to keep track of when you might be ovulating?  I haven't done this yet.  I didn't want to jump in so hard core.  If it takes a while to get a BFP I would consider charting.  

    I hope you get some good news from the doctor!  Good luck and thanks for sharing! 

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