Early pregnancy symptoms? (poster in hiding)

Hi! Sometime poster/past regular poster in hiding. I have one child and DH and I have started talking about adding to our family. We haven't been super careful lately and based on some weird symptoms in the past week I think I may be pregnant. I'm very sensitive to hormonal changes and with my first I knew I was pregnant long before I tested, and when I tested at 9dpo I got a positive immediately.

I'm about 11-12 dpo now if my own monitoring is accurate (I just watch my cycle, EWCM etc.) A few days ago I had a dull ache in my lower abdomen that lasted a couple days - almost like cramping but I was already past ovulation. Since then I've been pretty tired despite sleeping well, my memory has been sort of hazy, I've felt lightheaded on and off and for the past three days I've been slightly nauseous.

I guess I'm going to test tomorrow - I kinda wanted to wait to see if I got AF (due to come Thursday or Friday). This isn't really how I felt with my first so I'm wondering if anyone else has had similar symptoms and ended up being pregnant?

I will clarify that "not super careful" means DH pulled out. But we did during the time I'm fairly sure I was O'ing.

Re: Early pregnancy symptoms? (poster in hiding)

In all honesty try not to look into symptoms because the two cycles I conceived I had zero symptoms. I actually thought those cycles didn't work but they did. The cycles I looked for symptoms or thought I had them BFN. I did IVF so it was different.

In my natural pregnancies I just used the webmd calendar to figure my fertile days and just and would wait 10 days and test. I didn't check fluids or temp.

Re: Early pregnancy symptoms? (poster in hiding)

To be honest, PMS symptoms are the same as pregnancy symptoms so don't read too much into it.
I even get heightened sense of smell before my period-it's insane.

Re: Early pregnancy symptoms? (poster in hiding)

Posted by TyReseGreen

In all honesty try not to look into symptoms because the two cycles I conceived I had zero symptoms. I actually thought those cycles didn't work but they did. The cycles I looked for symptoms or thought I had them BFN. I did IVF so it was different.

In my natural pregnancies I just used the webmd calendar to figure my fertile days and just and would wait 10 days and test. I didn't check fluids or temp.

Early pregnancy symptoms? (poster in hiding)

Symptoms are similar but honestly I KNEW the month I got PG. I had the same dull ache you're describing and I was 99% sure it was implantation cramps. I tested at 12dpo and low and behold it was positive. I never cramped like that with PMS. It was very distinct and much earlier than when I typically exhibit PMS symptoms. Textbook implantation cramps. But everyone is different. Wishing you all the best!

Re: Early pregnancy symptoms? (poster in hiding)

I just got a BFP on Friday, and the weeks prior I was also having lots of tenderness and achiness in my lower belly. It felt similar to my standard period pains, but lasted longer, almost continuously throughout the 2ww. That was the only thing that really stood out as different from my typical pd stuff.

Early pregnancy symptoms? (poster in hiding)

I have been pregnant 3 times, the first two times felt exactly like my period coming. The only thing different was I started spotting then stopped. The 3rd one felt exactly like my period coming, the only difference was I was extremely irritable, like a monster lol I do not think there is any sure sign, it comes down to the second line and that is it until your hormones are high enough to show real signs.