[einstein]

.... what symptoms made you suspect that you were expecting?? Did you notice anything that really stood out to you before you got that +++ HPT or the happy phone call from your dr? Were you nauseous, craving cheeseburgers, or simply just exhausted all the time??

I didn't know I was pg until after I had taken and HPT and got the call from the dr. But one of my most noticeable symptoms was a stretching feeling in my abdomen whenever I reached up to grab something off a high shelf. It was something I really remember as being the first indication that my body was changing.

[embroider]

We took a road trip to TX and I remember the seatbelt rubbing on my BB's. It was killing me! That is the only thing that really stood out for me- I didn't get morning sickness till much later (and it still hasn't gone away!)

[30somethingmom]

With my first pregnancy, I had very sore breasts and a significant increase in my energy level. I was zooming around the house cleaning and organizing. I thought it seemed really weird because I am usually exhausted right before my period!

With my second pregnancy, I had sore breasts, was exhausted and had mild nausea. The biggest clue, though, was that my face broke out really bad, like a teenager. I knew something was up!

As far as cravings, I wanted Mexican food all the time and was really into anything lemom flavored.

Unfortunately, both pregnancies ended in miscarriage. But it was interesting to know what it feels like to be pregnant.

[TTCBaby2]

With my first pregnancy I noticed the sore BB's first. Then started counting my days until af and uh oh I was 3 months late. Took a test and got a . Now I am trying for #2 and it's not working.

[Lasha B]

Hi -- I am feeling the same way, except I'm 37 so I'm extra nervous! We got pregnant when I turned 35, literally the first time I had unprotected sex after going of the pill. I thought it was a mistake. Now, at 37, with a two year old, I am charting, temping, fertility monitoring, and doing it at the right time, and nothing. We've been trying for 6 months (which I know, is not a long time), but it's making me worried. The first pregnancy I had no idea, I was shocked with my BFP. I thought the second would be just as easy...now all of my friends are having #2 and #3 and if I wear something baggy, people ask if I'm pregnant again. I have a friend who at 25 could not get pregnant, then after years of treatment, went off it, and got pregnant. Who knows? I guess just keep trying, and see a doctor after 1 year...you're 29, so you have lots and lots of time for many babies. My sister-in-law got pregnant right before me at 43 within a few months, so you just never know. Luck of the draw I guess! Good luck!!!

[Lasha B]

I misread the thread- sorry! I only thought something was 'up' when my period was late (I have irregular, so it was nothing unusual), but during the third week constipation so bad, and smelly pee. One week after smelly pee I tested postive. I ask every pregnant woman I meet about it, and 50% say yes about the pee.