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Q: Pregnancy Symptoms
asked by: scared_to_breath on January 29th, 2005
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Does anyone know how early you can start experiencing pregnancy symptoms and what you might feel like in the first month type thing. I"m asking because I haven't got my period at all this month and i've been feeling tired and kinda sick lately. Thanks for the help girls.
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pinkbaby
replied on January 29th, 2005
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Is it suppost to come at the end of the month? Thats what happened to me when I found out I was pregnant. Mine usually came on the 20th, so I waited all month like usuall, but it never came (this was in late september) I waited all the way untill october, then I tested positive. I worked at sears in the sewing machine dept, and I remember being really tired, I even went into the computer room once and fell asleep, and I was constantly peeing. Thats all I felt though, even so now and im 23w
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scared_to_breath
replied on January 30th, 2005
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Well it usually comes before the 25th. It's now like the 29th but i've been wondering if I was pregnant before and than my period came. Except lately i've been getting a fair bit of headaces, i'm tired and moody, and i've been peeing a bit more than usual and I don't want to sound like weird or something but my breasts have felt bigger and firmer than before and my stomache looks bigger to me. Maybe i'm just sick or something but I don't know. I'm not even sure when your supposed to start feeling the symptoms or what they are in the first month or so.
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girlstar
replied on January 30th, 2005
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If you're already late, you should take a hpt :) are you wanting to be pregnant? Before I missed my period, I had heartburn for a couple of days, a ton of headaches and bigger/firmer sore breasts. I'd definitely take a hpt. Good luck!
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Clambake
replied on January 30th, 2005
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Your stomach won't start looking bigger from pregnancy until past 10-12 weeks, so that is not a sign to go on this early. Some people I know didn't even look pregnant until their 7th month!

Your breasts won't just feel bigger and firmer if you are pregnant, they will feel like someone has been using them as punching bags. They will ache and be sore and sensitive to the touch like all hell. That was the way I was able to tell the difference between normal hormonal changes brought on by the cycle and pregnancy. I got this symptom at five weeks pregnant, though I had tested the week before and was positive. The only symptom before the sore breasts was a missing period. Otherwise, I felt totally normal and not pregnant. Besides the sore breasts, it wasn't until almost 8 weeks that I got most of the stereotypical early pregnancy afflictions like nausea.
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jessied04
replied on January 30th, 2005
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Would you feel anything as far as symptoms the first week or 2? Is your discharge somehow a sign? If it gets realllly watery what does that mean?
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SamiNSunisMa
replied on January 30th, 2005
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The first week or two? No symptoms that I know of
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Ansleyt2004
replied on January 31st, 2005
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Maybe this will help ya some

the first symptoms and the time of their appearance are listed here:

temperature drop (dip) on implantation day
implantation bleeding or spotting: (a slight staining of a pink or brown color on average 8-10 days after ovulation)
lower abdominal cramps
a positive blood hcg pregnancy test: about 10 days after fertilization/ovulation
an elevated bbt curve for 15 days without a menstrual period
a missed menstrual period (amenorrhea)
a positive urine pregnancy test (hpt): as early as 10-14 days after ovulation/fertilization or 3-4 days after implantation. The more sensitive the hpt the earlier the pregnancy test will be positive
nausea: as early as 2-4 weeks after ovulation (brjobgyn 1989b;96:1304)
nipple or breast tenderness: 3-4 weeks after conception
fatigue: 3-10 weeks after conception
vomiting: 3-10 weeks after conception
food cravings: 1-2 months after conception
frequent urination: usually after 1-2 months
softening of cervix: usually not before 6 weeks after lmp
constipation: later on
lower-back pain: later on
darkening of areola (area around breast nipple): after 14 weeks
fetal heartbeat on sonogram: 8-9 weeks after conception
fetal movements: 16 weeks after conception
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Ansleyt2004
replied on January 31st, 2005
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Why woumaybe this will help ya some

the first symptoms and the time of their appearance are listed here:

temperature drop (dip) on implantation day
implantation bleeding or spotting: (a slight staining of a pink or brown color on average 8-10 days after ovulation)
lower abdominal cramps
a positive blood hcg pregnancy test: about 10 days after fertilization/ovulation
an elevated bbt curve for 15 days without a menstrual period
a missed menstrual period (amenorrhea)
a positive urine pregnancy test (hpt): as early as 10-14 days after ovulation/fertilization or 3-4 days after implantation. The more sensitive the hpt the earlier the pregnancy test will be positive
nausea: as early as 2-4 weeks after ovulation (brjobgyn 1989b;96:1304)
nipple or breast tenderness: 3-4 weeks after conception
fatigue: 3-10 weeks after conception
vomiting: 3-10 weeks after conception
food cravings: 1-2 months after conception
frequent urination: usually after 1-2 months
softening of cervix: usually not before 6 weeks after lmp
constipation: later on
lower-back pain: later on
darkening of areola (area around breast nipple): after 14 weeks
fetal heartbeat on sonogram: 8-9 weeks after conception
fetal movements: 16 weeks after conception
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jessied04
replied on January 31st, 2005
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How do you know when your ovulating?...If I think I may have gotten pregnant on the 20th would I have any symptoms yet?
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SamiNSunisMa
replied on January 31st, 2005
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When im ovulating I have a slight cramp on the side the egg is being realeased from
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BrianBaby
replied on January 31st, 2005
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The 20 was 11 days ago~so you could have some....Every woman is different though....Have you missed a period??
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jessied04
replied on January 31st, 2005
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No I havent missed it yet...But I have watery discharge...Is that a sign? I never had it like that before.
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