A missed period is the most accurate pregnancy symptom. Other symptoms you might experience are also caused by PMS, gas, stress, and life in general, so going off symptoms isn't always the greatest idea.

Unfortunately, if you were experiencing symptoms that were truly being caused by your pregnancy, it would be because your system is flooded by pregnancy hormones. These are the same hormones that pregnancy tests detect. If you tested negative, the symptoms you're experiencing are not caused by a pregnancy. That's not to say you're not pregnant, only that what you're feeling isn't because of pregnancy.

I hope this has made sense. I also hope you get the result you're hoping for! With my first pregnancy I didn't test positive until the day I missed my period (I'd tested every day before that), so my suggestion is to wait until the day your period is due or wait until you've missed it. Seeing negatives is extremely depressing, and those tests can be expensive!

Good luck, and please keep us updated.

Thank you for that very helpful info!!