Found this on a website!
Feeling pregnant? Maybe you have been trying to get pregnant for a while and have months when you think youre pregnant, only to find out that, nope, youre not. If yes, you are not alone.
The experience of feeling pregnant when trying to get pregnant isnt uncommon. Spend any time on fertility message boards, and youre bound to hear members refer to "imaginary pregnancy symptoms." You probably have experienced imaginary pregnancy symptoms yourself.
Imaginary Pregnancy Symptoms
Imaginary Pregnancy Symptoms (IPS) are exactly what they sound like symptoms a woman experiences that make her think that she may be pregnant. Dont expect to hear your doctor use the term IPS; its not a technical term. The phrase was invented on fertility message boards around the world as a loving way to refer to those symptoms that make us feel pregnant.
The time between ovulation and your expected period is when youre most likely to be anxious about whether or not this month will be the month. Its natural to assume that you may imagine some early pregnancy symptoms, such as tender breasts, fatigue, bloating, emotional sensitivity, light cramping and even food cravings. Much like an oasis in the desert, you want to be pregnant so much that youre sure you can feel it.
Feeling Pregnant Not Completely Imaginary?
What may surprise you is that these feelings arent all in your head. Theyre real reactions to the hormones in your body that are preparing for possible pregnancy. Our bodies are optimistic when it comes to pregnancy potential, and as soon as ovulation occurs, the body prepares itself for new life, even if conception did not take place.
One of the hormones responsible for many imaginary pregnancy symptoms is progesterone, which increases just after ovulation and drops when your period comes (if youre not pregnant). Also, if youre taking fertility drugs, their side effects can sometimes be mistaken for early pregnancy symptoms.
Itd be nice if we could just feel whether were pregnant or not, and it sure would cut down the anxiety of the 2-week wait. The symptoms of early pregnancy, though, are practically indistinguishable from normal premenstrual symptoms.
The Bottom Line on Feeling Pregnant
While your "pregnant feelings" aren't 100% imagined, you can feel worse the more you focus on the feelings. It helps to remind yourself that whether you feel pregnant or not, it doesnt mean anything. Some women are sure they are pregnant, complete with throwing up in the morning, and then find out theyre not. Some women feel absolutely nothing and find out theyre pregnant after all.
The only way to know if youre pregnant is to wait out the 2-week wait and take a pregnancy test when your period is overdue.
Feeling pregnant? Maybe you have been trying to get pregnant for a while and have months when you think youre pregnant, only to find out that, nope, youre not. If yes, you are not alone.
The experience of feeling pregnant when trying to get pregnant isnt uncommon. Spend any time on fertility message boards, and youre bound to hear members refer to "imaginary pregnancy symptoms." You probably have experienced imaginary pregnancy symptoms yourself.
Imaginary Pregnancy Symptoms
Imaginary Pregnancy Symptoms (IPS) are exactly what they sound like symptoms a woman experiences that make her think that she may be pregnant. Dont expect to hear your doctor use the term IPS; its not a technical term. The phrase was invented on fertility message boards around the world as a loving way to refer to those symptoms that make us feel pregnant.
The time between ovulation and your expected period is when youre most likely to be anxious about whether or not this month will be the month. Its natural to assume that you may imagine some early pregnancy symptoms, such as tender breasts, fatigue, bloating, emotional sensitivity, light cramping and even food cravings. Much like an oasis in the desert, you want to be pregnant so much that youre sure you can feel it.
Feeling Pregnant Not Completely Imaginary?
What may surprise you is that these feelings arent all in your head. Theyre real reactions to the hormones in your body that are preparing for possible pregnancy. Our bodies are optimistic when it comes to pregnancy potential, and as soon as ovulation occurs, the body prepares itself for new life, even if conception did not take place.
One of the hormones responsible for many imaginary pregnancy symptoms is progesterone, which increases just after ovulation and drops when your period comes (if youre not pregnant). Also, if youre taking fertility drugs, their side effects can sometimes be mistaken for early pregnancy symptoms.
Itd be nice if we could just feel whether were pregnant or not, and it sure would cut down the anxiety of the 2-week wait. The symptoms of early pregnancy, though, are practically indistinguishable from normal premenstrual symptoms.
The Bottom Line on Feeling Pregnant
While your "pregnant feelings" aren't 100% imagined, you can feel worse the more you focus on the feelings. It helps to remind yourself that whether you feel pregnant or not, it doesnt mean anything. Some women are sure they are pregnant, complete with throwing up in the morning, and then find out theyre not. Some women feel absolutely nothing and find out theyre pregnant after all.
The only way to know if youre pregnant is to wait out the 2-week wait and take a pregnancy test when your period is overdue.
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I was for sure this time!
I'm so sick of this little guy, lol...
