Symptoms Before the BFP Happened!

[Reneton]

I really want to open the door to people to be able to compare their symptoms to other people's symptoms of pregnancy. I know I am not the only one out there who has Googled pregnancy symptoms and had next to no matching symptoms but got a BFP!
So here is the thread for us ladies to share our experience for other women out there who are in that horrid two week wait, comparing every pregnancy symptom, but getting no conclusions, and most of all, feeling alone.
Here are my symptoms and some temps:

I used the app from Android Play Store to track all symptoms.

Dec 20-day 1 of period
Dec 24-last day of period
Dec 26 (day 7)-Creamy
Day 8-EWCM
Day 10-EWCM
Day 11, 12, 13-EWCM
Day 14, 15, 16-Watery
Day 16-Ovulation Day
Day 18-Sticky
Day 19-Damp, Very tender breasts
Day 20-97.9 (4 DPO)
Day 21-97.7, dry tender breasts (5 DPO)
Day 22-97.8, tender breasts
Day 23-97.6, extremely tender breasts
Day 24-98.0, extremely tender breasts
Day 25-98.0
Day 26-97.9, tender breasts
Day 28-98.1
Day 29-97.9 again boobs HURT!!! Wondering when af is coming. Had a really bad cramp for about 20 seconds
Day 30-mild headaches, feeling sort of like af is coming
Day 31-97.9-where is af?
Day 32-boobs hurt. Even a bra hurts.
Day 33-97.6-Getting suspicious, Googling every symptom (even though I am symptomless...)
Day 34-Caved and took a HPT.
and I felt soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo dumb!
I had no idea. I didn't suspect, or stress, but nothing on the internet helped me. I hope that all of us can support others with situations like this!

 

[cantwait22]

Thank you for making this thread. I am really bad at symptom spotting, so seeing your experience is fun! haha. Im on 2dpo and my nipples are really sore. Also i have creamy cm today while bding. I wondering if thats a good sign or not. Congrats on the BFP! Im looking forward to reading others experiences

 

[Reneton]

Yes!! I'm really hoping this will help! I wish I could've read something like this a few weeks ago!!

 

[WantABumpp]

Hi ladies!:wave:
I love this thread. Do you guys care if i butt in? I drive myself crazy with symptoms. I am 2 day po, for sure (and my opk's are now neg) but i still have LOW pelvic cramps (like ovulation cramping or AF is coming) I thought this is weird and I am running a little warm. (i dont temp but i just feel hot) and my cm feels like im on my period. I dunno what this all means but..

 

[hardd2011]

I am dpo 3 and yesterday was the last day of the very dull pain in my hip from ovulation. Well now I just have slight dull pain. Blah I am symptom spotting I didn't want to do this

 

[Reneton]

Welcome ladies! Have you been temping? I'm a bad example, as i wasn't religious about temping!

 

[WantABumpp]

@hard... me too.. I always say I'm not going to symptom spot. I end up always doing it... I think we drive ourselves crazy!! Were about thesame dpo...

rene...thanks!!! No, i have never got into temping. I can't remember to do it! I treied it for about 2 weeks and only did it about 3 times ...

I have a low thyroid that has been regulated now for 3 months, but I am about ready to ask for clomid. You guys on anything or have a medical issue??

 

[Nazz4]

Hey ladies, I'm trying not to symptom spot too much over here, but I'll tell you what I have so far. I'm 6 dpo, last night I had some achey cramps almost like AF for about 10 minutes and then they got dull, I still had the dull ones off and on this morning. Also my tummy has been making some gurgley noises every now and then. I almost feel like I'm out just because I don't have the sore boobs every pregnant woman seems to get. My temps are pretty high though, you can see my chart in my signature. Really hoping this is it, but I'm really trying not to get my hopes up either! Especially since I don't have much reason to!

 

[Reneton]

Nazz4, my temps usually dropped before af came, but my chart looks similar to yours. My temps stayed above normAl after ovulation! Just relax its very hard not to symptom spot, I wish you all the best, keep us posted!!!!!!!

 

[WantABumpp]

well, youre definatly in the right place to symptom spot!! We're all doing it together!!

 

[hardd2011]

This is my first month trying. Hubby been deployed for 9 months and its time to start. Been together for 4 years

 

[WantABumpp]

Morning ladies... any new symptoms? Im 4 dpo and my lower pelvis feels like something fierce and im being so lovey to dh...... interesting....

 

[Nazz4]

The only thing that has happened over here is that I was eating some left over pad thai from last night for lunch today and afterwards I felt kind of nauseous. Not much of anything. Also FF changed my crosshairs from CD 14 to CD 18 I still think it looks more like I O'd on cd 14, can any of you ladies give me some second opinions on that?

 

[butterflywolf]

O'd on cycle day 23
3 dpo weird feeling in uterus just knew I was preggy
7 dpo no symptoms but tested with FRER faint pos. Tested later that night with clear blue digi came back positive
No symptoms until about 5 weeks where my boobs started to hurt/ache and also was very very tired.

 

[3kiddosmaybe4]

Joining in if you don't mind!
So I'm 6 dpo over here. I'm not ttc this month and haven't been for a few months. I'm in a new relationship and thought it was just too soon.
So last week, I got all the usual signs of ovulation like the cramps I always get and REALLY increased wetness. Didn't pay attention for ewcm or test though. I should have o'd this weekend. Well, he and I dtd on saturday and sunday. I started experiencing cramps about 3 days later, similar to af though nowhere near as intense. Lots of crying, out of the blue with no obvious trigger. I've been itching like crazy and never thought of that as a symptom but it's gone on for 3-4 days now with no relief! I was laying in bed last night and felt like I had to pee so bad, get up and barely a trickle. It kept going like that until I fell asleep. No bladder infection. My libido is kicked up into high gear too!!
Last night, lots of crazy vivid dreams. I woke up happy and energized this morning and then I sat up....and damn near puked. I've felt queasy all day today. I sent him a text telling him I feel queasy and the first thing he says is "morning sickness?" I took an ic, pink handled wondfo. and thought MAYBE i saw a line. and now i think hours later I can maybe see a line still. I just took a sip of my soda and my stomach went crazy.
That's all I have. no sore boobs, no metallic taste. Not sure of temps as I don't chart.

 

[WantABumpp]

@ Nazz.. It does look like CD18 to me. Maybe it geared up on the 14th, didn't do it and then it happened on 18th

3kiddos...Welcome!! It def sounds like you may have a bun or just bad pms? But i think you should probably test in a few days

butterfly... Congrats!!! They say a lot of women "just know" I wonder why that is?

my symptoms tonight are still the lower pelvic thing. it just hurts. it hasnt ever felt like this.... its probably my imagination

 

[butterflywolf]

butterfly... Congrats!!! They say a lot of women "just know" I wonder why that is?

my symptoms tonight are still the lower pelvic thing. it just hurts. it hasnt ever felt like this.... its probably my imagination

Thank you and I wish I could say how I knew, but it was just a feeling that this was our month. DH thought I was nuts cause we grew accustomed to seeing the BFN. Let alone he said I was a nutcase for testing so early and refused to believe the tests until after the blood work at 8 dpo XD Which made me mad lol

 

[3kiddosmaybe4]

@ Nazz.. It does look like CD18 to me. Maybe it geared up on the 14th, didn't do it and then it happened on 18th

3kiddos...Welcome!! It def sounds like you may have a bun or just bad pms? But i think you should probably test in a few days

butterfly... Congrats!!! They say a lot of women "just know" I wonder why that is?

my symptoms tonight are still the lower pelvic thing. it just hurts. it hasnt ever felt like this.... its probably my imagination

I'm still nauseous today, fighting down lunch was fun but so far it's staying. Took another pink handled ic. still thinking there's a line but I've got such bad line eye sometimes. The nausea lasting so long is what's got me curious. and the itching!! I moisturize, but laying in bed last night my legs were itching like mad!! I'm trying not to focus on those things and make it worse for myself.

 

[3kiddosmaybe4]

I had one gal on another forum "debunk" every one of my "symptoms". I can't get over the itching. it's not normal and I've changed nothing....no new body wash/shampoo. no new laundry detergent. no new lotions or perfumes, nothing. and no pets in the house. the itching is getting ridiculous! lol

Oh and I don't really know if this is a symptom, it's been going on most of the week. I didn't have it with my other 3, but I have a crazy amount of sinus drainage. No cough or stuffy nose.

 

[george83]

Hi ladies wishing you all good luck in your baby quests, just thought I'd share that for the first 10dpo I had no symptoms that were different to my normal monthly ones then suddenly 6 days before af due I had the most uncomfortable lower back ache not painful but very uncomfortable and then worse than period pain cramps for 2 days before getting the faintest positive 3 days before af due, hope that helps some of you worrying over a lack of symptoms x x