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Good Afternoon Ladies

I am sat at my desk in the most uncomfortable position. My boobs are at desk height and they keep rubbing on the edge of the desk. Nipples are really sensitive today and brushing against the desk is driving me mad!

So, why am I sat at boob height to the desk I here you ask? I sat in my chair (big luxurious cream leather chair) and it plummeted to the floor. I can't raise it back up, I think i've broke the gas cylinder thingie....oops! I kind of throw myself into it, and I think 've exceeded it's weight limits today

Oh well, sure i'll get used to it!


Signs/Symptoms CD23

Well I know I said I wasn't going to do this, but hopefully if I get a bfp (or even if I don't) this might come in handy for others. So today i've experienced....

1. Sensitive Nipples
2. Feeling a little tired
3. Contact Lenses feel uncomfortable (had that with ds, apparently it's down to hormonal changes affecting your eyes???)

Quite happily drinking tea and coffee, they were early signs for me last time. It started with coffee at 4-5 weeks pregnant, then tea at about 6-7 weeks pregnant.

Anyway, I will pop back on later with some more bits and bobs. Going to have a look for some symptom spotting info, AGAIN!!!

Kate
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Hey Girlies

Found some symptoms for the 2ww

Here goes.....


The only main difference for me was that during my 2WW with Jason I had really sore BBs and I usually don't have that with AF. With this pregnancy I didn't have any symptoms other than normal AF symptoms, but I still had a feeling I was pregnant.

the only thing I noticed was that my face broke out really bad. Other than that, just normal AF symptoms like sore bb's and grouchiness

When I Thought I was pregnant, I was getting every pregnancy symptom, from nausea sore BB's, and tiredness. But each time i tested :bfn:

When I was pregnant, I had AF such as headaches and cramping symptoms and waited a week before I realised she was not coming, then I tested :bfp: I swore I thought it was AF!

I was utterly exhausted--taking naps at 5:30pm and stuff like that...I attributed it to a heinous week at work.I also had a really sore chest--going over potholes in the road made me want to scream...I attributed that to AF coming.

I knew it was time to test when my bb's were very sore (but near the sides and by my armpits which was unusual for me) and when I opened an orange juice for one of my preschooler the smell made me want to uke:

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1dpo: 36.34, ovulation pain and EWCM

2dpo: 36.42

3dpo: 35.90, big temp drop below coverline (fallback temp), EWCM

4dpo: 36.40, temp rise back above coverline, creamy CM

5dpo: 36.55, temp rise, small amount of creamy CM

6dpo: 36.62, temp rise, tiny amount of creamy CM in afternoon, slightly tender breasts, heartburn, fairly severe nausea before eating lunch

7dpo: 36.76, temp rise, small amount of creamy CM, tender breasts, heartburn

8dpo: 36.11, huge temp drop below coverline, still had tender breasts but assumed it was because AF was imminent, waited for spotting; I had been testing daily so I would know when the HCG from the trigger shot had left my system - today the line was the sort only visible to crazy ladies, ie probably not there at all

9dpo: 36.58, temp shot back up above the coverline (the mythical implantation dip??!?!??!), no sore boobs, nausea, heartburn, cramps or anything remotely resembling a pregnancy symptom, microscopic line on HPT (still aware that it could be leftover trigger HCG)

10dpo: 37.01, definite pink line on HPT, even visible to a man
11do: 37.04, darker line on HPT
12dpo: 36.78, even darker line on HPT

Apart from some very mild "symptoms" in the first half of the 2ww (we all have them, every single month), I had nothing to report until at least week 6, when I started feeling a little hungry and tired. Even now, at 7w4d and with a thumping heartbeat, I am hard pushed to find anything pregnant about me at times. So don't despair if you're 9dpo and don't "feel" pregnant, there's enough despairing that goes on in this business, try and save it for at least 11dpo.

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1-6dpo: Nothing
7dpo: Extremely hungry
8dpo: Very sleepy, a bit gassy and felt AF-type pain
9dpo: Creamy CM, still quite hungry and everything smelled too much
10-12dpo: Sore boobs and very sleepy during the day
13dpo: Somewhat nauseous. ALL my boob hurts as opposed to pre-AF that it was only a certain side. Very light spotting...I thought FOR SURE AF would arrive the next day or the day after that.
14dpo: Very sharp pain in boobs and extremely noticeable blue veins, they almost looked like bruises all over my boobs.
15dpo: BFP!!!

One thing I did NOT feel this cycle which made me suspicious was a huge craving for chocolate or anything sweet a few days before AF was due. I also think I was a bit less grumpy!

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My first sypmtom of pregnancy haha was I was so hungry for "PICKLES"!I wanted those bread and butter pickles to snack on and lots of leafy greens.This was the very first symptom.
Next was more frequent urge to use the restroom, I had to pee at work like every hour or 30 mins!usuealy I would go to ladies every 2 hours, but not every hour!
Next symptom was, nausea and started to smell things more, my sences of smell became very sensitive , makeing everything that stinks, smell 100 times worse!makeing me GAG!
Next sign was my zodiac sign hahaha I wanted to get pregnant and didnt know that I was already, so I read stories of woman that couldnt , who did.This ladies storie, was she learned to figure out your zodiac sign, what faze was the moon, the night you were born?was it full? or 1/2 a moon?knowing this can help you concieve, because, if a woman has sex , the night the moon is in the same faze of when she was born, She is most fertile then.
Hahaha, so I was curiouse to see what my sign of moon was, the night I was born, I found out was the ending of old moon and beginning of new, it was black, new moon.and then I looked with the date of the night I think I could have concieved , "if I could be pregnant, haha and sure enough, the moon was the same faze of my birth!LOL
The next sign was I threw up so much!thought I had the stomach flu!and I assumed my period was late also, so I took a pregnancy test.POSSITIVE!I took another test, POSSITIVE!I went to the DR and had a pregnancy blood testPOSSITIVE!haha, my first pregnancy.
Then the nausea and vomitting EVERYDAY! with depression .thats the hard partI cant wait till this part is over
and Im SO CONSTIPATED!and sexual appitite, has left, "OUT THE BUILDING"not completely but most of it and my orgasms are CRAMPS!so I dont even go there that often.I found out today that Im 10 weeks and have at least 2 weeks to go or more of sickness.

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1 dpo - Didn't even know I'd O'd so early! It was supposed to be 2 to 3 days later! No symptoms except BBT was 97.74 which was high for that time.

2 dpo to 10 dpo - breasts and nipples hurt off and on just like they always did; ovulation type pain

11 dpo - breasts quit hurting; ovulation type pain

12 to 14 dpo - breasts starting hurting again, this time at the tops, bottoms, and under my arms. My nipples started being sore again too, which was odd. Usually if my bb's quit hurting, they wouldn't start back up. Still had O pain. Backache and watery cm just like before AF!! All my AF symptoms!

14 dpo - BFP - still have sore breasts, slight AF achiness in abdomen, o pain on left side, and backache and watery cm at times even now. Oh....and can I say CONSTIPATED!!! My gosh! That part is BAAAADDDD!!

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1-3dpo: Really sore boobs and hot flashes.
After that my boobs quit hurting and I didn't have anymore hot flashes.
The only things out of the ordinary after that were:
-A little bit more tired than normal
-Not much of an appetite
-Felt like I was gaining weight
-Some food smelled a little strong
I was going to a Happy Hour after work on 14dpo, and since I hadn't yet had my period I decided to go ahead and test just to be safe. I never expected a BFP b/c I really didn't feel anything that out of the ordinary aside from those first three days.
Don't give up hope ladies b/c you don't have major symptoms or have that 'I just know I'm pregnant' sensation..I had neither and ended up with my BFP.

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1-6dpo--nothing.
7dpo- A horrible nightmare that I had twice in one night.
From then on, I had weird dreams.
I've experienced mild constipation, sore nipples that I thought were due to AF or whatever.
I noticed that I haven't lost as much hair in the shower. My sense of smell and my sense of taste seem a little stronger than usual. Uh...I think that is it.

I agree with soonerslee. Symptoms this early are so small that you don't think of them until the BFP, so don't give up if you don't have major symptoms. You never know. I also just got a GOOD on bding. I had bd'd two days before ovulation and on the day of ovulation. In case that would ease some bding worries.

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I took a break last month from charting so I don't know what dpo exactly with symptoms... But,

-Very vivid dreams (couple of days past OV i would guess).

-Really sore boobs, usually sore anyway from AF but this time, they swelled so much they were falling out the sides of my bra & my nipples looked different (dont know how to describe that exactly).

-Nosebleeds. I rarely had those before.

-Strange crampy feelings in my lower abdomen.

-None of my usual AF moodiness, though that could have been the vitex (?)

BFP on June 3rd & now I feel queasy + really really constipated, fatigue, brain fog, and bloated!

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1 DPO to 4 DPO - Nothing

5 DPO - Face broke out

6 DPO - Skin break out

7 DPO - Skin bread out

8 DPO - acne, Sore/ burning nipples

9 DPO - No new skin break outs, but someone could play connect the dots on my face. Sore, itching nipples.

10 DPO - I am very sure implantation took place today. I was burping constantly, crampy in the evening, and I kept doing clumsy things, i.e, at work, shaking up a bottle of black paint without a lid, and showering myself with black paint. I was so emotional, that I cried!

11 DPO - Gassy. A few new zits. So tired, I had to take a nap in the day, which I never do! Breasts and nipples feel and look fuller. CP didn't drop as it normally does around this time in my cycle.

12 DPO - Thick, lotiony CM. Veins on boobs very dark/tender nipples. I had a terrible nightmare that the doctor removed my appendix without putting me to sleep! I was so tired, I wanted to go to sleep at 9pm!

13 DPO - Lots of AF cramping, and pain in my groin. BACKACHE!! Nipples are on fire! Can't speak or write properly, keep mixing up words. Went to bed early.

14 DPO - Woke up very tired. Had a sliver of blood in my CM in the pm, and light cramping. Convinced AF was coming.

15 DPO - I had a tiny bit of spotting in the A.M only. I had major cramps all day, wore a pad to work. Was convinced AF was here, and she never showed up!

16 DPO - Yellowish CM. Nipples killing. Cramps are gone. Tiny speck of blood when I checked CM in the PM.

17 DPO - Sore nipples

18 DPO - Anywhere from creamy CM, to yellow and snot like. Yuck. TMI!! Slight pains in uterus, like a stretching. Ate some spicey parsnip soup before work, and it did NOT agree. Almost threw up at work. I went to the toilet constantly during work, so the frequent urination started today! Also, I was very hungry by 7 pm, even though I ate a huge meal at 3 pm!

19 DPO - VERY SORE nipples. Woke up 3 times during the night to pee! Erotic dreams. Slight cramping/pulling in uterus.

20 DPO - BFP!!!

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We BD on days CD28,29 and 31

Day of ovulation CD32 - Very hungry
Diarrhea

1dpo - Nipples start to feel sensitive

2dpo - Nipples VERY sore
Achey-ness in lower abdomen
Bloating
aches in cervix
Middle of the night sharp stabbing sensation in bum and
stomach??

3dpo - Nipples VERY sore
Creamy CM
aches in belly
Gassy & bloated

4dpo - Nipples VERY sore
Vivid dream
Creamy CM
Snuffy nose

5dpo - Nipples hurt
Snuffy nose

6dpo - Nipples hurt

7dpo - Extremely moody

8dpo - Pinching right side of belly button
Snuffy nose

9dpo - Vivid dream
Few aches/twingy feelings in tummy
snuffy nose

10dpo - Felt extremely moody again (unusual for me)
pinching sensation again
Snuffy nose
Creamy CM

11dpo - Slightly snuffy nose

12dpo - Pinching/pulling behind belly button
Twinges in cervix
Bloating/gassy

13dpo - Bloating/gassy
Creamy CM
Pinching feeling again
Twinges in cervix

14dpo - BFP!!!!!
Bloating/gassy
wet feeling inside

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1-7dpo sore nipples
5-7dpo itchy nipples
14dpo - sore & itchy nipples, feeling like af was coming.
17dpo - bfp!
This may not seem like much but I have never had any feeling in my nipples, so it was very unusual for me.

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1-8dpo = nothing
9-12dpo = mild lower back pain, started bloating
13dpo = bloating, one dizzy spell
14dpo = BFP, some bloating, losing appetite, tired (but I think thats from the excitement

I have not had sore bbs the entire time and I didn't notice my CM much this month - it didn't seem any different to usual.

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Super sore bbs from 1dpo, I put rubbing alchohol on my back every night to help with acne and the smell has been SUPER strong since about eh 6dpo maybe. Just overwhelming. Ive been bloated, only light cramps, yesterday 18dpo was the first time I had any real cramps and they were sharp and painful but only lasted maybe 2seconds, I puked 2xs yesterday, otherwise Ive been feeling extra hungry but nausas at the same time so its been hard to eat. Lots of ewcm in the last few days, maybe 15-19dpo. Kept feeling like AF was here. My boobs started hurting less at about 12dpo, but then my nipples got super sensitive. Now my boobs only hurt randomly. I havent been sleeping well at all, cant get comfy, lots of lower back pain. My cat has been acting super strange. Atacking me in my sleep and running from me like shes scared. Ive had a BAD cold since about 12dpo. Spots of dizzyness, especially if Im too warm. Weird bubble feelings right below my bellybutton. And only one day, not sure which, I felt like I had a bowling ball in my uterus. It just felt so heavy and strange. Slighty moody and emotional starting 18dpo. Its 19dpo and I got my BFP which is SUPER dark. I quess thats all I can remember. Most of that I just ignored cuz I didnt think it was even possible to get preg this month cuz I did everything wrong! lol.

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1dpo - 8dpo - sensitive boobs, skin break out (still hasnt gone away)
9dpo - 14dpo - breast sensitivity dropped. one night felt as though had UTI coming
15DPO - 17DPO - cramps (came and went), dull backache occasionally. felt as though AF was coming. cravings for sweet things - increased appetite. very sensitive nipples, not sore boobs. restless sleep.

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1dpo - 9dpo * absolutely nothing
10dpo- 14dpo * sore boobs, bloated and mildly constipated, a general fatigue feeling but nothing out of the ordinary
15dpo * tested negative, all symptoms still going on
16dpo * had my normal headache like if AF was to show up the next day, all symptoms kept going plus frequent urination
17dpo * headache stopped but AF didn't arrive, all symptoms kept going, must say here that I started to have very heavy AF cramps and pains. Also I felt light headed 2-3 times a day and a bit dizzy 2-3 times a day for a few seconds.
18dpo - 19dpo * all symptoms but also very heavy AF cramps and pains, severe bloating and moody as hell. Great appetite and cravings for anything unhealthy such as cheeseburgers, fries/mayo etc etc
20dpo * BFP, called my doctor and he put me immediately on progesterone to help calm down my uterus.

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I cant remember what the days were but i had full and tingely boobies,sore back,kept thinking af was going to come,i cant remember if i felt sick or not,and i felt like i could sleep for the world lol.

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Before i took the test i was having some odd headaches (i never usually get headaches), increased appetite and some vivid dreams!
other than that nothing.
Today i feel nauseous and tired but that's all. We're all different though so i guess these symptoms don't mean anything until you get that positive pg test! Then you look back on the prevuis days symptoms and go...."oh....yeah!...that's why!" lol.

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Im not really sure when I ovulated due to the strange cycle lengths. We BD almost every day starting CD9 through CD23 (then hubby got the flu). If we didnt concieve this month then I was ready to start temping. BFN on CD28. BFP on CD35!

My boobs looked bigger. On the sides really, like they got in the way of my arms (im only a 34B) and they are sore. Erect nipples all the time! I have really bad gas. Lots of ceamy CM which has tapered down a lot. Now barely any. I have been going to bed about an hour earlier then usual. Couldn't get through pilates classes w/o stopping and resting a few times. At least twice a day for the past week a strange pulling pain above left ovary, first felt on CD17. Really bad cramps the past two weeks.


CD14 back ache
CD15 back ache
CD17 left side pelvic pain, diareah
CD18 emo, diareah
CD19 agitated, diareah
CD20 moody
CD21 pukey feeling
CD22 cramps
CD23 dizzy, nausia in afternoon, 3 pimples on upper chest
CD24 bbs sore, break out on face a little, gas/cramps?
CD25 bbs still sore
CD27 light cramps
CD 28 headache
CD29 headache tirrrred BFN
CD30 pelvic pulling feeling, gassy, exercize harder then usual, boobs full looking and painful, mild cramps
CD31 pelvic pulling, gassy, boobs round and full, painful
CD32 pelvic pulling feeling, gassy, exercize harder then usual, boobs full looking and painful, mild cramps, constipated
CD33 pelvic pulling, bbs less sore, still full and round, gassy, lite cramps, constipated
CD34 emotional, nausia AM, bad cramps, tired, constipated
CD35 nasia (just a little), constipated, woke up last night b/c of bad cramps, BFP!, still bad cramps

Looking back I could have just had indigestion and been worn out due to daily activities. What really gave it away was the boobs. It was as if they filled out from gaining weight. But I didnt gain anything. So that was strange. I also noticed darker (not by much) blue veins.

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5-8 DPO Starting to break out more than usual
9 DPO-walking at mall felt like a muscle pulling feeling in my groin (before i tested)
10 DPO-slight cramping
11 DPO-increased cramping
12 DPO-more intense cramping like AF with nagging pain high in groin area on left side, pink tinge in cm after bm
13 DPO-cramping again, no more groin pain, cold like symptoms started, sneezing alot and really dry sinuses
14-15 DPO-cold has gotten much worse, body aches, lower back, legs and abdomen of course, feels like AF, sense of smell seems heightened, especially considering I am stuffed up. Again, slight spotting after BM, getting more noticeable daily, only when wiping
16 DPO-Constipation followed by fairly bad diarrea, also cramping and same as yesterday as far as spotting
17-18 DPO-areolas have gotten a bit darker and bigger, breasts seem a little heavier although no tenderness yet. Cramping is a little less, comes and goes really, not as constant. Still have spotting after BM once a day, only when wiping.

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Well I did everything wrong this month, I took hot baths, which I was so careful of last time. I haven't been eating well, like I did last time. I've been craving Hot Rods pepperoni sticks. I really didn't think I'd get pregnant at all, but anyways, I thought that maybe I'd mention a few things I noticed, since I wasn't really paying any attention seeing as I thought I was going to get AF.

I was getting this pinching/burning feeling on my side, the same feeling I got last time I got pregnant, which made me think, but I wasn't getting myself excited about it.

I noticed my appetite increased, but I thought it was the Boost nutrition drink I was drinking daily that helped me increase my appetite.

I was getting creamy CM daily and it would turn a yellow tinge near my positive test.

Very emotional!!! I wasn't moody like I usually get before AF, I was crying and thinking that DF was going to leave me, because that's how emotional I was and I didn't even know I was pregnant at the time, but the same exact thing happened last time I was pregnant.

Very aroused right near my BFP! I'm not really a sexual person like that, only near ovulation I'm usually aroused like that.

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I ovulated on CD13-14, so we BD'd on CD 11, 12, 13.
1DPO-5DPO Nothing
6DPO- slight cramping, tiny spot of blood.
8DPO- Bad heartburn, diarrhea
10DPO- BFP

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Well I can't say I felt any different to usual pmt, until 4 days before af due. Then I started getting metallic taste in my mouth, dizziness, tiredness, temps stayed up, very short tempered, very hungry, very painful left bby and hard to, nipples like bullets (lol), and a general dragging feeling in tummy which i still have now. Also very rosy cheeked!

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1)From ovulation until about 5DPO, I had an aching around my ovaries, it felt like extended ovulation pain and I convinced myself it was tha lovely fertilised egg pushing its way through my fallopian tube.
2)On 7DPO I was very lethargic, I slept for about 2 hours in the afternoon and woke up with sleep paralysis twice. It was very scary and not something I experienced before. I believe this is the day implantation begun.
3)From 9DPO I begun to suffer what felt like slight AF cramping......this was unusual for me as I only usually cramped for a few hours before AF arrived.(I had a 13/14 day LP). The cramping continued right up until 15DPO when I got my BFP.
4)I had excess amounts of ewcm from abiut 6DPO onwards!!

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3 DPO--bad gas and bloating, subsequently went away
6 DPO--terrible backache, cramps that felt like AF type cramps, but way too early for AF

From about 5 DPO on, my mouth has felt weird and kind of raw. At first, I thought this was from eating Sweettarts which I'd had a few but not nearly enough to cause my mouth to feel this way for so long. My mouth still feels like this even after my BFP. I'm thinking maybe this is pregnancy related. I definitely don't have the metallic taste in my mouth (yet anyway), but this is strange and hasn't happened to me before.

Vivid dreams during this 2 WW--some of them sexual with DH and quite real-feeling. I would have sworn they had happened.

Frequent urination--just noticed this last night at 14 DPO and after getting my BFP.

As far as my breasts, they are maybe a tad more sensitive, but just a little and nothing to really clue me in to being pregnant. They do feel maybe slightly fuller.

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A week before AF was due I was having waves of nausea - I would get a hot flush and then feel like I was going to be sick.

A week before AF I also started feeling a little lightheaded - but I also had a cold so that may have had something to do with it.

I have only just started getting a funny taste in my mouth - and today is the day when I am actually due for AF, but beforehand I had a dry throat - even though I had a cold it was a different sort of dry throat.

I started getting stomach cramps about four days before AF - which is pretty normal for me - but they were somehow different - like a dragging in my lower abdomen.

I got headaches - but pre-AF that is normal too.

I had loads of CM, which is not normal for me - I am usually pretty dry straight after ovulation.

I was hungry all the time, even though I felt sick.

I wasn't grumpy as I usually am pre-AF.

I had very vivid sexual dreams and generally woke up with a cramp in my leg after the vivid dream.

I was very bloated - usually before AF the bloatiness goes down - but not this time.

No spotting - I always spot 2 days before AF.

No sore boobies - usually my boobs are sore before AF - but not this time - only now are they starting to get the feeling like they have been rubbed up and down a cheese grater!

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O-4dpo - O pain. Not sharp like round O but more like a nagging burning sensation in lower left side. Wasn't sure if I had even O for a good few days.

6dpo onwards - loads of CM. Usually dry up straight after O

7dpo - Temps shot up higher than they normally do. I believe this was the day implantation started.

8dpo - AF cramps for about 3 hours PM. This never happens for me till day before.

10dpo - Woke up and bbs were sore in left armpit?!

6dpo onwards - A general feeling of not being well which came and went. Fevery, shakey legs and achey hip and knee joints. Nasty taste in my mouth. Very tired, out of breath on exertion and a bit light headed.

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Hope these help, I find things like this fascinating and it makes you 2ww a tad more enjoyable

Kate
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Hi Girls,

Found this little gem of an article, it's called the B list of pregnancy symptoms! We all know the usual sore boobs, nausea, tiredness, etc, but these are fab Just gives us obsessive types a little extra material for our bfp fantasies!!!!



B List of Pregnancy Symptoms

Just think of them as the Rodney Dangerfield’s of the pregnancy world: pregnancy-related aches and pains that quite simply “don’t get no respect.” While complaints like morning sickness and Braxton-Hicks contractions manage to attract the lion’s share of attention, you could make more than a few trips to labor and delivery before ever hearing as much as a whisper about palmar erythema or restless legs syndrome.

Unfortunately, the fact that you’re never heard of these types of complaints doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll be able to avoid them. (As you’ve no doubt noticed by now, Mother Nature has a rather nasty sense of humor when it comes to these sorts of things!) So, in the interests of preventing you from hitting the panic button at 3:00 a.m. when you find yourself confronting some new and unexpected symptom, here’s a list of the pregnancy symptoms that seem to get left out of the pregnancy books.

Belly button soreness: I know, I know. It sounds like the most frivolous pregnancy complaint in the world, but it can actually be quite painful. Belly button pain is caused by the pressure of the expanding uterus on your belly button. It is most annoying at around the 20th week of pregnancy. After that, the tenderness starts to subside.

Increased vaginal secretions: Convinced that you’ve developed a vaginal infection because your secretions have suddenly become much wetter and more abundant? Chances are you’re dealing with a little-talked-about side effect of the hormonal changes of pregnancy. It’s normal to experience an increase in the amount of leukorrhea (the odorless clear or white mucusy discharge produced by the female body) during pregnancy. (Of course, if you’re experiencing soreness or pain or if your discharge becomes greenish-yellow, foulish-smelling, or watery, you’ll want to seek medical attention. You may have developed an infection or be leaking amniotic fluid.)

Palmar erythema: Have the palms of your hands and the soles of your feet suddenly taken on a reddish hue? You may be experiencing palmar erythema—skin changes that are triggered by that unique hormonal cocktail called pregnancy. The good news is that palmar erythema is fully reversible. The bad news? You’ll have to wait until after you give birth for your skin to return to normal.

Skin tags: As if palmar erythema wasn’t enough to deal with, you may also develop skin tags—tiny polyps that occur in areas of the body where the skin rubs up against your clothing or against itself (in the folds of your neck, along your bra lines, and so on). If these skin tags end up causing you a lot of discomfort, you might want to talk to your doctor about having them removed. If they’re just mildly annoying, just grin and bear it and wait for them to go away on their own—something that typically happens a couple of months after you give birth.

Spider nevi: Now let’s talk about another skin change that may be calling you grief—so called spider nevi or spider veins. Hormonal changes and your increased blood volume may cause these spider nevi to pop out on your face or in the whites of your eyes if you push too intensely during delivery. These lines tend to become less prominent after delivery. If they don’t fade to your satisfaction, you might want to talk to a dermatologist about having them removed.

Pyogenic granulomas: Don’t be alarmed if you happen to notice tiny nodules on your gums when you’re brushing your teeth one morning. These nodules—known as pyogenic granulomas (pregnancy tumors) are harmless, non-cancerous growths that can occur during pregnancy. They tend to disappear on their own after you give birth, but if they’re causing you a lot of grief, you might want to ask your doctor to remove them sooner rather than later.

Eye changes: This one seems too far-fetched to be real, but I assure you that it’s legit. Fluid retention during pregnancy changes the shape of your eyeballs, leading to increased nearsightedness. At the same time, rising levels of estrogen can lead to a condition called dry eye, which is characterized by dryness and burning, blurred vision, and increased sensitivity to light. Like many pregnancy complaints, your eye woes will correct themselves after you give birth. (Note: Since vision problems can also be a symptom of diabetes, this is one symptom you’ll definitely want to report to your doctor or midwife as soon as possible.)

Carpal tunnel syndrome: You might not think to blame your pregnant state for the numbness or tingling in your hands, but chances are that’s just what to blame. Carpal tunnel syndrome is relatively common during pregnancy and results from a pinched nerve in the wrist. In most cases, the problem disappears after you give birth, but some women will require surgery to correct the problem. In the meantime, you can keep yourself comfortable by elevating the affected hand or wearing a plastic splint at night.

Hip soreness: Find yourself waking up in the middle of night with aching hips? You’ve got something else to blame on those crazy pregnancy hormones! Hormonal changes cause the ligaments in your hips to stretch and the cartilage to soften, something that can lead to soreness when you’re sleeping on your side at night. They’re also responsible for that classic pregnancy “waddle.”

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The Classic Signs of pregnany are:

Classic pregnancy symptoms
These pregnancy symptoms appear soon after fertilization, within 8-10 days after conception. Some of the pregnancy symptoms stay with you for the entire period of gestation, while some pregnancy symptoms disappear as the pregnancy advances. They stop troubling you as your body starts getting used to change in hormones and settles to the imminent body changes. A few temporary early signs of pregnancy are:

Missed periods or less bleeding at the onset of periods. The absence of periods during the duration of pregnancy is because now the uterine lining need not be shed but used for implantation of the embryo.

Lower abdominal cramps, which begin soon after the implantation of embryo, disappear within a week or two. Headaches caused by rising levels of hormones in the first few days of pregnancy too disappear once the body accepts the change in hormonal levels.

The pregnancy symptoms that last the entire period of pregnancy are:
Nausea and vomiting are the early signs of pregnancy starting in the second week itself. The degree in which you feel sick varies from full fledged to none as the pregnancy advances. It is fairly controlled during the third trimester, making you feel more relaxed and happy.

Tender and swollen breasts appear soon after conception and stays with you till the entire period. It is the nature's way to make the breast ready for baby's breastfeeding. In the last trimester the breasts secrete a liquid called colostrums, which provides immunity to the baby.

Enlarging and darkening of areola is the first sign of pregnancy, and lasts throughout.
Frequent urination and constipation is early sign of pregnancy and increases with the advancing pregnancy due to the pressure of the growing embryo on the surrounding body organs.

Exhaustion and tiredness occurs from initial stages of pregnancy and stay the entire duration of the gestation.
Food cravings for a particular type of food are still an unsolved mystery. Some doctors feel this is the way the body acquires the adequate minerals required by the growing embryo. This pregnancy symptom is an early sign of pregnancy and stays on till the end.
Increased sense of smell and taste too varies in all stages of pregnancy.

If you experience these pregnancy symptoms then take care of your health. Avoid harmful products; start taking balanced diet and some extra folic acid for happy and healthy pregnancy



Hope you enjoy reading them as much as I do

Kate
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Good Afternoon

So, CD25, and it's a dull, dark, miserable Saturday. I am having a lovely lazy day with DH and DS. Going to do our shopping in an hour or so, I love shopping day. I love opening the fridge or cupboards and there being loads to choose from, all lovely goodies. Although I must not buy any naughties today, strictly healthy stuff. I might treat myself to small box of maltesers

It's only 6 days until testing and i'm having schizophrenic (sp?) tendencies. One part of me is refusing to listen to any niggles opr twinges. I don't feel different and quietly thinking that i'm out for this month.

Then, another part of me thinks, ooh I feel sick. So the over enthusiastic part of me has got a list of symptoms (!!!):

* Feeling super hungry when I get up
* Feeling a little nauseas shortly after eating.
* Feel like i'm getting a cold.
* Had a really wierd set of dreams last night, not just one dream, but one after another all night.
* Been crying at TV all week. Cried at 'Secret Millionaire', 'Scrubs' and 'Ugly Betty'. Now I am a very oversensitive person anyway, but don't usually cry over tele.
* Boobs are a little heavy and nipples constantly erect and sensitive.

I really hope this is the month for me and dh, just got a feeling it's not. Don't know why, I'm not feeling miserable and being negative, just don't feel this is the month.

I spoke to a old friend earlier, she has been ttc for 2 years. She went to see her gp who referred her to a specialist. Her ap came through for the specialist and she said she felt relieved. 3 weeks later she got her bfp! She reckons it's the relief of knowing that a specialist was looking into it for her. She stoped charting and just bd'd for fun, hey presto!

Anyway, happy for her, but slightly jealous. I know that is wrong, she has been waiting a long time. I justcan't help myself.

I will pop back on later.

Kate
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Hello

Didn't get until 10.30am today DS decided to have a lie-in, hooray!

Watched the Bourne Identity last night, yes, I know it's a gazillion years old, but DH wanted to watch the Ultimatum (pirate copy ) and I said No until I understand the films. So we did the Identity last night, Supremacy tonight and Ultimatum tomorrow night. Although ANTM is on tomorrow followed by Pete's PA, which is fab.

Anyway, loved the film, and more importantly loved Matt Damon...Miiiiaow

Had a really hard night with ds, he is going through the terrible two's and he threw the king of all wobblers last night. All because he didn't want his pyjama top on, he wanted to keep his t-shirt on which was covered in his tea! I said no and he started trying to bite me, then dug his fingers and nails into my throat. It was really late, he was ultra tired, and his molars are coming through. I'm not trying to justify his actions, but when he saw me crying he started crying. We had a lovely cuddle and he fell asleep sobbing. It breaks my hear to see him crying, especially before bed.

Anyway, I woke up this morning with a really fuzzy head, like a hangover but I haven't been drinking. I had wierd dreams all night, one about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, I kept following them around telling her how much I loved her hair (wtf??? I cannot stand the woman!!) She kept rolling her eyes whenever I spoke, but I just kept following her around.

Symptoms/Signs? CD26

Got tender boobs, not sore, just tingly. That's about it though to be honest. Had cramps in my tummy last night, quite harsh. I had been really upset after the tantrum from ds and was crying a lot. Shortly afterwards I got throbbing tummy cramps, not sure what to read into it, but didn't feel good. Alls well today, so maybe it was the upset causing the cramps?

Got a fuzzy head, feel slightly confused and a little forgetful, but I get that every month anyway. Not sure why, maybe it's associated with hormonal changes??

Only 5 days until testing, I feel excited, but then not feeling hopeful this month so feel like there's no pressure on waiting to test.

Kate
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Hi Kate,

I think you need to try not to symptom spot so much as I've noticed that you're a bit obsessed and it's driving you mad!! I know it's none of my business and I'm in no position to say this to you, but I'm exactly the same and it drives me insaine. I've stopped reading about it and looking it up. Sometimes the more you know about something the worse it can be. I've had so many months (before AF came) where I felt sick and actually got excited about it. Earlier today I was figuring out what I'd name my quads - yes I'm now daydreaming that I'm going to have 4 in one go. How stupid am I?? I was working out where they'd sleep, what type of pram I'd get... I often feel tired, get acne, get painful boobs etc etc and think 'here it is' but have realised that every month is different. We should try to stop reading into every single symptom. Yeah right, easier said than done.
My doc advised me to stop temping and not to use OPK's cos he said we should BD for fun and not just do it at the right times. Your old friend proved this theory right! I'm beginning to change my mind though. At least if you chart your temps you know when you ovulated and therefore know when AF is due. There's nothing worse than being late...then when I get a neg hpk I don't believe it. I think if this goes on for much longer we'll all be in the nut house!!! Haha!
Anyway, lecture over (sorry about that - but I think I'm having a go at myself more than anything).

Chebs

P.S. I cried watching secret millionaire too. It was brilliant. It restored my faith in human kindness.

just a note to say im gone just as mad

Hello

Just a quicky from me to say I have started getting lower back ache today. Could be because I tidied all ds's toys away earlier, or maybe because I stood in the kitchen preparing a Sunday roast for nearly 2 hours

Got lower tummy cramps too, and feeling shattered. Starting to think I may be in with a chance this month.

Chebs: Thanks for your post hun. Wasn't sure how to take it at first! I started this diary as a way of venting every emotion that us ttc'ers go through each month. From the depression and upset of af, to the panic and desperation of bd'ing on time and the stress it puts on our relationships, then to the 2ww which is agonising. When I am in the 2ww and I think i'm in with a chance of a bfp I google pregnancy symptoms to read about in the hope that one might apply to me. It is like an obsession But part of me enjoys it. I want to list every litle niggle and pain that I get this month, because if I do get a bfp (please, please, please) it will be a good record for other ttc'ers.

I don't think i'm going to change my little obsession, i've been like it for 11 cycles, so until boredon sets in I will carry on

Michie: Not long til testing for you hun, good luck!!

Well, about to watch the second Bourne film, i'm really excited. Sad? Yup!!!!

Hoping I don't have any stupid dreams tonight, or if I do can Angelina stay at home and leave me and Brad to have a little fun

Just sat and ate 5 chocolate digestives, tut. I am very naughty Starting a walking programme tomorrow. 12,000 steps per day

Kate
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Hello

Well, not long til testing time. It's gone really fast this month, mainly because I had that mad moment half way through the month so that's split the month up nicely.

I don't want to get overexcited, but starting to feel a few twinges here and there??? Now, every month I say this and af arrives, so can't even begin to build my hopes up. Every time I start thinking 'am I?' the reality of the last 11 months kicks in and brings me back down to earth.

Got lower tummy cramps and back ache which is a sign of pregnancy and of af, so just need to sit it out until Friday.

Had another odd night full of crazy dreams. Woke up feeling tired, but wanting to get up??? That's unusual for me

Signs/Symptoms CD27

Lower tummy cramp, def feel like af warming up to make an appearance.

Lower back ache, like i've been bent over for too long. (I haven't )

Sensitive nipples, hurt a little when I adjust my bra, or knock them against anything.

Feel nauseas after coffee.

Wierd dreams, very active all night long.

Feeling bunged up on waking. This could be the onset of a cold, but been sniffly for the first hour after getting up for a few days? Then fine for the rest of the day.

Feel a little swollen in lower tummy, I crouched down below and it felt strange. Like I was puffed up down there. I'm big anyway so I wouldn't visually notice if I was swollen, but it felt odd.


Anyway, there we have it for today. Things are a bit different this month. I haven't worked out my due date if I did get a bfp I haven't discussed names with dh and I haven't fantasised about announcing the news to family. So this confirms to me that deep down I am prepared for another bfn. I saw a Witches spell on ebay the other day, so if I get a bfn this month I am going to buy myself a fertility spell! Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Kate
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Hi Kate,
Just to let you know that when I was pregnant with my ds I had the most vivid dreams right through my pregnancy. Not sure if it's a bona fide symptom of early pregnancy but you never know! Hope it is though! Love reading everyone's daily symptoms, within an hour of reading I usually have all of them myself. The power of suggestion eh! Suppose it's what keeps us all going during 2ww.

Hels

Hello

I am a little later posting on here today. Did a mammoth post on the 2ww thread earlier and it wore me out!!

Had such a busy nights sleep last night my dreams are so vivid (symptom ???), was wiring 30 Bang & Olufsen (sp?) stereo systems up???? Met Paul O'Grady and he was a real diva, kept demanding ridiculous things??? Then had to take Tea & Coffee orders for a room of 500 people??? Then had to do washing up in a restaurant but the water was boiling hot and I couldn't put my hands in it??? Then I had to keep counting to 30, but everytime I got to 28 I would get interupted and have to start again??? I felt exhausted when I woke up.

Feeling fine today, a tad bloated but fine. Boobs are swollen, but I know from past months that's a normal sign of af coming. I am still hopeful for this month, but also realistic that I don't think it's my turn. I feel slightly headachey, but it's been stormy today and I always get storm headaches.

I was going to test this morning, but ds woke up crying so I never got round to it. I'm glad I didn't test as it keeps the dream alive a little longer.

Worked out that if I get a bfp this month I would be due 5th August!! How cool is that, but if I go from my lmp it puts me as 26th July. I would go with August date as I know my bd dates

In the last half hour i've been getting incredible pains in my lower tummy, like stabbing pains. Not sure if it's cos I need the loo (sorry tmi )

Signs/Symptoms CD28

Nauseas after mug of tea

Vivid dreams

Tender boobs, erect nipples

Windy (sorry!!!)

Headache (could be because of the storm!)

Slight cramping in tummy.



Right, will def be back on later. After Gordon Ramsey though!!!

Kate
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