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11-16-2012 at 1:30 PM
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Earliest Symptoms

Not KU yet ... Actually this is my first month TTC.

Just curious ... What was everyone's earliest pregnancy symptoms?

What did you do the month you got KU?? pressed, Pom juice, etc

Thank you!
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11-16-2012 at 1:44 PM
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I had no symptoms at the time i got my bfp... i just peed on a stick.

Also everyone makes its all complicated and obsesses over ttc, since your just starting keep it simple and have fun. All i didnt was use opks around when i thought i would ovulate... got positives and wahlah! Good luck!
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11-16-2012 at 1:49 PM
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I didn't use ovualtion tests but I had a pretty regular cycle so I got one of those ovulation apps. Works like a charm and it's kinda neat to see how many times you try. My hubby and I made a game of it to see if we beat the number of times from the month before! Like PP don't 'try' too hard, keep it fun and relaxed, it will happen.

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11-16-2012 at 1:58 PM
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brittnicole2011:
I had no symptoms at the time i got my bfp... i just peed on a stick. Also everyone makes its all complicated and obsesses over ttc, since your just starting keep it simple and have fun. All i didnt was use opks around when i thought i would ovulate... got positives and wahlah! Good luck!

This is horrible advice... just because it worked for you doesn't mean it works that way for everyone. I suggest that OP go on TTGP, even just to lurk, to get some helpful information.

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11-16-2012 at 2:01 PM
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mama&baby:

brittnicole2011:
I had no symptoms at the time i got my bfp... i just peed on a stick. Also everyone makes its all complicated and obsesses over ttc, since your just starting keep it simple and have fun. All i didnt was use opks around when i thought i would ovulate... got positives and wahlah! Good luck!


This is horrible advice... just because it worked for you doesn't mean it works that way for everyone. I suggest that OP go on TTGP, even just to lurk, to get some helpful information.

she is JUST starting! If the opks don't work for her in a few months then she can take someone elses advice. It worked for me.. and others she was looking for expierence...not your opinion of my expierence.
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11-16-2012 at 2:01 PM
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I am on TTGP, using OPK, temping ... I'm just curious what worked for ppl who are KU.
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11-16-2012 at 2:03 PM
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Lchase04:
I am on TTGP, using OPK, temping ... I'm just curious what worked for ppl who are KU.
exactly: D if u don't have success after a few months then mayve take some more steps. But if your pretty regular its a little easier for opks to work great:D goodluck hope to see you here soon!
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11-16-2012 at 2:07 PM
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Earliest symptom: weeeeeeiird a$$ dreams (and yes the extra vowels are warranted in this case).  Told my husband I had a really crazy dream and that I needed to POAS Stick out tongue 
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11-16-2012 at 2:08 PM
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Symptoms - nada.  Earliest was probably exhaustion and skin breakouts but not until 6+ weeks.

I temped the month I got pregnant and used opk's and that's it.
 
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11-16-2012 at 2:10 PM
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brittnicole2011:
mama&baby:

brittnicole2011:
I had no symptoms at the time i got my bfp... i just peed on a stick. Also everyone makes its all complicated and obsesses over ttc, since your just starting keep it simple and have fun. All i didnt was use opks around when i thought i would ovulate... got positives and wahlah! Good luck!

This is horrible advice... just because it worked for you doesn't mean it works that way for everyone. I suggest that OP go on TTGP, even just to lurk, to get some helpful information.

she is JUST starting! If the opks don't work for her in a few months then she can take someone elses advice. It worked for me.. and others she was looking for expierence...not your opinion of my expierence.

I understand what you said... but to be realistic this isn't how it works for a lot of people.

And to answer OP's questions...when I was PG with LO my first symptoms were weird dreams when I did manage to sleep, insomnia, cramps like my period was about to arrive, and being crazy tired (likely from the insomnia). I don't remember if it was in the beginning or not, but I lost my sense of smell.... I still don't have it back (I can still smell but it has to be relatively strong for me to pick up on it)
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11-16-2012 at 2:16 PM
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Just the + test! I don't have any yet really. Just a little cramping here and there, and semi-sore boobs, but no morning sickness or anything like that yet.

I only temped. I didn't use the OPKs...I actually didn't think that it was going to happen this month, so I was planning on buying OPKs for the next cycle (glad I didn't spend the $ on them!)


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11-16-2012 at 2:31 PM
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The symptoms I had were pretty much the same symptoms I got every month right before my period started - the only difference was, this month they didn't go away. My boobs hurt like crazy, I feel bloated and am really tired.

We were TTC for 10 months. The month we conceived was only the third month we had charted and used OPKS and Preseed all together. I'm not saying any of those was the "magic potion" that was responsible for me getting pregnant, but I do know that when we start trying for #2 I will be using that combo from the start!

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11-16-2012 at 2:32 PM
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Everyone is bickering about whether you should try special TTC things or just sit back and have lots of sex. It really depends on you.

Are you in a hurry? If it takes you six months or a year, will you be irritated or upset? If you're still young and have lots of time on your clock, I would advise you just relax. I got pregnant in 3 months by stopping birth control. I only did a HPT the first month I was eager and just had to know! and a few days after my estimated period date this month. I didn't temp, or test for ovulation or anything.

For MOST people you can totally get pregnant like this. People have been doing it for thousands of years! But, some people have difficulty, or just want to feel in control of their fertility even when starting out. Those are the people who end up on TTGP forums. The ones who just go with the flow are less likely to be thinking about it 24/7 and hanging out on pregnancy forums.

My plan was to talk to a doctor start really trying after 6 months, knowing that as a healthy 23 year old the odds of fertility are in my favor and if it takes me awhile to get pregnant well we started young. So far it seems like my bet is paying off 7 wks along.

If you're in a big hurry or worried that your fertility is already timesensitive due to age, trying extra hard might be right for you. But otherwise, I seriously advise you to just spend a few months having sex without contraceptives and see what happens!

ETA: first symptom was the breast pain. Hugging family members who don't know yet is so miserable!
 
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11-16-2012 at 2:35 PM
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I had bad cramping.  I just associated it with menstrual cramps, but they were a little more severe.  I took a EPT 2 days after my missed period and it was +.
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11-16-2012 at 3:00 PM
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My cycles are crazy so I used opks even though I was charting. I didn't have any symptoms but something just told me I was pregnant from as early as a few days after....As crazy as that sounds. However one day i physically felt i was getting my period and decided to test on an opk for fun and it was positive so I went out and bought a pregnancy test. I didn't get any symptoms other than what felt like pms until about the middle of 5 weeks. 

Dont worry about the early symptoms they are too similar to pms. Have fun trying and good luck.  
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11-16-2012 at 3:33 PM
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I didn't have any symptoms except missing my period and I do remember I was VERY emotional last week and kinda had a feeling I was.  So far I'm just very tired and bloated.  I didn't use any kits while ttc- just charted on fertilityfriend by doing the temps.  I'd just have fun with it and not stress about it too much the first few months.  GL to you guys!
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11-16-2012 at 4:27 PM
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I had uterine cramping, mild nausea, and insomnia starting at 8 dpo.
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11-16-2012 at 4:27 PM
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I had a lot more "symptoms" when not pregnant, but these were some new things that happened during the 2ww that turned into a BFP.  

Pain around my hipbones (RLP maybe??) from 5dpo on, a lot of wetness going on down there (way more than normal for my LP), emotional (but it was hurricane sandy time and I was watching the news nonstop and would probably have been crying even if no pregnant), and I got a 24 hour flu with fever, aches and vomiting (coincidence maybe?).


Good luck!

ETA:  I took 50mg B6 every day this cycle and drank grapefruit juice 4 days around ovulation.  I was already taking prenatal vitamins, temping, using OPKs, etc...

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11-16-2012 at 4:53 PM
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i really don't have any symptoms except increased wetness down there.  i tested cause my period was late.

this time around, we didn't do anything special.  we decided to go off BCP when i got my period in october, i figured that month would be a wash with my body gettng back in cycle on its own.  i didn't chart or anything, wasnt really paying attention that my period was late and then i took a test last week and found out we were lucky :) totally shocked!

for my first pregnancy, i did do the charting and OPK thing from the beginning, i drank green tea to help with ECM.    
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11-16-2012 at 5:20 PM
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I knew I was pregnant because my breasts were very sore! A lot more then PMS symptoms! Good luck!
 
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11-16-2012 at 6:20 PM
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I was charting and using OPKs. Hit O minus 2 and O.

Slight cramping at 7 and 8DPO and hot flashes started then. Other than that, no symptoms until about 6w.


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11-16-2012 at 9:16 PM
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i was getting cramps but no period so i decided to take the test after googling reasons for that.
 
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11-16-2012 at 9:47 PM
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My red flag was that I felt like I was lactating, I KNOW it sounds crazy but that is what made me say, "hmmmm". We did the OPK but never got a clear positive for ovulation so I was surprised that I got a BFP the first month we tried. Good luck!
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11-17-2012 at 10:58 AM
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I had quite a bit of cramping starting 6 days before I got my BFP.  Felt completely like menstrual cramps.  Insomnia also set in around the same time.. And hasn't let up!  Also sore boobies with occasional sharp twinges of pain.

 I did drink Pom juice occasionally from CD 1 of our successful cycle but not sure if that helped.  Because I don't chart or temp or didnt use OPK and couldn't exactly pin point O date, we just had sex every/every other day from a few days after period ended until a few days before period was due.  It was a marathon needless to say, but worked for us! 
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11-17-2012 at 5:48 PM
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I experienced my earliest symptom the night before my BFP. I was getting ready to go out to dinner & a huge hot flash hit me. I felt feverish & even asked MH to feel my forehead. I took my temp as well, but it was within normal range.

In the 1st year & a half of us trying, we did the whole 9 yards. Preseed, temping, OPK's, dietary changes...you name it (Oh, even mucinex Embarrassed because I never got EWCM). Frustration finally caused us to say "fluck it."

The month I got KU, we just happened to have sex in my fertile window. Nothing extra.

GL!

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11-17-2012 at 6:04 PM
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My only early symptom this time around was period like cramps in my low back.

The month I got KU I did not do anything besides having lots of sex. I had been temping long enough to get a good feel for when I O'd and decided I would not do it anymore after I hit 12 cycles.

I was had used OPK's, Pom Juice and green tea in the beginning but got sick of wasting money on it all and stopped everything except temping.

 

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