So it seems like every month, even when I'm not trying, I think I have some weird symptom and have found this board very helpful so I want to pay it forward. This is my second pregnancy and was very different from my first in terms of early symptoms. I'll give symptoms for both for you ladies wondering about differences. My First Pregnancy: we got pregnant on the first try, I wasn't tracking much. After natural family planning for years I knew my cycles and ovulation well without tracking.
7 -8 DPO - Spotting mostly brown off and on when I wiped. Very obvious, but only when wiping
8 DPO - Woke up drenched in sweat
9-18 DPO - My boobs, and more specifically my nipples hurt so bad that I KNEW I had to be pregnant. I used to get sore boobs before Af, but not like this, this was like just wearing a bra was horribly painful. I finally tested on 18 DPO with a very dark BFP. Between the spotting and boobs I had no doubt
This pregnancy:
1 DPO: Scratchy throat at night, trouble sleeping
2 DPO: Woke up unable to breathe, terrible allergies, throat hurt all day, can't tell if I'm getting sick, or allergies or what. Thirsty, dry mouth, canker sore.
3 DPO: Vivid dreams, very tired, throat still hurting
4 DPO: Hungry, cramps, gassy, irritable, (should probably mention that at this point I was packing, getting ready to move in a few days, some symptoms may have been related to the stress of the mood.) Slept really soundly.
5 DPO: Lots of cm, more then usually for this point in cycle. Pain in lower abdomen (felt like uterus area), pain continued and got worse at night. Shortly after the cramping got worse I noticed a tiny speck of blood when I wiped. It was definitely there but I would never have noticed if not examining the toilet paper. During the evening I also had indigestion. Even though this is early for implantation, it definitely was this day.
6 DPO: Back killing me, but probably from packing all day. Thirsty, dry mouth.
7 DPO: Face flushed, minor cramping and pain in both ovary areas. Brief mild nausea.
8 DPO: Same as yesterday + major allergies, starving, chest is sore on the outsides. Constantly feel the need to pee, but sometimes it won't come out. Moving weekend, on my feet all day.
9 DPO: Chest not hurting any more. Nose stopped up, lower back killing me, probably from moving/packing. Insomnia, couldn't breathe, nose totally stopped up, could not fall asleep.
10 DPO: Sleepy, hungry, still having allergies. Move is done today, long nap.
11 DPO: Peeing tons, starving. I do my long run on Mondays, usually 15-16 miles, but this run felt weird. Something felt off. Had to keep stopping to blow nose. Ended at 12 miles, came home and took a test. Had only held my pee 2.5 hours, and drank loads of water and still got a clear BFP (probably because I implanted so early). There was no symptoms other then a speck of blood that made me think I was pregnant. I only tested because after praying I felt in my spirit I needed to test. Normally I would wait until after a missed period because I don't want to know if I have a chemical pregnancy.
12-20 DPO: Surprisingly great mood and energy. Minor pain in boobs, and minor AF like cramps. And STARVING! Also, I have energy during the day and practically pass out when my head hits the pillow which is unusual for me.
Hope this helps someone.