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OMG!

I am getting sick all the time, my head is killing me and worst of all I can't stop the mood swings! LOL
—Guest amber

Hoping and praying

I'ive never wanted a baby till now and im praying I can have kids. I have an amazing and blessed new life with someone very special and just hope I will be blessed with my first child.
—Guest marina

So confused

So my period is 5 days late. I've had spotting and light cramping. I feel dizzy when I don't eat and I feel very bloated in the afternoons. No breast tenderness or sickness but I am tired all the time. I find myself napping in the afternoon which I never used to do. I've taken two tests but they were both negative. I'm so confused whether I'm pregnant or not. It's driving me crazy!
—Guest Taetae67

Not sure but excited to find out...

I am a week late and I'm worried. I am excited at the same time but I am having weird feelings. I am sore everywhere very worn out from doing just nothing. I feel bloated and "thick" is a good explanation. I can't seem to focus on things to long just kind of zone out. I also have mild back pains and tender nipples and a few cramps here and there. My worry is that I'm not because I do have irregular periods, but if it is positive when I take the test I am going to be so happy.
—Guest britt

5 weeks!

My husband and I have been trying for 5 years and to my surprise yesterday's test was positive! So excited but calm at the same time.. constant sore breasts that hurt extremely bad when I get up from laying on my back. My uterus feels full and heavy. I get hunger pains every couple hours. Need to pee quite a lot more and can barely poo. :P Getting heartburn which I never get. All in all...looking very good! Cant wait to get to 5 months so the little worry in the back of my mind can subside.
—Guest Shauna

Thinking I am pregnant...

My boobs are hurting soooo much started out like a stitch or cramp now both are so sore I can't touch them or lie on them, been to two doctors today who both think I am, but the blood test said otherwise. I've been off the pill 6 months now and my partner and I are trying.
—Guest Sam

9 Weeks

Exact same symptoms as I had with my daughter 5 years ago, from what I can remember anyway. Tired, tender breasts', nausea and vomiting. This time though I seem to be extremely hungry all of the time, with no strong cravings, just a need for food.
—Guest Jess

Afraid of pregnancy and birth

I have been told by midwife that I'm 6 weeks but I think maybe 4? I'm so exited but so scared as I have a huge phobia of being sick and I had a bad time with my first, a blood clot on the lungs and it went unnoticed for ages I could not breath and it was found 2 weeks after my C-section. I'm so afraid it will happen again as I could of died and then I had awful anxiety and postpartum depression for a year after. I'm praying I wont get sick. I'm so scared but want to enjoy the excitement.
—pinkleeanne

*yawns*

My fiance and I have been TTC for awhile. My symptoms as of today are: - mild boob pain - cramping - fatigue - headaches - mood swings :D
—Guest Harley (San Antonio, TX)

Pregnant? (1st time)

I am sure that I am pregnant but I am going to go to the doctors to make sure. I haven't had a period in over 6 weeks. I took 3 tests in a test kit and they were all positive (but the lines were very faint) I am in a lot of pain (back, stomach and chest) breasts are swollen and nipples are very sensitive. My belly is swollen as well. I am very tired and had massive mood swings.
—Guest lara

Nope, Not me

I had no symptoms really at all. My breasts were fuller and slightly painful but they usually are during the on coming of my period. I couldn't eat chicken anymore because it made me squirm but nothing else.
—Guest Shannon

Feeling Great and Worried

My husband and I have been trying for a couple years with no success. We moved to a new state for his career and I began seeing a fertility specialist. I had been on Clomid for a year or so, and he switched me to Menopur (injections). I got pregnant the first round, but it ended in miscarriage around week 10. Once able to try again, we got pregnant right away on the second round. I am now about 6 weeks pregnant and I'm thrilled and terrified at the same time. I feel GREAT which is also making me very nervous. During the last pregnancy, I was so sick I could barely function, but this time I have nearly no nausea (KNOCK ON WOOD!). It has me concerned. I just went this morning to have an extra blood draw done to check my levels (HCG and Progesterone) to give me some peace of mind. I have my first ultrasound a week from today, but I didn't want to wait. We just found out my husband is being deployed to Iraq, so we won't be able to try again for awhile. Wish me luck!
—Guest HeatherD

5 weeks :D

Took a test yesterday which came back positive! Very excited though boyfriend very confused. I had an idea I was pregnant due to sore breasts of a morning and strange pains and no sign of period. I am very excited and hope the boyfriend will be soon to.
—taylorjessie

first and excited

I have attempted to get pregnant for 3 years. I have pee'd on a stick several times before and the test was negative. So this time around I waited until my period was like 2 weeks late then I took the test and to my surprise there was a positive sign. it took me a long time to get excited due to recent disappointment. I am 7 weeks and my breast are killing me. I am very sleepy. I am peeing at least 2x an hour (me and the toilet are best friends)!!! What I hate the most is how much i eat. I thought ppl were over exaggerating when they said they were hungry all the time but damn it...I am eating every 3 hours. Ughh!!! But besides that I am doing great!!
—Guest Tori

Don't understand

I just got married 6 months ago which was the first time I had intercourse. I never had period symptoms. For the past week I've been feeling different. I've been running a low grade fever, headaches, stomach cramping, low back pain, queasy,but when I took a pregnancy test it read negative.
—Guest jackee w

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