How I knew I was Pregnant before Testing | Early Pregnancy Symptoms

Welcome back to the Blog! Today I am going to share how I knew I was pregnant before any test or doctor visit made it official. My first missed period was Wednesday, February 16th and on Friday February 18th around 4pm I began having very light spotting. It lasted for maybe 3 hours. I was scared and thought that I was not pregnant. There is no way because all the pregnancy apps say we missed our shot this month. That night my mind began to change. I had an overwhelming feeling that I am pregnant, and everything is going to be okay. I felt as if God was with me there in that moment helping me realize He had given us a baby. Throughout the coming weeks many pregnancy symptoms began to show, more symptoms and more intense and strong feelings. 

  My first symptom reared its unfortunate head before I realized I was pregnant (obviously before the testing & my epiphany) and that was very vivid nightmares. My first nightmare about zombies and my second nightmare about Texas chainsaw. It was not fun. So much so that it was making me scared in real life when I woke up. The approaching weekend my epiphany sparked, and I knew, I am carrying a baby. I believe my second symptom was obviously my missed period. My third symptom was light cramping. I actually felt this days before my missed period and then the Friday I began spotting. This symptom comes and goes at random, but doesn’t last long and the cramps are very light. My fourth symptom started the day after my realization and that was sore boobs. I thought I may have felt this prior to my missed period, but unsure when it started, we are going to say I officially noticed it after I knew. I definitely know how this pregnancy symptom feels because I experienced it before miscarrying. This symptom has pretty much been continuous with no relief from that day. I went to Walmart about a week ago and the seat belt strap that goes over your shoulder had hit my nipple just right, my eyes watered it hurt so badly. The fifth symptom was one that I actually did not have in my last two short lived pregnancies…exhaustion. It became a challenge for me to go up and down the stairs and bending over and standing back up made me dizzy. I also became short of breath very easily. It was definitely weird because I remember telling my doctor last time that I wasn’t tired, and I actually had a boost of energy. I can feel how different this one is, and I have since God gave me the answer, I kept questioning.

  The hunger and always needing something in my stomach set in as the sixth symptom. I noticed this on the 23rd of February. I actually noticed a lot that day. I woke up very happy, in a great mood, and very energized. In the beginning of my workday, I began to feel nauseous. All I had for breakfast was a handful of cheerios with my prenatal. I normally do not eat breakfast, but I always have a protein shake or apple juice between 9:30am-10am. For some reason on that particular morning my body wanted some kind of nourishment immediately. I became nauseous and felt a little sick because my stomach was empty. I now know why pregnant woman always say to snack throughout the day and never let your stomach become empty. I drank my shake and soon became hungry again but tried to hold off until lunch. By that time, I felt starved, but I got five bites into my meal and I was suddenly stuffed. I made myself finish the food because I knew I needed it and was going to want it 20 minutes later anyway. By doing this, I gave myself the biggest stomachache ever. I was able to relieve myself by using the bathroom and almost immediately became extremely tired. So tired that I could not keep my eyes open at work. Unfortunately, this caused me to mess up because I was helping customers while half asleep, but my kid said you overdid it. After hitting a wall at work, I felt overwhelmed with emotions. I was fatigued and crashed after getting home. This is where I noticed my seventh symptom, my boobs were swollen and my areolas were huge! I bought a black lace bralette from Old Navy in December that was too big. If I wore it with a tight fitted shirt you could tell by the lace budging out that I was wearing something that needed a little more boob to fill it. Well I noticed this day that the lacy breast holder now fit me perfectly. I was shocked at how just two weeks ago it didn’t fit properly and now it does. The changes your body goes through during Pregnancy are insane. The most recent and my eighth symptom is acne. I have never had problems with acne in my life. A pimple here a pimple there but never any outbreaks. Thank God I still haven’t experienced a full blown acne attack, but I have noticed a couple red bumps in weird places. In-between my boobs being one of them, there are a couple popping up on my upper back; I never thought I would ever have back acne; and on my hairline. I am grateful some of the harder Pregnancy symptoms have not hit me… yet and so happy that this amazing feeling I have will be a healthy and full Pregnancy.

March is finally here! Testing day is only four days away. I am ready to test now, I have been skeptical over the past couple of weeks but yesterday Brandon and I went to the store and we went ahead and purchased the pregnancy's tests. It started to make it feel real which is what I was afraid of. I am not scared anymore… I just feel ready. Before we left the house for our errands I asked him if he wanted to go ahead and do it after we came home so we could know. He did not want to. He wants to wait until Sunday, March 6th. The day I had planned to test since a week after feeling I am Pregnant. I kind of like it that way. We get to do it together and the timeline I pictured will stay the same. One thing I did do differently than planned was call my OB office. I wanted to make sure there was an available appointment for the specified date Brandon and I want. Fortunately it was available and we have a set time to come in and see my doctor. This morning I got a call from the OB office because I had a few questions and wanted to know what to expect from the coming appointment. I went in blind before and it was one of the scariest and disappointing experiences I have ever had. I didn’t want that this time, no matter the outcome. While speaking to the nurse I was asked to come in for blood work this afternoon and Friday morning to see if my HCG levels are going up like they should. This is not knew to me seeing as I had to do this with my second Pregnancy. This time we are hoping for a different and better ending. The Doctor agreed to not call me with the results until Monday morning as to not affect mine and Brandon’s testing day on Sunday. I don’t want to find out over the phone alone with blood results, but rather two pink lines or the word pregnant over a digital screen. If everything goes the way I hope and I am far enough along I am guessing the appointment scheduled two weeks from now won’t be a pregnancy confirmation necessarily but an ultrasound to confirm the viability. Which is exactly what I want.

I know God’s hands are on me and his presence his here. No matter what comes of this experience I know he has been with me the entire time and could not have had the strength or the happiness I have felt without him.

Two days away from everything being real! It is Friday morning and I returned to work after getting my blood drawn for the second time. For some reason my body has been giving the needle some trouble because Wednesday the needle pushed my vein out so I had to be stuck twice. The butterfly needle did the trick and this morning we again used a small needle, but had little fluid so it was hard to find a vein and when we did the blood just dropped out. Thankfully after the tourniquet was removed it started to flow. Now that the hard part is over I have to await the test results until Monday. I am excited and nervous and so ready for Sunday and Monday. Testing day and results day! Then a week later we will hopefully see our baby!

THIRD TIMES THE CHARM RIGHT?

It’s pregancy test day. I am waiting for Brandon to get home so we can pull out the test and watch as the screen pops up with the answer we have been waiting for for almost a month now. I can’t believe I have known I am Pregnant for so long and went so many weeks without proof and now I am about to have it. Now I am taking the pregnancy test…