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[woodgnome]

Hi all! I have one kiddo who is about to turn 3 & my H and I recently decided to stop preventing a second kiddo. It took me a while to get on board because I had PPD and PPA but I finally feel like I'm as ready as I ever will be. My cycles have always been like clockwork, even when I had Mirena (bummer).

I'm pretty sure that I ovulated somewhere around 7-8 days ago, but I'm not charting or anything like that. My period should come in about a week. A couple of days ago, my lower back started hurting and I felt kind of crampy and then yesterday, I felt nauseous on and off all day and couldn't eat much. The nausea is gone today but my appetite is definitely off and food (except fruit and bread) sounds gross. And my boobs started hurting today and I had heartburn.

It's way too early to test but could early pregnancy symptoms really show up a week before a missed period? Has anyone experienced this?

[Jalapeñomel]

My boobs have hurt as early as the day of ovulation to the day of my period. I’ve also had nausea and cramping since ovulation as well.

[melsamoony]

After over 10 cycles of trying I have figured out that PMS mimics pregnancy and each cycle is different so I try not to read into symptoms.

My boobs have felt sore and full, I have had heightened smell, nausea, cramps, no cramps, frequent urination, ect and all BFN's. Not trying to be a Debbie downer but until you can test it is impossible to differentiate if it is PMS or early pregnancy.

Eta: boobs not books.

[RITS]

What they said. It’s due to the progesterone surge after ovulation. If you get your period, progesterone drops and symptoms go away. If you’re pregnant, progesterone stay high and the symptoms continue.