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How can you tell the difference between being pregnant and just PMS?
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Anonymous
| Or does it feel the same? |
Anonymous
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Take a pregnancy test
If the PMS lasts for 9 months, chances are, you're pregnant. Or getting a divorce. |
Anonymous
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It totally depends on the person and the pregnancy. I know some people who have said they had no pregnancy symptoms whatsoever until 8 or 9 weeks. Others say they knew within a few days of conception.
The biggest difference for me is I get shooting pains in my breasts. That doesn't happen with PMS. I also tend to feel queasy by 7 or 8 dpo. |
Anonymous
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You will drive yourself crazy if you try to figure out if you are pregnant by looking for early signs. I have had nausea, tender breasts, dizziness, headaches and more during the 2ww and I've never had a positive test.
You are better off distracting yourself for those 2 weeks until you can test. |
Anonymous
Hahahaha (Sorry, just got a negative result today so I'm pissed/punchy/obnoxious) |
Anonymous
| At such early stage, there's barely any difference. The only thing that was different for me the first time is abundant pink discharge (sorry if TMI) around day 7-8 past ovulation, but cramps were the same as with PMS. With the second pregnancy, I didn't have any PMS, just mood swings. |
Anonymous
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Absolutely no difference for me at all. I really didn't think I was pregnant when I tested at 40 dpo.
DO NOT drive yourself crazy thinking you will know based on symptoms -- you probably won't. Just relax and do fun things during the 2ww. Stressing never helped anyone get pregnant 
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Anonymous
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The cycle I got pregnant, I was convinced I was getting my period. The symptoms were exactly the same - cramps, crankiness , etc.- I just about fell over when the test was positive.
Good luck to you! |