What are the very first signs of pregnancy?

Short of a positive pregnancy test, there's no way to be positive (at least this early on) that you're pregnant. Still, there are plenty of signs that can give you a hint. If you find yourself saying one or more of these things, you should be thinking pregnancy (and running out to the store for a home pregnancy test):

1. "Ouch! Don't touch my breasts!" Tender breasts and nipples — and I'm talking tender — is one of the first signs many women notice after they conceive. As early as a few days after conception, your breasts may feel full, swollen, and painful to the touch — similar to the feeling you may experience before you get your period but probably a little more pronounced. Make that a lot more pronounced.

2. "Holy dark areolas, Batman!" Not only are your breasts tender, but now it looks like they're changing colors before your eyes! Don't worry — and don't run out to get your eyes checked. It's normal for the area around the nipple (a.k.a. the areola) to darken in hue during pregnancy and even to increase in diameter somewhat. The color change can start as early as a week or two after conception, due to the pregnancy hormones surging through your body. You may also notice an increase and enlargement in the tiny bumps on the areola (called Montgomery's tubercles, in case you need to know).

3. "What's that spot on my underwear?" Some women experience implantation bleeding when — you guessed it — the embryo implants in the uterus. Scanter than a period (and earlier than your expected monthly flow — around five to ten days after conception), implantation bleeding is usually light to medium pink in color (not red, like a period) and is spotty.

4. "Why don't I just move into the bathroom?" The need to pee at an alarming frequency is a symptom of pregnancy that appears on the scene pretty early, usually about two to three weeks after conception.

5. "Get me to a bed — and fast." And not for sex. Extreme fatigue — make that exhaustion — sets in very early in a pregnancy, due in part to the surging hormones in your body. Not to mention all the work your body is doing to jump-start the making-a-baby process.

6. "I think I'm gonna puke." Another reason to move into the bathroom, unfortunately. Nausea and vomiting — those hallmark symptoms of pregnancy — can unfortunately strike a newly pregnant woman pretty early in her pregnancy (though it's more likely to begin around week six).

7. "What's that I smell — and why does it smell so strong?" Do you smell what's on the menu before you've even opened it? Believe it or not, one of the first changes some newly pregnant women report is an increased sensitivity to odors. It could be because of the increasing amount of estrogen in your system during early pregnancy.

8. "I feel like a walking flotation device." Do you have that bloated feeling? You may not be able to differentiate between a preperiod bloat and a pregnancy bloat, but that bloated feeling can creep up on you very early in a pregnancy. Whoopee cushion anyone?

9. "I'm late." No, not for a meeting (though that may happen, too, with all these symptoms getting you distracted). If you've missed a period (especially if your periods generally run like clockwork), you may already be suspecting pregnancy — even before a pregnancy test confirms it.

10. "It says I'm pregnant!" The proof is positive (or, at least, 99 percent positive) on that pregnancy test you can take as early as four days before you expect your period (depending on the brand — though the results will be more positive if you wait until P-day to test). Whether it's a blue or pink line, a positive sign, or a digital readout, if that home pregnancy test says you're expecting — expect some major changes in your body and life during the next nine months (and beyond).

source: http://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/as...

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I would say mostly sore breast

and some experience very tired

everyone has different types of symptoms some traditional some weird...best bet when in doubt...buy the test :o) I tell you my first pregnancy I had symptoms before I knew I was pregnant..and my second it was funny because my symptoms started immediately after I "pee on the stick" and showed me positive sign.... LOL

Good Luck!

Me first sign was kind of funny.I was 20,and I worked at a motel with my boyfriend at the time [together 4 years] and every morning I would drink one small mountain dew and one morning I went to take a drink and ended up spitting it out.The smell of everything made me sick to my stomach.I was tired and sore everywhere.Nausea sooo bad.I wanted to find a rock to crawl under forever.I had no energy to do any of the things I used to.My the third month it was better.

When I had my first baby the signs that I had was:

Dizzy, Nauseous, Morning sickness-which last (for me) until 7 months, Sore Breasts, Stomach/Abs cramps, Leg cramps, and finally Back pain.

It will depend on your pregnancy, now I'm expecting again, and I feel great( except mood swings)Good Luck.

The first sign for me was feeling sick to my stomach at the sight of any food...but some ppl dont have this so it could be missed periods of course, but that could also be a sign of other things as well....umm also I stayed tired alot....

I was so hot and exhausted that I almost passed out in Wal-mart buying dog food...that and I had NO appetite for dinner. This coming from the person who eats even when shes sick. My hubby is the one that thought I might be pregnant and made me take the test...which was positive. My breasts were swollen a few days later.

I concept for certain my interval was once coming. Saturday and Sunday I had the worst cramps I had felt in years, Monday after no interval I established and there was once my optimistic. The cramping endured however lessened over the following week or so. Good Luck to you!

First signs tend to vary from female to female but mine were heavy, sore breasts and a general feeling like I was about to start my period but never did.

Lots of times sore breasts and spotting when you normally would be having a period, this is called implatation spotting and is caused by the embryo attaching to the wall of the uterus.

Good luck!