Possibly Pregnant? - Anaheim,CA

It's not too early to take a pregnancy test. If it turns out negative and you continue with symptoms, then I would follow up with a visit to your doctor to rule out other possibilities. If it's positive then you can be sure to begin your prenatal care early enough.

LOL, I'd have already grabbed a cheapy test (or three) at the dollar store even though you can't take a negative result as accurate this early. Also agree with the PP to treat yourself as if you were certain until you rule it out entirely.

On the belly size, though, just because the baby would be incredibly tiny at this point (assuming you are pregnant) there is also increased blood and tissue building up in the area as well as amniotic fluid.

My first symptoms for both pregnancy were stuffy nose and general fatigue... almost flu-like in intensity. I was clueless the first time but figured it out by the fourth week this time round. I'm a big believer in intuition so my opinion is: go with your gut! (Terrible pun fully intended! Hehehe >;)

Good luck!

If you go to the doctor and have them do a blood test, they can test your HCG (I think that's what it's called) and they can tell you if you are. When I had my first, I had gone to the hospital with a horrible flu, they ran a blood test and confirmed I was pregnant. I was only 13 days along.

Hi M.
don't discount being pregnant too early to tell. I was two weeks pregnant and I knew it. I told the doctor (male of course) and he insisted there is no way I could know that early. Well I told him all the symptoms I was having and he did the test and sure enough I was pregnant. I told the doctor that I new the exact time and day I became pregnant. Well sure enough I definitely was pregnant. some women are very intune with their bodies and can tell things that don't necessarily show up on others. Sometimes your second one will show earlier because you have already been stretched out in all the same places from before. So don't be surprise if you are in fact pregnant. By the way - Congratulations!

You could just have a minor hormone imbalance, but yeah, you could be showing this early because you've already been stretched with the first pregnancy and there's more room for you to get big. I get bloated before my periods to the point where I get asked if I'm prego. I'm eating a lot less sodium to see if that helps. Anyway, good luck!

Every pregnancy is different. In fact, you can take a pregnancy test as early as 5 days before you would miss your period.. Each of my 5 pregnancies were different. With two of them, I didn't know til I was almost 8 weeks, and with the other 3 I knew right away. If you want peace of mind, I would take a pregnancy test. The generic one work just as good as the name brand. Best wishes!!

with two out of my five I was pregnant during my last period :) so if you are you could actually be 7 weeks along :)

I also knew when i was pregnant the next day after concieved and it was my 2nd pregnancy. I had a girl the first time and boy 2 nd time and they were 3 years apart. I do remember my stomach got bigger right away and went into maternity clothes early, i am also very small boned.

When i told anyone i knew i was preg. Right away i just got looks. It's so good to hear after all these years that someone besides me also knew. For one thing i remember i felt different and when i looked in the mirror my eyes looked different. Softer look someway, hard to explain.

I also was sure my first one was a girl and she was and the same with my boy in fact we only picked out girl's name the first time and boys the second time. Again everyone said there was no way to tell. I am 74 so they didn't have the ultrasound back then to tell

well anxious to hear you r responses. Sandy

Hi M.,
I showed right away with my second pregnancy. It's common because your uterus is already stretched out so it's not really the baby that is making you bigger. And your body is familiar with the hormones which cause all that stuff plus you are more in tune with what things feel like since you've been through it before. If you are pregnant, you will probably feel the baby moving alot sooner than you did with the first (not yet of course). With all of my pregnancies, I tested positive around 11DPO (days past ovulation) so it might not be too soon to test. Just be sure to get the kind of tests that test for lower levels of the hormone (usually says "test 5 days sooner"). Best of luck to you. Let us know what happens. :)

When I was trying to get pregnant I felt pregnant and that I was having symptoms all the time. It was the month I was actually preg that I didn't feel anything. During this time I read of a phenomenon that is very common called phantom pregnancy. We want to be preg and end up having symptoms as a result. Your belly may bloat for a host of reasons, but it takes about 11 weeks for the uterus to even peak above your pelvic bone, so I doubt you are showing. I swore I was showing at 8 weeks but then realized the constipation from first trimester was causing bowl distention. Ha ha. I Hope you have a little grain of rice baby in there, but don't think you're popping yet. I know you are on pins and needles, but hang in there, you can test soon. FYI, careful on the early preg test, they can give false positives contrary to popular opinion. It happend to me.

In Feb. 2007, I went to my doctor complaining of heartburn, nausea, and bloating (I'd start out the morning with an almost flat belly and by evening, I'd look like I was 4 months pregnant).

She did 2 things: checked for pregnancy and also had blood-work done to check for h-pylori. (some kind of bacteria that lives in the stomach and causes gassiness, bloating, heartburn and is believed to be the underlying cause of ulcers.)

It turned out I was pregnant- we found out that same day, but it also turned out that I did have h-pylori as well. It was a miserable prgnancy- besides the fact that I looked much bigger than I was from the start, (no one likes to look fatter/bigger than they are) the worst was the heartburn! The gassiness was not nice, but the heartburn was waaay worse than normal pregnancy heartburn.

Get yourself to your doctor. So he/she can check for both pregnancy and H.Pylori. If you are positive for both like I was, you'll have to live with it for a while. (I received antibiotic treatment for it when I was 35 weeks pregnant because, as my OB put it, the baby was "already cooked" by that point and there was no real terratonous risk to her at that point from the antibiotics.)

Also...the treatment did take away most but not all of the symptoms of H. Pylori. I've been tested 3 times and tested negative, but I was still having the bloating and gassiness. I put up with it for about a year after my baby's birth and then started going to the Dr. to find a solution. After a couple of blood checks, etc, in January we had decided to do an upper GI to see if anything turned up...Well the day I saw my Doctor and decided on the GI as the next step, we found out I am pregnant again! So even though I was barely five weeks pregnant then, I was looking like I was four months. Now that I've hit five months, I start out pretty small in the morning-my belly is soft and jigggly but by evening it is taught and big.

I'm sorry if I'm worrying you too much, but it is a possible solution for what you're feeling- pregnant or not. The good thing is that though these things cause you discomfort, the worst being the heartburn, they are not seriously dangerous to you or your baby if you really are pregnant. The H. Pylori is definitely treatable. (It is however transmittable, so if you do test positive, you need to watch for symptoms in your family and husband. Drinking from the same cup, kissing can transmit. But they will not test unless there are symptoms. In my case my husband also was having the symptoms, was tested and was also positive. So he too waited until I was able to get the treatment, since we felt there would be a chance that I would re-transmit it to him.)

Anyway...I know my 2 cents were more like a $1.00, but I just wanted you to know that I was experiencing the same thing you are and they were not caused by pregnancy. I wish the best for you.

-I.

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If you have any further questions, I'd be happy to tell you as much as I know form my experience.

I felt everything sooner the 2nd time around for sure! Could be...

Just take a test. They are so sensitive they can detect pregnancy hormones like 3-4 days before your period is ever due!

Not to much help here, but I know that with my 2nd I showed ALOT sooner. the doctor says it is because my body already knew what to do. I say take the test it can't hurt. You never know. Good Luck

I, too, suspected early on in my pregnancy. Boobs were killing me well before I was due for my period, was starving non-stop, and just generally felt like something was up. I took a test at home 5 days before my period was due and though the line for a positive result was faint, it was there. That was two weeks after conception, so I wouldn't wait to take a test if I were you (even though a "negative" wouldn't necessarily mean you weren't). I took another test a few days later for confirmation and the line was darker. I remember feeling terribly disappointed that the OB didn't want to see me for another month (at least six weeks along). Anyway, good luck - you're likely on to something in my humble opinion.

I popped out much quicker with #2 than #1. In fact the only symptom I had at first was a really bloated stomach. Your body remembers being pregnant from #1 and so you stretch quicker and easier! Good luck!

Wow, we are in the same boat! I have to wait a couple weeks to test as well, but I know that after sex a few weeks ago I felt different, something just felt different then before. I dunno how exactly to explain it.

I know it sounds crazy, but I am pretty sure you can know when you conceive. I think it's like an intuition thing that women have. I have heard lots of stories of women who knew they were pregnant before any test could tell them.

My best advice right now is to treat yourself as if you are pregnant. Watch what you lift, drink plenty of water and relax (as best you can). Then in a couple weeks try taking one of the first response early tests and see what comes up.

Hi M.,

I would get a pregnancy test. I have a friend who was pregnant for 5 months before she confirmed it because she had
a period every month. In fact, she had a period every month of her pregnancy, including the month she delivered...

Anyway, good luck and best wishes!

R.

Hello,

I am 12 weeks pregnant/3months and this is my 4th baby. I started out with the flu then afterwards found out that I was pregnant. And if you can believe it I too am showing..At first I was like no way! But I know that it has to be because first of all I have had the "All Day Morning Sickness" for the last 3months. I can't stand the smell of food cooking, or anything heavy or spicy. SO I know that it's not because I am over eating. I actually lost weight! I can't fit into my regular jeans, so my husband went out and bought me some maternity pants because he got tired of me trying to squeeze into my regular clothes. So I want to wish you good luck and hope for a BFP! All I know is that everyone is different in a way. My first born was a boy and I looked like I was carrying a basketball around and was sick all the time and lost alot of weight and didn't gain that much. Next babies were both girls and I felt so good through out my pregnancies that I ate really good and just looked fat and wide. :( ....but with this one I actually think it will be a boy just because I feel the same as I did with my son and look just about the same. Well GOod Luck to you!

It is possible that you are pregnant. Every pregnancy/baby is different. And even if the baby is still very tiny, it could be that your uterus is already expanding to make room for baby - and that could be why you're "showing". It is also possible that you just have a mild tummy flu, which would also cause bloating and occasional nausea and heartburn. Or, have you changed anything in your diet recently? That could also do it... I think the only thing to do is wait a few more weeks and take a test! Then you'll know for sure :)

you could be... infact im asking myself the same question too. its best io wait till you would be about 4 or 5 weeks to test. so wait atleast a week before you test. also sometimes you will show sooner with the more children you have. my friend looked 4 months preg at 8 weeks with her son (she is also very tiny). hope this helps.

Not all beople feel morning sicknes.I have had 7 children my girls I felt sick with my boys no sickness.So I would now have a home test to see what happens. That would make you feel better I hope.My 7th child thought she had the flu I told her to go to the doctor anyway.Her flu is now 17yrs.old.

I'm now a grandmother and a great grandmother. Beth

I've heard from girlfriends and from "The Girlfriend's Guide..." that many women show immediately upon getting pregnant. Don't know why, can't explain it. On the other hand, some moms don't even know they're pregnant because they still get 1 or 2 light "periods" after conception... If you think you are, get yourself checked. :-)

M....
Have you considered you may be further along than 3 weeks? I had a full, regular "period" while I was pregnant, in the beginning. By the time I thought I was 4 weeks along, I was actually 8 1/2 weeks along. Imagine our surprise! You should go get checked out... Good luck!

I always knew within the first two weeks as I started sneezing and didn't stop, for three months. I took the home pregnancy tests in the first two weeks. So that is what I would do if I were you. I'm still trying to figure out that at possibly 13 weeks you still haven't gone to the doctor.