Thread: Hoping

Hi
I was just wondering should you experience abdominal tenderness if you are pregnant? Its not excessive just tender if I press on it. Due my period next week but am experiencing this for the last week or so. We have been trying for about 3months now. I have been more tired but not sure if its just work.

Hi joelou,

The main symptoms I noticed (about a week to 2 weeks before i missed AF) that I was getting lots of little cramps, my stomach was a bit sore - like I was due for my period (which of course i was) and was at the point of complete exhaustion. Aside from the fatigue, the symptoms were pretty much exactly like my symptoms i'd get just before AF was due, but they were about a week or more early.

it wasn't until around a week or so ago (at the 9 - 10 week mark) that i noticed that i had sore breasts and they'd grown at least a cup size! I went to bed one night without breasts, and woke up with them, I'd love them to hang around!

I think my partner was getting worried about me and thought I was having a breakdown! He'd come home from work and i'd be curled up in bed freezing cold and half asleep! Then i found out that i was pregnant.

Hi Karen,

Thanks a million that does sound a lot like me I have had cramps not too bad but just niggling. I do feel more tired like no energy like your limbs weigh a ton! Have had sore breasts but again just more tender than sore. No real obvious symptoms like nausea or sickness. My nipples are also bigger.
Ah i hope its not just wishful thinking you know you could nearly bring on cramps and imagine stuff when you want it bad enough

Hi Joelou


When i first found out i was pregnant i had normall AF sintoms and i was really moody. Didin't notice actually anything. i had been trying for four months to have a baby until it happened and i know when we want something badly we feel sintoms that we don't really have!
But give it some time and take a pregnancy test when your AF doesn't show up! It' will make you feel better.
I only started to get sintoms from my pregnancy about 3 weeks into it and i had bad morning sickness - it depends on each person. Just be patient, it WILL happen!

Keep us posted!

Hi, Joulou.

Your symptoms sound good, but as has been said, AF symptoms can be very similar or exactly alike. I hope you are pregnant!

Sending tons of your way!