Is It Happen?

Some women do have near instant body changes and some don't. Everyone's different. I did. I became extremely tired for no reason at all. I could literally fall asleep on my feet when I was pregnant with my son. My mother-in-law said it's a very common symptom in China, which is how she knew I was definately pregnant before I even took the home test. The funny thing is the sleepiness only lasted around 2-3 weeks. Then a week or 2 later I got the morning sickness at various times of the day rather than just in the morning. I couldn't keep anything down except "red" food like things done up in tomato sauce, strawberries, cherries, sloppy joes, etc. Italian food was fine. Chinese food was a complete disaster. I'd get sick the minute I smelt cooked milk, fish cooking, and broccoli cooking. Hang in there. You might get lucky like me and have an easy delivery.

No, your body is completely unaware if you are pregnant or not until around two weeks.

Every story you will hear here will be looking back I just knew. No they didn't, they are looking back and just knew. Just like when the guy rear ended me on the highway, I just knew he was going to hit me because he was following too close! Yeah, so does at least one guy a week but in five years one actually hit me and I knew!

I know you're desperate to get pregnant, but you really are pushing too hard. Sometimes when you're trying too hard, you can actually make it harder to conceive.

Please try to relax some. Considering how much you talk about trying to get pregnant, you come across as obsessive about it.

Take pregnancy vitamins everyday. Eat lots of vegetables and get a good amount of protein. Walk and get exercise. Take care of your normal obligations. Read books that AREN'T about getting pregnant. Go out with friends. When you aren't thinking about getting pregnant so much, you'll be more likely to conceive.

The answer to your question here is NO, by the way.

M.:

You appear to be consumed with pregnancy or getting pregnant.

Does your body feel different? It MIGHT! However, it could be that you are stressing so much over TRYING to get pregnant that you are wearing your body out.

Stress can do funky things to your body. You know your brain can convince your body it's pregnant and give you all the symptoms of being pregnant? And guess what? You aren't pregnant! So please....chill...take a deep breath...have sex for fun and stop worrying about getting pregnant.

Good luck!

Maybe you're coming down with the flu or something. Pregnancy symptoms don't start that quickly. I suggest you go to the library and check out some books on pregnancy and how conception works.

Well, this is crazy and I know everyone says "no." But both times I was pregnant, I knew within days (or at least, I believed and I was right) and both times I knew the gender (or at least I believed and I was right) within weeks of conception. Those were the only times I believed I was pregnant, the only time I my body felt as it did, and it was literally within a few days of conception. It was difficult to wait to test, because I just knew I was pregnant and I was. But I have always been very in tune with my body and sensitive to even slight changes in my body chemistry and my environment. Annoyingly so. So perhaps it was all in my mind, but I'm 2 for 2 (and I'm never planning to test it again!)

But, that being said, the only way to know for sure is to test when the tests are sensitive enough to pick up the hormones.

ETA: Nope, Jo, it wasn't "looking back I knew." I knew at the time and was chomping at the bit to test to verify. We were trying and I knew/believed it right away and was right both times. It wasn't the only time we had tried, but it was the only times I felt and believed I was pregnant, and it was the only times I was right.

Just like Turnip girl down there, I didnt KNOW the minute or day of conception. Though my behaviors and other things were there that I was... it wasnt till I was sick with morning sickness 2 weeks later that I said "hmmmm OH THATS why I felt like that or did that" so I didnt know until I was aware and then looked back at some quirky behavior. 2 weeks is usually when some one really knows and their suspicions are confirmed.

no. i have three kids and started feeling fatigued about 6-8 weeks after conceiving.

Yes! Some people are VERY in-tune with thier bodies!!!

It's not possible hormonally but the stress of worrying about conceiving can certainly disrupt sleep and cause the fatigue.

I don't think there's a lot of evidence that worry too much can prevent someone from getting pregnant. It's been a long-held view but it really blames infertile people for their condition, like blaming the victim. Fertility and conception can be complicated and stress certainly doesn't help the situation (or anything else), but try not to blame yourself. That said, getting rest and good nutrition are always a good thing.

I agree with the post about continuing to live your life, doing other things besides being consumed with getting pregnant. I don't know your background story, but if you need medical help, get it. If you need emotional support, Resolve is a national organization dealing with infertility issues.

This is called "symptom spotting". I have been pregnant 5 times. With all 5 I got symptoms right around the 4-5 week mark which is right when you will miss your period.

If you know when you ovulated..... Wait 14 days and take a test. THEN you'll know if you are pregnant.

Yes - I remember barely being able to get out of bed and my hubby thought I had gone crazy!

My sister told me the day after that she was pregnant. It can happen. It is not the norm though. I never knew until I was almost done with my first trimester.

My friend knew almost to the second. She would get up from bed and some time in the next little while she'd find herself chewing ice from her drinks. She never chewed ice except when she was pregnant. She hated how it felt on her teeth so she didn't do it. But when she was pregnant she would catch herself chomping away. That's how she knew each and every time.