How soon do symptoms start?

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-10-2003
How soon do symptoms start?
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Fri, 08-22-2003 - 7:17pm
Hello...I'm wondering how soon women who are pregnant can get symptoms? I had an LH surge on 8/12...BD'd on 8/12 and 8/13 (I know it's supposed to be every other day, but I didn't want to miss out on the surge). On 8/14 I vomited, which I never do, and I've been naseous ever since. I can't eat anything but donuts for breakfast - another thing I never do. My breasts are full, the right one is veiny, they both are mildly painful. And I'm exhausted. I tested on 8/19 (way too soon, I know) and ordered HPT online that test 20mcg, I'm waiting for them to arrive in the mail. It's been 10 days since the LH surge, and I have had some CM but no spotting.

I guess I didn't have to give all of the history, but what I'm really wondering is, how soon after conception is it possible for a woman to experience these changes in her body? Am I dreaming up the significance of these symptoms?

Any reply would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much.

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-12-2003
Fri, 08-22-2003 - 7:38pm
It takes ( average) 7 to 10 days my doc has said it can happen as early as 4 days for implantion after Bding then it takes another24- 48 hours for the hcg to start rising and doubling!Then it will double every 48 to 72 hours after. So there is truley honestly NO way to be exsperincing pregnancy symptoms untill at least 1 1/2 to 2 weeks after bding !Goodluck !!
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-10-2003
Fri, 08-22-2003 - 9:11pm
Really? 1 1/2 - 2 weeks? That's surprising to me considering all that's going on with the body in even the first weeks. When the people on this board report the symptoms they are feeling, it's often before the've missed their first period, which seems to be well before the two week mark.

Has anyone out there had early experiences similar to me?

I'm at the 1 1/2 week mark, so maybe it's possible. Guess I'm just trying to hold on to a shred of hope until I can test.

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-16-2003
Fri, 08-22-2003 - 9:24pm
I've been having a lot of symptoms, I don't know if they mean anything yet or not, but I've had them for a little while, nauseousness, tired, sore bbs, light cramping, temps are still high, some other ones too that I can't think of right now.

Jen

Jen

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iVillage Member
Registered: 08-10-2003
Fri, 08-22-2003 - 9:33pm
Thanks for your reply. You're having these symptoms before missing your first period like me?

Nola

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-12-2003
Fri, 08-22-2003 - 10:42pm
I did have symptoms before i got my ++ with 1 of my kiddos ! It all depends on how fast that HCG rises and when implantion takes place ..etc!! But there is No way what so ever you can have pregnancy symptoms untill implantion and the hcg does start to rise! Alot of the symptoms we all obsess about ends up being PMS and alot of us do have symptoms early and end up pg and implantion took place early and .. etc..!! How I figure it is if you have any symptom that relates to pregnancy OBSESS about it you never know when that BFP will pop up!!


Good luck !!HUGS!