https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:54:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-23999 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:29:13 +0000 SAHM0811 23999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>the first time, i sort of knew because my boobs were extremely tender (unusual), i was very sleepy during the day (also unusual), and i got this super-exaggerated "melt in my heart" feeling when i saw babies (somewhat unusual). we weren't trying, but not on BC either though.</p> <p>the second time, we were actively trying... and i knew about 6 dpo because i visited an old neighborhood park and started to tear up (for pretty much no reason, just being sentimental). i guess if i had to put it in symptoms terms, i'd say it was feeling over-emotional. no other symptoms at that point, but i still was very hopeful about it. i got a BFN around 10 dpo, but then a BFP at 12 dpo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-23981 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:02:38 +0000 MissBBC 23981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 100% conviced that I was not pregnant - and believe me, I wanted to be and was looking for all the symptoms. I got both my normal AF symptoms - sore breasts and cramping - so I kept running to the bathroom becasue I thought I started. I only suspected when AF was late. I always thought I would just know because I am pretty in tune with my body, but I was wrong! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-23977 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:49:04 +0000 lemondrop 23977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had absolutely no idea that it would be a BFP. Definitely had plenty of months that I thought I knew but was wrong. Having that surprise/utter shock was definitely worth it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-23960 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:00:35 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 23960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought I just knew once, and got a BFN. That was a pretty disappointing month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-23958 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:55:28 +0000 Stosbet 23958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Took my HPT today and it was BFN. So I guess just knowing isn't a valid symptom.. but AF is still missing. hmm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-23899 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:28:55 +0000 TheFixIts 23899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>On the other end of the spectrum, I've definitely "just known" that I wasn't pregnant during the TWW. I had hope, but deep down knew it hadn't happened. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-22501 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:28:20 +0000 cyneswith 22501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's not worth stressing over, but it is worth testing over if it causes stress. I had at least two instances on birth control where my period was late, and I was kind of panicked. Having the test on hand made me far less spastic the second time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-22495 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:20:25 +0000 Stosbet 22495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you all think that "just knowing" is a valid symptom that is worth stressing out and testing over? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-22491 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:56:55 +0000 loveisstrange 22491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did. It's hard to say why I knew, I just felt... off. I am normally very in tune with my body. I could tell that something was different.</p> <p>My early symptoms were mostly frequent urination, fatigue and sore breasts. The boobs were the tipping point to get me to test. I got a BFP at 10 DPO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-22487 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:43:30 +0000 cyneswith 22487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a chemical pregnancy a few years ago. Suddenly, I craved mangoes - they normally make me really ill with even two bites, and I sat down and ate half a jar with no ill effects at all. Had a BFP at 4 1/2 weeks, and a BFN three days later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-22064 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:01:00 +0000 Red 22064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was sick and was gonna take cough medicine but had a nagging thought that I should take a test just in case since the cough medicine was on the forbidden list for pregnant women. I went out and got a test and it was positive so I just suffered through my cough. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-22026 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:24:24 +0000 Wondermommy 22026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's hard to describe just exactly how you "just know" until you indeed do. For me, it was some morning sickness, sore boobs(and tighter bra) and a sensitive gag reflex when I brushed my teeth in the morning, more specifically when I'd brush my tongue, bleh, there I'd go, lol. THEN, I was like, hmmm, let me calculate.......yep, better go buy a hpt. And sure enough, both times, bfps!<br /> ETA: One time, I wasn't even late, I tested a couple of days before I was due for my period, and boom! The other, I was two weeks past due for my period. Both times though, I still "just knew". The hpts were more of like a confirmation, like, "yep." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-22010 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:42:28 +0000 tequiero21 22010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i didn't "know".... few times i thought i "knew" and turned out i wasn't pregnant lol. the times i were, i was pretty shocked/surprised. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-21989 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:38:06 +0000 ALittleP 21989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I "knew" but I'd known before and I didn't want to be disappointed. I just got my BFP this morning. I had crazy dreams, a backache, my belly/uterus felt like it was stretching. I also just kind of knew that I could be pregnant. Now, just hoping and praying that we don't lose this one as we had a m/c with our first last year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-21953 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:32:22 +0000 Mrs. D 21953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I felt different, and my spotting a few days before my period was due was different than it usually is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-21947 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:17:55 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 21947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were TTC &amp; doing fertility treatments, so I knew exactly when to test to get an accurate result.</p> <p>That said, I found out 13 DPO. I just *knew* I could test &amp; get a positive test. I'd been feeling sluggish, extremely tired (going to bed at 7pm, when I'm normally a night owl), nauseated, and my breasts were sore.</p> <p>Part of me felt like I was reading into symptoms, since I knew I *could* be pregnant that month, but I just had a feeling. I tested, and it was positive almost immediately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-21939 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:35:28 +0000 owlmom 21939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was pretty sure. I got a little nauseous after eating breakfast and had to use the restroom more frequently than usual during the week prior to when my period was due. Try not to worry about it too much until you've tested (easier said than done, I know). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-21936 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:20:06 +0000 heffalump 21936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got the giggles.</p> <p>I know that sounds weird, but I feel like it's hormone related. Both times I had giggle attacks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-21933 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:56:59 +0000 mediagirl 21933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't know but my friends did. They saw how sick I was at 6dpo (like @Navy_Mommy) and how painful my boobs were. They all have kids and were all, oh you so are pregnant. I didn't think I was until I got sick after eating at 11dpo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-21914 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:59:37 +0000 Navy_Mommy 21914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I knew - mainly because my boobs started to hurt and I was getting dizzy all the time (that was literally at like 6 DPO). I got my positive at 10 DPO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-21872 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:55:09 +0000 Rosie Girl 21872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I "knew" with DS. For about a week I was getting sick every time I ate, that was my main clue. I never felt anything inside. Then, my period was late. So I tested and it was positive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-just-know-before-taking-an-hpt-how#post-21870 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:34:06 +0000 Stosbet 21870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not currently TTC. I am on the pill and really have no reason to believe I am pregnant, however, the last 3 or 4 days I have had this overwhelming feeling that I am pregnant.. and I can't shake the thought. It kept me up all night last night.</p> <p>The main thing that put the thought in my mind is that I have been having a weird feeling in my lower abdomen when I stretch out to sleep. Not cramps, just a feeling.. almost like it is being pushed and stretched from the inside.</p> <p>I am on seasonique so I haven't had a period since the end of August and I have no idea when I would ovulate or when would be an appropriate time to test. I finish my pill pack on Saturday so I was thinking of testing on Tuesday if I haven't started before then, but I am just so nervous and worried that I want to test now.</p> <p>So for you ladies that "just knew," how did you know and what did it feel like? </p>