So I just took a test last night at 7pm after not having peed for four hours, and it was positive. 😊I know I always wondered what women's symptoms were before I got pregnant, so in case anyone is interested I'll share mine. But first I have to say, I really didn't feel any different than any other month up until the night before my expected period. Then I suddenly had horrible insomnia and gas pain. I couldn't fall asleep until midnight, and then I literally only slept for four hours.

1. Acne (but that's typical PMS for me)

2. Sore boobs (again, typical PMS). The thing I noticed, though, the morning of my expected period was that they seemed wider on the sides, not just fuller like during normal PMS. The areolas didn't darken, and I didn't get bumps on them.

3. Lack of appetite for a few days before. I also felt constipated, but the morning of my expected period I got the normal big clear (you know what I'm talking about 💩), so I thought for sure my period would start.

4. At 12 DPO I woke up because I had a dream where I was spinning, which made me feel a little dizzy and nauseated when I awoke. But once I got up and brushed my teeth, I felt fine.

5. I didn't have any PMS cramps. I also didn't have cramping after sex for the couple days before my expected period, like I usually do. That was a little interesting to me.

6. I actually didn't have much discharge, which was unusual for me because I usually have a lot of creamy or watery discharge before my period. It was sticky and dry this month.

7. I kept checking my cervix a few days before, because usually it is really easy to reach and hard. At first I was sure my period was coming because it was low and hard. But it changed a lot (between hard and soft), although overall I think it was harder to reach. I don't think checking the cervix is very useful though.

So, in conclusion, it's really frustrating but it really is true: the only reliable pregnancy symptom is a missed period. I felt less "pregnant" this cycle than I did during so many other cycles when I wasn't pregnant.