But there areother early signs of pregnancy besides the obvious.
I hate beer so much.
To be polite, I sipped it.
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I called my boyfriend.
Then, I took a pregnancy test, and it was positive.
I learned later that pregnant women crave the hops for lactation.
I liked beer up until I stopped breastfeeding, and now I hate it again.
It freaked me out.
It did the same for two more mornings when I finally decided to test.
Monica B., 42
I fainted twice at a major business conference.
I was so embarrassed.
Joanie, 45
I walked into a used bookstore, and the musty smell almost made me vomit.
Never had that reaction to used books before!
Andrea C., 37
During my first pregnancy, the color orange made me nauseous.
I couldn’t look at anything orange.
The feeling went away after that pregnancy, and I didn’t have that sensation with my next two.
Julie K., 47
One of my earliest symptoms was a terrible metallic taste in my mouth.
Nothing would get rid of it!
Jamie A., 39
I wasso unbelievably exhaustedafter sleeping a normal amount.
I felt like I had been drugged.
I left work at 2 and slept until 10 the next day.
Sure enough, a test the next day confirmed.
Janice S., 33
Both times, I suddenly gotdandruff.
My breasts were a lot bigger.
I also could not handle the smell of peanut butter.
I got tested a few days after that and yep, I was pregnant.
Nichole G., 44
A friend of mine said, Wow, yourboobsare huge!
I was like, Huh?
Turns out I was.
Julie T., 53
I had a weird armpit cramp, no lie.
I googled it, and as soon as it said possible pregnancy symptom, I knew.
Sarah W., 28
I was a bigsmokerand drinker, and suddenly, I didn’t fancy doing either.
The body is a clever machine.
Laura S., 38
I could smell the breath of a woman I was speaking with.
Leslie L., 53
Intuition.
Dee D., 47
Mycat, who never sits in laps, slept on my stomach one night.
Turns out I was pregnant.
This happened each time for my subsequent pregnancies.
I think it was the change in my body temperature.
Even my husband noticed.
He has done this sixth-sense pregnancy announcement with all three of my children.
Gemma H., 27
Quotes have been edited and condensed for clarity.
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