Hi I am expecting to get my period somewhere between the 23rd and the 25th of this month. I have been experiencing feeling very tired, feeling nauseous, although I haven't actually thrown up, extremely emotional and occasional cramp like pains in my lower abdomen for about a week. I do not usually have cramps or feel sick or tired and I sometimes am emotional but I've been overly emotional. My breasts are also sore and I feel sick if I walk my normal speed (from 3.5 to a jog/run of about 5.5 in intervals) at the gym. I look a pregnancy test a few days ago that said I was not pregnant but I think it is too early to take a pregnancy test since I have not missed my period yet... but is there any way I could know more certain? Also I had some pinkish/brownish discharge earlier today when I whiped but it stopped and I have not noticed again.

The only way to know is to wait a few more days and if your period doesn't show test again. The thing with pregnancy "symptoms" is that they are so similar to pms (and so many other things), so they really can't be relied on for indicating pregnancy.

First response can actually tell you a few days before your missed period, so I would buy that brand of pregnancy test if you want to know sooner rather than later

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Originally Posted by alicewill

first response can actually tell you a few days before your missed period, so i would buy that brand of pregnancy test if you want to know sooner rather than later

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And even right there on first response's box they have a disclaimer that it may still be necessary to re-test because it doesn't ALWAYS show up early. So saying that it can actually yell you a few days before your missed period is not entirely accurate, it's more marketing.