Is major gas and bloating a common sign of early pregnancy?

I have been experiencing everything that you are all talking about. Before I had my daughter who is now 2 and a half I had a type of miscarriage where the sac is empty and had a DNC. We tried again and in Sept. I had all these feelings - gas, bloated, dizzy and faint, hot and cold, slight cramping and I found out in Oct that I had an ectopic/tubal pregnancy. I got the okay to try again and this is the first month trying and all the symptoms are back - minus the dizziness and some other ones, but I am SO bloated, gassy, when I get up to walk I feel the gas and its so uncomfortable. I also feel pulling occassionally, have some headaches which is unlike me, and have leg cramps. I am also very tired. I hope that I am not having another ectopic, but I guess these symptoms are all similar so I will have to call my doctor. Also, I know they say most women ovulate 14 days before their period is due, but apparently I do not and I know a lot of women don't either. I ended up ovulating right after my period and I read that a lot of people do so if you are wondering about that you can ovulate very early or very late and pregnancy symptoms can start very early on. I started getting mine (last time and this time) exactly 10-11 days after my period ended. I will post again when I find out whats going on.

Good luck to everyone :-)

ash2377, please let me know what the doc says. I also had an ectopic pregnancy last year. I believe I'm about 3-4 weeks pregnant now. I'm starting to feel those gas pains again. Although they are normal, I can't help but to be terrified that i'm having another tubal. Besides, we only have two, right? i have a doc appt. this weekend. i am so nervous.

I have been having really bad gas pains and bloating for like 2 weeks now . and i have gained like 4 pounds , im always hungry and i am having really bad break outs which i never ever get ... do you think im pregnant, my period isnt for another week and a half??

I had severe bloating and gas pains today. My period is overdue for a week today. As I have PCOS and take metformin regularly, i am not overly optimistic. I have headaches, tiredness, body pain and nausea.. no vomiting though.. Are these symptoms of pregnancy??

I have never been pregnant, and I wasn't exactly trying to have a child so soon.I haven't missed my period seeing as though it is never really a regular period I can never be too sure. I have experienced extreme fatigue and severe gas pains in my lower abdomen but no vomiting though, could I be pregnant ?

I haven't experienced extreme fatigue, but i have a whoooole lot of gas no matter what I eat. I'm also experiencing a whole lot of fluttering and activities on my stomach and I feel like my pelvic is just weighed down. I'm 13 days late on my period. I've taken 3 pregnancy test and all 3 say negative. My period is always regular, it's never been this late before. I went to Planned Parenthood yesterday to get a blood test, I have to wait till Monday to get my results. I'm so anxious right now, I feel pregnant but the urine tests are coming back negative, I just need to know something. I'll keep you all updated.

%-) ladies please help.
im also going throght these crazy feeling . my nipples are sore , my period is over a week late and my stomackk is full of gas, i dont know what to do . could i be pregnent?
i have had a few false alarms before , and i dont want to be disappointed again.

Hi, so I have been experiencing a lot of pregnancy symptoms, but I have taken 4 tests and they are all negative so far. Here is the story: I had sex on Dec 26th 2009, and it is January 26, so this saturday will be 5 weeks. The condomn broke, so it is safe to say we were not planning on a pregnancy. I was supposed to start my period the 28th of Dec or so, but I am not very regular, but I had been for about 3 months, and I didn't end upb starting fully till January 4th. On Jan 1st I started to have light pinkish brown spotting and it got me nervous that is was implantation bleeding, and it stopped the 3rd, so I was almost sure that is what it was. Then I started my full persiod on the 4th and usually it is realy heavy for about 4 days and light for about a day or 2 after that. This period was abnormailly heavy the 4th and part of the 5th and I had a lot of clotting. Then by the 6th-7th it slowed down to almost nothing. It kept lightly bleeding off and on till the 11th or so, but it barely anything at all and it kept coming and going. I took 3 pregnancy tests one on the 6th of January, one on the 9th, and one on the 16th. They were all negative. I was positive I wasn't and relieved and so was the possoble dad. Then I started to get more symptoms. I have had an increase in vaginal discharge the pastweek and a half, and it is clear but some of it is sometimes clumpy, but has no odor pr color(sorry to be groose). I have a lot of cramping, almost feels like reallllllly bad gas pains in my lower abdomin, and I have been constapated somedays and then other days I have had diarrhea like(sorry again). The stomach pains are so bad that I am bending over in pain. I also have constant gas throughout the whole day! It is rediculous, and I am never like this, I am not a gassy person at all. I am also realllly tired no matter what, or how much I sleep, I am exhausted, I could sleep for days. I eat more than I ever have before, ever! I have a small stomach and I can never eat very much at one time, like after 2 small slices of pizza I am completely full, and now I can eat 4 or 5, and the an hour later it I can eat more food. It is crazy!! I am also snacking a lot more. I am also peeing a lot more, like I don't even drink that much and I am constantly having to run to the bathroom during work. I have also had a realllly bad headache the past 2 days, like slmost a migrane and it is even giving me pain tn py neck! It is terrible! That is it for sympotoms, I don't have any nausea or sore tender breasts, my nipples don't look darker or bigger either. I had a period so I don't know if this even makes sense. I just took a test on Sunday morning too and it also come out negative. I am sooo confused. My nurse told me some of what I said sound like I could be pregnant, but I didn't have 1/2 these sympoms when I spoke with here and she said it was way to early for me to have taken a test yet, and that I should wait till the beginning of February. I am technically supposed to start my period Feb. 4th or so, but not being regular definitely makes it hard. I guess if I don't get it, I'll take it like maybe a week after I am supposed to start. What does everyone else think? Could I be pregnant? Does it sound like I am? Has anyone been where I am? Would it be unlikely that I am pregnant seeing as I did have a period shortly after I had sex? Or would the missed persiod technically be in Feb. cause my period came so close after I had sex? Or am I just reading into this? I just hate not knowing,,, it is driving me crazy. Plus I can't even tell him cause I don't want him to get all worked up over nothing again! So I am going through this alone! Help! Thanks so much, and I am sorry this is soooo long!

Hi There, I have been having the most horrible gassy feeling, and have a bloated stomach, I feel tightening on my abdomen, I shouldnt be pregnant as I only ovulated a few days ago, or could this happen? I have had 2 preg before but only 1 baby, had m-carriage with 2nd child, I knew the day I concieved with the two pregnancies, should I trust my instincts and go with the flow?

Please advise thank you

It seems like there are alot of us wondering the same thing. For the last few days, I have been extremely gassy and very bloated by the afternoon. Shirts that usually fit me well...dont, i have an obvious bump. Hubby and I have been trying to get pregnant, and period is due in 4 days. Also today, i have started feeling crampy, like i am getting my period. I figured the gas was from extra vegetables I am eating, but this bump i have is freaking me out a bit.

If anyone has any answers....please post them! Its so hard to find any information!~

Thanks...and good luck to everybody!

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I too have had the same thing happen. I guess we are all looking and hoping we get an answer. But it seems people don't post after they find out the situation. So did you ever find out if you were pregnant? I'm 3 days late and i have sore tender breast and nausea on and off all day. My stomach is bloated. I'm waiting at least a couple more days before I test so that I will know for sure. 8-|

Hi I have been having gas pains as well and I have been unusually moody. I missed my period and have taken the home pregnancy test which came out negative. has any of this happened to anyone?

my husband and I have decided to try to get pregnant.... we have had sex unprotected and supposidly i was ovulating on those days now i am just wondering I AM SOOO BLOATED AND SOOOOOO GASY!!!!! is this an early sign of pregnancy? I cant take a test yet because its too early to know.... couple of days ago i was sooooooo constipated!!! and thats not usually me!!!! i dont know what it is though? can anyone help me? or it just my period coming?

I have had similar symptoms. I have had irregular periods for the past 2 months, both times lasted 21 days with spotting and 4 days I was off. Sometimes it was a brownish discharge but I've been told that, that's old blood in the body. I have never been on birth control. My husband and I have sex maybe 4-6 times a week. I have recently been noticing the inside of my vagina walls are swollen. I don't have pain and I barely feel it. My stomach feels full and heavy all the time and I can't sleep on my stomach without it hurting. I have been sleeping on my side for about 3 weeks now. I'm gassy and bloated. We have been trying to have a baby so I'm taken prenatal vitamins, extra DHA pills and triple strength fish oil pills. I am also using the ovulation test but they never show that I am ovulating after 60 days. I have taken a pregnancy test but it came out negative. If you have any information I would really appreciate it. Thank you!

I have had similar symptoms. I have had irregular periods for the past 2 months, both times lasted 21 days with spotting and 4 days I was off. Sometimes it was a brownish discharge but I've been told that, that's old blood in the body. I have never been on birth control. My husband and I have sex maybe 4-6 times a week. I have recently been noticing the inside of my vagina walls are swollen. I don't have pain and I barely feel it. My stomach feels full and heavy all the time and I can't sleep on my stomach without it hurting. I have been sleeping on my side for about 3 weeks now. I'm gassy and bloated. We have been trying to have a baby so I'm taken prenatal vitamins, extra DHA pills and triple strength fish oil pills. I am also using the ovulation test but they never show that I am ovulating after 60 days. I have taken a pregnancy test but it came out negative. If you have any information I would really appreciate it. Thank you!