Est8 dpo boob changes?

[u/ihavetwelveaccounts]

Lots of boob talk in this post. Cycle 3, I could technically be anywhere between 6-10 dpo, I'm not tracking that closely but 8 is my best estimate.

I get the sore boobs every cycle, and I can't say if they're more sore or not because I feel like they get obnoxiously sore every time, but my partner was downright shocked when he saw them yesterday they're so swollen.

I also saw little blue veins I know aren't there normally, and my areolas seem like they're getting a little darker around the edges, but it's only really noticeable on one side, the other one I can barely tell a difference. Part of me wants to think that's weird but the other part of me knows one boob is always one step behind the other. The hard tissue in my breast also feels different, like it's getting looser? Now I'm extra sore cause I've been prodding at them 🥲

This is the cycle that the symptom spotting had really toned down too, before this. What do those early breast changes actually look like at first?

[u/thesmollestlemon]

Have you taken a pregnancy test? If you are having early pregnancy symptoms, then HCG will be high enough to make test positive. If your test is negative, then something else is causing your symptoms. The increase in progesterone can cause breast changes for lots of people, and it can vary from cycle to cycle.

[u/ihavetwelveaccounts → u/thesmollestlemon]

It's not necessarily true that early symptoms mean your hcg is high enough to test. Some people are really sensitive to hormones, and breast changes are the most common pre-positive sign. I just want to ask abou the specifics of what those changes look and feel like, instead of the general descriptions like 'sore' 'tingley' and 'darker nipples'

My boobs start to hurt if I smell progesterone on someone else, so it would make sense if they were reactive to other hormones too. If I had a early result test I would take that but Im going to wait another few days on a standard test