How can women know they are pregnant just by holding their breast?

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I’ve seen this scene in movies and tv shows many times, like ‘Mother’, ‘Peaky Blinders’ and so on. They just hold a boob, it can be their own or another woman’s, and go “oh, I’m/you’re pregnant”. What exactly are they feeling when they do this?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

That’s how we found out with our first, we were in the pool and I was poking at her a bit when I grabbed a handful of breast she asked me not to. She said they had felt very tender for the past week or so, they were heavier than normal. That was how we found out. Went and tested and sure enough.

Anonymous 0 Comments

It’s common for your breast to get super tender heavier and fuller when pregnant ..it can even start within a couple weeks so I can see how someone might be able to know if they are pregnant..maybe even your partner if they see and touch your breasts a lot but I couldn’t imagine being able to grab one of my friends breast or a strangers breast and just know they are pregnant

Anonymous 0 Comments

Breasts start enlarging very early in pregnancy, about the same time as morning sickness kicks in. A woman can easily notice that her breasts are becoming bigger than they used to be. But it’s not like an precise test or anything.

Anonymous 0 Comments

When its your own boob its because it hurts( more so as a first time mother) because of the changes the body is going through. It constantly aches and feels bruised. It also feels much more firm than usual. But I mean, boob touching is NOT in any way how somebody should test for pregnancy lol.

Edit: typo

Anonymous 0 Comments

Think when they hold theyr own boob it can be because of sensitivity, and areolas grow darker. But dont know how they would know by touching breasts of another woman.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Your boobs get bigger. And they hurt because of it. My ex wife knew that she was pregnant with our second because of this, she had one day of sore boobs, wrote it off, second day woke up with boobs feeling bigger and more sore and was like o shit I’m pregnant. Same with my second wife (she had two kids already) she knew as soon as her boobs were sore that she needed a preg test. I wouldn’t expect first time mothers to know this symptom but prob if they complain to their friends/family they would say the same. Sore, engorged boobs = preggers.