12 | PMS vs Early Pregnancy Symptoms: What’s the Difference?

Do you ever find yourself analysing every twinge, ache, or shift in your body during the two-week wait — wondering if it’s PMS, implantation bleeding, or early pregnancy symptoms? When you’re trying to conceive, especially after infertility, PCOS, or fertility treatments like IVF, it can feel impossible not to track every ovulation symptom and search for signs that conception has happened or that a positive pregnancy test might be coming. In this episode, I walk through what’s actually happening hormonally after ovulation and why early pregnancy symptoms and PMS feel almost identical. You’ll learn how progesterone drives most of what you feel in this phase, why implantation usually doesn’t cause noticeable symptoms, and why timing — not symptom spotting — is what eventually brings clarity. This is about understanding your body, easing the mental spiral of the two-week wait, and learning to trust God in the space where answers are limited — so you can wait with a little more peace, even when uncertainty feels consuming. Lyndell xx   ⭐️ Leave a Review If you found this episode hopeful or helpful, I'd be SO grateful if you'd leave one or two sentences about what this podcast has meant to you. Words of affirmation are my love language, so hearing from you makes my day and lets me know if this podcast is valuable to you! Also, your feedback helps others who are looking for support and encouragement while struggling to conceive, find the podcast. 💛  Leave a review on Apple Podcasts (scroll to the bottom of the show page) 💛  On Spotify, you can follow the podcast to make sure you never miss an episode!