If You Have Had Children do You Get 'Phantom Symptoms' for the REST OF YOUR LIFE

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I am so annoyed. I've had three beautiful children that I love very much and I would not trade the joy of having them for anything. Strangely enough I had wonderful pregnancies, even when stuff went wrong, it was still a really good experience for me because I knew I was bring a life into this world. For the most part I was extremely drugged for my labor and deliveries so all I can really say about those is that I was laying there thinking I looked like a punk rocker with all the bracelets and I am told I tried to get my ex to climb up in the bed with me... but like I said, I was really drugged. But, the annoying thing for me now is that my youngest is 3 years old and I'm getting pregnancy symptoms... but I have taken about 10 pregnancy tests in the past 2 months and they all showed up negative so now I'm about ready to scream. Baby dreams (check), sensitivity to smell (check), Swollen feet (check), Cramps (check), heartburn (check)... I haven't had a period yet either... And anyhow, these symptoms I'm having are mostly stuff that you have later in the pregnancy anyhow, so if I was it would show on a pee stick. I've had phantom symptoms before. After my second daughter I went for two years feeling kicks and flutters in my stomach before I got pregnant again. Then it stopped until my son was old enough in there to start doing it. Even now every once in awhile I get that feeling too. But it hasn't popped up in awhile. I've heard other mom's say pregnancy and childbirth changed their bodies but never have I heard anyone else complain about this and the one way most women change... I'm all in tacked down there. So, is this my personal body change I have to go through because my lady parts bounced right back? Or what? Has anyone else had this problem and does it ever go away? I wouldn't mind feeling pregnant if I actually had something to show for it. That's all part of the beauty of pregnancy. I just don't want to feel pregnant if I'm not actually pregnant!