Know These Pregnancy Signs and Early Pregnancy Signs

There are many signs of pregnancy that can get you the signal that you are pregnant. The signs are genera land may be accountable to other conditions but when they are taken together, they can certainly give you clear indication of the conception.

The first and foremost sign for pregnancy is missing the menstrual cycle. This is true in case of a lady who is been having regular menstrual cycle. A woman with irregularity in menstrual period may not get an indication of pregnancy as the ‘missing’ period may come later. The exception is woman might experience light bleeding at their first menstrual cycle even though they are pregnant. About one in six woman may bleed lightly throughout their first trimester of pregnancy.

Another sign for pregnancy is fatigue. A pregnant woman gets exhausted even after little work. This is obvious and engaging in normal activities might make a women more winded as compared to the usual. The stamina decreases when the pregnancy begins, especially in the first stages. This is because the body of a woman will put more energy and efforts in the physical changes taking in the place due to the pregnancy.

There are major hormonal changes in the body once a woman becomes pregnant. The body tries to cope up with all these changes and therefore, there will be physical and mental change. These hormonal changes may seem like flu. A pregnant woman can also have dry heaves or vomiting during the first sixth to fourteen weeks of her initial pregnancy stages.

Another important thing is morning sickness. The morning sickness, with strange, need not be in the morning. This can happen any time during day or night.

There will be physical changes according as the pregnancy progresses. A pregnant woman may notice the changes in the breasts. The areolas will be darkened and the breasts may become tender and swollen. However, the condition may resemble to that of premenstrual syndrome.

Other signs that can give signals of being pregnant include craving for different foods. Amazingly, a pregnant woman may notice that the food she never used to like become her favorite. She craves about the food that she might not have tasted. Opposite to that, the food that was woman’s favorite, may turn disfavored to her. Sweet food that she used to like is no more her favorite dish and the salty food might have replaced them!

Bodyache is common; especially the cramps or bloating of the area could be considered as early sign of pregnancy. Some of the pregnant women also become constipated. The constipation is obvious when a lady becomes pregnant. This could be due to pressure on the intestines made by the growing fetus and some hormonal changes. The intestines may become sluggish and therefore, there will be decrease in bowel moments.

For excretory system, the pregnant woman may need to go for urination frequently. The reason could be simple, the pressure that fetus makes on the bladder does not allow the urine to be collected for longer period. The bladder that was full and then used to give an order to brain to pass it out, now becomes sensitive and does not bear a little more urine in it.

Whatever the signs you have for pregnancy, you must checkout for the confirmation. There are many tests available for the pregnancy including some home pregnancy tests such as ‘pregnancy test strips’, which is readily available in the market and you do not need any prescription for that. The method is simple as you need either to put urine drop on the strip or need to hold the strip in the stream of urine. If you are pregnant, there will be appearance of band (generally blue colored) or else it will remain the same. This is due to pregnancy strips are sensitive to something called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) that is present in the urine of a pregnant woman. However, many times the result may be negative even though a lady is pregnant. This is because the hCG increases as the pregnancy progresses and therefore, it may not be traceable in the urine if the test is performed very early. Therefore, it is always advisable that you should repeat the test if you have doubt of pregnancy. Many manufacturers, therefore, provide more than one pregnancy tests in a single pack.

There are certain blood tests that can detect the pregnancy firmly. However, they are to be conducted in the laboratory and one cannot perform this at home.

A doctor will perform the blood test, which will be able to detect much lower levels of the hormone called as hCG as compared to home pregnancy test, making it very accurate even in earlier days of pregnancy. This is the best way for women who do not want to wait for a definitive result.

Though the early signs of pregnancy have been described, it is quite important to make a note that not everyone may experience these all symptoms. You should not let a lack of symptoms that can convince you that you are not pregnant. You can certainly use a home pregnancy test or see a doctor to verify your condition.

If one has notice that the early signs of pregnancy are present, and especially it is confirmed that she is pregnant with a home pregnancy test, it should not be forgotten to make an appointment with gynecologist soon after the detection of pregnancy. The sooner one’s pregnancy is confirmed, the sooner one can start taking care of oneself and the fetus growing inside for the future!