Signs of Being Pregnant

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These signs of being pregnant will help you to make a more accurate decision as to if you are expecting a baby or not.

During the early stages, it’s quite likely that you won’t have any noticeable symptoms until up to two weeks after missing your period.

You may not be recording your menstrual cycle so you may not know exactly when your period should be expected. Thus, if you start to notice some of these pregnancy symptoms and you realize you’ve not had a period for a while, it’s quite possible that you could be pregnant.

signs of pregnancy

It is vital to point out though that not all women experience these signs of being pregnant. If pregnancy is even a slight possibility, it’s worth taking a home pregnancy test to find out for sure.

Pregnancy Sign #6
Abdominal bloating

You may previously have experienced pre-menstrual bloating just before your period. Due to changes in your hormones you may notice similar symptoms in early pregnancy. This can mean that your clothes feel tighter really early on, even when your uterus is still fairly small.

Pregnancy Sign #5
Increased sensitivity to odors

In the early stages of pregnancy, it’s common to go off certain smells. Some women find they can’t stand the smell or taste of coffee for example. It’s not uncommon to go off some of your favorite foods and feel physically sick just at the thought of them. It’s not known why this happens but it’s possibly due to increased levels of estrogen.

Pregnancy Sign #4
Frequent urination

Early on in pregnancy you might find yourself hurrying to the bathroom all the time. During a pregnancy cycle, the amount of blood and other fluids in the body increases. This means that your kidney ends up processing much more fluid which then ends up in your bladder.

You may notice this from around six weeks onwards, it will probably worsen as your baby grows and exerts more pressure on your bladder.

Pregnancy Sign #3
A missed period

A missed period is one of the well-known signs of being pregnant. If your period is usually fairly regular you will probably suspect pregnancy and take a pregnancy test way before you experience these symptoms. However if your periods are irregular, any of the above symptoms may alert you to your possible pregnancy before you realize you’ve missed a period.

Pregnancy Sign #2
Your basal body temperature stays high

If you've been regularly charting your basal body temperature and you notice that your temperature has stayed high for 18 days in a row, you're more than likely pregnant.

And finally...

Pregnancy Sign #1
The proof: Positive home pregnancy test

The majority of home pregnancy tests will not detect pregnancy until up to a week after a missed period. If you take one earlier and get a negative result, it may be worth repeating the test a few days later if your period still hasn’t arrived.

If your test shows up positive, make an appointment with your practitioner as soon as you can. Your signs of being pregnant were accurate. Congratulations on your fantastic news!

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