Boston: Telltale Signs That You Are Pregnant

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Pregnancy is a natural process-most changes that a pregnant woman experiences during this phase are considered normal. However, the severity of symptoms indicating the onset of pregnancy may vary considerably in women. While many experience some mild symptoms, others may suffer from severe symptoms that require medical care.

Knowing when you are pregnant:A woman’s body is finely tuned and accustomed to the normal rhythm of the body. Many women suspect they are pregnant even before missing a period or even seeing the line on a urine pregnancy test. But then it is not true for all women. It is common for woman to experience early pregnancy symptoms.

Few of the first and common signs of motherhood: Immediately after conception, the woman’s body begins to make preparations to accommodate the baby. There is a rise in the levels of a certain pregnancy hormones and new hormones are also produced. These produce certain symptoms:

• Morning sickness:Morning sickness is one of the earliest symptoms experienced by a large majority of women. Though not a sure symptom, it presents as nausea that may occur within a few weeks of conception. For many women, morning sickness lasts for the first few months of pregnancy. Unlike the name, morning sickness is not confined to the morning hours only and may occur anytime during the day as well.


• Food cravings: Theother symptom along with morning sickness that is synonymous with pregnancy is the urge to eat certain foods, mostly savory foods. Often pregnant women develop a different sense of taste and smell. In many cases pregnant women may find the taste and smell of regularly cooked food irritating. Food craving for certain foods is normal in pregnancy with a scientific reason. It is primarily due to the high levels of hormones produced during pregnancy. It is also due to deficiency in certain nutrients.


• Fatigue:Exhaustion, fatigue and the feeling of weariness even after a whole night’s rest is yet another common symptom of early pregnancy. The mother’s body has to cope with the increasing metabolism as a result of the developing baby in the womb and therefore requires more rest. This shows up as fatigue.


• Frequent urination:There is a tendency to urinate frequently.


• Changes in the breast: Size of the breast increases and many feel tenderness of the breast. Often the breasts feel sensitive. As pregnancy progresses the skin around the nipples, areola gets darker. There will be fat deposition on the breasts and thighs as well.


• Other symptoms: Other symptoms include bleeding gums due to rising levels of a pregnancy hormone, progesterone. Progesterone causes softening of tissues. Bleeding nose, breathlessness, heart burn that presents as a burning sensation in the upper part of the abdomen and vaginal secretions are other symptoms to watch out for.

Definitive Signs of Pregnancy

Morning sickness, nausea, food cravings and the other symptoms that suggest pregnancy may be easily dismissed if mild or absent. The best tests to confirm a pregnancy is a missed period and a urine pregnancy card test.

Pregnancy Test

The sure test to confirm a pregnancy is the pregnancy test. Pregnancy tests can be done in a laboratory or at home (home pregnancy test (HPT). The test measures the levels of a hormone called the human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in the urine. This hormone is produced immediately after conception and reaches detectable levels in urine in about 10-14 days. Ideally, the urine pregnancy test is done after a missed period. Many such tests are available in the market and can detect hCG levels even on the first day of a missed period.

Things You Need To Know About Pregnancy Test

While going in for a urine pregnancy test, remember that a test taken very early in pregnancy, may miss a positive result due to lower levels of hCG that goes undetected.

Interpretation of Pregnancy Test

Generally, a pregnancy test will have one line, indicating that the test is negative, meaning the woman is not pregnant. Two lines will appear in case of a positive result. However, kit instructions have to be read while interpreting the test. A pregnancy test is a sure test to confirm the pregnancy, and reason enough to inform the news of the pregnancy to family and friends.

Source by Navendra Pillai

Telltale Signs That You Are Pregnant