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Pregnancy Symptoms
Pregnancy Symptoms 101
Pregnancy Symptoms by Trimester
(Editor's note: Think you might be pregnant? Take our free online pregnancy test, buy an early-detection pregnancy test, or come participate in our online community!)
Different women experience pregnancy in different ways. Pregnancy symptoms may vary in intensity and duration - and some women may not experience some common pregnancy symptoms at all.
- Implantation bleeding 8-10 days after ovulation.
- An elevated BBT temperatures for 18 days.
- A missed menstrual period.
- Even before your missed period, you can test for pregnancy with early detection pregnancy tests that allow you to determine a positive result as early as 7-10 days past ovulation.
The First Trimester: Week 1 - Week 12
- Lower abdominal cramps.
- Food cravings.
- Nausea or "Morning sickness" - 3-10 weeks after conception.
- Tender, swollen breasts - 3-4 weeks after conception.
- Your nipples and the area around the nipples get darker and wider.
- Frequent urination.
- Fatigue and tiredness - 3-10 weeks after conception.
- You may have heartburn and constipation - along with headaches.
- Mood swings.
Other Early Symptoms of Pregnancy in Detail
Cravings for Particular Foods
Desiring particular or unusual types of food is a well known pregnancy symptom. About 85 percent of women report at least one food craving during pregnancy.
Implantation Cramping and Spotting
Following ovulation by 8 days, women may experience cramping and slight spotting - caused by the recent implantation of the egg in the uterine lining.
Frequent Urination
Following implantation, frequent urination is a common symptom.
Fatigue, Headaches, and Heartburn - and Morning Sickness
For many women, early symptoms of pregnancy can be a bit perturbing. Fatigue is common, as are headaches and heartburn. And then there is morning sickness - the second most well know pregnancy symptoms after "food cravings". Increases in progesterone can also cause feelings of tiredness.
Basal Body Temperature
If you are charting your Basal Body Temperature, and your BBT remains high - and continues to remain high for 15 days or more without a period - this is a clear symptom of pregnancy.
hCG Testing
Home Pregnancy Tests are available online and at your drugstore. A positive result will confirm your suspicions! Some FDA approved tests (available online) allow you to determine pregnancy as early as 7-10 days past ovulation.
The Second Trimester: Week 13 - Week 26
Here is what you can expect to experience during your second trimester.
- Weight gain - and, after 16 weeks, fetal movement!
- Dryness of the skin on the stomach. Feelings of tightness.
- Breasts become larger.
- Continued heartburn and constipation.
- Edema - or the swelling of your ankles, hands, feet, and face.
- A dark line may appear between your belly and pubic regions.
See Also > Ovulation-Calculator's Top Ten Signs of Pregnancy
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hai,me & my hus was very careful with sex.we have used condoms & interciorse in safty periods.but now am due to my periods for 3 days.when i was due to 12 days i checked home pregnancy test,& it showed negative.i have used night,not in the morning urine?is there any chance for pregnancy?we dont want baby now.
hi me and husband are trying for a little 1. 3 months ago i had a miscarriage. iv had 2 mens since then with the symptoms of pms i usually get back ache about a week before my mens but this time iv had it for over 2 weeks we only had sex the once in fertily days but iv been getting cramps under my tummy and on my ovaries extrem back ache, head aches, tiredness, heartburn, leg cramps and my nipples hurt but have not changed in colour. my mens is due on the 28/10/09 could this be early signs or am i just be paraniod (sorry carnt spell) plz help
i am now 9 weeks late on my period ,i am only ever a week or two late. i have had few pos results and quite few neg results , i went to see my doctor he thinks i am preggers so is booking me for scan , ive been off the pill injection for a year now so everything was back to normal am i pregnant help !
my last normal period was 21st sept,,i had sex with my bf 5th oct. for the past 3 days i have been feeling sick (not been sick), bloating and my tummy feels as if it tingaling (sorry cant spell),i had a food craving yesterday too...could i be pregnant???
Can I give everyone a bit of advice..those of you who are asking a website if you are pregnant should probably take a pregnancy test, or wait and take another pregnancy test, and go to the doctor or a clinic as a website cannot confirm if you are pregnant or not. All websites can do is give you some general information. Good Luck to all of you.
hi, well my period is very irregular exept the past three months june july and august. after august i began having unprotected sex with my bf. he always finishes in me bc i dont think i can get pregnant. i had a past relationship and we were having unprotected sex too but then my period hadnt been around for about 5 months. ive had light pink spotting when i go pee. sometimes i dont though. i been having pains on my ovarie region and on my lower belly.sometimes i loose my appetite and other times i eat and i feel naseated but dont throw up. COULD I BE PREGNANT?
You should probably just take another pregnancy test. Sometimes testing early, even with a good test can product a false negative if your hormone levels aren't high enough. Also in regards to feeling sick all day but not puking....that is how I felt with both of my pregnancies. Morning sickness is not always in the morning and you don't always throw up...feeling nauseous is a definite symptom.
I have been having unprotected sex for the last 7 months now and have no gotten prego, usually my bf pulls out but sometimes he doesn't and is just like u never get prego anyways. I am allergic to condoms so i was on the pill but got off about 4-5 months ago because i was getting very sick from it and i already know that i have a slim to no chance of getting prego.
Just in case i always track my period and my fertail days, then finally on september 10th 4 days after my period i had unprotected sex not paying attention to my fertail days. I just figured whatever, because at one time i did want a baby and tried to concive but it never worked out, then i decided it was better that way........
Now my period was due on Sept 27th. It is now Oct 11th Sunday 2:08am, and still no period. So as it stands i am 14 days late, not even a little blood! Usually i over look this but then around 7pm on Friday out of no where i got this pain, and it's hard to explain but it's right under my tummy. It was about 10 times worse then a period cramp, my mother said it was prolly just trapped gas, now the pain has gone down a little but, it hurts when someone pushes on it, it hurts when i try to pee or do number 2 from like the pushing. And I pee close to 18 or more times a day it is insane. When i was 3 days late for my period i took a home prego test but it was negative which is another reason why i overlooked this, as well I feel sick, but not like morning sickness i feel nauseea throughout the day but never acually puke.
I am 18 years old and i do have plans for collage, i just want some opinions on it thank you.
i have sickness at any time food smell avoid back pain period time is 13 this month iam pergant or not
Hello, my last period was the 24th of Aug. and I was due to start anywhere between the 22-26th of Sept. and my period never came. I've had sex with my husband several times within that time frame as we are trying to conceive. I'm usually pretty on it with my periods and my cycles are about 28-33 days in length, with my periods lasting about 4-5 days altogether. I'm having some weird symptoms now which include: tender breasts, cramping in my lower abdomen and sides just over my ovaries and I've been having mood swings and weepier than usual by a long shot. I haven't taken a home pregnancy test yet as sometimes, due to stress, my body wigs out and I skip a period but this hasn't happened for a long, long time now. I want to be pregnant so badly but its almost as if I am not even allowing myself to hope seeing as my body likes playing tricks on me. Please, someone give me some advice. I'm definitely desperate to know...and scared to at the same time.
Sincerely,
Penny B.
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