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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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i cheated on my boyfriend once, me and my boyfriend have sex every night but one night he left and i slept with someone else how can i be sure im pregnant to my boyfriend and not to the other guy befor i make a mistake and get to far into the pregnancy
I would have to agree with you. I don't think that there is one single person in here who is ready to birth a child. I understand that it wall seems very glorifiable to have a baby in the beginning, but it is a lifelong choice and should never EVER be taken lightly. If you think you are pregnant, please, please go visit a doctor. I can guarantee you that they are the only ones who can give any of you a definitive answer. If you don't have access to a doctor, planned parenthood, or a similiar place is always available for you to use if you have even the slightest hunch that they may be pregnant.
Me nd ma bf had sex on da 20 sumthinq of december rite now iz jan and am nt reaqular bt usually i qet ma period lyk at da last weekz of da month nd rite now iz jan 29 nd in 2 more dayz da month iz done wich i am really wory da only thinqz i been had iz when i qet home 4m skool am tired in da morninqz i wunna sleep bt dan in da middle of da dayz i am mostly active...when i press my stomach it feels like i whant to throw up bt i dont due it...and on the morninqz i have i quezz nause cz i feel lyk throwinq up bt i dont due it...i qet diz white discharqe nd also like a transparent nd datz about it could i b preq r iz it dat ma period iz late cz diz week i had alot of stress nd i heard if u have stress when you are about to qet your period u jzt miqh have it late b cz of da stress
HELP N THANKZ.!.
i am 16yrs old me and my fiance who is 19 have been trying to have a baby for about 2 1/2 months now we haven't had any lucky so we think i'v taken 3 tests and they all came out negative but i have gained some weight i'm not sure how much and i'v heard you'r partner can tell when you'r pregnant and my fiance has been telling me that he knows i'm pregnant can he really tell??? I do have some signs of pregnancy but not all like headaches and back pains but i didn't think anything of it because i have back problems and I get headaches when i don't wear my glasses and i haven't been wearing them could I be pregnant what do you all think????
I had my period on the 13th of November which lasted 'til the 19th. We had sex on the 21st, 22nd and 25th. He came in me. I think my ovulation was either on the 25th or 27th, not really sure. Exactly 2 wks from the 21st, I started getting naseau, which was off and on everyday since.
My period was due on 12-11-09 but never came. Instead, I got this pinkish/brown spotting which lasted 'til the 13th.
my period for january was due on the 8th and now it's the 20th. Did I get pregnant in november? If so, why when i take a htp do they come up negative? My boobs feel sore and heavy, but not sensative to the touch, plus all the other pregnancy symptoms.
Ladies (girls), if you think you might be pregnant GO SEE A DOCTOR!!! It's not rocket science! No one on the internet can answer that for you.
me and my boyfriend had unprotected sex last month and i have recently came of my pill. ive been feeling sick and tired and ive always got a headache. ive had done to tests one saying positive and one saying negative and im confused i have missed my period by 8 days. also i have had pains in my belly sometimes they really hurt and sometimes they feel like period pains. im so confused and i dont know what to do and ive been told i have polycystic ovaries. is there a possibility im pregnant? im only 18 and i dont know what to do
hi im 18 and i had unprotected sex he put it in for like five minutes than took it out than but it back in for a lil long but i dont think he really came we didnt do it long enough but can i still be preganat i have a irrigular period and in the past i have not gotten pregnant so far but is there a chance i could still be pregnant from this incident i had sex 2 days after my period and it has been a week since we had sex and im feeling a little bloated in my lower abdominal
Hi there.
I was wondering with due date was accurate..... Wen I calculate my due date from my last menstrual period its different from what the doctor gave me its off by a week. So which one do i go by?
Hi,
Me and my bf had unprotected sex,and i think it was 14-16 days after my period. Well not sure if it's sex actually. He didnt came inside me but i was sure he had some per-ejaculation fluid. now my brest feels tender and I'm feeling tired lately. Im worried becuese I read that per-ejaculation fluid does contain sperm too.could I be pregnant?
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