xHeRex2xHeLpx answered Saturday April 30 2005, 2:00 pm: 1. Food cravings: Sure it's a cliché, but food cravings sometimes can be a sign of pregnancy. Don't rely on them as a sure symptom (it may be all in your head, or even a sign that your body is low on a particular nutrient), but if cravings are accompanied by some of the other symptoms on this list, start counting the days from your last period.
2. Darkening of your areolas: If the skin around your nipples gets darker, you may have successfully conceived, though this may also signal a hormonal imbalance unrelated to pregnancy or be a leftover effect from a previous pregnancy.
3. Implantation bleeding or cramping: About eight days after ovulation, you may experience implantation spotting, a slight staining of a pink or brown colour, as well as some cramping. You might also see some spotting around the time you expect your period; this is caused by the egg burrowing into the endometrial lining.
4. Frequent urination: Once the embryo implants and begins producing the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), you may find yourself going to the bathroom more often.
5. Fatigue: Feeling tired? No, make that exhausted. High levels of the hormone progesterone can make you feel as if you've run a marathon when all you've done is put in a day at the office. Fatigue is a hallmark of early pregnancy, though probably not a surefire symptom on its own.
6. Tender, swollen breasts: If you're pregnant, your breasts will probably become increasingly tender to the touch, similar to the way they feel before your period, only more so. Once your body grows accustomed to the hormone surge, the pain will subside.
7. Morning sickness: If you're lucky, morning sickness won't hit you until a few weeks after conception. (A lucky few escape it altogether.) But as early as a couple of days following conception, you may begin feeling nauseated and queasy. And not just in the morning, either — pregnancy-related nausea can be a problem morning, noon, or night. You may also notice that your sense of taste changes. Some women say they have a metallic taste in their mouth, others that they cannot stand the taste of coffee, tea, or a food they usually like.
8. Your basal body temperature stays high: If you've been charting your basal body temperature and you see that your temperature has stayed above the coverline for 18 days in a row, you're probably pregnant.
9. A missed period: If you're usually pretty regular and your period is late, it's worth trying a pregnancy test. A missed period is the surest sign of pregnancy in a woman of childbearing age who usually has regular periods.
And finally ...
10. A positive home pregnancy test: If you've waited to test until at least the first day of a missed period and a blue line appears in the test window, you're most likely in the family way. Make an appointment with your doctor to confirm the news, and head on over to our pregnancy area.
Daisy answered Friday April 29 2005, 5:10 am: I'm not 100% sure but I think things like a slight change in your appetite, mood swings, trouble sleeping and feeling generally unwell. [ Daisy's advice column | Ask Daisy A Question ]
karenR answered Thursday April 28 2005, 11:42 pm: no period is the main one. You don't have to have ANY of the other symptoms I never did. The sickness can be any time of day too, doesn't have to be just in morning. Other than those, there really arent any more. The pee a lot thing is more toward the end of a pregnancy rather than the beginning. So is the being tired thing.
I don't know of anyone who had cravings that were really weird. I think you have everything. :) [ karenR's advice column | Ask karenR A Question ]
Peachgirly answered Thursday April 28 2005, 9:36 pm: the signs of pregnancy are when you eat a lot,have cravings on alot of food, nausea and vomiting, a missed period, you need to pee alot, gaining weight,feeling exhausted or sleepy,headaches,backaches, your emotions. (the way you act go up and down like when you become angry then upset.)♥ peachgirly [ Peachgirly's advice column | Ask Peachgirly A Question ]
Kr4z3y_Ch3lly answered Thursday April 28 2005, 8:49 pm: some others are...
-tierd alot
-missed period
-sore breasts
-morning sickness (which doesnt ocure in everyone)
-cravings
-weight gain
PyroChick answered Thursday April 28 2005, 8:48 pm: The most obvious one is missing your period. If you get your period- boom, you are NOT pregnant. If it's around the time you usually get it and there's no blood, it's a bad sign. Usually wait til two or three weeks after you usually get it to come to a conclusion. [ PyroChick's advice column | Ask PyroChick A Question ]
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