Pregnancy Week by Week

Very Early Signs of Pregnancy

Even from the first weeks, women know that they are expecting a baby or not. But this fact is not always true, if you are not in touch with your body, symptoms can pass by you without even noticing. Don't get them confused with something else, but if you have 3 of them combined, then you are a possible future mommy!

In the next paragraphs we will go over the most noticeable pregnancy symptoms that appear even from the first 2 weeks.

The oldest-known symptom that was used by many women is the lateness or missing of a menstrual period. It shows up very early but it's not that trustable. The thing is that lots of women don't monitor their cycles so they don't have accurate data to determine if they are pregnant or not. Missed or late periods can be the effect of a very active schedule or of stress. If a very light period occurs after 6 to 12 days, of a pinkish color, you may be pregnant, the secretion being implantation bleeding. The implantation bleeding marks the moment when the fecundated egg sets itself in the womb.
Morning sickness and nausea can be usual signs of pregnancy, usually experienced in the first 3 months. It's important to know that not all females have morning sickness during pregnancy, so it doesn't really mean you will be having a baby. Nausea and morning sickness can be caused by some other medical issues also.
Another symptom that can mark a pregnancy is the craving for weird food mixes. This alone is unreliable, too. Cravings are often signals sent by the brain to the body to announce that is a need for a certain nutriment.
The breasts can be a very reliable source of information. Besides the sensibility and tenderness of the breast itself, the aureoles, the dark circles around the nipple, become darker when pregnant.
If you urinate more often than before there is a chance of having baby, because the growing fetus is applying pressure over the bladder. The con is that frequent urination can be determined by urinary tract infections and other medical conditions.
Other symptoms include: tiredness and fatigue (because the body isn't used to the new hormonal balance), irritability, vomiting, pre-menstrual-like tension and reduced mental acuity (you are forgetting things or you can't concentrate like before).

If you feel one of the symptoms written above, then it can be a sign of a medical condition also. Hence, the best way to determine if you are pregnant or not is to think and check whether your body is experiencing more than 3 symptoms. If you don't experience 3 of these signs at one time, or a single one anytime, and you still think you are pregnant, the recommended thing to do is to go see a physician to test your blood or urine. A positive or negative answer can be given by a gynecologist too, by looking at your cervix.