For some women who are trying to get pregnant the key sign to success is a missed period. But there are earlier signs you can watch out for varying from woman to woman in form and strength. Sickness can start as early as a few days in, other have bloating, and others say they have tightening feeling in the stomach.

If you have observed such signs and are about to take a pregnancy test before a missed period you need to make sure the test is one designed to do so and says it is sensitive enough to detect what will only be low levels of the pregnancy hormone, hCG. However the fact is early testing is not as accurate as testing after a missed period. The per cent rate drops from around 97 per cent to 90 per cent so you may still need to retest after a few days anyway, as it is more possible to get a false negative result.

There are early signs your body may be giving off of a pregnancy that you can watch for such as: Feeling fatigued. Vomiting (not just in the morning). Light spotting (3-12 days after ovulating). As mentioned, bloating. Blue veins on your breasts, some swelling and a feeling of tenderness. Frequent visits to the bathroom. Food cravings.

Women are all different in how their bodies react to the hormonal changes their body is undergoing. In some symptoms are severe and make them miserable, in others they are later on in the pregnancy and might be very mild.

Home pregnancy tests can give you the answer to your question am I really pregnant. They are easy to use but you do need to follow the instructions carefully, whether using a test strip as you pee, or peeing in a cup and then sitting it in the urine. Test are not all the same, some are digital, some are more sensitive, so choose carefully. However they do all work the same way, looking for hCG in your urine. If you are confident about the result even after a re-test, see your doctor and they can either do their own urine test, take blood for a lab to test and may also do a pelvic examination.

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