Early Pregnancy Signs, Early Signs of Pregnancy, Very Early Pregnancy Signs

There are some key signs in the earlier stages of pregnancy, which can alert you to the fact you have conceived. It is very important to identify whether you are pregnant or not as early as possible, especially if you are not actively planning for a baby, as you may have an existing medical condition and need to adjust your medication, or a history of miscarriage or eptopic pregnancy which will need to be monitored carefully in the first stages of pregnancy. Pregnancy is a major change in both you and your partners lives, so the earlier you identify a pregnancy, the more chance you will have to prepare and make important choices and decisions about the future.

If you have regular periods, then a key sign of conception will be a missed monthly cycle, or in some cases an unusually light period. As soon as an egg is fertilised and begins to make its way to the uterus the normal menstruation cycle will cease, so if you are normally regular and miss a period then you should take a pregnancy test first to rule this out, before you start to worry about any other health implications. However many women do not have regular periods, or are on oral contraception, so other signs of pregnancy may need to be looked for as well.

As the fertilised egg embeds into the wall of the uterus you may experience slight lower abdominal pains and a little light bleeding. When the pregnancy hormones begin to flood your body you will also experience the first signs of morning sickness in feelings of fatigue, nausea, or even vomiting and your breast will begin to change, becoming swollen and tender. The nipples and veins in your breasts may also appear darker, and you make experience tingling sensations in this area. It is also common to experience some vaginal discharge as your cervix changes in preparation for the foetus, which will not be accompanied by any soreness or irritation that normally marks vaginal discharge.

Many women also feel the need to urinate more frequently from early pregnancy onwards, and you may even have to get up in the night. This can also be combined with some other digestive changes, such as constipation, food cravings, aversions to foods you previously enjoyed (especially fatty foods, coffee and milk) and also you may experience a strange metallic taste in your mouth.

If you do experience any of these symptoms then you can buy very accurate home pregnancy test kits these days from pharmacies and supermarkets. Make sure you follow the instructions on the packet correctly to ensure a true result, and avoid carrying out the test after you have drunk a lot of liquid, as this can sometimes dilute the urine sample and prevent an accurate reading from being taken.

If you are concerned with the results from a home test, or would simply prefer your doctor to confirm it for you then you can make an appointment to have a blood test performed at your local surgery, which can be used to determine whether you are pregnant or not. Local maternity services and midwifes will also perform a test for you, which are usually free but may in some cases be covered by a small fee.

Avoid making any plans until you have confirmed you are pregnant, as some of the symptoms listed above can relate to other medical conditions, and make sure you give yourself plenty of time to adjust. Pregnancy is a major life change, even if you already have children, and it may take a little while for the news to sink in. It is natural to feel anxious or unsettled to begin with, and there is plenty of support available from a variety of sources such as maternity services, books, magazines and the Internet, which can help you and your partner through the pregnancy, and advise you of your choices for the future.

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