Top five signs of pregnancy

Some women say they know the exact moment they conceived, some women notice signs before they miss a period, while others don’t know they’re pregnant for several weeks.

The top 5 signs of pregnancy are:

  1. Tender breasts that seem to be growing already!
  2. Slight bleeding or cramping as the embryo implants in your uterus.
  3. Nausea or sickness can start very early for some women. 
  4. Extreme tiredness... yes, it might not just be too many late nights, after all! 
  5. Needing to have a wee more often.

Most women ovulate two weeks before their period starts. So by the time you miss a period, your unborn baby is two weeks old.

But because pregnancy is dated from the first day of your last period, you are said to be four weeks pregnant. If you have a cycle of five weeks, your baby will still only be two weeks old when you miss your period, but your midwife will put you down as five weeks pregnant!

 

Comments

Hi Iv missed my period but i took a test one week after my missed period am I pregnant?
Hi I don't no if I could be pregnant only when I was pregnant with my son i was bleeding for the first 10 week and didn't no i was until was six weeks. I am spotting of blood now and am not due on till the 16th of next month what should i do??
hi i'm 5weeks pregnant, feel great other than tired,peeing tender nipples, my breasts don't feel like there getting bigger tho, is this normal????
I did a test this morning and i am about 5 weeks along. Sore breasts and cramps. A bit scared as i misscarried at 4 weeks in October 2011. To scared to go to doctors just yet. What advice would you give me go and see the doctor or should i wait until i am about 6 weeks?
Hi, harper 1990, after reading your message this gives me more comfort, This is exactly the same as what happened to me. I tested positive with first response last Friday, but because I had what I that was my normal period on the 8th Jan the doctor said it was an early miss. I am still testing positive and did a digital one which came out 1-2 weeks so this would show I concieved after my Jan period..Fingers crossed that everything goes well. Dr's test was a faint line and she said 6 weeks gives a stronger result. I was really upset yesterday but reading your comment has eased my mind :))
Hi chumyum, I'm 40 - similar sort of thing really, but I was about 2 weeks past my period's due date! I'm not all that sure as to when the last period that counts was - they've been a bit erratic for a year or so now and my GP said I could be anywhere from 12weeks to only 8! Also waiting for the scan date to verify it, but so scared! Had a missed miscarriage in 2003 - didn't know until I had my 12 week scan :( said I was probably 9 weeks when it died, so am soooo paranoid this time that something will go wrong again. Have been feeling sick, breasts hurt but the insane tiredness and needing to wee (which all started over Christmas) is beginning to ease up. So then I worry that that is because the pregnancy is failing....
hi im 42 i did a test because i wasnt feeling 100% my period wasnt due for another 8 days the test said i was 2 to 3 weeks pregnant ( clear blue digital) i went to my docs and gave him the date of my last period he says i couldnt be that far gone as the dates wouldnt work out so he has taken the date from the period before. i did another test and this one said i was 3 weeks plus. has anyone else had this problem? i am waiting for a scan date but would really like to know now how far gone i am. i had a miscarrage early last year at 8 weeks only fund out when i was 12 weeks they called it a missed miscarrage. im finding it really hard to get excited about being pregnant as i keep worrying theres some thing wrong this time. i already look about 3 months gone. sorry to go on but i would really like to know if anyone else has has this problem with the dates. x
I just discovered im pregnant.i did a clear blue tesr which said 3+ but i dont know how far i might be because my periods have been a bit irratic due to stress.my last one was mid november.i actually had another one a few days later.both of them were very light but i thought thay was due to stress and that id gone on the pill to try amd regulate my periods amd help my skin. anyone know how far i probably am?? Iv only recently started feeling sick and needing a wee all the time but have had tender breasts since about christmas. my skin has also gotten really bad these past few weeks.anyone else had this sympton?? This is our first baby and we are really excited,evem though unexpected. Any advice would be really appreciated.xx
hi, I'm not sure if i'm pregnant yet. I'm 6 days away from my period being due. I had an early miscarriage in November and am pretty scared that its happening again. I have thick white cervical mucus. I am also constipated which is something that i never suffer from. I have pretty bad cramping which feels like my period is going to arrive - does this mean that my chances are next to nil? Desperate for a baby now and feel like everyone else is getting pregnant so easily!
i am 4 and a half months pregnant and its my first baby and cant wait my due date is 4/7/12
 

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