Women and girls who want to become pregnant, accept the slightest changes in their body for the onset of a long-awaited condition. Those who try to avoid this also start to panic at the first delay or habitual symptom.
Regardless of the desire to have children, it is important to be able to determine the onset of pregnancy by listening to your body, even when menstruation is still far away. So how do you know if you are pregnant before the delay? This article is devoted to the signs of pregnancy and how to determine it with the use of the test and without his help at home.
Determination of the first signs of pregnancy in the early stages
How to understand that a girl is pregnant? It is possible to notice the first signs of pregnancy only 7-10 days later after the onset of ovulation. The hCG protein appears in the urine only after the embryo attaches to the walls of the uterus, therefore, it is impossible to determine the occurrence of pregnancy earlier using tests.
Until the first proposed day of menstruation, such a check is completely useless. However, without waiting for the delay, it is possible to assume the onset of pregnancy, if there are several signs:
- increase in basal temperature: it is measured by an ordinary thermometer, which is injected into the rectum; it is preferable to do this after waking up to get a more accurate result; Usually, when pregnancy occurs, the basal temperature will be slightly above 37 degrees, however, if the girl is in the pre-pregulatory stage, measurements may indicate an approaching ovulation;
- dizziness accompanied by nausea and vomiting: signs characteristic of toxemia may also appear at the very beginning of pregnancy; These signs signal that the body is trying to reject a condition unusual for it; but often, those who really want to get pregnant, have similar sensations, but it can be self-hypnosis;
- general deterioration, fatigue in the morning, drowsiness due to a rise in the level of progesterone, which has a sedative effect on the body, very fast fatigue at normal workload can also serve as a sign of pregnancy, because a change in hormonal levels affects the entire body;
- perhaps, but not guaranteed, also a metallic taste in the mouth; tastes may also change dramatically, which is especially characteristic of toxicosis, but may appear immediately; so, for example, familiar foods may become tasteless, and the fact that a woman never consciously ate, was unexpectedly attractive;
- already at an early stage, the breast reacts to hormonal changes: it swells, starts to hurt, nipples may increase and darken, the halo increases, veins become more noticeable, and colostrum begins to be released at later stages;
- One of the clear signs, of course, in the absence of cystitis and urethritis, is frequent urination, and the woman will always feel that the bladder is full, whereas, there will be little urine, but she will want to go to the toilet quite often; This is due to the release of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which stimulates the increased blood supply to the pelvic organs, thereby speeding up the bladder;
- at the stage of embryo attachment to the wall of the womb, which occurs somewhere in 6-12 days after fertilization, transparent pinkish discharges may appear, if they exist, they are difficult to confuse with something, since they do not resemble monthly and ordinary vaginal discharges ; even at the very beginning may increase and normal discharge due to increased levels of progesterone;
- changes in the emotional background, which also occur due to the redistribution of hormones; irritability appears, frequent mood swings, and, at a very high speed, a woman becomes more capricious and demanding;
- pulling pain in the lower abdomen and lower back often manifests itself already at an early stage; it is important that this is not a sign of illness, physical exertion, and also not be accompanied by bleeding, since then it will be a symptom of miscarriage, which requires prompt treatment to the clinic;
- symptoms of colds may appear, as the body reduces the protective functions for taking the embryo, which otherwise could be rejected.
In combination with the previous ones, the following signs may appear, which in themselves are not evidence of pregnancy, but may accompany it already at the initial terms:
- slight tingling in the uterus, which may occur at the initial stage of pregnancy;
- due to an increase in the level of hormones, the work of the intestine is weakened, so all sorts of malfunctions are possible, for example, diarrhea, constipation, flatulence and the like;
- for the same reason, acne or acne, which was not before pregnancy, can be poured out;
- headache may start to hurt often, migraines occur;
- despite daytime sleepiness and fatigue, not everyone has a full night’s rest; many women often wake up and do not feel rested in the morning;
- sensitivity to flavors, smells of food and the like, which has not been observed before;
- swelling of limbs.
How to determine the pregnancy or its absence during menstruation delay
Delayed period is one of the surest signs of pregnancy, however, it does not guarantee this. The menstrual cycle can be lost due to hormonal changes in the body, as well as due to gynecological diseases.
However, on the first day of the alleged monthly, which did not begin, you can use the pregnancy determination test. Now even ultra-precise tests are being released that can be used 5 days before its occurrence.
However, tests are still wrong, and even with a positive or negative result, it is better to make a test. It is better to use at least 3 different tests, so the result will be more accurate.
Be sure to conduct the procedure in the morning after sleep with fresh urine. A few days after the delay, the likelihood of getting an accurate and truthful result increases with the release of hCG.
How else can you understand that you are pregnant, in the absence of menstruation? The most effective method for determining pregnancy is a blood test.
Folk methods for determining pregnancy without a test and a gynecologist
How to understand in the first days without a test, whether I am pregnant - girls ask this question very often, but our grandmothers did not know about the tests, therefore they were able to determine their position without them. Since ancient times, people wanted to be able to determine pregnancy by resorting to a variety of methods.
In most countries, they were close to the current method, also using urine in their testing methods. So, in ancient Egypt, a woman was asked to write on the grain.
It was believed that if it germinated, the girl was pregnant. This method was considered fairly accurate. In the Middle Ages, it was proposed to mix urine with wine in equal quantities. When turbid fluid, a woman recognized pregnant.
In Russia, the bride and groom put beads on their necks around their necks. When the decoration became small, the girl was considered pregnant. This custom has a logical explanation: in connection with hormonal changes, the thyroid gland often increases in pregnant women.
Additionally, the first signs of pregnancy can be found in the following video.
