How can I tell I’m pregnant?
June 7, 2008 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Women's Health
Some women can tell almost right away, others have symptoms that are so subtle that it can be a while before they notice. Even the most obvious sign, the lack of a menstrual period, can be a bit deceiving if A) a woman’s period is very irregular or B) if she spots and this may be mistaken for a period.
So, other than having a pregnancy test tell you, here are the usual symptoms of pregnancy:
- Nausea or vomiting, morning sickness (may last all day)
- Sore breasts or nipples
- Fatigue
- Headaches
- Food cravings or aversions
- Mood swings
- Frequent urination
~~~~~~~
Don’t forget the Prevent drownings (plus a DVD give-away). The give-away ends June 15 at 11:59 PM.
i found out i was pregnant before my first missed period. i was having what felt like menstrual cramps but without menstruation. that led me to internet research, which explained that to be a pregnancy symptom. i never got morning sickness or sore breasts!
i might be pregnant i dont know..i just had sex for my first time and it was during my period but the same day i changed my FHP and i was still bleeding. whats up with that. i thought if you got pregnant on your period that it would stop. can please anyone help?
Hi Amanda,
I’m afraid I don’t know what an FHP is, but I can tell you’re quite worried.
Although it is possible to get pregnant when you are having your period, it doesn’t happen often. The most fertile time for most women is about two weeks before their period.
But, it is possible, so if you think you may be pregnant, you really should go to a clinic and be checked by a nurse or doctor to see if you are pregnant or not.
I know you’re not looking for a lecture – so I’ll just say something really quickly. Although a pregnancy may be scary, a sexually transmitted disease or infection can be much worse. HIV is the worst. Please use a barrier method if you plan on having sex again.
Good luck.
i have this every two week i feel like i am pregent i feel pain top on my stomach in moring it feel like some in it 3 week i forgot to take my birth pill
i haven’t had any morning sickness, but i have been feeling bloated,having random back pains. also i have been getting a lot of headaches and feeling some pain in my lower stomach kind of like cramps and i feel like im about to start my period but i haven’t yet. could i be pregnant??
I dont know if i am pregnant. i have taken 2 home tests and they both came up negative. I have some symptoms like headaches, nausea (really bad every night around midnight till about 4 or 5am and off and on a little during the day), using the bathroom a lot, lower back cramps and very tired. my period is supposed to come next week…what do you think?
Hi teresa,
There isn’t any way anyone can tell you via the Internet if you’re pregnant or if you have something more serious. You need to visit a medical clinic to be examined. Only the doctors and nurses there will be able to tell you.
I think i am pergant but im not really sure i have not had my period all month and my boobs been really sore and my back hurts and i wake up and go to bed with headaches and i been really tried and all i want to do is sleep and i been having cramps in my lower stomach i dont know i go to the doctors on monday but idk let me know what yall think
thanks
hi,
well me and my boyfriend had sex about 2 or 3 days before i got my period aug 23 or 24. i haven’t gotten my period since but i did take a home pregnancy test last week and it came out negative. some days my breast are sensitive but other days their not i do feel like trowing up sometimes and i noticed i can eat to much of the same food at a time because i’ll get sick and almost throw up. i really need some advice i have no one to talk to my parents would be upset im the only one of my brothers and sisters that is going to graduate from college and my boyfriends in jail. please what should i do?
thank