Pregnancy is a happy, but at the same time exciting period in the life of every woman. When the future mother finds out that a new life is growing and developing inside her, the world seems to be turning upside down. In the article you can find detailed information about the signs of pregnancy in the early stages, namely in the first week. In addition, here you can read useful recommendations for young parents.

First obstetric week

1 week of pregnancy is considered a pretty conditional concept. Doctors begin it from the first day of delayed menstruation. This is due to the fact that it is this date that patients remember most often. Despite this, the date of conception is not always possible to set with accuracy. Even if a married couple clearly remembers on what day unprotected sexual intercourse occurred, this does not mean that conception occurred at that moment. In fact, conception can occur several days after sexual intercourse.

What is the difference between fetal and obstetric gestation?

Doctors calculate the obstetric period from the first day of the last menstruation. Fetal term is precisely fertilization. The obstetric period is usually 2-3 weeks longer than the fetal period. This is due to the fact that from the first day of menstruation to ovulation, a woman passes exactly 14-18 days. During this period, conception usually occurs. That is, it turns out that 1 week of obstetric pregnancy is not pregnancy per se.

The time of gestation is 40 obstetric weeks or 38 fetal.

What happens at this stage

Menstruation is a process that is accompanied by spotting in a woman. Thus, the uterus is cleansed of the endometrium (the tissue that lines the body cavity). On it, a fertilized cell can gain a foothold in the uterus. After menstruation, this tissue changes dramatically. The endometrium becomes thicker, blood vessels form on it. This process is the preparation of the reproductive organ for attachment of the fertilized egg. If conception does not occur, the endometrium exfoliates and is excreted.

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In addition, the woman has changes in the mammary glands. The chest becomes more dense, sensitive. Some patients report soreness. This process is considered quite normal during premenstrual and menstrual syndrome, so it should not cause concern.

At 1 week of pregnancy, many women feel unpleasant pulling sensations in the lower back and abdomen. Discomfort is associated with the fact that the uterus contracts, trying to get rid of the endometrium. This is also a normal phenomenon, not considered a pathology.

Is it possible to feel pregnancy before the delay

Many mothers on the forums actively discuss the issue of how pregnancy manifests itself in the first week. Doctors say that it is impossible to diagnose a pregnancy, let alone identify any of its signs or feelings in a woman, but in reality it turns out to be a little different. Many girls seek to find out about the conception as soon as possible. What is it for? It all depends on whether the child is welcome or not.

If the pregnancy is planned, the future mother wants to confirm this event as soon as possible. If conception, on the contrary, is undesirable, then the sooner the pregnancy is detected, the earlier it will be possible to have an abortion. If you terminate the pregnancy early, then according to reviews, complications occur less frequently. Below we consider several methods that can reliably determine pregnancy before the delay.

Basal temperature (BT)

Immediately, we note that women with a regular menstrual cycle in the presence of ovulation can use the method for determining pregnancy at basal temperature. If the body has various disorders (hormonal disruptions, diseases of the female genital organs, infectious and inflammatory diseases), then this method will not work.

The basal temperature during the month has different indicators. This is due to the level of certain hormones in the body. During menstruation, BT is always elevated and is about 37 degrees. Before ovulation occurs, the thermometer marks decrease, and after ovulation is completed, they increase by about 0.5 degrees.

The menstrual cycle is divided into follicular and luteal phases. Moreover, the duration of the second phase of all representatives of the fair half is approximately the same (12-14 days). Therefore, if BT after ovulation remains elevated for more than 14 days, we can talk about the onset of pregnancy.

HCG in the blood

How to understand the onset of pregnancy from the first week? Tests will help to confirm an interesting position in the early stages with accuracy. Of course, their instructions for use say that the test should be used from the first day of the delay. But to be honest, the level of hCG in the blood rises after 7-10 days after conception, that is, 2-3 days before the delay. An increase in hCG levels during pregnancy at different times can be seen in the table.

Any test can give a false answer, so this diagnostic method is not considered 100% reliable.

Signs of pregnancy

From generation to generation, our grandmothers and great-grandmothers shared their experiences and feelings during pregnancy. This experience is often used by modern women. The following signs may appear as early signs of pregnancy on folk grounds:

• Dreams It is believed that if a woman had a dream in which there was a stork, butterflies, swans, fish or cabbage, then she soon finds out about her interesting situation.
• Change in taste. This simple method has been used by women since ancient times. Even then, they noticed that the pregnant woman significantly changed taste preferences.
• An experiment with urine. Our ancestors believed that if you collect potted urine after night to potted indoor flowers and they begin to bloom better, then the girl carries a child.
• Frequent urination. This is another sign that our grandmothers have definitely noticed.

Of course, all these signs are quite controversial. You can not treat them with complete confidence. In modern society, pregnancy is much easier to confirm using a routine test.

The initial stage of pregnancy is a period accompanied by fertilization of the egg. The fetal egg moves through the fallopian tube into the uterus. At the same time, the body at the physiological level begins to actively prepare for bearing a child. Women often feel a change in taste, malaise, drowsiness.

It is important to say that the symptoms in the early stages of pregnancy are individual. Many mothers do not even notice their interesting position.

Despite this, it is still possible to distinguish certain changes in the body of a woman. Let's look at how the organs of the future mother are changing.

Chest

The mammary glands in many women change from the first days of pregnancy, but this does not always happen. Many girls do not notice any signs from the chest 1-1.5 months after conception. In others, on the contrary, signs can be expressed quite clearly. The chest may look like this:

• darkening of the nipples;
• sensitivity enhancement;
• breast swelling;
• soreness;
• increase in size.

During this period, you need to take care of a high-quality and comfortable bra. It should be made of natural material, not cause irritation, not restrict breathing.

Tummy

In the first trimester, the abdomen does not increase in size. It begins to grow from about 12 weeks. Sometimes, while the fetal egg moves along the fallopian tube and at the time of its attachment to the uterine wall, the girl may feel slight discomfort, pulling pains in the lower abdomen and in the lower back.

Drawing feelings of a passing character should not bother the girl. If the pain becomes severe, spotting appears, you should immediately go to the hospital.

General changes

In the first week of pregnancy, it is quite difficult to notice any physiological changes in the body. Signs of the onset of conception can be recognized by an experienced gynecologist. In this case, the following symptoms are detected:

• slight blueing of the cervical mucosa;
• a slight increase in the uterus in diameter;
• softening of the genital organ.

The woman herself often notices frequent urination, impaired stool (diarrhea or constipation). All this is due to changes that the body undergoes for normal gestation.

Sometimes ovulation in a woman coincides with the beginning of the next menstrual cycle. In this case, the girl may note scanty spotting. That is, menstruation can go in the first week of pregnancy. This is not considered a pathology, but in the future, there should not be a monthly rate.

Signs and feelings of the future mother

Women planning a pregnancy carefully listen to their body, trying to recognize the first signs of the onset of the long-awaited conception. The following sensations can be attributed to such symptoms:

• Increased basal temperature. Girls who monitor their basal temperature during the cycle may notice a change in these indicators. When pregnancy occurs, the basal temperature remains elevated, which is associated with a change in hormonal levels.
• Lack of menstruation. The absence of menstrual bleeding often indicates the onset of conception, but this does not always happen. Often this symptom can indicate hormonal disruptions, diseases of the female genital organs, and so on.
• Nausea, bloating, heartburn, weakness, and dizziness in the morning. This is the so-called toxicosis. The first signs of pregnancy at such an early stage are rarely observed, but some women experience malaise from the first days of conception.
• Changes in the mammary glands. Often, at the onset of conception, a woman feels an increase in sensitivity, swelling, pain in the area of \u200b\u200bthe mammary glands.
• Change in the nature of vaginal discharge. Due to the increase in the body's hormone progesterone, cervical mucus separates more intensely. It is worth noting that in some women, mucus secretion increases during ovulation. Do not confuse these conditions.
• From many girls at the initial stage of pregnancy, you can hear such a complaint "pulls or hurts the lower abdomen." These sensations are explained by the contraction of the uterus. Many confuse this condition with beginning menstruation.
• Due to unrest and changes in hormonal levels, insomnia may develop.
• Often the girl’s behavior changes. She becomes tearful, emotional, sensitive;
• Often at the initial stage of pregnancy, women are diagnosed with cystitis or thrush. This is due to a decrease in local immunity.
• Slight spotting or brown discharge. The fact is that during the attachment of the fetus to the endometrium of the uterus, a small amount of blood may be released. As a rule, this sign goes unnoticed by many girls.

In addition to all of the above symptoms, the most accurate confirmation of the onset of conception is a pregnancy test. It is important to remember that there is no point in conducting a test a week after unprotected intercourse. Even if ovum fertilization has occurred, hCG in the blood is not yet produced in large quantities. Therefore, the test will show one strip.

How to use the test

As we have already found out, a week after sexual intercourse it is pointless to conduct a test. The first diagnosis at home with the help of an express test can be performed from the first days of delayed menstruation. The test will be able to show the exact result only after 7-10 days after the onset of conception.

Using the test involves performing several steps:

1. Buy a pregnancy test in a pharmacy.
2. Diagnosis is best in the morning, as the concentration of hCG during this period is the highest.
3. The specified area of \u200b\u200bthe test strip should be lowered for 3-5 seconds in the urine, then remove it and hold for 10-20 seconds.
4. In the presence of pregnancy, the indicator will show 2 strips. The first of these is control. It indicates that the test is suitable and can be trusted. The second shows the presence of hCG in the blood.

Sometimes the second band is weak. In most cases, this suggests that pregnancy has occurred, but the concentration of hCG is still quite weak. In such a situation, diagnosis is recommended to be carried out after a few days.

The stages of development from fertilization of the egg and attachment of the embryo to the endometrium of the uterus can be seen in the picture.

This amazing and at the same time complex process becomes the beginning of a new life. Let us consider in more detail the process of conception of a child.

The mystery of the birth of a new life

A pregnancy calendar begins with a man’s seminal fluid entering the woman’s vagina. The sperm pathway is quite long. It can last up to 9 days. The sex of the child (boy or girl) is already being decided, because it will depend on which sperm meets the egg (with the X or Y chromosome). Sometimes a multiple pregnancy occurs. This is especially common with IVF (artificial insemination).

Fertilization process

Many mistakenly believe that fertilization of the egg occurs in the uterus, but this is not so. The meeting of the male and female cells takes place in the fallopian tube, from where the fetal egg has a long way to go, followed by attachment to the uterine wall.

Fallopian tubes

It is in the fallopian tube that the sacrament of conception takes place. The sperm head penetrates the egg. This is due to the fact that the male cell contains a special enzyme that dissolves the egg shell. After that, the tail of the sperm disappears. The egg turns into a zygote, its surface changes and it becomes inaccessible to other sperm.

The path of the zygote to the uterus

Every day the zygote develops and shares. On the fourth day, it consists of 16 cells. This complex process is nothing more than the formation of an embryo. After a few days, the egg will leave the fallopian tube, but now this period is dangerous, because there is still a great risk of development. It occurs if the zygote under the influence of any factors is fixed in the fallopian tube or other pathological place.

Embryo implantation

After how long does the fetal egg enter the uterus? Attachment of the embryo to the uterine wall occurs on the 6-7th day. This is the last stage before the development of pregnancy in the uterus. Now in this place there will be further growth of a tiny organism. It should be noted that the diameter of the embryo in this period is only a few millimeters. Full immersion of the placenta in the uterine wall occurs on the tenth day. The total duration of implantation lasts 40 hours.

It is impossible to see the embryo on an ultrasound in the first week. According to the obstetric period, during this period, only the preparation of the uterus for the upcoming conception takes place. During ultrasound, you can notice a thickening of the uterine cavity, the accumulation of dead blood and endometrial particles.

With the help of ultrasound, you can see the embryo as early as three weeks of pregnancy. This is a tiny body attached to the wall of the uterus.

The embryo in this period resembles a tadpole, has no limbs.

What tests are needed

For many parents, the first week of pregnancy is essentially a planning period. At this stage, it is very important to prepare the body for the upcoming bearing of the baby. A woman is recommended to undergo such laboratory tests:

• A blood test to help determine if mom has any problems, such as inflammation or other warning signs.
• Analysis of urine. Helps to identify the level of protein and other shaped elements.
• A smear from the vagina on the pathogenic microflora. This will help to identify whether the patient has infections, to treat certain diseases in a woman and her partner.
• Screening for hepatitis, HIV and other diseases. The fact is that pregnancy management in such patients has its own characteristics.
• Analysis for diseases such as cytomegalovirus, herpes, toxoplasma. If the infection is in an active stage, conception should be postponed.

Ultrasound examination

Ultrasound in the first week, of course, will not determine the presence of a child. The purpose of such an examination is to identify various diseases - tumors, cysts in the cavity of the genital organ. In addition, with the help of ultrasound, the doctor can diagnose problems with the endometrium, for example, its thinning. This often causes miscarriage and infertility. In addition, the procedure will help determine the maturity of the eggs.

HCG level in the first week

At this time, it does not make sense to take an analysis for the level of chorionic gonadotropin. During this period, hCG is still very small and with the help of such an analysis, pregnancy cannot be determined.

Preparing for carrying a baby

It is no secret that pregnancy is a difficult period in the life of every woman. In order for the process of bearing the fetus to be comfortable for the mother and baby, one should correctly prepare for this difficult and responsible period.

Gymnastics

It cannot be assumed that after the onset of conception, a woman is contraindicated in any physical activity. The future mother should pay due attention to physical activity. Of course, running and weight training are contraindications, but sports such as swimming, stretching, yoga for pregnant women are best suited.

In addition, it must be remembered that for good labor, vaginal muscles should be strengthened. To do this, it is recommended to perform Kegel exercises daily. The essence of such a charge is to alternately compress and relax the vaginal muscles.

Kegel exercises help to facilitate childbirth, avoid tearing, increase muscle tone. You can perform gymnastics at home after the permission of the doctor.

Good mood

Positive thinking throughout pregnancy is the key to successfully carrying a baby. Positive emotions and lack of stress are necessary for the healthy development of the fetus. The girl is recommended to listen to pleasant music, communicate with family and friends, you can do some hobby (knitting, embroidery, origami).

A good mood will be promoted by quality rest. A girl in such a difficult period is recommended to sleep at least 9 hours a day. In addition, it is important to wear comfortable shoes and clothes.

To take out and give birth to a healthy child will help a woman a healthy diet and the right lifestyle. Doctors emphasize that pregnancy should be planned. Young parents need to lead a healthy lifestyle at least six months before the onset of conception. It is important to undergo a full medical examination, abandon bad habits, cure existing diseases.

If conception has already begun, a woman should follow the following recommendations:

• register with the antenatal clinic;
• conduct the first screening;
• undergo a medical routine examination;
• pay due attention to dental health;
• to refuse from bad habits;
• if a woman is sick, you can not self-medicate, you need to go to the hospital;
• healthy food;
• try to avoid stress;
• often walk in the fresh air;
• abandon power sports and weight lifting;
• do not contact patients with viral and bacterial diseases.

Careful attitude to your body will help to cope with the burden assigned to it, because during pregnancy, immunity is weakened.

Features of the diet in the first week

The menu of a young mother from the first days of conception should include a large number of vitamins and minerals. The following meals should be present in the pregnant woman’s diet in the first week:

• lean meats in baked, stewed or boiled form;
• fatty fish saturated with omega acids;
• greens, salads, vegetables and fruits;
• kefir, yogurt, sour cream, fermented baked milk, yogurt, cottage cheese;
• eggs (1-2 per day);
• rye flour bakery products;
• from sweets you can choose honey, marshmallows, marmalade, halva, dried fruits.

A young mother is not recommended to eat smoked meats, pickles, fatty, spicy, fried foods, chocolate. It is necessary to refuse carbonated drinks, alcohol, strong tea, coffee. Sugar is better to replace honey. Up to 50 g of sugar is allowed per day. Due to improper nutrition, the girl may be nauseous, vomiting may occur.

What can not be done

Pregnancy is not a disease, and many mothers lead an active lifestyle before maternity leave. They bring up children, perform daily work. To carry the baby without complications, from the first weeks of conception it is still recommended to reduce the physical load on the body. It is necessary to behave like this:

• do not work more than 6 hours a day without rest;
• do not spend a long time at the computer monitor;
• antibiotics and other tablets in the first weeks of pregnancy should be taken only as directed by a doctor;
• do not fly a plane on long business trips;
• it is also better to refuse to work on the night shift;
• it is not recommended to sit in one position or stand for too long;
• it is important not to lift weights, because this can provoke a miscarriage;
• you can’t go to baths, saunas and solariums;
• during this period it is forbidden to carry out x-ray and fluorography;
• do not take hot baths.

A clear implementation of the above tips will help minimize the likelihood of developing pathologies in the fetus and termination of pregnancy.

The need for vitamins

Saturation of the body with vitamins is a vital necessity for a young mother and fetus. With a deficiency of calcium, potassium, phosphorus, folic acid and other trace elements, the chances of carrying and giving birth to a healthy baby are significantly reduced. In addition, vitamin deficiency during pregnancy can lead to brittle hair and nails, tooth loss, skin diseases and other problems.

What vitamins are prescribed for pregnant women? The choice of a drug should be done exclusively by a doctor. In this case, the specialist should be guided by the features of the tests in the pregnant woman and her general well-being. Often, mummies are prescribed folic acid, Elevit pronatal, Vitrum for pregnant women and other drugs.

What young parents need to know

For the correct and healthy development of the fetus in the first and subsequent weeks of the future mother, it is recommended to adhere to such rules:

• To give up smoking, including passive, because it is harmful to the baby.
• Exclude alcoholic beverages and drugs.
• Try to be less nervous, avoid conflicts at home and at work.
• Have sex only with the permission of your doctor.
• If there is a dog or a cat in the house, clean the pet's toilet only with gloves on, wash your hands well after that.
• Mom is not advisable to visit crowded places in the cold season. In the early stages of pregnancy, influenza, SARS, chickenpox and other diseases can cause serious consequences.
• All funds for the treatment of colds should be prescribed only by a specialist.
• In the summer it is not recommended to buy products in natural markets. This can lead to food poisoning, diarrhea.
• Pregnant should avoid crowding in public transport. Better to take a taxi or walk.
• It is important to make an appointment with a gynecologist in a timely manner.

Despite the fact that 1 week of pregnancy is only the beginning of a long and responsible journey, already at this time it is important to take care of your health and comply with all the recommendations of a leading doctor.

Attentive attitude to women's health and a positive attitude will help to save the baby, will be the key to success in such a difficult matter as motherhood.

Video about the first signs of pregnancy

This video will help you learn in detail about the first signs of pregnancy.

Whether the conception was a long-awaited miracle or an unplanned surprise, any girl wants to know about it as soon as possible. Therefore, women are so fond of sharing descriptions of the first signs of pregnancy. After all, the tests promise the result only after a delay. But you still need to live up to her! And what should a girl eaten by curiosity, hope or anxiety?

We warn you right away: to know about these signs is useful, but you should not attach too much importance to them. Since they are very subjective and can serve as symptoms of completely different conditions.

The female egg is able to fertilize the first 12 hours after ovulation. If a woman keeps track of her cycle and knows exactly when the egg came out, she can determine whether conception occurred after the act or not.

Symptoms of pregnancy in the first days after conception are similar to signs of PMS of varying severity. The fact is that in the luteal period, a woman's body always prepares for pregnancy - just in case. And the processes that take place in it after the release of the egg are always the same for about two weeks, regardless of whether the conception occurred or not.

The corpus luteum remaining in the ovary after ovulation produces the hormone progesterone, therefore, women swell and become sensitive breasts, there is irritability, drowsiness, fatigue, often want to go to the toilet and so on. If the pregnancy really has come, then the signs continue, intensify and become more characteristic, and if not, menstruation comes.

Therefore, before the onset of menstruation, many women notice certain symptoms in themselves, which are often considered signs of conception. Their presence, severity and strength depend on the characteristics of the body. They are not obligatory at all - neither in case of pregnancy, nor in case of its absence.

Many symptoms can be caused not even by PMS, but by a common illness or stress. Therefore, relying on such signs of conception is 100% not worth it. But to know them is useful - at least for your own peace of mind.

If usually in a woman the second phase of the cycle passes without pronounced symptoms, the presence of such signs can serve as a kind of “beacon” and allow one to suspect an interesting situation.

As a rule, at 1 week pregnancy is not even considered pregnancy. At this time, the fertilized egg moves through the tubes into the uterus, where it has to gain a foothold and spend the next 9 months. No obvious signs are observed these days, although discharges that are not characteristic of the phase of the cycle may appear, pulling sensations in the abdomen, drowsiness, headache and irritability. But for many women, it is precisely these symptoms that accompany the entire second phase - from them the notorious PMS is added.

Usually, the first signs appear about 8-10 days after conception. This largely depends on the characteristics of the body of each particular woman, on her attentiveness and level of sensitivity. It is at 2 weeks that part of expectant mothers encounters such a phenomenon as implantation bleeding.

After the fertilization of the egg, it moves to the uterus and is fixed in one of its walls. In this case, microcracks of blood vessels and capillaries may occur, which are accompanied by bleeding. This phenomenon occurs in only 20-30% of all pregnancies, and sometimes it is taken for menstruation that began earlier.

However, it is not difficult to distinguish hemorrhage during embryo implantation from normal menstruation. It lasts only a few hours, less often the whole day. Moreover, his intensity is weak and does not increase. The color of the discharge is light brown, bright red or pink. An analysis of the hCG level at this time is not yet informative, since the changes are just beginning.

Signs of pregnancy at 3 weeks are already more pronounced. Sensations in the chest intensify - soreness, sensitivity, tingling, areoles around the nipples darken. Taste preferences and reaction to smells change, chronic diseases become aggravated. As a rule, at this time, a delay in menstruation is already detected, so it's time to do a test or donate blood for hCG.

How to recognize early pregnancy

Accurately recognizing a pregnancy before a delay is an unrealistic task. After all, the main reliable sign is the absence of bleeding on day X. However, there is a certain symptomatology that tells the woman that something is wrong with her. However, as mentioned above, it is impossible to fully rely on it.

Increased BT

Those women who regularly measure basal temperature know that after ovulation it always rises sharply by a few tenths of a degree. This usually lasts about two weeks and before menstruation, the temperature returns to normal. If pregnancy has occurred, a temperature above 37 will remain for about two more months.

It is believed that a sign of conception after ovulation is an increase in BT to 37-37.5 degrees at the very end. This is noted by many mothers, although there is no exact confirmation of this phenomenon. At 1 week of pregnancy, this contributes to the high level of progesterone produced by the corpus luteum.

Insomnia and nervousness

With hormonal imbalance caused by changes in the female body, many systems and organs work in a new way. This greatly affects the emotional background of a woman. Therefore, the first symptoms of pregnancy can also manifest in the form of irritability, nervousness, which lead to insomnia.

Drowsiness, fatigue, low blood pressure

Sometimes in the first days of pregnancy a feeling of drowsiness appears, a woman gets tired faster and feels tired even after a long rest. He begins to feel dizzy due to low blood pressure. These signs of pregnancy are also subjective and unreliable, they can happen due to usual overwork.

Discomfort in the abdomen and lower back

  Secondary pregnancy symptoms also manifest in strange sensations in the abdomen or lower back. At the beginning of pregnancy, blood supply to the pelvic organs increases, so women often feel heaviness and squeezing, discomfort in a sitting position.

A pulling pain in the lower back can be felt, although this is often a sign of kidney problems. But the growing pain in the lower abdomen can warn of an ectopic or the threat of a miscarriage. Changes in the uterus sometimes cause a tingling sensation, although not all girls feel it. Another sign of pregnancy in the second week, and even later, is bloating. Hormonal changes lead to a relaxation of intestinal muscles and flatulence.

Headache

The first signs of pregnancy before menstruation include spontaneous headaches. They cause hormonal fluctuations. At the same time, there are no external reasons for migraine - the girl did not catch a cold, slept enough, did not sit in a stuffy room.

"Zhor" or lack of appetite

After conception, metabolism is accelerated, so signs of pregnancy also include increased appetite.

The exact opposite picture can be observed - a woman cannot swallow a spoon. As a rule, this is due to changes in the perception of taste and aromas of food.

Intolerance to some smells

During pregnancy, many women become very sensitive to smells and tastes. This applies not only to food, but to everything that surrounds a woman - cleaning products, cosmetics, perfumes, flowers. The girl clearly smells and tastes that she had not previously paid attention to. Or, unexpectedly, she fell out of love with those that she had liked before.

Digestive upset

Hormonal changes are often accompanied by changes in the digestive tract. Girls can suffer from constipation or diarrhea, belching, heartburn. Nausea and vomiting, related to the first signs of pregnancy, rarely occur before menstruation. As a rule, toxicosis begins at about 4 weeks.

Fever, colds

So that the body does not reject the fetus, which is a foreign body for him, after conception, a woman's immunity decreases. That is why one of the common symptoms of pregnancy is a cold (ARVI).

However, an increase in body temperature to 37 degrees is, in principle, characteristic of the first months of pregnancy, and because of hormonal imbalance, a woman is sometimes thrown into heat or cold.

Acne

After a woman becomes pregnant, her body begins a large-scale hormonal restructuring, so many notice among the early symptoms of pregnancy the appearance of rashes on the skin - acne, blackheads. It is especially worth paying attention to those who have not been bothered by such symptoms before. It should be remembered that acne often accompanies the second phase of the cycle, so the symptom is subjective and unreliable.

Brown spots on the face and darkening of the nipples

Many consider the appearance of various pigment spots or darkening of the areola of the breast on the face as a sign of fertilization of the egg. These signs are also subjective and cannot serve as a reliable guide. In some women, areoles darken very much already in the first month of pregnancy, while others do not notice this until its end. The body of each woman is unique, so the birth of a new life always takes place a little differently than others.

Frequent urination

Pregnancy before delay can also be determined by the frequency of going to the toilet in a small way. Frequent urges are associated both with increased blood flow to the female organs, with a hormonal storm. And they can be explained by aggravated inflammatory processes, for example, cystitis.

Is there an early pregnancy without symptoms

  If the baby is long-awaited, the expectant mother is anxiously tracking the slightest signs and changes in her body. But it happens that a woman finds out about her new position only after a delay. And if the cycle is irregular and her periods are regularly late, then even later. It happens that pregnancy is detected only in the third or fifth month after conception, when the stomach is already growing. Since before that there were no symptoms. Occasionally, even menstruation (or rather, it is not menstruation, but bleeding) can persist in the first 1-2 months. This, of course, is infrequent.

As a rule, the signs of pregnancy in the first week after conception are almost invisible or even absent, and this is the norm. At this time, changes in the woman’s body have not yet entered full force, and basically coincide with the usual sensations in the second phase of the cycle or with the symptoms of PMS.

Signs of Pregnancy

The true symptoms of pregnancy in the first month include characteristic symptoms that appear a few weeks after fertilization. As a rule, the time of their appearance is the third or fourth week of pregnancy, when the restructuring in the mother’s body is gaining strength. Their appearance can tell a woman that a conception has occurred. But not all of them will necessarily appear: the absence of any of these symptoms is only an individual feature of the body.

Delay of menstruation

  Delayed menstruation is one of the most famous and true signs of conception. But only if the woman has a more or less regular cycle and she does not suffer from diseases that cause long delays.

As a rule, in a healthy woman, menstruation occurs at the same time, although slight fluctuations are possible for 1-2 days in one direction or another, associated with illness or stress. Therefore, a delay of 4 days is already an occasion to carefully listen to the sensations and conduct a pregnancy test.

If the cycle is not too regular, then a delay of up to 5-6 days, not accompanied by other symptoms, cannot yet serve as a reliable sign of pregnancy. In this case, it is advisable to postpone the test for 7-8 days of delay, since earlier it can give either a false positive or a false negative result.

Signs of pregnancy in the early days of the delay are already more pronounced, so if the absence of menstruation is accompanied by profuse white discharge, increased fatigue and drowsiness, chest pain and nausea, a woman may well think about her interesting position.

Breast swelling

Another characteristic symptom is changes in the mammary glands. They can swell, become painful, sensitive, the areola darkens - although all this refers to unreliable signs. As a rule, an increase in progesterone secretion associated with conception causes a noticeable increase in breast size, as well as the manifestation of tubercles on the nipples. It can oozing colostrum sometimes.

Pigment strip on the stomach

  Almost all pregnant women note the appearance of a dark pigment strip on the abdomen - it goes from the navel to the pubic bone. Sometimes this symptom of pregnancy appears even in the early stages, although usually it occurs later - about 4-5 months.

Nausea

Many women are expecting pregnancy with fear, having heard the horrors of toxicosis. Of course, it also happens that nausea and vomiting simply exhaust the expectant mother, and from the smell of some products she literally turns inside out. But for many girls, morning sickness passes quickly, almost without any inconvenience. And some women say that they did not experience toxicosis at all.

How to determine an early pregnancy

Diagnosis of pregnancy in the early stages is possible, starting from the day of the alleged delay in menstruation. The earliest is the tenth day after conception, before this period no one will give a reliable result.

Diagnostic methods include:

Expecting pregnancy, a woman can take for her signs any manifestations and reactions of her body. Therefore, buying a test with loss of appetite is still not worth it, it is better to wait for a delay. In addition, many signs are only secondary and subjective. They are caused by the hormone progesterone, which is actively produced in the second phase of the cycle, regardless of whether conception occurred or not.

Any woman wants to know as soon as possible whether she is pregnant or not. By a number of signs, it is possible to determine the presence or absence of this condition in the fair sex.

The body of each woman is very individual and reacts differently to the process of conception and, therefore, it is not always possible to determine by indirect signs whether a woman is really in an interesting position, or various health problems are the cause of changes in the body. The process of self-hypnosis is also important, leveling a number of indirect methods of detecting pregnancy in the early stages - if a woman really wants or does not want a baby, she is definitely attuned to it, then the signs can be imaginary.

The most effective from the point of view of reliability, of course, however, they are available only after 5-6 weeks after conception, but the fair sex usually wants to know about its onset early, before the menstrual cycle is delayed, so it remains to rely on other diagnostic methods, about which will be described below.

Some experts argue that indirect and dubious signs of early pregnancy help determine the presence or absence of a condition from the 7th day after ovulation and conception, but their reliability very much depends on the individual characteristics of the woman's body, the presence of additional factors, as well as the degree of subjectivity of the assessment of factors .

More reliable signs begin to appear after two weeks from the expected date of conception - the more time has passed, the higher the likelihood of a correct answer to the question of interest.

Signs of pregnancy before delay

The first month of the alleged pregnancy is very exciting - an examination by a gynecologist and even a supersensitive ultrasound scan do not show the presence of a fetus in the fair sex, but I want to know the actual state of things as soon as possible.

Chorionic gonadotropin in the blood

This hormone is secreted by placental structures in large quantities, starting from the 1st day after fertilization and further, its concentration is constantly growing. Modern methods of blood diagnostics, taking into account the individual characteristics of the woman’s body, can be detected starting from 10-12 days. The peak of concentration reaches 11 weeks of pregnancy, after which it begins to gradually disappear.

2 stripes pregnancy test

One of the popular methods for detecting pregnancy is the rapid urine tests performed at home on special indicative elements. The test determines the presence of the same chorionic gonadotropin, not only in the blood, but in urine. It should be borne in mind that this hormone appears in the urine from 15-18 days after fertilization, while the most sensitive and reliable tests are able to detect it at least by the second or third week of pregnancy.

It should be borne in mind that the error in pregnancy tests is quite high if you have health problems: for men and women, CG is an indicator of producing tumors of various etiologies.

Implantation bleeding

Small amounts of bloody discharge of light tones and liquid consistency usually appear in the process of egg fertilization on the 8-10th day after ovulation and fertilization.

In monthly rhythms, implantation bleeding can begin a week before the menstrual cycle. It is clearly manifested in a third of pregnant women, almost imperceptibly - in more than half of the fair sex in an interesting position.

Elevated Basal Temperature

If a woman has not conceived, then the elevated basal temperature after the luteal phase is reduced to normal and regular menstruation goes on her due date by nature. In the event that BT remained high - this may indicate pregnancy. It can be diagnosed in this way 10-15 days after conception.

Frequent urination

Chorionic gonadotropin, generated due to placental structures, significantly increases the blood supply to the pelvic region, as a result of which the urea earlier gives a signal about filling, mainly at night. This happens a week after the conception of the child.

Emotional instability

One of the most popular subjective signs of pregnancy is sudden mood swings, from intense sadness and even tantrum to fun and joy. Also, a change in state is accompanied by severe irritability, often splashing out on others. Such an emotional swing can occur from the first days of pregnancy until the third trimester.

Toxicosis

Toxicosis of an early stage of pregnancy is a fairly common phenomenon. With the beginning of the formation of the fetus, the organism changing at the hormonal level, especially during the first pregnancy, can present very unpleasant surprises in the form of headaches, frequent nausea with vomiting, regular loss of consciousness, significant changes in taste preferences, the appearance of mania of an unpleasant odor and other “charms”.

Fatigue and restless sleep

After conception, progesterone is actively produced in a woman's body - this hormone depresses the psyche and leads to frequent drowsiness, depression, etc. These symptoms begin from the first week and go to the tenth, thanks to the active production of estrogen.

Common health problems

All the forces of the body are devoted to growing and protecting the fetus, the immune system of the fair sex during pregnancy is suppressed by hormones to preserve the fetus, so a woman during this period very easily picks up various infections, from colds and problems with bowel movements, to the appearance of acne and intestinal cramps.

Copious natural secretions

Progesterone induces the active production of cervical mucus, which provokes a more saturated natural, starting from the second week after fertilization and until the end of pregnancy. They began to change daily pads very often and at the same time there are no problems with the “thrush”? Most likely, this means that the conception was successful.

Tingling in the uterus, pain in the sacral spine

In the first or second week after the onset of pregnancy, many women complain of tingling in the uterus and pain in the sacral vertebral region caused by the influence of hCG in these areas.

What signs of pregnancy appear in the first or second week?

During the first two weeks of pregnancy, a woman begins to produce chorionic gonadotropin, and progesterone levels increase, which in turn can cause frequent urination, high basal temperature, as well as increased natural secretions. The expectant mother sometimes has problems with early toxicosis, her mood often changes unreasonably, she is worried about tingling in the uterus and the average level of pain in the sacral section, and reduced immunity provokes the development of the common cold, rash of various etiologies and other problems.

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Question answer

How fast are signs of pregnancy?

Indirect and implicit signs of pregnancy can occur several days after the conception of a child, however, a blood test for hCG will show a more or less real picture before menstruation - it is recommended that it be done no earlier than 10 days after the expected date of fertilization.

What day does the test show pregnancy?

The work of all pregnancy tests is based on an indication of the presence of hCG in the urine. This hormone during pregnancy begins to appear from 15-18 days after conception, that is, before this time period, it is hypothetically impossible to determine pregnancy using tests. You will receive a high probability of a correct answer no earlier than from day 20, and it depends on the quality of the product, its degree of sensitivity, etc.

The onset of pregnancy is a very important event in the life of any woman. For some, it is joyful and long-awaited, for others it is the opposite. But one way or another, everyone wants to know about the beginning of the development of a new life as early as possible - if possible, already in the first days after conception.

The reason for suspecting pregnancy for most women of reproductive age with a regular cycle is a delay in menstruation. Two strips finally dispel doubts during an independent test and the conclusion of a local gynecologist.

How many days can I find out about pregnancy?

In order to correctly answer this question, it is necessary to understand what event it is customary to count the gestational age from.

Note: in obstetric practice, the beginning of pregnancy is counted from the first day of the onset of menstruation.

If we talk about the obstetric period, then the early signs of the I-II week of pregnancy simply can not be, because during this period, the woman is not even pregnant. The actual beginning of pregnancy is associated with the day - day, when a mature egg leaves the ovary and passes into the fallopian tube and meets a viable sperm capable of breaking through its membrane and producing fertilization.

Calculating this day is quite difficult, but it is he who is the beginning of the embryonic gestational age. Ovulation usually occurs 14 days before the start of the menstrual cycle, i.e. with a cycle of 28 days, a woman can become pregnant somewhere on the 14th day after the start of the last menstruation.

Note: it must be remembered that the ability of an egg to conceive in the uterus persists for 12-36 hours, and the date of ovulation can shift for a number of reasons, so it’s almost impossible to determine the exact date of conception.

Was unprotected sexual intercourse on the day of ovulation - not so important, because spermatozoa can maintain their viability in the genital tract of a woman for about 1 week, "waiting" for a mature egg. For this reason, when determining the duration of pregnancy, you can not focus on the days of the last sex.

Of course, all of the above does not apply to determining the gestational age and planned conceptions under control. In such cases, the start date of the birth of a new life is always known.

As you understand, all the woman’s claims that she began to feel the first signs of pregnancy at 1-2 weeks of the obstetric period can be considered intuitive.

However, there are also very real physiologically substantiated early signs that the egg is fertilized. They can be felt no earlier than 3 weeks of pregnancy (according to the obstetric period).

First signs of pregnancy

The onset of conception is a signal to the body to begin serious hormonal changes and prepare organs and systems for subsequent pregnancy. It is these hormonal changes that provoke changes in the state, which can be considered the harbingers of a new period in the life of a woman.

Important:  The main hormones that cause the first signs of pregnancy are chorionic gonadotropin.

The main task progesterone - reduce the excitability of the uterus, prepare the conditions for the attachment of the fetal egg to its inner layer, ensure the growth of the mammary glands. An increase in the amount of this hormone is fraught for a woman with a change in mood: she may develop irritability, tearfulness,. In some cases, fluid retention is provoked), or may occur.

The journey of the fertilized cell through the fallopian tubes to the uterus itself takes about a week. In this case, the merged male and female cells turn into a small ball filled with liquid. Once in the embrace of the uterine epithelium, he begins to look for a convenient place and attaches itself to the walls. From this moment, you can talk about pregnancy.

Attachment of the embryo itself is often accompanied by discomfort in the lower back or lower abdomen,. These are the key signs of pregnancy appearing at 3-4 weeks according to the obstetric period (one of the first signs of 1-2 weeks of pregnancy according to the embryonic period).

Successful attachment of the embryo starts the accelerated process of producing another hormone of pregnancy - chorionic gonadotropin  (CG), which is designed to protect the woman’s embryo and body from adverse factors and future loads.

It stimulates the production of progesterone and starts the processes of cell renewal of various organs and tissues. And this means that in the woman’s body there will continue to be changes that can be regarded as the first signs of pregnancy. Their peak of development begins already after 3-4 weeks of obstetric (1-2 weeks of embryonic) gestational age, but some women begin to notice these changes literally from the first weeks after fertilization. Let's talk about them in more detail.

Drowsiness and nausea

Disorders of the nervous system

Often, even in the very early stages, a woman's ability to noticeably decreases, and in her behavior a certain lack of assembly appears. For many, forgetfulness is also characteristic.

In some cases, apathy develops, i.e., complete detachment, indifference and indifference. Changes in the mental state are caused by increased secretion of progesterone. As the gestational age increases, its effect is offset by an increase in estrogen production.

Decreased libido

Sex drive decreases, starting from the first days after conception, and normalizes to the second trimester. This fact can also be regarded as the first sign of pregnancy.

Important:from the first week, some women show signs of mild toxicosis.

Alternative methods for detecting pregnancy in the first days after conception

“Grandmother’s methods” have no definition of pregnancy until the scientific justification is delayed. It was once believed that the occurrence of conception is indicated by the appearance of spider veins on the chest in the "decollete zone", and metal. Despite the absence of specific explanations, many women notice such first signs of pregnancy, therefore they should not be ignored.

Why is early pregnancy diagnosis important?

Early manifestations provide a good basis for testing and detecting pregnancy. At the same time, determining the place of implantation of a fertilized egg remains an important point.

The norm is the placement of the fetal egg in the uterus. If diagnosed, the patient needs urgent medical attention to prevent serious complications.

The sooner a woman finds out that she will be a mother, the greater the chances that pregnancy and childbirth will proceed without complications. The appearance of one or more early signs is an unconditional basis for immediate abandonment of bad habits, making adjustments to the diet, stopping medication with embryotoxic and teratogenic effects and normalizing sleep and rest.

Plisov Vladimir, medical observer

A few days after ovulation (from 5 to 10 days), subject to contact with a partner in a woman during this period, the manifestation of early signs of a completed pregnancy is already possible.

Of course, a pregnancy test will help you learn about the presence of pregnancy with a 100% guarantee, but it is better to do it if there is a delay, and this is usually not earlier than 28-30 days from the start of the last cycle, although conception itself is possible by 12 -16 days of the cycle.

Then, after another 7-10 days, a fertilized egg is implanted in the uterine cavity, then the woman can already begin to feel any signs of pregnancy.

THE EARLY SIGNS MAY BE ON THE FIRST WEEKS OF PREGNANCY

What should be paid attention even before the delay in order to suspect the presence of pregnancy? So, there are 16 main factors that indicate a high probability that pregnancy has occurred in the current cycle.

Respiratory failure

Climbing up the stairs, weakness flashes over you, breathing goes astray - this may be due to a lack of oxygen. The body begins to rebuild, supply oxygen to the nascent child, so periods of lack of breathing are possible. It should be noted that such periods are likely throughout the entire period of pregnancy, and not only at the very beginning. Especially when the baby grows up and begins to put pressure on the diaphragm of the mother.

MURDER AND INCREASED BREAST

One of the most common symptoms is that the chest becomes heavier and more sensitive. A slight feeling of fullness and pressure appears. Halos can darken. A venous network is drawn on the chest, before it was not so noticeable.

However, some women experience all the same sensations in the chest, not being pregnant, but only because of the influence of the hormone progesterone in the second half of the cycle. This hormone is responsible for preparing the female body for pregnancy. We can say that it gives an attitude on pregnancy.

FAST Fatigue, Drowsiness

Did you suddenly get tired faster than usual? In the mornings, it became difficult to get up; weakness in the body throughout the day is also the effect of pregnancy hormones. As a rule, this state of "chronic fatigue" goes away by the end of the first trimester, simply disappearing, as if by magic.

NAUSEA

Another symptom that may appear long before the delay. Not all women suffer from early toxicosis, but the vast majority experience nausea, which significantly complicates their life in the first trimester.

As one of the early signs, nausea can appear immediately when the attachment of the ovum to the uterus begins. The earliest when this can happen is 5-7 days after conception.

FREQUENT URINAL

In the early stages, a woman may suddenly start to not stand all night without going to the toilet. During pregnancy, the female body begins to process more fluid, and the load on the bladder increases.

HEADACHE

Not an obvious, but also quite frequent sign of a completed pregnancy. This is also a consequence of the work of hormones. If you have not been protected during the last 2 cycles, you can’t take painkillers without the recommendation of a doctor, who must be informed about a possible pregnancy in order to avoid the negative effect of drugs on the baby’s developing body.

BACK PAIN

Lower back, lower back a little sore? If you are not prone to such pain, then it can also be one of the signs of pregnancy.

Uterine cramping

This can be a sign of both pregnancy and approaching menstruation - it is difficult to say more precisely. But in half the cases of pregnancy, the uterus seems to make itself felt, sometimes unusual sensations of tingling, heaviness, contractions and burning appear in it.

INCREASE OR REDUCE APPETITE

If you suddenly felt a change in your taste preferences, you suddenly began to experience a wolfish appetite, or an aversion to food, or a craving for some foods - above the body says that you are pregnant.

Constipation and bloating

Last week, you calmly poked into your jeans, and today you suddenly felt that you can’t fasten them on your stomach? Pregnancy hormones can slow down the digestive system, as a result of which you can feel flatulence, constipation, or vice versa diarrhea. Fluid retention can also give a feeling of heaviness, bloating in the abdomen.

DIFFERENCES OF MOOD, "EMOTIONAL SWING"

Another sign that can either guarantee that there is a pregnancy, or talk about the imminent start of menstruation. Perhaps during pregnancy, these mood swings are more pronounced and are slightly longer.

SENSITIVE SENSE

If you suddenly stopped making odors that you breathed calmly before, this is one of the signs of a possible pregnancy. Hypersensitivity to odors is also the work of hormones. Perhaps during the whole pregnancy you will not be able to tolerate some odors of perfume, food. Conversely, an inexplicable craving for household odors may appear.

HEADING, Fainting

Lowering the blood sugar level of a pregnant woman can cause short episodes of dizziness or even fainting. Make sure you eat enough and drink fluids throughout the day.

IMPLANT BLEEDING

A week before the start of a new cycle, a woman can detect a small amount of blood on her underwear, literally one or several spots. This is not the arrival of menstruation ahead of schedule, most likely it is a sign of implantation of the fetal egg in the uterine cavity. A fertilized egg attaches to the wall of the uterus, literally drilling into it, and small blood vessels are destroyed, which causes mild bleeding.

COLD

At the beginning of pregnancy, a woman's immunity decreases, the immune system is suppressed so that the mother's body does not reject the fetus. As a result, a woman becomes more susceptible to various viruses, which, however, pass easily, completely without affecting the child. Much more seriously, they can be damaged by uncontrolled antiviral and cold medications that a woman can take without knowing about her pregnancy.

DELAY OF MENSTRUATION

The most serious sign, among all others, is a delay. Many of the early signs are controversial, and can be both symptoms of pregnancy and messengers of PMS. However, a delay in a healthy woman who leads a regular sex life is already a serious reason to go to the pharmacy for a test.

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