- Of course, the most
important "sign" is a positive on a pregnancy test
- typically first detectable at between seven and ten days past ovulation
using our high-sensitivity tests. How soon you can detect a pregnancy is dependant
on when the fertilized egg implants in the womb (when placental hCG production
is initiated).
- Implantation
Bleeding may occur when the fertilized egg implants in the uterine
lining. Small traces of blood or "spotting" may be present. This
typically takes place 7 to 10 days after ovulation, but could range from just
a few days after you ovulate to well over a week.
- Implantation
Pains are associated with the embryo connecting to the womb. These
cramp-like pains, though rarely felt, will occur around the same time or a
bit before implantation bleeding. Most women will not experience cramping
associated with implantation and not all women will even notice implantation
bleeding itself.
- Nausea
is one of the most common of all early pregnancy symptoms. Nausea can take
place as early as two weeks after you ovulate. Some women may experience pregnancy
nausea before a missed period.
- Fatigue is,
of course, a common sign early in pregnancy. Women may experience fatigue
around the time of a missed period or shortly thereafter.
- Breast sensitivity
can also be associated with ovulation, though as an early pregnancy
symptom, women may experience tender breasts and nipples as early as two weeks
following your ovulation date, or around the time of your first missed period.
- The triphasic
curve: Theoretically, if you are bbt charting you may be able to
get a obtuse hint that you are pregnant by experiencing an extended or prolonged
thermal shift. With pregnancy, your body continues to maintain high progesterone
levels with consequently higher bbt body temps in tow. Following implantation,
for example, the bbt line may drop slightly and then rise again. This is called
a triphasic curve or triphasic chart. If your daily bbt temperatures stay
high longer than usual, this could be an indicator of pregnancy, though this
technique represents a rather unconventional gauge. Most experts do not recommend
trying to divine a pregnancy from your bbt chart.
- While not the earliest
sign, the need to pee more often may appear as an early sign,
though typically will not precede a missed period as a first indicator.
- That "feeling":
It's not scientifically testable, but some women simply have an intuition they are pregnant, a feeling that says "something is different"
this cycle!
