Some representatives of the fair sex claim that they felt the first signs of pregnancy before menstruation almost an hour after intercourse, while others do not at all face such obvious manifestations of an interesting situation as morning sickness, changes in eating habits or mood swings, and their pregnancy fully realized only after the child began to push in the stomach. Everything is individual here, but individual women can still determine that the conception was successful, according to certain symptoms. Let us consider in more detail the early signs of pregnancy before the delay of menstruation and reviews of expectant mothers about how they learned about the upcoming replenishment in the family.
Sensations immediately after conception
As mentioned above, especially sensitive women often claim that they felt pregnancy immediately after conception or the next morning. But gynecologists argue that this is impossible. At the physiological level, it is simply impossible to feel the fertilization of the egg and the progress of several cells through the fallopian tubes. Tingling sensations in the uterus are also unlikely, they can occur only after embryo implantation, which occurs on the third or seventh day after intercourse, which ended with the fertilization of the egg. True, in addition to physiological sensations, there is also intuition, a subconscious realization that pregnancy has begun. Science does not intend to accept this almost supernatural knowledge as a sign of pregnancy until the period is delayed.
Discharge as a sign of pregnancy
Some time after sperm fertilization of the egg, the embryo is introduced into the uterine wall for its further growth and development. This process in some cases (doctors say that only 20% of women can determine implantation) is palpable. So, on the seventh-tenth day after unprotected sexual intercourse, the nature of the discharge may change. Often they become denser than usual, a yellowish tint appears, sometimes even a slight admixture of blood can be noticed.
At the same time, signs of the onset of acute respiratory viral infections may appear: mild malaise, fatigue against the background of normal stress, and drowsiness. If pregnancy is desired for a woman and carefully planned, then the thought that fatigue is the earliest sign of pregnancy before the delay of menstruation immediately visits. In the same case, if the pregnancy is unexpected, these signs are likely to go unnoticed.
Hormonal processes
Signs of pregnancy in the early days of menstruation may already be due to hormonal processes occurring in the body of the expectant mother. Violent changes in the body generally begin immediately after the introduction of the fetal egg into the uterine cavity. Many women feel sudden mood swings, can start to cry for no reason at all, become irritable, and fatigue and drowsiness are also characteristic. The fair sex, who did not plan until the birth of the child, may well take these signs for PMS.
Breast soreness
Changes in the mammary glands can occur one to two weeks after fertilization. The breast enlarges slightly, becomes sensitive or painful, the veins can become more noticeable, and the nipples and the area around them become darker and a little roughened. All this may indicate that conception has occurred. However, only those ladies who did not suffer breast tenderness before this during PMS should take into account such very first signs of pregnancy before menstruation delay. If the chest always becomes sensitive and slightly enlarges a few days before the critical days, then this (as a sign of an interesting situation) should not be paid attention to.
A sign of pregnancy before menstruation is delayed for women who have given birth and are still continuing breastfeeding women, it may be just breast tenderness. Such changes are most clearly seen when feeding. In addition, in nursing mothers who are pregnant again, the amount of milk decreases, its quality indicators change. Often, babies refuse to consume breast milk if their mother becomes pregnant again.
Sex drive change
In expectant mothers, libido may change in the early stages. After the beginning of the restructuring of the body, a woman can either feel an increased sexual desire for a partner, and not want sex at all. Such a sign, however, can hardly be considered reliable in the early stages, because changes in libido can be caused by stress, physical stress, a quarrel with a loved one and misunderstanding in a pair. In the same way, the power of sexual desire and positive events in a woman's life can be reflected.
Morning sickness
Early toxicosis is felt between the second and eighth weeks of pregnancy, and the woman's condition improves, as a rule, by 12-16 weeks, that is, by the beginning of the second trimester. Nausea in the morning is considered a clear and quite normal sign of pregnancy in the first week of menstruation delay and beyond, but in fact the causes of this condition are pathological.
The thing is that early toxicosis occurs, as a rule, in response to a violation of the metabolic mechanisms and reactions of the expectant mother. This is a pathological reaction of the female body to the development of pregnancy. Risk factors for the development of early toxicosis are: alcohol abuse, smoking, malnutrition, lack of sleep, constant overwork (both physical and psychological).
In addition to nausea, a woman usually complains of fatigue and irritability, nervousness, depression, a change in taste preferences, vomiting, weight loss and loss of appetite. Vomiting is typical for 60% of pregnant women up to 20 weeks, but only 10% of expectant mothers require treatment.
Frequent urination
Many women argue that for them the first sign of pregnancy after a delay in menstruation was the frequent desire for "little by little." This can hardly be regarded as a sign of an interesting situation in the first three to four weeks, as the uterus increases and begins to put pressure on the bladder only six to eight weeks after fertilization. At the end of the first trimester, the uterus rises above, part of the pressure from the bladder is removed.
Other signs of pregnancy
The signs of pregnancy before the delay of menstruation are often due not at all to hormonal changes, but to psychological reasons, which is why they are so diverse. However, many expectant mothers may experience in the early stages, for example, cramping, pain in the legs and feet. This is because the body slightly changes the process of absorption of calcium.
What signs of pregnancy before the delay of menstruation can still be? Changing taste preferences and sensitivity to aromas are characteristic of expectant mothers. There may be an aversion to previously beloved food or a desire to try something that has never been in the refrigerator before. The nausea can be caused by the smell of coffee, meat, cigarettes, or alcohol. In the last two cases, this is the body’s natural defense against the woman’s adverse behavior.
Some expectant mothers complain of digestive upset menstruation. In this case, both constipation and diarrhea may appear. Signs of pregnancy after a delay in menstruation may include increased appetite and weight loss due to the body trying to provide itself with nutrients, difficulty falling asleep, headaches and lower back discomfort.
Decreased immunity
Signs of pregnancy before a delay in menstruation may include a decrease in immunity. Often, a pregnant woman feels that she is getting sick, there may be a feeling of heat and chills, a runny nose or coughing. Some expectant mothers even have a fever, which is regarded as a symptom of SARS. The disease in this case is caused by a decrease in immunity.
With a decrease in local immunity, a disease such as thrush (or candidal colpitis) may appear. Symptoms of this disease are itching and burning in the genital area, pain during sexual contact and urination, white vaginal discharge, reminiscent of the consistency of cottage cheese. In some cases, even a whitish coating on the mucosa appears, an unpleasant odor (sour milk or rotten fish) is characteristic, abundant white discharge.
Basal temperature graph
As a rule, you do not need to look for signs of pregnancy before the delay of menstruation, carefully analyzing your well-being and behavior for those who regularly conduct a BT schedule. True, with accuracy using this method, one can determine one’s position only if the woman has a schedule for several cycles and in compliance with all the rules.
In a normal cycle, the temperature before ovulation occurs is 36.4 ... 36.7 degrees Celsius, closer to the middle it drops slightly, and then rises sharply by at least four to six tenths of a degree. Possible increase to 37 degrees or slightly higher. This is the moment of ovulation. The elevated temperature persists for about two weeks, and before menstruation drops to 36.4 ... 36.6 degrees Celsius.
If fertilization has occurred, you can see this on the graph even before the delay in implantation retraction. So they call a sharp decrease in temperature by 0.3 ... 0.5 degrees, followed by a rise to normal 37 and above. Otherwise, the entire second phase of the menstrual cycle in case of conception (successful, of course), the temperature should stay above 37 degrees, it does not fall before the expected menstruation.
Menstruation delay
The most accurate symptom of pregnancy is a delay in critical days. This is a reliable sign, upon the appearance of which an interesting situation can already be determined with a high degree of probability with the help of a home test or in a medical institution. However, a delay may occur for other reasons, so if the test shows a negative result, and critical days do not start, you still need to visit a doctor.
HCG hormone level
Today, signs of pregnancy on the first day of menstrual retention are not so important, because an interesting situation can be determined using analyzes. An analysis of hCG is a more reliable way to determine pregnancy than a home test, in addition, by hCG in the blood, you can determine that the conception was successful earlier.
Immediately after fertilization and implantation of the embryo into the uterus, the level of human chorionic gonadotropin begins to increase. Already in the first and second weeks, its amount reaches 23-300 mU / ml, in the third and fourth - 1500-5000 mU / ml, and in the fifth and sixth weeks - 20 thousand - 100 thousand mU / ml. Normally, the hCG level is approximately doubled daily.
To confirm the fact of pregnancy, blood donation is necessary in dynamics, that is, every few days. This will make it possible to diagnose pregnancy with a high degree of probability and even before the delay. However, not all women are ready to visit a medical facility almost daily for testing.
Complete absence of symptoms
There may be no signs of pregnancy on the first day of menstruation, this is also a normal option. Some women do not feel weak and nauseous, they do not fall asleep, their eating habits do not change, sometimes even menstruation can last up to two months after conception. Approximately 7% of women experience this phenomenon. Often, the very first signs of pregnancy before menstruation are delayed are mistaken for mild malaise, and implantation bleeding - for critical days. That is why gynecologists recommend regularly undergoing examinations and taking tests from time to time. This will help not only to diagnose pregnancy in the absence and non-expression of signs of an interesting condition, but also to identify possible gynecological diseases.
Ultrasound during pregnancy
In order to determine pregnancy, ultrasound is often performed. The study will show an interesting situation on the fifth or seventh day of the delay of menstruation, not earlier. But you need to know that such a diagnostic method in the early stages can be unsafe. Ultrasound is carried out using a vaginal probe, after the procedure, a woman may develop discharge with an admixture of blood, which can cause pregnancy failure. Decide on this study only if there is evidence, for example, suspected ectopic pregnancy.
Home Pregnancy Test
Home tests show an interesting situation on the first day of the absence of menstruation. Better get two tests from different manufacturers. The fact is that not everyone can show pregnancy due to different sensitivity, storage conditions and other factors. The test is best done in the morning or after abstaining from using the toilet for at least four hours. Otherwise, the results may be unreliable.
Omens
The physiological sensations and emotional changes that a woman may feel during pregnancy are described above, as well as ways to determine an interesting position. But there are many folk signs. To believe them or not is, of course, a woman’s private affair, but you should know that many expectant mothers learned about the future replenishment with the help of such signs. Here are some common signs of pregnancy before a delay in menstruation:
- dreams about fishing, live fish or sweets;
- the appearance of veins on the chest and shoulders of a woman (small blood vessels become noticeable); By the way, modern medicine also explains this from a scientific point of view - hyperpigmentation occurs under the influence of hormones;
- the appearance of a stork over the house where the woman lives, the sign has even more weight if the stork flies very low, sits on the roof or makes a nest;
- night sneezing and runny nose, which is absent day and morning;
- a feeling of fullness in the lower abdomen, a feeling of heaviness;
- metallic taste in the mouth and increased salivation.
There are even folk methods for determining an interesting situation:
- Mix wine and red house wine. If the wine remains transparent, then the woman is pregnant.
- Dip a piece of white tissue (preferably cotton) in urine, drip one drop of iodine. In case of pregnancy, iodine will turn purple, if conception has not occurred, the spot will be blue.
- Fill a metal container with urine, bring to a boil and immediately pour into a glass bottle. If after a certain time white flakes are noticeable in the urine, then pregnancy has come. If there are no changes in the appearance of physiological fluid, then the woman is not pregnant.
- A longer-term forecast can be made if two young bulbs are planted in a pot or other container, pregnancy is made for one month for one, and its absence for the other. The answer will be given by the bulb that sprouts first.
Of course, now there is the opportunity to use more reliable methods for determining your interesting state. The home test is much simpler, and more informative than the diagnosis using iodine or homemade wine. If you want to know about your interesting situation as early as possible, a few days before the alleged menstruation, you can donate blood to the hCG hormone. A study in dynamics will show the development of pregnancy even before the delay.