How to tell signs of pregnancy
Before you head off to the doctor for a pregnancy test, you should experience a few pregnancy symptoms.
An early sign of pregnancy is a missed period; however, this does not always mean you are pregnant, since it is also a symptom of a hormone imbalance or stress.
You should also have the following signs: • Food cravings
• Darkening of the areolas (the skin around the nipples)
• Spotting or cramping
• Frequent urination
• Feeling tired
• Tender, swollen breasts
• Morning sickness
If you have these symptoms then you are more than likely pregnant. To be sure, you can either visit your doctor for a pregnancy test or purchase a home pregnancy test. At your doctor's, he will have you give them a urine sample, which will be tested, however, in some cases, he may wish to do a blood test instead. Either way, the doctor will be able to give you a proper diagnosis.
You can choose to purchase a home pregnancy test, which can give you an accurate reading as long you follow the directions exactly as stated.
If you decide to use a home pregnancy test, you should remember to: • take the test when you wake up in the morning or be sure you have not gone to the bathroom for at least 4 hours
• Do not drink excessive amounts of fluids
• Do not take any type of medication
The tests themselves are pretty easy to use. You place the stick in your urine stream, and then wait the allotted amount of time. Some change colors while others will have a minus or positive sign to show if you are pregnant or not. Always follow up with a doctor, as in some cases even pregnancy urine tests at your doctor can be incorrect.
The most popular home pregnancy tests include:
• First Response Pregnancy Test Kit
• Fact Plus Pregnancy Test
• Clear Blue Easy Pregnancy Test
• Answer Pregnancy Test
• e.p.t. Pregnancy Test
• Equate Pregnancy Test
To avoid a pregnancy complication you should visit your physician as soon as you suspect you are pregnant or as soon as you receive a positive reading with a home pregnancy test.
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