The Essentials Preparation for Pregnancy

Symptoms of Pregnancy : you have missed your period, they are normally regular, coming every 28 to 30 days. You do not suffer any nausea, you have a ravenous appetite and are craving for certain food at very odd hours. There is a possibility that you might be pregnant.

Missing my periods, how can I find out if I am pregnant?
1) You can buy a home test kit from the pharmacy and do it yourself with a urine specimen. With the test kits available today, you can diagnose pregnancy as early as a few days after missing your period. If your periods are irregular but you know when your ovulation period begins, an accurate result may be obtained 18 days after ovulation. The doctor will also use a similar kit to confirm your pregnancy. The test takes two minutes to perform and there is no need to use the morning urine sample.

2) The gynaecologist usually confirms pregnancy with a vaginal examination or an ultrasound scan if you visit him after five weeks from the last menses ( in a person with a 28-day cycle) or three weeks after conception. At that stage, a gestation sac can be seen in the uterus.

3) To see the fetus, the pregnancy has to be six weeks from the last menstrual period (LMP). The heartbeat can be seen clearly by seven weeks from the LMP. An ultrasound performed in the first trimester is more accurate than simply using the LMP to calculate the expected date of delivery.