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Am I Pregnant?

The Early Signs of Pregnancy

By Teri Brown

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Some women know from the moment of conception. Others know from some secret signal they or their husbands sense or become aware of. Still others don't have a clue until their tummies bulge and their periods finally stop! We are talking about the very first signs of pregnancy: those tiny clues your body sends that are an indication of things to come.

For some women, it's physical. Shelley Divnich Haggert, a mother of three from Windsor, Canada, knew exactly when she became pregnant – at least after the first one. "It's the oddest thing," says Divnich Haggert. "My feet get hot from almost day one. I can't stand having socks, blankets or anything else on them."

For others it's emotional. "The biggest sign came Thanksgiving weekend," says Trina Lambert, a mother of three from Englewood, Colo. "I was working on my Christmas cards and was addressing and stamping the envelopes. I had out my inexpensive return address labels. When I looked up again, my dog had grabbed them and spread several torn labels around the floor. I burst into tears over this!"

It only took Lambert a minute to realize it wasn't that big of a deal, but she wondered why she reacted so strongly. When she missed her period the next week she took a pregnancy test and sure enough, she discovered she was about 4 weeks pregnant.

It's the Little Things
Dr. Randy Fink, an OB/GYN in private practice in Miami, Fla., says many women can appreciate and detect bodily changes even before they miss a period, though, obviously, a missed period for a sexually active woman is a good reason to do a pregnancy test.


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Re: hecche by anonymous on 02/18/2010 08:00PM

if you hve a period and get intercourse can i be pregnant

Am I Pregnant? by Anonymous on 01/01/2010 08:15PM

my period is really light to were u almost cant even tell. Am i pregnant? My periods are never light.

Am I Pregnant? by DyMCruz on 12/11/2009 06:09PM

most ultrasounds can detect pregnancy even at 4/5 weeks it all depends on the doctor. as for pregnancy tests you are more likely to get a false negative over a false positive even at a doctors office

Am I Pregnant? by Anonymous on 12/03/2009 10:11AM

I am pregnant or at least that is what the test said but i have had a small period in 4 months should i be worried.

Am I Pregnant? by Anonymous on 11/19/2009 05:20PM

Just found out yesterday i am having my 2nd child. First day of my Last period was October 15, 2009. Went to my Dr. on November 4. Test was negtive. Took one last night it was postive. With my 1st child the first home test was neg., then about a month later test was postive at the Drs. Office.

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