How do I know if I'm pregnant?

There are women who are trying to become pregnant and others who, on the other hand, believe that they may be pregnant but they would have liked to have taken precautions so as not to have to be worried at this time. The reality is that both a woman who seeks to get pregnant and another who does not, both women may wonder if they really can be or not.

When a woman has sexual intercourse with a man and there is no protection in intercourse symptoms such as the use of condoms or other contraceptive methods, as long as the man ejaculates inside the vagina, there may be a risk of pregnancy. It is also possible that women undergoing fertility treatments are also excited and wanting to know if the treatment is really paying off and they are finally pregnant. Whatever the circumstance you are in, you probably want to know if you are really pregnant or not. 

Absence of rule

The first thing you should take into account to know if you are pregnant or not is if you have a lack in your menstrual cycle. If your period does not drop, it can be a clear indicator that you are pregnant, since the ovum has been fertilized and will not be released through the vagina in the form of a rule.

Although the period can also be delayed for other reasons such as nerves, stress, a poor diet ... if any other problem is ruled out, you are probably pregnant.

You take a pregnancy test and it comes out positive

This is another aspect that you should take into account and that will clear up many of your doubts. The pregnancy tests sold in the pharmacy are reliable and can tell you thanks to your first urine in the morning if you are really pregnant or not. But In order to be able to trust the results, you will have to wait until the right moment to be able to take the test.

If you do it ahead of time you can have a false negative so you would have to repeat it days later to make sure it is really negative. Ideally, you should wait 14 days from the day you had unprotected sex in order to know whether or not you are really pregnant.

It is also possible that you will get a false positive, in this case, it is also necessary to repeat the test later to know if you really can be pregnant. Normally, the false positive can also occur if the woman undergoes some type of infertility treatment or other treatment.

Implantation bleeding

A few days after conception, the fertilized egg attaches to the wall of the uterus and this can cause slight pink or brown bleeding - not to be confused with the beginning of the period - which means that the pregnancy is going well. . Implantation bleeding occurs anytime between the 6th and 12th day after the egg is fertilized.

Sometimes you can also have pain or cramps that are quite similar to menstrual pain or cramps, so there are women who think that implantation spotting or bleeding is the beginning of the rule. Although the pains may be milder than those of the period.

In addition to implantation bleeding, the woman may also notice a slight milk-white discharge from her vagina. This is so because it is related to the thickening of the vagina and the increased growth of the cells that line the vagina causes this discharge.

This milk-white discharge can last throughout your pregnancy, but you shouldn't worry because it is harmless and requires no treatment of any kind. You will only have to pay attention to it if it starts to have a bad smell, if you feel that it stings or burns, then you should go to your doctor to check whether or not you have a bacterial infection, which in this case should be treated.

A blood test

Another option that is unequivocal to know if you are pregnant or not is to go to your doctor and take a blood test. With a blood test it is sure that you really know if you are pregnant or not without mistake. The blood test is more sensitive than a urine test.

Most of the women who do not undergo a blood test to know if they are pregnant but it is a good option to find out and also very effective. If the pregnancy test is positive, then you should make an appointment about 8 to 12 weeks after your first day of your last period. It will be at this appointment when you can do an ultrasound to know that you are really pregnant, that there are heartbeats and confirm that you are really pregnant and that you are progressing healthily.

Other symptoms to watch out for

But in addition to everything mentioned above, you may also take into account other types of symptoms that can alert you that you are very possibly pregnant. These symptoms can be:

• Vomiting first thing in the morning or nausea - although nausea can also last all day.
• Pain in the breasts
• Stitches in the lower abdomen as if they were period cramps.
• A slight staining in the panties.
• Tiredness or fatigue
• Dream.
• Possible aversion to food or some smells.
• Possible strange cravings in you.
• Frequent urination
• Constipation.
• Frequent mood swings
• Headaches.
• Back pains.
• Dizziness and even fainting.

Now that you have all these data, you can know more exactly if you are pregnant or not, so if you have to take the blood test or the urine pregnancy test, you will not be surprised if you see the positive result. Once you know that you are really pregnant, remember to start living a healthy lifestyle. to make sure you have a healthy pregnancy and your baby is developing properly. You may need to change some habits such as quitting smoking, eating better, and even starting to walk and have a less sedentary life.