If you think you may be pregnant but the test says otherwise, try again after a few more days or speak to your healthcare provider. You can also ask your healthcare provider to confirm your pregnancy. Your provider will do a blood test. Think you might be pregnant? Take our Am I Pregnant quiz. Keep in mind, only about 5 percent of babies are born exactly on their due date. Your healthcare provider can also give you an estimate of when your little one will be born. Due dates are typically calculated as days, or 40 weeks, from the first day of your last menstrual period.
When calculating a due date and the weeks of pregnancy in this way, the first week of pregnancy is actually the week you had your period, and were not pregnant yet.
Knowing how far along you are in pregnancy is useful for both you and your healthcare provider. First trimester : 0 to 13 weeks roughly months one to three.
Second trimester : 14 to 27 weeks months four to seven. Third trimester : 28 to 40 weeks months seven to nine. According to a review of studies, your blood flow will increase between 30 and 50 percent during your pregnancy.
You may have discussed any underlying heart issues with your medical team before conception. If not, now is the time to discuss any conditions or needed medications.
Breast changes can occur between weeks 4 and 6. This will likely go away after a few weeks when your body has adjusted to the hormones. Nipple and breast changes can also occur around week Hormones continue to cause your breasts to grow.
The areola — the area around the nipple — may change to a darker color and grow larger. Your estrogen and progesterone levels will be high during pregnancy. This increase can affect your mood and make you more emotional or reactive than usual. Mood swings are common during pregnancy and may cause feelings of:. During pregnancy, your body increases the amount of blood it pumps.
This causes the kidneys to process more fluid than usual, which leads to more fluid in your bladder. Hormones also play a large role in bladder health. During pregnancy, you may find yourself running to the bathroom more frequently or accidentally leaking.
Similar to symptoms of a menstrual period , bloating may occur during early pregnancy. This may be due to hormone changes, which can also slow down your digestive system. You could feel constipated and blocked as a result. Constipation can also increase feelings of abdominal bloating. Nausea and morning sickness usually develop around weeks 4 to 6 and peak around week 9.
During the first trimester of pregnancy, many women experience mild to severe morning sickness. It may become more intense toward the end of the first trimester, but often becomes less severe as you enter the second trimester.
In most cases, high or normal blood pressure will drop in the early stages of pregnancy. This may also cause feelings of dizziness since your blood vessels are dilated. High blood pressure , or hypertension, as a result of pregnancy is more difficult to determine. Almost all cases of hypertension within the first 20 weeks indicate underlying problems. It may develop during early pregnancy, but it may also be present beforehand.
However, it might be important, since smell sensitivity may trigger nausea and vomiting. It may also cause strong distaste for certain foods. You may experience either a heightened or lessened sense of smell during pregnancy, according to research. This is especially common during the first and third trimesters.
Heightened smell is more common than lessened smell. Some smells that never bothered you before may become less pleasing or even trigger nausea. False-negative results are much more common than false-positive results.
A false negative result usually occurs because the pregnancy test was taken too early to detect the pregnancy. If you get a negative result, but you still think you could be pregnant, take another test in a few days. False-negative results can also occur for other reasons such as using urine that is too diluted and failing to follow the directions precisely. A false-negative result can also come about from an ectopic pregnancy , a serious condition that requires immediate medical treatment.
Appointments are available at Avail NYC for a no-cost, self-administered pregnancy test. Our compassionate advocates will answer your questions with unbiased and accurate information. We empower you and walk with you each step of the way, so you can examine your options and make an informed decision about your unexpected pregnancy. Avail NYC exists to be a safe haven for women and men facing an unexpected pregnancy or seeking support after an abortion. We are not a medical provider. This is usually about two weeks after conception.
However, some tests are more sensitive than others and can be taken earlier. However, if done incorrectly or taken too early, the result can be inaccurate. If you get a negative result and still have symptoms of pregnancy missed period, nausea , breast tenderness, and fatigue , wait a week and take another test or contact your doctor so you can have a blood test done. There are two types of blood tests. A quantitative blood test measures the exact amount of hCG in the blood, and a qualitative hCG blood test gives a simple yes or no answer to whether you are pregnant or not.
A positive result from a home pregnancy test shows the presence of the hormone hCG in your system. This is a sign that you have become pregnant. A negative result can mean that you are not pregnant, you took the test too early, or you took the test wrong.
Pregnancy tests vary in their sensitivity how soon they can detect the hormone hCG , and you may not have given your body enough time to produce enough hCG hormones that will show up on the test. Also, if you let a test sit for too long after the instructions on the box tell you , the test is invalid. It is best to follow the instructions and wait until you have missed a period before taking the test.
Most pregnancy tests come with two in a box, and it is a good idea to take both. It is recommended that you wait until you have missed a period to take a home test. A missed period is often one of the first signs of pregnancy.
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