Early Pregnancy

Early pregnancy is the first few weeks of the first trimester. It can be difficult to detect in some women and can be a stressful time for those who are prone to infertility and those who had not planned to get pregnant.

If you're a woman who has been trying to get pregnant, early pregnancy can be a daunting few weeks of guess-work. Women can drive themselves crazy trying to detect the signs of early pregnancy before a test can. A missed period can sometimes be anything but a reliable reason to believe you're pregnant. But your body may send you other signs that indicate the early stages of pregnancy.

MedicineNet.com suggests that the hormonal changes a pregnancy brings will affect every organ in a woman's body. The website lists extreme tiredness, morning sickness, mood swings, higher basal body temperature, headache, food aversions and cravings as well as tender, swollen breasts or changed nipple color as possible symptoms of early pregnancy. Not all women will have clear symptoms and some women's symptoms vary between pregnancies.

The waiting game is tough and scouring the Internet for the answers may only lead to suggestive symptoms, for example, if you read that thirst is a sign of early pregnancy you may feel the need to start chugging Camelbacks of water. You are sensitive to more things than before and this can lead to excessive hope and, potentially, disappointment.