Am I pregnant?

Throughout life, many women of all ages get a pregnancy scare. Or maybe it is a miracle because you have been trying to get pregnant for a long time. Either way once you think your pregnant there are a few steps you need to go through.

1. Don't Panic: Before you know for sure if you are pregnant don't go and have a nervous breakdown. What are my parents going to say? How will I finish school? The best thing for you to do is calm down and process everything that is happening. Each conflict you encounter will happen at a given time, it is not healthy to try and take them all on at once. For those who have been trying to get pregnant, don’t go out and start buying baby clothes or anything like that. The beginning of a pregnancy is a very delicate time. Until you are four months along it is possible that you can lose your baby, because of a miscarriage. Also up until that point you will not know that sex of the baby.
2. Pay close attention to changes within your body. If you just had unprotected sex the night before don’t expect to start throwing up the very next day. It is going to take a couple weeks to start showing signs of pregnancy. Also the hormone HCG will not be present in your urine until right before your missed period.

Changes in your body that you should look out for

• Swollen or tender breasts
• More vaginal secretion (milky white)
• Frequent urination
• Constipation
• Sensitivity to certain smells
• Spotting of blood close to your period
• Stomach pains
• Headaches
• Lack of motivation
2.  If many of these signs are happening to you, the best route is to buy a pregnancy test. Though you might want to wait a little while because the HCG hormone won’t appear in a test yet. If the test comes up negative you still could be pregnant. I suggest you wait a week and take another one if your menstrual cycle has not occurred yet. If the first test comes up positive, you could take another one in a few days to be sure. But chances are the hormone has been detected and you are pregnant.

*The most significant signal that you are pregnant is a missed period *

Good Luck with everything. I hope it all works out for you.