Do you wonder if you are pregnant
For those of you who wonder if you are pregnant, here are a few signs and symptoms as well as other possible causes for their occurrence
TIME OF OCCURRENCE (GESTATIONAL AGE)
Presumptive Signs (you may be pregnant)
3 – 4 wk
Breast changes
Premenstrual changes, oral contraceptives
4 wk
Amenorrhea (lack of period)
Stress, vigorous exercise, early menopause, endocrine problems, malnutrition
4 – 14 wk
Nausea, vomiting
GI upset (flu), food poisoning
6 – 12 wk
Urinary frequency
Infection, pelvic tumors
12 wk
Fatigue
Stress, illness
16 – 20 wk
Quickening (feeling “baby” move)
Gas, peristalsis (normal movement of food through intestines)
Probable signs (you probably are pregnant)
5 wk
Softening of cervix (Goodell's sign)
Pelvic congestion
6 – 8 wk
Bluish tinge of vulva/vagine (Chadwick's sign)
Pelvic congestion
6 – 12 wk
Softening of cervical isthmus (Hegar's sign)
Pelvic congestion
4 – 12 wk
Positive pregnancy test (blood)
Hydatidiform mole, choriocarcinoma
6 – 12 wk
Positive pregnancy test (urine)
Pelvic infection, tumor
16 wk
Braxton Hicks contractions (false labor)
Myomas, other tumors
POSITIVE SIGNS
5 – 6 wk
Visualization of fetus by real-time ultrasound examination
No other causes
6 wk
Fetal heart tones detected by ultrasound examination
8 – 17 wk
Fetal heart tones detected by Doppler ultrasound stethoscope
16 wk
Visualization of fetus by ultrasound study
17 – 19 wk
Fetal heart tones detected by fetal stethoscope
19 – 22 wk
Fetal movements felt with hand
Late pregnancy
Fetal movements visible
SOURCE
MOSBY'S NURSING PDQ