Conception Symptoms

Are you trying to get pregnant? Or are you trying to avoid it? In both cases it is very important for you to know when you have conceived. More so, as a woman, it is important to know your body well. Before the pregnancy symptoms occur, it is normal for a woman to experience a few conception symptoms. They are often referred to as very early pregnancy signs. Impregnation to occur takes about one week after the conception. As in, once the egg has been fertilized, it takes the body about a week to prepare the lining of the uterus for it to attach itself to. This is normally the time when the symptoms of conception are visible.

Symptoms of Conception

Spotting
It is very normal for one to experience light spotting on conception. This bleeding is often pinkish or brownish in color, and light in flow. The bleeding will not be for as long as your menstrual period. Mostly, the implantation bleeding occurs before the period dates, hence it is not to be confused with menstrual bleeding.

Urination
Yes, I know that everyone urinates. However, if a woman has conceived her urination frequency will increase drastically. The change in hormone levels is responsible for the frequent urination which is caused due to implantation of the embryo. This constant urination will stop and come back to normal once the hormonal imbalance is adjusted and balanced.

Temperature
One will notice elevated body temperature without any other high fever symptoms. This is normal after conception. The body temperature elevates after ovulation and if it remains at the same level, one can consider it as a symptom. Every woman notices an increase in the body temperature during ovulation. It is a normal hormonal activity that causes it. However, if it carries on beyond the ovulation days, you could have conceived.

Missing
Missing your menstrual period is the biggest warning bell of conception and pregnancy. However, a few other reasons of skipping a menstrual period are illness, stress, hormone imbalance and reactions to food or medication. If you skip your periods for a reason other than these, it is a symptom of conception. Often women don't realize having missed a period, if they are really busy. However, it is very important to be wary of your periods and its dates, as regular periods is an indication of good health.

Fatigue
Fatigue is a symptom of many illnesses. However, after conception, fatigue is one of the most commonly occurring early pregnancy signs. This fatigue will not stay for long. It will disappear as soon as the body adjusts itself according to the hormone levels. However, during the conception, the degree of the fatigue may differ for different women. Some women face extreme fatigue, while some experience only a little. For some, the fatigue may not last long, while for some it will go on for a longer time.

Nausea
Nausea is a major symptom of conception and pregnancy. Nausea carries on throughout the pregnancy and it is accompanied my morning sickness etc. However, in the earlier stage of conception, nausea can occur at any time in the day, or night.

Tender Nipples
Feeling of tenderness in the nipples and breasts is a common symptom of conception and an early pregnancy symptom. This tenderness occurs due to hormone imbalance. Once the hormone levels adjust themselves, the tenderness will disappear.

These seven symptoms will not necessarily occur for all women. Different women have different impact of the symptoms. For some women, it may be very severe, while for others it will be rather slight. However, it is important that as soon as you notice even a single symptom, you get yourself checked from a doctor. There is a possibility that the symptoms occur due to other causes. However, if you are sexually active, it is important that you are careful about these symptoms. This is where I sign off!! Take care!