When you plan to have a baby boy or girl, it may be useful to know the early signs of pregnancy. So you can be better prepared. There are many signs of early pregnancy. Some of them can be found out by yourself. While others can be found out through certain medical measurement.
The very first sign of pregnancy is the missing period. If you’re not pregnant, you period should come every four weeks in average. Although your period can come early or late for a couple of days, if it is not as regular as before, it may be a sign of pregnancy.
Pregnancy predictor kits, available in most of the drugstore, can be used to further confirm your pregnancy. The kits can detect the hCG level in your urine if the hCG level is above certain threshold depending on the predictor kit’s sensitivity, which is usually about 25-50 mlUs of hCG in the market. Since the hCG in your urine varies widely during the day, first morning urine is always the best as it usually contain the highest concentration of hCG. There are many different brand of home pregnancy predictor kits in the market, you should read the instruction before you perform the test. A positive result is a sign of pregnancy, while a negative result may not confirm you’re not pregnant. It is usually recommended to re-do the test after a day or two.
If you think you’re pregnant, but the home urine tests show negative result, you can either wait for a few days and repeat the test, or you can go to your doctor and ask for a blood test. The blood test measures the hCG level in your blood.
When you find you’re pregnant, you may be very curious if you will have a baby boy or baby girl. Unfortunately, the early signs of pregnancy with a boy and a girl are quite the same. So you can hardly tell your baby’s gender by this early stage. The website How to Conceive a Boy shows you some natural methods to conceive a boy or a girl.