Archive for April, 2010

Although you can get pregnant immediately after miscarriage in the next cycle itself, it is better to skip one or two cycles before you get pregnant again. This is because you need time to regain your health and psychologically too. Not every woman is same. Usually it takes 3 to 6 months for the women to get pregnant again and statistics reveal that most of the babies born were around 12 months after miscarriage. This indicates that they got pregnant around 3 months after miscarriage. The psychological factor plays an important role in getting pregnant after a miscarriage. Some woman may take more time to recover both physically and mentally. It is not necessary to go for test after just one miscarriage. For many it may be scary and confusing to get pregnant again after a miscarriage. The FSH levels will vary. If you do not get pregnant after 3 or 4 cycles then you can consult your doctor if you want. They may recommend an IVF if needed.

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Even 6 days past the ovulation it is possible to detect pregnancy through home pregnancy tests. Even though some of the products claim this, it is not reliable and they are not sensitive enough to guarantee that. Most of the home pregnancy tests would give good results after 2 weeks of fertilization. To get accurate result you need to wait for at least one week after your expected period. The presence of hCG hormone in the urine is the key to detecting whether you are pregnant or not. Once fertilization occurs the level of hCG hormone increases. The levels are so minimal during the initial days and hence it is not detected. At least four hrs after urination would give you the best results. Most of the people do the home pregnancy test with the first urine in the morning since the hCG level in that would be more. After a few weeks the hCG level increases rapidly.

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Many women say that they could feel the pregnancy symptoms after around 2 weeks of fertilization. Missing the period is the first symptom of pregnancy and after that period you would begin to see the symptoms become predominant. However the symptoms may vary from person to person. It might also vary for the same person from pregnancy to pregnancy. If you have experienced a particular symptom during the first pregnancy, it might not be the same for the second one. It will vary. Usually the hormonal changes happen and it is felt after 10 of conception. As the hormone level increases the symptoms might become worse. These are the hormones that are used to detect pregnancy with the help of the home pregnancy kits. These hormones are not detected during the early days of pregnancy and it takes about a week or so to get sufficient level of hormones in the blood and urine to detect pregnancy.

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Morning sickness usually starts anytime between weeks 1 to week 12 during the pregnancy. Some women have morning sickness throughout the pregnancy and some do not even have it. Usually it starts after the 3rd week of pregnancy. The hormonal changes that happen in the body are the main culprit for the cause of morning sickness. The levels of estrogen in increased hundred fold during pregnancy. The stomach is also relaxed due to the increase in Progesterone which also increases the morning sickness. Apart from these hormones the presence of the hCG hormone is also believed to be the root cause of morning sickness. A person who suffers from morning sickness might not eat well and they will be too much sensitive to smells. The severity of morning sickness varies with person to person during pregnancy. Researchers believe that it the natures way of keeping women from eating foods that are not healthy of the baby. So when a person suffers from morning sickness they can have any food in small quantities if they like it.

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