You might not be expecting pregnancy and you probably have no idea yet that you’re about to become pregnant , but inside your buddy the strong sperm swims its way up the cervix to fertilize the egg and combine genetic material, that’s when you’re officially pregnant.

Your body at 3 weeks pregnant :

Some women feel pregnant even before the test turns positive. The earliest signs include:

• Tender, swollen breasts Many women say the tenderness they feel is an exaggerated version of how their breasts feel before a period.
• Heightened sense of smell Many newly pregnant women find they’re overwhelmed by gag-inducing smells early in pregnancy. This may be a side effect of rapidly increasing levels of estrogen in your system.
• Frequent urination Shortly after you become pregnant, you may find yourself hurrying to the bathroom at an alarming frequency.
• Food aversions Food turn-offs are even more common than cravings during pregnancy. You may suddenly find that certain foods you used to enjoy are now completely repulsive to you.
• Bleeding & spotting Some women notice a small amount of red spotting or pink or reddish brown staining around the time they should get their period. (If you have pain along with spotting or bleeding, call your caregiver immediately since this can be a sign of an ectopic pregnancy.)
• Fatigue & Feeling tired , make that exhausted? Increased levels of the hormone progesterone and the extra effort required to start making a baby can make you feel as if you've run a marathon when all you've done is put in a day at work.
• Nausea & vomiting Morning sickness usually doesn't start for a few weeks, but some women feel queasy earlier.
• Your basal body temperature stays high If you've been charting your temperature and it stays elevated for 18 days in a row, you’re probably pregnant.

Your baby’s at 3 weeks pregnant :

Thirty hours after conception, the cell splits into two. Three days later, the cell (zygote) has divided into 16 cells. After two more days, the zygote has migrated from the fallopian tube to the uterus (womb). Seven days after conception, the zygote burrows itself into the plump uterine lining (endometrium). The zygote is now known as a blastocyst.

Tip for the Week :

Buy a kit that has multiple tests, so you can take it more than once. For best results, test first thing in the morning. Have a home pregnancy test on hand in case you don’t get your period next week. Most home tests can accurately detect pregnancy in the week after your period is normally due — two weeks after you ovulate.

Notice: As tempting as it is, hold off on using a home pregnancy test. The vast majority don’t work well until a week after you've missed your period, so using one now will only waste money and time.

 You might not feel pregnant, your body is producing bucket loads of pregnancy hormones, and your baby is growing faster than it will at any other time of your pregnancy, All this at just two weeks along.

Your body at 2 weeks pregnant :

 By the time your period is due, you will have been pregnant for around two weeks, yet any inkling that you might be will probably come from wondering when your period is going to show, rather than actually feeling any symptoms.  Start on the folic acid supplements if you suspect you might be pregnant at this point as they will help protect your growing baby from spinal cord defects.

  Being nauseous is usually an early signs of pregnancy. However, nausea as a sign and symptoms of pregnancy rarely appears before you miss your period and before you have a positive pregnancy test. 


  If you are nauseous before you miss your period then you could be pregnant because nausea is among the typical pregnancy symptoms . 
Nausea usually occurs because of an increase in the pregnancy hormone hCG ( human chorionic gonadotropin ). However, by the time your nausea appears as a signs of pregnancy you would expect to have a positive pregnancy test.

  Only a positive pregnancy test will tell you whether you are pregnant or not. As you might already know, nausea is one sign of pregnancy but it's not among the earliest signs of pregnancy. The earliest signs of pregnancy are a missed period and a positive pregnancy test. Nausea as a typical pregnancy symptoms rarely, if ever, happens until after you miss your period, 2-4 weeks after ovulation and fertilization.

  Many women normally experience breast tenderness and discharge after ovulation and think it is a early signs of pregnancy. Breast tenderness after ovulation is usually due to hormonal changes such as the increase in the hormone progesterone, which is produced by the corpus luteum, the area in the ovary where the egg originated. Not every woman who ovulates has this kind of breast tenderness or even discharge a early signs of pregnancy, and even women who do not ovulate can have tender breasts. Pregnancy can induce tender breasts, but this is usually not the very first signs of pregnancy and usually appears after you miss your period and you have a positive pregnancy test.

Common reasons for breast tenderness or discharge:

• Progesterone changes after ovulation
• Menstruation
• Pregnancy " Breast tenderness is often among the first pregnancy symptoms, but as a signs of pregnancy it usually would not occur until after you miss your period "
• Puberty " in both girls and boys "
• Breast feeding
• Approach of menopause " once your menstrual periods have stopped completely, breast tenderness often goes away unless you are taking hormone replacement therapy "
• Intake of caffeine supposedly increases this sensation.

Call your doctor if you have:

• Given birth recently and your breasts are swollen or hard: Postpartum breast tenderness could mean that there is an infection, and only an examination can find out what is going on
• Noticed a new lump associated with the pain that does not go away after your menstrual period
• Persistent, unexplained breast pain
• Discharge from your nipples, especially blood or pus
• Signs of a breast infection, including localized redness, pus, or fever

Implantation Cramps and Cramping :

For many women cramps and cramping are a normal part of their menstrual cycle, while for others it may signify implantation cramps and pregnancy.

Possible reasons for cramps and cramping :

Uterine cramps or cramping in the lower abdomen can have many possible causes. Mild cramps are often normal, but occasionally cramps can be a sign of bigger problems. When you have cramps, you should first ask yourself: "Am i pregnant ?" A negative pregnancy test usually excludes a pregnancy. Uterine cramps are too non-specific to assume that you may be pregnant. Uterine cramps before you miss your period are rarely, if ever, a reliable signs of pregnancy. Typical uterine cramps without being pregnant or before your menstrual period are usually caused by an increase in prostaglandin hormones, chemicals that increase shortly before your menstrual period. In general, among the many causes for cramps are:

• Ovulation pain
• Swollen ovaries after clomid or other fertility medications
• Your period is about to come (PMS)
• Endometriosis
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Leiomyoma Uteri (uterine fibroids)
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
• Appendicitis
• Constipation
• Colitis
• Ovarian cysts
• Torsion of the ovary

To assess the possible cause of cramps, you should be able to answer the following questions:

1. Do I have a condition explaining the cramps?
2. Where are the cramps (very low, high, or above the uterus)?
3. Are the cramps located more in the middle, more on one or the other side, or all over?
4. Are they mild, moderate, or severe?
5. Are they rhythmic (for example, every 3-4 minutes or so)
6. How long do they last (minutes, hours, days)?
7. Do they happen only on certain days of the menstrual cycle (keep a diary)?
8. Do they typically go away when the menstrual period begins?

If in doubt, have your doctor examine you to find out what it could be.

Does a Drop in Temperature on the BBT Chart Mean Pregnancy :

  A temperature drop in the basal body temperature BBT chart about a week or after ovulation could well mean that there was implantation and pregnancy has occurred.

  Implantation is supposed to happen about a week after ovulation so your timing yesterday was perfect for implantation, the attachment of the fertilized egg into the uterus. There are some who believe that the basal body temperature could dip on implantation, so what you saw yesterday could have been the so called "implantation dip".
If you are pregnant then a blood pregnancy test is usually positive 3-4 days after implantation, and the urine test is usually positive 2-3 days later, about a week after implantation.

Early Pregnancy Symptoms Overview :

  Early pregnancy symptoms are caused by the pregnancy hormone hCG or "Human Chorionic Gonadotropin." Even though hCG is not usually detectable in large quantities in blood or urine until after a missed menstrual period, early symptoms of pregnancy can sometimes happen before a missed period and before a positive early pregnancy test.
  Early signs of pregnancy and pregnancy symptoms differ from one pregnant women to the next . Some pregnant women experience early signs of pregnancy within a week after ovulation, fertilization and conception. In other pregnant women, early pregnancy symptoms may develop much later, well after a missed period and / or positive pregnancy test. Other women may not have early signs of pregnancy at all.

The most significant early signs of pregnancy is a late or missed menstrual period, but the only definitive diagnosis is a positive pregnancy test.

When Do Early Pregnancy Symptoms Appear?  

Small amounts of hCG enter the blood stream several days after implantation, about 8-10 days after ovulation and before a missed period. Therefore, pregnancy symptoms do not typically appear until the hCG has reached sufficient levels, about 1-2 weeks after you miss your period (3-4 weeks after ovulation, or 2-3 weeks after implantation). Though pregnancy symptoms may suggest that a woman is pregnant, a positive pregnancy test is needed to confirm a pregnancy. 

Early Pregnancy Symptoms Timeline:  

Pregnancy Symptoms			Timing of Pregnancy Symptom
Temperature drop (dip) "See More"			Implantation day
Implantation bleeding or spotting:(a slight staining  of a pink or brown color)			8-10 days after ovulation
Lower abdominal cramps / Implantation cramps / hot  flashes			8-10 days after ovulation
A positive blood hCG pregnancy test			10 days after fertilization/ovulation
A positive urine home pregnancy test (HPT)			10-14 days after ovulation/fertilization
An elevated BBT			15+ days without a menstrual period
No period. A missed menstrual period  (Amenorrhea)			Your period is supposed to come 14-16 days after ovulation
Nausea			2-4 weeks after ovulation
Nipple or breast tenderness			3-4 weeks after conception
Fatigue and tiredness			3-10 weeks after conception
Vomiting			3-10 weeks after conception
Food cravings			1-2 months after conception
Frequent urination			Usually after 1-2 months
Softening of cervix			6+ weeks after LMP
Constipation			Later
Lower-back pain			Later
Breast changes			After 14 weeks
Fetal heartbeat on sonogram			8-9 weeks after conception
Fetal movements			18-20+ weeks

I think I'm pregnant, now what?

As soon as you think you might be pregnant, you should visit your OBGYN or a pregnancy clinic or help center for a pregnancy test. If you are pregnant it is important to:

• Learn what to expect from pregnancy and how to care for yourself and your growing baby. 
• Take a prenatal vitamin containing the recommended vitamins and minerals (including folic acid).
• Ensure your nutritional needs are being met by learning about pregnancy nutrition and what foods you should and should not eat during pregnancy. 
• If you smoke or drink alcohol, you should stop immediately — tobacco and alcohol can harm your unborn child.
• Take inventory of your prescribed and over-the-counter medications and make sure they are safe to take during pregnancy. Certain medications can harm the fetus . (See More About To-Do List)