by Kathryn Rally | Apr 15, 2014 | Early Symptoms
Well, can you take a pregnancy test while bleeding ? Yes. Home pregnancy tests measure the level of hCG, or human chorionic gonadotropin, in your urine. This hormone, only produced during a pregnancy, is also present in the blood. As long as you use the...
by Kathryn Rally | Apr 10, 2014 | Early Symptoms, Stages
Before the widespread use of home pregnancy tests, women often created their own pregnancy tests. And you too, can make your own pregnancy test at home, with several simple ingredients readily available in your home or just down the road at your local grocery...
by Kathryn Rally | Mar 17, 2014 | Early Symptoms, Stages
At home pregnancy test return positive results with the detection of hCG, or human Chorionic Gonadotropin. However, there must be enough of this hormone present in you urine in order to determine whether or not you’re pregnant. hCG is known as the...
by Kathryn Rally | Mar 17, 2014 | Early Symptoms
What are Normal Beta hCG Levels? How this affects your pregnancy? To confirm your pregnancy, your OB or midwife will order a Beta test. This is a blood test that measures the level of hCG, or human Chorionic Gonadotropin in your blood. After an...
by Kathryn Rally | Mar 17, 2014 | Early Symptoms, Stages
Before there were all kinds of ovulation tests, women relied on their bodies to alert them to the best times to conceive a baby. Such knowledge was passed from mother to daughter or midwife to hopeful client. Creamy cervical mucus is one of those natural...
by Kathryn Rally | Mar 17, 2014 | Early Symptoms, Stages
Is gas in early pregnancy a symptom? It can be. While some expecting mamas don’t experience any additional gas issues, others report a significant increase of this socially embarrassing occurrence. And while gas in early pregnancy alone isn’t a sign of the...
