Usually, the first sign that you are pregnant will be a missed period, although some women will say that they knew they were pregnant before.
Other early signs of pregnancy include passing urine more often, tiredness and sickness. In early pregnancy, you might also feel that your breasts change, they might become sore and lumpier than usual. You might also experience odd tastes and cravings and have heightened sense of smell.
If you think you are pregnant the quickest way to confirm the pregnancy is to buy a home pregnancy testing kit from your pharmacy. There are several on the market, and all function in a similar way by measuring the level of pregnancy hormone in your urine, a hormone produced by the placenta in early pregnancy. The best time to carry out a home test is first thing in the morning when hormone levels are at their highest.
Always read the instructions of the pregnancy test carefully, but most tests instruct you to hold the testing strip in the urine stream for a few seconds. You should then have a result in a couple of minutes. Each test varies, but they usually have two windows, one that shows a line to confirm that the test is working properly and the other window will show the result of your test - a line if you are pregnant, a blank if you are not.
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