Very early signs of pregnancy 1 week

Your weeks of pregnancy are dated from the first day of your last period.

This means that in the first 2 weeks or so, you are not actually pregnant – your body is preparing for ovulation (releasing an egg from one of your ovaries) as usual.

Your "getting pregnant" timeline is:

• day 1: the first day of your period
• day 14 (or slightly before or after, depending how long your menstrual cycle is): you ovulate
• within 24 hours of ovulation, the egg is fertilised by sperm if you have had sex in the last few days without using contraception
• about 5 to 6 days after ovulation, the fertilised egg burrows into the lining of the womb – this is called implantation
• you're now pregnant

Find out more about trying to get pregnant.

You at 1 to 3 weeks

The first thing most women notice is that their period does not arrive.

Find out about the signs and symptoms of pregnancy

The most reliable way of finding out if you're pregnant is to take a pregnancy test.

Once you think you could be pregnant, it's important to get in touch with a midwife or doc

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