In the early stages of pregnancy, it is almost impossible to determine pregnancy by looking at the abdomen on your own, since the changes occurring in the body are minimal. However, you can still suspect the presence of a little person in the womb by following a few simple steps:
1. Lie on your back and relax.
2. Place the palm of your hand on your lower abdomen, between your navel and pubis.
3. Breathing calmly, try to listen and hear the “pregnant pulse”, which means the development of a new life.
4. Carefully, with light hand movements, press on the lower abdomen, as if feeling it. If the fetus is already there and developing, then you can feel a small lump, which will increase as the baby grows.
Pregnancy in the early stages will also be indicated by sudden hardening of the abdomen and nagging pain, as during menstruation. However, such signs may also indicate the presence of gynecological problems. There is an interesting popular remark that a pregnant girl at any stage, when frightened, unconsciously covers her stomach, and not her face and head.
You can talk about conception having occurred if other symptoms of pregnancy are present. And to be even more convinced, it is best to take a pregnancy test, donate blood for hCG, or visit a gynecologist.