Tips:

Always take the prescribed pre-natal vitamins and medicines prescribed by your obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN). A regular prenatal care is important when you're pregnant.

Check the consistency of your cervical fluid. If you're pregnant, you may see an increase amount of cervical fluid than usual with a creamy texture that could indicate early pregnancy.

Some women normally don't experience heartburn but when they do and it becomes regular, this could also be an early sign of pregnancy. It's common to experience heartburn when a woman is pregnant.

Other women may have a stuffy nose as a symptom of pregnancy. The mucus production inside the nose and sinuses could be affected by the increasing hormones inside the body. Take note that a blocked nose and sinuses could also be a sign of allergies.

The progesterone hormones of a pregnant woman will start to slow down her digestion so the nutrients coming from the variety of foods that she eats will take some time to enter the bloodstream and ultimately reach the growing fetus inside the womb.

Check online or look at any pregnancy magazine that you have at home for available coupons before buying to avail of a discounted price. Other women who suspect that they're pregnant will just buy two kinds of brands to make sure that the results of both home pregnancy tests will match.

Warning:

Check with your physician when you have a question regarding unusual symptoms like severe vomiting, abdominal cramping and fainting. Significant bleeding and strong cramping during the early stage of pregnancy could be a sign of an imminent miscarriage.

Take note that there are some fish and shellfish like swordfish, king mackerel, shark or tilefish that contain higher levels of mercury and they could harm an unborn baby's developing nervous system. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are advising pregnant women, nursing mothers, and young children to eat fish and shellfish that only have lower mercury levels like shrimp, canned light tuna, salmon, catfish and pollock. Be aware that albacore "white" tuna has more mercury than canned light tuna so if you want to eat this fish then limit it up to 6 ounces of your regular meal once a week. You can eat up to 12 ounces based on two average meals per week of a variety of fish and shellfish that have lower mercury levels.