| Deciding to undergo IUI is a big step in your journey | | | | exhausted within the first few weeks of conception. |
| to fertility, and you'll probably start wondering the | | | | If you're really dragging after IUI, this could be a |
| day of insemination whether or not you'll get | | | | symptom of pregnancy. |
| pregnant. As with most fertility-related things, though, | | | | *Backaches and Headaches: For many women, the |
| it's important to keep in mind that these things do | | | | hormonal and physical changes caused by early |
| take time. Even if the egg was successfully fertilized, | | | | pregnancy can cause lower backaches and |
| it still has to travel to your womb and implant there, | | | | headaches. |
| which could take almost a week. Learning about IUI | | | | *Nausea/Morning Sickness: Morning sickness is really a |
| symptoms of pregnancy is important, but it's also | | | | misnomer, since some women are sick all the time |
| important to be as un-obsessive as possible so that | | | | and others actually get sicker in the evenings. |
| you don't drive yourself crazy with stress. But, if you | | | | However, if you're feeling sick some of the time, it |
| really must know, here are some of the early | | | | might be a pregnancy symptom. |
| pregnancy symptoms you might be on the lookout | | | | It's important to keep in mind that the symptoms for |
| for. | | | | an IUI pregnancy are about the same as the |
| Earliest Conception Signs after IUI | | | | symptoms for a natural pregnancy and that all of |
| Symptoms of pregnancy can vary widely from one | | | | these symptoms could be tied to other things. While |
| woman to the next. Some women get terrible | | | | you should definitely note changes in your body and |
| morning sickness within a week of conception, and | | | | mind during this waiting period, you shouldn't obsess |
| there are actually some women who still have light | | | | over these changes. Some of them, such as |
| spotting throughout their pregnancies who may not | | | | headaches, nausea, and tiredness, can even be |
| find out they are pregnant until they're several | | | | induced by stress, so you don't want to bring them |
| months along. In general, though, these are some of | | | | upon yourself! |
| the most common symptoms of a very early | | | | When to Take the Pregnancy Test after IUI |
| pregnancy: | | | | Choosing when to take a pregnancy test is vital |
| *Missed Period: This is the most obvious symptom, | | | | when you've undergone IUI. Whether you're showing |
| although you can also miss a period because of rapid | | | | signs of early pregnancy or not, it's important that |
| weight loss or gain and because of other causes, | | | | you take the test about two weeks after you were |
| such as extreme stress. This isn't the only important | | | | inseminated. You need to wait this long because, like |
| symptom, but it's the one that we normally look at | | | | we said, it can take the fertilized egg almost a week |
| first. | | | | to implant. After that, the body starts producing new |
| *Light Spotting: Sometimes when the egg actually | | | | hormones, which is what a pregnancy test looks at. |
| implants into your uterus, you might experience light | | | | While a professional lab test would be able to confirm |
| bleeding and cramping. Some women mistake this for | | | | an implantation within a couple of days of pregnancy, |
| their periods, but it can actually be a sign of | | | | a home test needs for you to be pregnant for a |
| pregnancy. If you've recently undergone IUI and | | | | few days before it will work. |
| these symptoms keep happening at odd intervals, | | | | Even this fourteen day period can vary, though. Take |
| you might want to see a doctor. | | | | the test on the morning of day fourteen, but don't |
| *Breast Tenderness: Many early pregnancy | | | | lose it if the test is negative. Wait two days, and |
| symptoms, like this one, can also come across as | | | | then test one more time. If this test is also negative, |
| PMS symptoms for some women. However, breast | | | | you should wait a few more days to see if you get |
| tenderness can be an early pregnancy sign. | | | | your period. If you don't, then schedule an |
| *Fatigue: Most women don't feel overly tired for an | | | | appointment with your doctor to find out what the |
| entire pregnancy, but it's not unusual to feel | | | | issue might be. |