How to Tell If You Are Pregnant After Ovulation

Women trying to conceive a baby often track their ovulation, the time at which their body releases a fertilized egg, by monitoring their body's fertility signs such as the quantity and texture of their cervical mucus, taking their temperature each morning to detect temperature shifts, or using an over-the-counter ovulation prediction kit. The wait after ovulation before you can take a home pregnancy test to verify a pregnancy can seem unbearable to many women. By paying attention to their body's early pregnancy signals, as well as using any information gathered from fertility tracking, some women can detect a pregnancy as soon as a week after ovulation.

Things You'll Need

  • Thermometer

Instructions

    • 1

      Watch for early signs of pregnancy. According to the BabyCenter Medical Advisory Board, the most common early pregnancy symptoms include sore breasts, nausea or vomiting, exhaustion, abdominal bloating, and frequent urination. While these signs might occur as soon as five to10 days after ovulation, many women do not experience these symptoms until they are at least six weeks pregnant.

    • 2

      See if you can detect a second thermal temperature shift. If you have been charting your fertility by using a thermometer to take your temperature each morning, your temperatures usually rise right after ovulation and stay elevated until menstruation, when they drop down to pre-ovulation levels. When implantation of a fertilized egg occurs, usually six to 12 days after ovulation, many women experience a second spike in their temperatures. If you notice this spike and your temperatures remain elevated, this can be a strong indication of pregnancy.

    • 3

      Visit an online support board such as BabyCenter's to compare your symptoms to other newly pregnant women or ones who are also waiting to take a pregnancy test. While this will not provide medical proof of pregnancy, it can offer you companionship and provide insight into additional clues that might indicate a potential pregnancy.

    • 4

      Watch for any temporary bleeding or spotting that might indicate implantation. Some women experience bleeding, which is usually shorter and lighter than their normal menstrual periods, when the fertilized egg implants itself into the uterine wall about six to 12 days after ovulation, according to the American Pregnancy Association. While many women do not have this symptom, implantation bleeding can be an early sign of pregnancy that occurs before you miss a period.

    • 5

      Take a home pregnancy test to confirm your pregnancy once you are seven to 12 days past ovulation. While the Mayo Clinic advises waiting a full week after a missed period for the most accurate results, the American Pregnancy Association suggests that you can often get reliable results much earlier if you know the date of ovulation.

    2. Previous:

    Next:

    • Safety of Nexium During Pregnancy
      Nexium, a prescription drug used to treat acid reflux issues, can be prescribed to a pregnant woman. It is considered a class B drug and is not anticipated to harm an unborn baby if taken during pregnancy. Nexium Uses Nexium is used
    • How to Calculate Weeks in Pregnancy
      The news of a pregnancy is very exciting. When you finally let people know you are expecting, the first thing nearly everyone will ask is, When is the baby due? While it is true that the average human gestation period is nine months, that wont apply
    • Can you be 3 months pregnant and still seeing your period at the same time?
      Its extremely unlikely to be seeing your period at 3 months pregnant. Heres why:* Pregnancy and Periods: Once youre pregnant, your body stops ovulating and your period ceases. The hormone changes that occur during pregnancy prevent the lining of the