4 Weeks Pregnant: Home Pregnancy Test

Believe it or not, you are 4 weeks pregnant, or one month into your ten-month pregnancy. You might believe it at the end of this week, when your period is suspiciously absent. Or you might be running about in the throes of daily life and not noticing a thing. Perhaps your menstrual cycles are longer than average or irregular; in this case, you are likely feeling a bit tired and grumpy and waiting for your period to arrive and the “PMS” to end. The good news: no period is coming and you’re soon to be a mommy! The bad news: that “PMS” is sticking around for the next couple of months as you navigate the nauseating waters of your first trimester.

If you’ve been pregnant before you may begin noticing these symptoms around now. For first-timers, your missed period is usually the first and most obvious clue that something is most definitely up. A home pregnancy test can help confirm your suspicions up to 4-5 days before your expected period. But don’t drown your disappointment in a bottle of merlot if you get a negative result on your home pregnancy test the first time – these tests are more accurate the further along you are, as your levels of pregnancy hormone (human chorionic gonadotrophin, or HCG) increase.

Once you’ve got that positive result, it’s time to think about an appointment with your doctor or midwife. Congratulations, mommy!

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Our pregnancy calendar is researched & written by our Pregnancy Editor, Dara Duff-Bergeron. Although she rocks, she is not a health care professional. It's just for entertainment purposes and any recommendations or information provided should not be used as a substitute for the real deal - a trained medical professional.

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