Choices: Pregnancy Confirmation

Viability:
A viable pregnancy means one that is capable of continuing on its own. Approximately 30% of all pregnancies result in a miscarriage. An abortion performed when a pregnancy is not viable can result in unnecessary expense.  Many crisis pregnancy centers, such as ours, offer sonograms free of charge to determine viability if you are considering an abortion.  Eligibility for a viability sono will be determined by your counselor at the time of your visit to our Center.  Since this is very difficult to decide over the phone, our trained phone counselors have been instructed to defer making this decision when you call.

Early Pregnancy Symptoms:

• Missed period or a period with less bleeding than normal
• Exhaustion or feeling sleepy can occur one to six weeks after conception and last your entire pregnancy.
• Food cravings
• Frequent urination
  You may see this symptom six to eight weeks after conception and it will be with you for your entire pregnancy. This is caused by hormone changes and growing pressure on the bladder.
• Darkening of areola (breast nipple)
  This can be one of the first symptoms which can appear as early as one week after conception and then throughout pregnancy.
• Lower abdominal cramps
• Nausea and vomiting
  This symptom usually shows up two to ten weeks after conception. The degree in which you feel sick varies from none to full fledged vomiting. The terminology for this nausea is "morning sickness" by can happen at any time of the day. Hormone changes in your body cause this symptom.
• Tender or swollen breasts
  This symptom is one that can appear rather quickly after fertilization - one to two weeks after conception and will most likely be with you your entire pregnancy.