You can do a search in any search engine and find hundreds of websites with a list of the most common early signs of pregnancy… but how many of them list the lesser known or the strange?

VEP Symptom Tracker = Very Early Pregnancy Symptom Tracker

In a nutshell: A free, unique online tool that enables women who are trying to conceive to monitor, record, compare and share their very early symptoms each day from ovulation to testing. This tool also enables members to share their results in real-time with other women. Each successful cycle recorded by our members is incorporated into the overall statistics & graphs which in turn helps someone else to better understand their own symptoms.

How does it work?

1. Create a FREE account
2. Enter your date of ovulation
3. Log in each day and record the signs and symptoms you experience (there is a list of over 60 symptoms to choose from!)
4. Enter your pregnancy test results as you go

Now the fun part!
For each day past ovulation that you have symptoms recorded you can then compare the ones you experience with all of our members (it will give you the percentages of how many pregnant women had the same symptoms as you! Great to obsess over!)

VEP Symptom Tracker

And once you have multiple cycles recorded you will be able to compare each day past ovulation to your previous cycles. This is a great way to uncover patterns in your symptoms and to discover any new and promising symptoms!

Once you enter a positive pregnancy test (Yipee!) your symptom data is then incorporated into the graphs (anonymously of course) and will be available to other women searching for answers about the symptoms they are experiencing during their two week wait! Women helping women through the “trying to conceive journey”.

It definitely is a helpful companion during the anticipation of the “two week wait”!

“Dysgeusia” is the medical term for a change in your sense of taste; usually you’ll get a sour or metallic taste that continues even when you’re not eating. Hormones, particularly estrogen, play a part in controlling the sense of taste. During pregnancy your hormone levels flutuate quite widely and thus your sense of taste may vary or change. Like nausea and morning sickness, it should diminish or disappear by the second trimester.

There are a few things you can do to combat this, acidic foods like citrus juice and lemonade and if your stomach can manage it, any food marinated in vinegar – like pickles! Also try brushing your tongue each time you brush your teeth and rinse with a weak salt or baking soda solution to neutralize the pH levels.

View the full list of Very Early Signs and Symptoms of Pregnancy. (60+ listed!)

Most women experience increased fatigue during pregnancy, especially during the first trimester. Your body is producing higher levels of progesterone which can make you feel sleepy. Your body also produces extra blood to carry oxygen and nutrients to the developing fetus, this means your heart needs to work harder. Low blood sugar can also be to blame.

Listen to your body; it is working very hard to create your little one. This symptom has only one cure. If you are tired, then sleep – even if it means going to bed at 8pm or taking small naps during the day.

Avoid stimulants (like caffeine, these can be harmful in high doses), get lots of rest (cut back on extra responsibilities if needed, at least until the second trimester), eat a balanced healthy diet (be sure to get enough protein and iron) and get regular exercise (even just walking 30 minutes a day will help).

View the full list of Very Early Signs and Symptoms of Pregnancy. (60+ listed!)