PMS (premenstrual syndrome) and pregnancy can be confused because the symptoms of both can be very similar. PMS and pregnancy can lead to the same types of emotional and physical symptoms such that you may not know which you are experiencing. Quite obviously PMS and pregnancy will have very different impacts on your life so knowing the difference between PMS and pregnancy is vital! Both PMS and pregnancy can cause sickness, bloating, tiredness, a little extra weight gain, dizziness and headache. PMS and pregnancy have such a similar impact on your body (at least in the first stages of pregnancy), because both are triggered by similar changes in the body's hormone levels.
Discovering whether pregnancy or PMS is causing your symptoms as soon as you can is vital for your health and the best health for your baby. If symptoms of PMS aren't followed by your period and continue into what should be the next of your menstrual cycles, they could be the first signs of being pregnant. Confirm this as soon as you can with a range of good home pregnancy test kits and make an appointment with your doctor as soon as possible.
Don't worry while you wait to find out if you experiencing pregnancy or PMS. Upsetting yourself, being stressed and losing sleep will only make you feel worse, both in the case of PMS and pregnancy. Relax, take care of yourself as you would to minimize PMS symptoms. Stop taking any medication that could harm an unborn baby in consultation with your doctor and wait to have the news (or not!) confirmed
