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Pregnancy Symptoms
Each person is different when it comes to pregnancy
symptoms. If you haven't been pregnant before
knowing what to look for can be a challenge. For
many that have had children it is as if by
instinct that they know they are pregnant.
Some
women want to be pregnant so badly that they'll
find out what to look for and end up mistaking a
stomach ache for morning sickness and mistaking
other things that really are nothing. Other women
pass symptoms by as just being the flu or
something common and not to worry about. Most
women don't even find out they are pregnant until
they miss their period and they are already a
month into the pregnancy.
Here are the most common symptoms of early pregnancy
and good ways to indicate you are pregnant. If you
have one or more or even all of these symptoms you
are most likely pregnant.
No period
One of the most common ways to know you are
pregnant is when your period is three days late.
If you have just gotten off birth control pills
and your period is late wait at least a week
before you take a home pregnancy test.
Frequent urination
When you feel yourself having to go to the
bathroom more and more each day that is a good
sign that you are pregnant.
Morning sickness
Many pregnant women get nausea but one thing to
remember is each pregnancy is different and each
woman's pregnancy is different. One woman might
have morning sickness at the beginning of the
pregnancy while another might have it at the end
of their pregnancy and another may not have it at
all. It all really varies from woman to woman.
Morning sickness really confuses women because it
doesn't necessarily happen in the morning. You
could go all day and feel fine then just before
you go to bed you may begin to feel sick, or you
may feel sick in the middle of the afternoon.
You will have no trouble identifying morning sickness.
You will feel sick at the sight, smell and even
thought of food. It feels like you have a stomach
bug.
Breast tenderness
Another common sign of pregnancy is breast
tenderness. Your breasts will start feeling
sensitive and tingly. You may also notice that the
pinkish skin around your nipple (the areola), is
starting to turn a darkest color. At this time you
may be able to see blue veins and bumps around
this area. This is common for pregnancy. (This is
also common when you are having a period or you
are due. Be sure not to mistake the two).
Fatigue
Fatigue is often one of the fist signs that you
are pregnant. You will feel more tired then usual
feeling like you aren't getting enough sleep and
tire easily finding every day chores a battle.
Emotional changes
Emotional changes will occur mainly because at the
time, your hormones are shifting in order to keep
up with both your bodies needs and your baby's
need for growth. At this time your feelings will
be sensitive and easily touchy. One morning you
may wake up feeling on top of the world and within
half an hour you may break into tears for almost
no reason at all. That is very normal and
emotional outbursts like that are very good
because they relieve the pressure of stress. Don't
be surprised if one minute you're just fine and
the next minute you want to scream at someone for
some odd reason or just cry.
Cravings
Everyone craves food once in a while. When you are
pregnant cravings will happen more often. You will
probably want to eat some kind of food that you
don't even like and even want strange combinations
say; chocolate sandwich (don't worry once the baby
is born your eating habits will return to normal).
It is not only food that you may crave but other
things like smells such as detergents, herbs etc.
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