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Pregnancy Symptoms – Early Signs of Pregnancy

Do you want to know about pregnancy symptoms and exactly when do pregnancy symptoms start ?

Here is your answer…

Pregnancy symptoms are different for everyone. Usually early signs of pregnancy appear after one or two weeks from conception. Some women don’t have any early pregnancy sign and others have many of them. Some of these symptoms resemble how you feel right before you get your period.

If you are planning for pregnancy, you may check out whether you are experiencing some of these early pregnancy symptoms before using a pregnancy kit or going through a pregnancy test by your doctor.

Basically the earliest and most reliable sign of pregnancy is a missed period. If you have a regular monthly cycle and a week or more has passed, but you have missed an expected menstrual cycle, then you might be pregnant. You should start with taking a pregnancy test.

The reason behind missing period is- when the egg successfully fertilizes, it makes its way through the fallopian tube and managed to implant itself into the uteruses and then the menstrual cycle stops.

However, all delayed or missed periods are not caused by pregnancy. Delayed period can be caused by number of different things like stress, extreme exercise, weight loss or weight gain, eating disorders etc.

But there are some other signs that can indicate your pregnancy—even before you miss your period!

Give a look to the following signs, may be you have already experienced some of them!

Vaginal discharge

You may experience light bleeding or spotting during the first weeks of pregnancy or around the same time the period is expected to start. It is known as implantation bleeding. Implantation usually involves light spotting, may last less than a day, and comes sooner than the expected period.

Implantation bleeding happens when the fertilized egg attaches to the lining of your uterus.

However, everyone doesn’t experience implantation bleeding or spotting.

Nausea with or without vomiting

Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, often known as morning sickness, is very common in early pregnancy. It can affect you at any time of the day or night and even all day long.

Feelings of nausea can happen with or without vomiting. Usually these symptoms end up by weeks 16 to 20 of pregnancy.

Research suggests that the cause of nausea during pregnancy linked to the production of the human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) hormone, which is commonly known as pregnancy hormone. Body begins to produce this hormone once the fertilized egg attaches to the uterine lining.

However, it’s not an established cause. It is assumed because they both peak around the same time.

Changes in your breasts

Breast change is a normal event of pregnancy and it happens as a result of hormonal fluctuations. You may note changes in breasts soon after conceiving. The changes continue until the birth of the baby and beyond. You will find your breast’s veins more visible and the nipples might darken in color. Breasts and nipples can feel tingly, sore, and sensitive to touch. your breasts may become larger and feel tender, like they might do before your period.

This happens because, Breast tissue increases in preparation for milk production.

Higher temperature

There may also be a slight rise in your basal body temperature upon conception. Basal body temperature is your temperature when you’re fully at rest. Your regular temperature is 96 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit. You may find it one degree higher after you conceive and remains at that level till two weeks after your missed period.

This is because your body is producing more estrogen and progesterone, which helps your body to prepare for the changes it will undergo.

However, basal body temperature also changes throughout your cycle by as much as a half-degree higher.

Fatigue

You may suddenly feel tired and exhausted. It is normal during pregnancy and can be one of the first symptoms. For many women, tiredness begins the first week after conception, continues through the first trimester, but then subsides in the second trimester.

This is mainly related to the high level of progesterone, but also affected by lower levels of blood sugar, lower blood pressure and increased blood production. Of course, your body needs a lot of energy to build your placenta. Eating foods enrich with protein and iron can help in this condition.

Increased urination

You might find yourself urinating more often than usual. Increased urination can start soon after conception, but is usually at a high between week 9 and 16 of the pregnancy. Then settles down and increases again in the third trimester, when the growing uterus puts pressure on the woman’s bladder.

This happens because of the pregnancy hormone-human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG). That increases blood flow to your kidneys so they can get rid of your waste more efficiently. Plus, your uterus is growing. And that’s putting pressure on your bladder, leaving less space for it to store urine.

Unexplained mood swings

You may notice that your moods became a bit unpredictable. Mood swings are mostly experienced during the first trimester between 6 to 10 weeks and then again in the third trimester as your body prepares for birth.

Reasons behind mood swings during pregnancy may be physical stresses, fatigue, changes in your metabolism, or by the hormones estrogen and progesterone. Significant changes in your hormone levels can affect your level of neurotransmitters, which are brain chemicals that regulate mood.

Plenty of sleep, meditation, spending time with your partner and regular physical activity can help you to relief stress.

Conclusion

These pregnancy symptoms are not obvious. Sometimes it’s hard to connect these with pregnancy. If you strongly feel one or more signs, you should go with taking a pregnancy test. But it is best to wait for your regular monthly cycle and if you miss period then take a pregnancy test. Because sometimes pregnancy test result may come negative if it’s too early, like if you go for a test before two weeks passed after your conception it may come negative.

Best of luck!

Wish you a healthier and happier pregnancy!