Monday, January 9, 2012

Top Early Symptoms (Signs) of Pregnancy -- More Facts

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There are some early signs or symptoms of pregnancy. These early signs are usually the uncertain symptoms that can be alert for you to the fact you are pregnant or not. But to make sure you are pregnant or not more accurately, you have to do a pregnancy test.

The early signs of pregnancy vary from one individual to other individuals -- even also can be vary from one pregnancy to the next pregnancy for the same woman. Read also about norovirus and pregnancy!

For instance, if you get pregnant for the second time then you may feel the differently signs than the symptoms of your first pregnant.

Furthermore, there are also a few women who don’t feel any early signs of pregnancy until they feel missing their first menstruation period. Below are the most common of the top early symptoms or early signs of pregnancy:

Something wrong with your nipples

One of the earliest symptoms of pregnancy is tingling nipples which is usually kicking in within 7 days or so of conception.

This tingling sensation, particularly in the nipples is caused by the increasing blood supply to the breasts due to pregnancy hormone activity. And this tingling sensation is going to subside once the body get used to the surge of the hormone.

You feel cramping & find spotting

If you feel cramping when you pee or if you find brown or slight pink coloured in your knickers then you could be pregnant. The spotting-sign indicates the successful of the egg implanting in uterus.

You are getting sick (morning sickness)

You can skip this symptom if you are lucky. But most women will get morning sickness in the 6 weeks period of pregnancy.

The morning sickness can be vomit or just feeling queasy or nauseated! And the morning sickness is only name that doesn’t mean you can feel these signs only in the morning, but also can be felt at noon or even at night.

You get tender feeling and swollen breasts

Next, you feel tender in your breasts while your hands touch them, this usually happens in the six weeks period of pregnancy. The tender feeling is almost similar that you feel before period, but you may feel more.

Then you may also notice the larger or swollen feeling of your breasts, and usually you will see blue veins just below the skin! And the tenderness is one of indications of easing-pregnancy progress which tends to be most common in the first 3 months.

Feeling more fatigue (getting easily to feel fatigue)

One of popular early signs when you are being pregnant is more fatigue that you feel. You may feel easily to get fatigue. This could be caused by the intake of energy and O2 supply that are divided for the requirement of your body and your new baby (fetus).

You may also like to know about causes of fatigue in women!

You need or want to pee more frequently

And then you will go to pee more often, this usually happens in the 6 weeks pregnant. This can be caused by the combination activity of pregnancy hormones, the kidneys that work extra hard and a higher volume of blood in the system.

In addition, watch out though, you may get a urinary tract infection if you feel a burning sensation or pain while you pee (contact your doctor for more detailed information and more advices).

The nipples are getting darker

During pregnancy, the skin usually will change! And one of the first signs of this process if the darkening of the nipples. The dark color is a dark circle of skin round the nipples. This usually happens in the 8 weeks of pregnancy.

And then the nipples can be more erect or more pronounced, at the same time the deeper change happens for the vagina and vulva!

Unfriendly taste when you eat a certain food

This will make you go off some foods that you like, but you may find other foods you want to eat! You may not be able to stand the tastes of a certain food or drink (such as tea or coffee). This disorder can be different from one woman to another.

You get a missed period

A missed period can be detected easily if you have a regular period. But if you don’t have a regular period of menstruation then you may be difficult and late to realize that you get a missed period. And as well we know that this sign can be categorized into the surest symptom of pregnancy. Read also pregnancy symptoms before missed period!

And the last, once again to make sure completely ‘you are pregnant or not”, you have to do a pregnancy test. You can use a home pregnancy test from a credible brand for simple option, or you can contact your doctor to get ‘more accurate test result’.