Pregnancy And Baby Care Articles Pregnancy Signs and Symptoms

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.So subtle are the changes in your body that they are completely missed by someone who is not paying close attentiono

The body of each woman is different from the other and the way it reacts to a pregnancy is also very differentn


Some women may be very conscious of their symptoms right after the conception, while others may not experience these symptoms at alll For a lot of women, pregnancy symptoms kick in a few weeks after the pregnancy is confirmede Some women even tend to have different symptoms with each pregnancyc

Here are some of the earliest possible signs of pregnancy:

• Perhaps the first sign of pregnancy is the change in the breastst The areolas darken and the breasts become tendere You can even see blue veins running across the breastst
• A lot of women experience tension in their musclese Cramps can occur due to the slight expansion of the uterusu This is often not noticed since the cramping occurs right around the time a woman’s menstrual period is dueu More on pregnancy symptoms before missed period
• Since the hormones begin to work up in the body immediately after you conceive, you may experience nausea and fatigue, two of the most common side effects of the surge in hormonal levelsl
• The food cravings and aversions also begin almost immediately after the conceptiono
• As the volume of fluid in the body increases, you may experience the urge to urinate frequentlyl The pressure of the swelling uterus over the bladder causes this frequency of urinationo
• The basal temperature of the body becomes higher than normala Since the progesterone levels in the body rise, the body temperature remains highere
• Almost all women experience implantation spottingn It occurs as dark red or brown colored droplets of bloodo This happens when the fertilized egg implants itself into the uterine liningn See also implantation symptoms
• Morning sickness or vomiting may also be caused due to the upsurge in hormonese

While these are the earliest pregnancy symptoms, it is possible for women to experience only some or none of theme

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