1. Cramping
What’s that you say? Cramping is an early pregnancy symptom? Many women think that cramping is a sign that Aunt Flo (your menstrual period) is surely on her way but it’s actually one early sign of pregnancy. As your embryo implants into your uterus you might notice some cramping. It can easily be mistaken for PMS or menstrual cramps.
2. BREAST TENDERNESS
Some women notice breast tenderness when they ovulate and right around the time their period is due. Breast tenderness is also an early sign of pregnancy. When you are pregnant, your body produces higher levels of estrogen and progesterone. These hormones are the same hormones that cause breast tenderness when you’re not pregnant, but in early pregnancy hormonal changes are stronger than what you see during your menstrual cycle. The hormonal changes in early pregnancy causes the blood flow to your breasts to increase and can make the breast tissue feel more sensitive and swollen.
3. Fatigue
Are you falling asleep in the middle of your favorite prime time show or suddenly feeling the need to take an afternoon nap? Fatigue is one of the first pregnancy symptoms. Increased progesterone levels can make you feel exhausted. Some women will notice fatigue as early as a week after ovulation. After you ovulateyour progesterone levels rise, whether you are pregnant or not, but if you aren’t pregnant your progesterone levels will start to drop back off and signal the start of your next period. If you start feeling tired after ovulation and this exhaustion gets worse instead of better, it could be an early sign of pregnancy.
4. Nausea
Nausea can be an early pregnancy symptom. Some women will start feeling queasy days before they even have a missed period. Blame the nausea on hormones again! For most women morning sickness doesn’t set in until around six weeks of pregnancy but some women will start feeling queasy really early on.
5. Bloating
Bloating is another early sign of pregnancy. It may be hard to tell the difference between premenstrual bloating and pregnancy bloating as PMS and pregnancy symptoms can feel remarkably similar. However, pregnancy symptoms are often more exaggerated than typical PMS symptoms. Bloating, like other symptoms in early pregnancy, is caused by hormonal changes. As your progesterone and estrogen levels rise, the lining of your uterus thickens, making you feel more bloated. Hormonal changes also cause your digestive system to slow down and this can cause bloating as well.
6. Constipation or diarrhea
Hormonal changes in early pregnancy can cause your digestive system to slow down. This can cause constipation. Prenatal vitamins can add to this problem as the iron contained in them is also constipating. Adding more fiber to your diet and drinking extra fluids will help with this. Some women, however, will notice the opposite problem, diarrhea – although, this is an uncommon early pregnancy symptom. Hormones sometimes affect women differently though. While most women will have issues with constipation during early pregnancy, some will have diarrhea instead.
7. Headaches
Not every woman has problems with headaches during pregnancy, but for some this is the very first tell-tale sign of pregnancy. Headaches during early pregnancy are thought to be caused by hormonal changes as well as changes in a woman’s blood volume. The sudden increase in estrogen and progesterone may be what triggers headaches for some women. Migraine headaches, which are a vascular type of headache, may be a result of the increase in blood flow a woman experiences during pregnancy.
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