Changes to your body that may indicate pregnancy More about morning sickness Pregnancy stages Your feelings and emotions during pregnancy Depression during pregnancy Anxiety during pregnancy Other serious issues during pregnancy Where to get help. In early pregnancy, you may experience some or all, or even none of the following symptoms: aches and pains possibly in your lower abdomen and in your joints morning sickness , which may be nausea or actual vomiting, and does not just happen in the morning constipation food cravings and aversions heartburn and indigestion a need to urinate more often back pain tiredness vaginal thrush skin changes and itching, and possibly skin tags haemorrhoids also known as piles leg cramps restless legs leg twitching at night varicose vein swelling in your ankles, feet and hands dizziness or fainting fatigue, or lack of energy nasal problems, or shortness of breath larger, tender breasts.
More about morning sickness The first thing to know about morning sickness is that it can hit you at any time of day. The good news is that you may feel better if you: drink small amounts of fluid, often. In some extreme cases, women need to be rehydrated in hospital, using intravenous fluids. Pregnancy stages We talk about three stages of pregnancy: first trimester, second trimester and third trimester.
First trimester In the first trimester: You feel really tired and possibly nauseous. You gain 1 or 2 kilograms, or maybe less if you have morning sickness. Most of this weight is in the placenta which feeds your baby , your breasts, your uterus and extra blood. Your heartbeat and breathing rate are faster. Your breasts become tender, larger and heavier.
Your growing uterus puts pressure on your bladder, so you feel like you need to urinate a lot. You may feel swinging moods. You know exactly how you feel about having a baby, or you have no idea how to feel! Second trimester In the second trimester: You start to feel better, with less fatigue, morning sickness and moodiness.
You may feel your mind is wandering and not focused at work or at home. You gain about 6 kilograms. You may feel anxious about tests including an ultrasound done at this stage. But, if they find any health issues, these tests will ensure you and your baby receive the right care. Your hair may become thicker and your fingernails may become stronger. Or, your nails may be softer and break more easily. You may crave some foods, such as sweet, spicy or fatty foods.
You may not like the taste or smell of some foods. Third trimester In the third trimester: Forgetfulness may continue. You feel tired and probably uncomfortable. You may be annoyed by the discomfort. You may start to worry about labour as it nears. You probably gain about five kilograms. Much of this weight is your baby, but also amniotic fluid, the placenta, your breasts, your blood and your uterus. You may have back pain. You may find it hard to sleep because you are uncomfortable.
The baby may be placing pressure on your lungs, making it harder to breathe. You may feel Braxton Hicks contractions tightening of the muscles of the uterus. They do not mean labour is starting. Your feelings and emotions during pregnancy During pregnancy you will probably feel many ups and downs. You may experience some or all of these emotions and they may change quickly : surprise — if your pregnancy is unexpected. If you are worried about a particular risk, talk to your midwife or doctor fear of birth, which is a recognised psychological disorder.
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Sometimes women who are pregnant have a very light period, losing only a little blood. Feeling sick and vomiting You may feel sick and nauseous, and you may vomit. Changes in your breasts Your breasts may become larger and feel tender, just as they might do before your period. Bladder changes You may feel the need to pass urine more often than usual, including during the night.
This is caused by pregnancy hormones and usually settles after a few months Other signs of pregnancy that you might notice are: constipation an increased vaginal discharge without any soreness or irritation a strange taste in your mouth, which many women describe as metallic changes in what you want to eat, such as craving new foods and losing interest in certain foods or drinks that you previously enjoyed, such as tea, coffee or fatty food losing interest in tobacco if you smoke having a more sensitive sense of smell than usual, for example to the smell of food or cooking.
Not every woman has early pregnancy symptoms, but many do. About half of women have symptoms like nausea, vomiting, fatigue, frequent urination, and breast tenderness and swelling by the time they're 5 weeks pregnant, 70 percent have pregnancy symptoms at 6 weeks along, and roughly 90 percent have pregnancy symptoms by the time they're 8 weeks pregnant.
If you start to feel some of the early pregnancy symptoms below not all women get them and you're wondering why you haven't gotten your period, you may very well be pregnant. If you're usually pretty regular and now have missed your period, you may decide to do a pregnancy test before you notice any other symptoms.
But if you're not regular or you're not keeping track of your cycle , nausea and breast tenderness and extra trips to the bathroom may signal pregnancy before you realize you didn't get your period. If you're newly pregnant, constipation may be the first symptom you notice. It's caused by an increase in the hormone progesterone, which relaxes smooth muscles throughout the body, including the digestive tract.
This means that food passes through the intestines more slowly. It's common to have mood swings during pregnancy, partly because of hormonal changes that affect neurotransmitters chemical messengers in the brain. Everyone responds differently to these changes.
Some moms-to-be experience heightened emotions, both good and bad, while others feel more depressed or anxious. Note: If you've been feeling sad or hopeless or unable to cope with your daily responsibilities, or you're having thoughts of harming yourself, call your healthcare provider or a mental health professional right away. Hormonal changes in early pregnancy may leave you feeling bloated, similar to the feeling some women have just before their period. That's why your clothes may feel more snug than usual at the waistline, even early on when your uterus is still quite small.
Shortly after you become pregnant, hormonal changes prompt a chain of events that raise the rate of blood flow through your kidneys. This causes your bladder to fill more quickly, so you need to pee more often. Frequent urination will continue — or intensify — as your pregnancy progresses.
Your blood volume rises dramatically during pregnancy, which leads to extra fluid being processed and ending up in your bladder. The problem is compounded as your growing baby exerts more pressure on your bladder. Feeling tired all of a sudden? No, make that exhausted.
No one knows for sure what causes early pregnancy fatigue, but it's possible that rapidly increasing levels of the hormone progesterone are contributing to your sleepiness. Of course, morning sickness and having to urinate frequently during the night can add to your sluggishness, too. You should start to feel more energetic once you hit your second trimester, although fatigue usually returns late in pregnancy when you're carrying a lot more weight and some of the common discomforts of pregnancy make it more difficult to get a good night's sleep.
One common pregnancy symptom is sensitive, swollen breasts caused by rising levels of hormones. The soreness and swelling may feel like an exaggerated version of how your breasts feel before your period. Your discomfort should diminish significantly after the first trimester, as your body adjusts to the hormonal changes.
It seems counterintuitive: If you're trying to get pregnant, the last thing you want to see is any spotting or vaginal bleeding. But if you notice just light spotting around the time your period is due, it could be implantation bleeding. No one knows for sure why it happens, but it might be caused by the fertilized egg settling into the lining of your uterus.
Note: About 1 in 4 women experience spotting or light bleeding during the first trimester. It's often nothing, but sometimes it's a sign of miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy. If your bleeding is severe or accompanied by pain or lightheadedness, or if you're at all concerned, call your doctor or midwife. For some women, morning sickness doesn't hit until about a month or two after conception, though for others it may start as early as two weeks.
And not just in the morning, either: Pregnancy-related nausea with or without vomiting can be a problem morning, noon, or night. Most pregnant women with nausea feel complete relief by the beginning of the second trimester. For most others it takes another month or so for the queasiness to ease up. A lucky few escape it altogether. If you've been charting your basal body temperature and you see that your temperature has stayed elevated for more than two weeks, you're probably pregnant.
In spite of what you might read on the box, many home pregnancy tests are not sensitive enough to reliably detect pregnancy until about a week after a missed period. So if you decide to take a test earlier than that and get a negative result, try again in a few days. Remember that a baby starts to develop before you can tell you're pregnant, so take care of your health while you're waiting to find out, and watch for more early pregnancy symptoms.
It's impossible to predict when pregnancy symptoms will start, because it's different for every person and even every pregnancy! Some women feel the first twinges of pregnancy a week or two after conceiving, while others don't feel any different for a few months. In the best study on this question to date, women who were trying to get pregnant kept daily records of their symptoms from the time they stopped using birth control until they were 8 weeks pregnant. That's counting eight weeks from the first day of their last menstrual period.
The results:. The first sign of pregnancy is usually a missed period. The most common symptoms to follow are nausea, vomiting, fatigue , frequent urination , and breast tenderness and swelling.
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