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If you start to feel early pregnancy symptoms but you are yet to confirm whether you are pregnant or not, you should read this article to find answers to your questions.
However, you must take note that no two women are exactly alike. You may be experiencing early pregnancy symptoms which other pregnant women are not, and vice versa. This depends upon how a woman’s body adjusts to the different changes brought about by her pregnancy.
Early Pregnancy Symptoms
When you miss your monthly period, it could be the first warning sign or the first early pregnancy symptom you may be experiencing. This is because when you are pregnant, you will not ovulate anymore and your uterus will stop shedding so you stop menstruating, too.
A woman may still experience light bleeding or spotting especially during the first few weeks. Other early pregnancy symptoms could include having a persistently higher than normal temperature, and you will see changes in your breasts. It may start to swell, tender or painful, just like what you will feel before you have your menstruation. You may also see the darkening of color in your areola or the area surrounding your nipples, too.
Other women may see a dark line stretching from somewhere in the middle part of the stomach down to the pubic area. This is also another early pregnancy symptom.
The most dreaded yet common early pregnancy symptom is the morning sickness bout. Morning sickness causes a pregnant woman to bouts of vomiting or nausea, but morning sickness does not necessary attack in the morning. They may also occur at noon, night or anytime especially during the first few months of pregnancy. However, this may vary from woman to woman.
You may feel tired and fatigue as one of the early pregnancy symptoms because of the changes of your hormone levels. You may also find that you feel bloated or feel that your stomach has become enlarged, even though you really haven’t gained much weight.
Other early pregnancy symptoms a woman may experience includes frequent urination, feeling of stress and fatigue most of the time, sleepiness and mood swings.
Other women may even have a “pregnancy mask” where a darkening of skin will develop on their face, cheek, or forehead.
Are You Pregnant?
Some women may experience any, all or none at all of these early pregnancy symptoms. However, there is no need to be alarmed because all these early pregnancy symptoms will eventually go away.