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Are you pregnant? Check out the 18 pregnancy symptoms below to see if you have been experiencing any of them.
1. Nausea or morning sickness: Morning sickness is term to describe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. This occurs in approximately 50% to 95% of all pregnant women as early as the first week of pregnancy. Morning sickness probably got it's name due to the fact that most of the nauseating symptoms start in the morning right after you get out of bed when your blood sugar levels are low. However, it may happen at any time of the day.
2. Headaches: If you have never experienced regular headaches before pregnancy, be prepared for some throbbing pain in your head and neck during pregnancy. Changes in your body's hormonal patterns is the primary cause of headaches during pregnancy. Other conditions like lack of sleep, poor posture, stress, dehydration and low blood sugar levels may also worsen of cause headaches.
3. Dizziness and fainting spells: Due to the lowered blood pressure in your body during pregnancy, blood flow to the brain may cause dizziness and fainting spells in serious cases.
4. Mood swings: With your hormones raging, it is common for women to feel moody during their pregnancy. All women have to go through a period of adjustment to settle into their new roles as a pregnant women and that takes time.
5. Fatigue: If you feel tired and experience some or all of the symptoms mentioned in this article, you have a good chance of being pregnant. Hormonal changes are usually the main cause of fatigue followed by the additional weight you have to carry around.
6. Food cravings: Craving for food that you normally would not eat could be a sign that you are pregnant. Normally, women report cravings for salty and sweet food during pregnancy while others report a uncommon desire for spicy or starchy food.
7. Weight gain and bloating: The combination of your baby's growth and your increased food intake will cause you to put on weight and your clothes to fit tighter than usual. An inexplicable increase in size of your stomach is also a definitive sign that you may be pregnant.
8. Heartburn: Hormones created during pregnancy may relax the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), which opens the valve to allow stomach acids to flow up into the esophagus causing a burning sensation.
9. Lower back pain: As your baby grows in size, the additional weight pulls your spine to the front of your body and causes you to experience some back pain from time to time.
10. Constipation: Hormonal changes during pregnancy slows down the movement of food through your digestive system which results in constipation. This could be a sign of pregnancy if you do not experience constipation frequently.
11. Constant urination: Your growing baby in the uterus puts a lot of pressure on your bladder and you may find yourself visiting the toilet more frequently than usual.
12. High Basal Body Temperature (BBT): If your BTT stays in the high temperature range for 18 days or more, you have a good chance of being pregnant.
13. Cramping: As the uterus grows and stretches, it is normal to feel cramps that feel similar to menstrual cramps.
14. Spotting: Slight bleeding occurs when the fertilized egg begins to implant itself into the uterus any time from 3 to 6 days after fertilization. This usually happens outside of a normal menstruation cycle so it should not be confused with a normal period.
15. Darkening of the areolas: Your areolas could darken and increase in diameter during pregnancy. This is caused by your body's preparation for your breasts to produce milk.
16. Tender or swollen breasts: A lot of women experience sore, swollen, tingly or tender breasts during pregnancy due to the increasing hormones that are used to prepare a woman for breastfeeding. This feels like a amplified version of how your breast feels before your period.
17. Missed periods: If you have been sexually active and you missed a period, it is a good indication that are you are pregnant. A pregnancy test should be taken to confirm if the missed period is really caused by your pregnancy.
18. Positive pregnancy tests: Only a positive urine test or blood test can give you solid indication that you are pregnant. The problem is, they may not be fool proof. Remember to visit a doctor to conduct further tests to confirm the results.
It is important to remember that not all of the symptoms above can confirm a pregnancy. When you have a positive pregnancy test, visit a doctor to get more tests done to confirm your pregnancy. That's the only way to find out if you are truly pregnant.
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» left by saira from mesquite (228 days 10 hours ago.)
and what about you didn't have a missed period but you have all those
feelings Respond to this comment
» left by jennifer marie cottrell from chillicothe ohio (114 days 13 hours ago.)
yes this artical was helpful to me because i just found out that i am pregnant. i am six weeks pregnant so it helped me learn alot of what is to come in the next nine months;and the rest of my life. Respond to this comment
» left by QUANISHA from NEW HAVEN CT (113 days 1 hour ago.)
i've always had inreggular periods and i don't feel any of the symptoms above but i still have a feeling that i could be pregnnt what should i do? Respond to this comment
» left by racheal from india (15 days 18 hours ago.)
prayer to god that u should be pregent
go for apregency test and then take dissions
» left by sam (108 days 4 hours ago.)
i have only missed my period by 6 days, but me and my boyfriend are very sexually active. i dont have any other symptoms but yet i get the feeling that i may be pregnant. how long should i wait before i get worried ? Respond to this comment
» left by Janisha from Fresno Ca (59 days 7 hours ago.)
The day after i Had sex I started mi period but bout a 2 -3 week later i have been having morning sickness, fatigue could i be pregnant
» left by dorothy from richards bay (30 days 6 hours ago.)
i have irregular periods but want a baby what to do please help? Respond to this comment
» left by samantha from u.s (19 days 5 hours ago.)
do any symptoms start a week after you have sex? and i was all done with my period for the month a week before i had sex?
» left by Anonymous (17 days 5 hours ago.)
i am late on my period and have some of these symptoms,but i feel i am too young to go to the doctors and get help for fear of my mum knowing.what can i do? please help.x Respond to this comment
» left by isela murillo from texas (11 days 7 hours ago.)
what if you have unprotected sex a day or two after you period?
» left by Anonymous (10 days 6 hours ago.)
I had sex for the first time and i feel i might be pregnant. I had my priod after it happend, but i haven't had it since. It has been a month and a half, and i fear i am pregnant. But i am to young to have a kid. My friend and i are going to get an at home test for me but i don't know what to do if i am. i show alot of these sypmtoms, i am 13 and he was my first. Someone HELP !!
» left by Anonymous (8 days 1 hour ago.)
Not sure if these are recent or not some of these get alittle confusing when they are written but if this is recent and you haven't gotten any help yet you could also have a std they can make it so you don't have your peirod or make them irrgular
» left by Meghan Roussell (1 day 21 hours ago.)
Hi, I'm the same way as you ! it was my first time and i got home not even 2 hrs later, and i got most of these symptoms. i suggest, you take the test and if it says you are then, you have to talk to your parents and/or doctor and think about your options and what you want to do. Are you ready for a kid? if your not, make sure you do the right thing.
» left by tiffany from wisconsin (8 days 20 hours ago.) im 15 n i just had unprotected sex 6 days ago n i show some of these symptons i dont really keep track of my period i just know when im gonna get it. so i think that i might be pregnant. is it possible to be already feeling some of these symptoms or am i just being paranoid??? please help me.
» left by Anonymous (8 days 1 hour ago.)
Im gonna tell you the same thing I just told the other girl you need to get checked out listen girls im 28 fiirst kid at 19 love both my children but its alot to handle even now and i might be pregnant again whcih for me is ok Im with the same guy and married don't get me wrong wasn't married when i first got pregnat but got luky and im still with the father of my children. But I also know when I was 15 I thought the same thing but my boyfriend gave me an std not a baby so get checked. Please your to young to have anything bad happen to you or be a mom. Hope this helps girls
» left by Raven from Virginia (3 days 23 hours ago.)
hey, i'm 15 and i had sex for the first time about a week ago(unprotected) and i started having a lot of these symtoms about 4 days after it happened. my period should come here soon. i hope to god it does.
i was just wondering, if you don't mind my asking, what happened in your situation?
» left by Anonymous (2 days 1 hour ago.)
Hi, im 17 yrs old. I havent had my period in over 8 months;; my periods are irregular i know i wasnt pregnant because i was not sexually acitve at that time... but on may 29 i kinda had protected sex for the first time and i dont know if it went into the "hole" cause i didnt feel anything...but the next day i got my period and it lasted for about 5 days...but i feel i may be pregnant because i do have some of the symtoms...if i am pregnant and decide to have an abortion can i still have one?
» left by Meghan Roussell from Hamilton (1 day 21 hours ago.)
Hi, im 13 yrs old and i just had sex for the first time. A few hours afterwards, i started to feel most of these symptoms. My period is irregular, and im on the pill. Could i possibly be pregnant?
» left by Anonymous (23 hours 57 minutes ago.)
No hun i dont think you might be pregnant... unless u ddint use a condom. see i have irregular periods too and im on the pill and i also had sex for the first time about couple weeks ago....but if you just want to make sure take a pregnancy test to relieve the stress that you might have about this. but i dont think you are...
» left by Rosie from New Zealand (20 hours 22 minutes ago.) New Comment!
I do not think you are pregnant. The pill is 99.7% safe, so even if you had sex without a condom the chances of you falling pregnant are only 0.03%, and this small percent is debated, as all the doctors I have talked to state that when used correctly it is 100% safe (these are trained medical doctors I've talked to in person). Make sure you are taking your pill correctly, as if you are not then the above rate decreases by 2-8%. Also, if you have been using antibiotics there may be a slight chance of a decrease in the effectiveness of the pill depending on the type of antibiotic. Respond to this comment
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