Very Early Signs of Pregnancy - 1st Week/ First Trimester of Pregnancy Symptoms

 

Very Early Signs of Pregnancy - 1st Week/ 

First Trimester of Pregnancy Symptoms 

What are the early signs of pregnancy?

Early signs can differ from woman to woman and pregnancy - pregnancy. You may notice some of these symptoms or even none at all. The only way to know for sure if you are pregnant is to take a pregnancy test.

1. One Missed Period

Often missing your period is the first sign but you might see a little light spotting around the time you'd usually have your period as the fertilized egg implants in your womb. See your doctor if you're concerned about any bleeding.

2. Changes in your Breasts 

Your breasts might enlarge and feel more tender. you might also see the veins are more noticeable in the area around your nipples. Your nipples may also get darkened.

3. Tiredness 

You may feel very tired in the first few weeks of pregnancy thought to be due to rising levels of progesterone which maintains the lining of your womb to support pregnancy. 

4. Morning Sickness 

You might start feeling sick or even vomiting between the second to the eighth week of pregnancy. It can happen at any time of the day or night and even lasts all the time. Though it usually passes by the 16th week of pregnancy.

5. Going to the Toilet More Often

From around 8 weeks you may feel the need to urinate more often as your wound grows larger and starts to press on your bladder at around 12 weeks your wound rises into your abdomen taking some pressure off your bladder.

6. Mood Swings

Your changing hormones may cause some mood swings in the early stages of pregnancy. You could even find yourself crying without really knowing why.

7. Food Cravings and Aversions

You may go off things like tea coffee or fatty foods and might even start to crave things you don't normally like. You could feel sick when you smell certain things - such as meat or alcohol.

8. Cramps

You may get leg or foot cramps in the first trimester and sometimes even later into pregnancy due to changes in the way your body manages calcium. Whether you get any of these first signs of pregnancy or none of them at all. A fast way to find out for sure whether or not you're pregnant is to take a home pregnancy test.