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Pregnancy Signs and Symptoms

Missed your period?
The first thing that we think of when our period is missed is “Am I pregnant?”. There are other most common reasons that cause our delayed period such as stress, illness, changes in medications which can probably have side effects, being overweight or underweight, peri-menopause, and finally yes! being pregnant.

What to do next? You should call to make prenatal appointment with your midwife or doctor. Practically, you should leave the missed period for about 10 days and bring your morning urine when you go to see the doctor.

Frequent urination?
Frequent urination can be a sign of early pregnancy and can continue through the third trimester.
The need to pee often in the early weeks of pregnancy is caused by extra blood and fluid used in pregnancy that is excreted through your kidneys. As your pregnancy progresses, the baby will grow enough to put pressure on your bladders and this causes your need to pee even more often.

Breast Changes?
It is true that your breasts will be changed in response to your pregnancy in preparation for breastfeeding. Some common symptoms of your breast during pregnancy are such as sore breasts usually most intense in the first trimester, darker and larger nipples as your pregnancy progresses, larger breasts in the beginning of second trimester, and leaking of colostrums.

Nausea or Vomiting?
Morning sickness can start as early as the pregnancy test is positive. You can experience the morning sickness at anytime of the day or night although most women experience their uneasiness in the morning probably because of empty stomach.

Some women feel nausea when receive fishy or dislike smell and then vomiting. This symptom will last about two to three weeks although some women have it through their pregnancy.

Fatigue?
Pregnancy fatigue can be an early pregnancy symptom. Some women feel like they can fall asleep at all time. It is not simple feeling like feeling a bit groggy when you wake up. This symptom can start at an early stage when you take a pregnancy test. It is typically severe in the first trimester and start clearing up by the beginning of the second trimester. Most women feel again fatigue in the last trimester.

Skin change?
Your skin will probably be changed during your pregnancy. Stretch marks are probably the most discussed skin changes during pregnancy. The stretch marks usually show up during the later half of the pregnancy. The majority will be on the lower abdomen while some can also be found on thighs, hips, breasts and arms. They do fade away after you have the baby. It will become silver lines.

About 45 – 70% of mother will also experience Masks of Pregnancy in the beginning of forth or fifth month of the pregnancy. The greater increased quantity of Melanotropin during pregnancy causes pigmentation over the noses, cheeks, and forehead of an expectant mom. This is not caused by sunlight while it will also fade after the birth.

Some first time moms experience the showing up of Linea Negra around their third month of pregnancy. The Linea Negra is a darker line extending from the pubic bone to fundus.
While many women find the hormones during their pregnancy make their skin radiant and aglow, many women find their skin more oily and susceptible to acne breakouts. Ensure your drinking plenty of water and wash your face.

Weight Gain?
It is different for everyone but most women gain about 25 to 30 pounds (11 to 14 kilos) through the pregnancy while not more than 3 pounds (2 kilos) gain in the first 12 weeks and about 1 pound (0.454 kilo) a week after that. You should keep your weight gain to the normal amount for healthy womb and not pack on a lot of unnecessary pounds that will be hard to lose later and to prevent you from toxemia of pregnancy. Talk to your doctor about how much weight you should gain.

Additional Tip ::
During pregnancy, you will experience a variety of physical and emotional changes. Also, many of the pregnancy symptoms in early weeks can be similar to regular pre-menstruation discomforts.