| The first trimester comprises of the first three | | | | cause lightheadedness. Arise slowly, walk at a |
| months of a baby growing in the womb, generally | | | | slower pace, avoid prolonged standing, drink plenty |
| counting from 0-12 weeks. Early pregnancy | | | | of fluids, and eat iron-rich food like beans, meats |
| symptoms in the first trimester, force a pregnant | | | | and green leafy vegetables to get rid of the |
| woman, with her gradually expanding uterus, to | | | | effects of dizzy spells. |
| acknowledge the signs of her newly forming | | | | Fatigue is three. Every pregnant woman reports |
| fetus' growth. | | | | increased fatigue and need for sleep in the first |
| In the second trimester or by the fourth month | | | | trimester: it happens because your heart is |
| of pregnancy, your body has begun to adjust to | | | | working harder to carry nutrients and oxygen to |
| these dramatic changes, and you begin to | | | | your fetus; the circulatory system of which the |
| become acclimatized to the early symptoms of | | | | heart is part, is putting up with enormous |
| pregnancy in first trimester. | | | | demands on it; and the hormone progesterone, |
| What are these symptoms of pregnancy in first | | | | which induces sleepiness is being produced at |
| trimester? | | | | faster rates. Stay physically active but take |
| Morning sickness is one. It is caused when | | | | regular naps during the day to stay clear of |
| pregnancy hormones that relax the stomach, | | | | fatigue symptoms in the first trimester. |
| stretch themselves. About 70% of women | | | | Heartburn is four. Over half of all pregnant |
| experience it in the form of nausea or fits of | | | | women get an uncomfortable sensation caused |
| vomiting, and you may develop nausea when you | | | | by the backward flow of stomach acids into the |
| come in contact with certain foods or odors. You | | | | esophagus, the tube that carries food from your |
| can munch on crackers, eat small meals spread | | | | mouth to your stomach. It is caused by sluggish |
| over the day, and drink sufficient amounts of | | | | digestion and by the expansion of the uterus, |
| fluids. | | | | which can push your stomach out. Eat several |
| Constipation is two. Affecting at least half of all | | | | small meals, avoid foods like fried foods, alcohol, |
| pregnant women, constipation is caused by the | | | | garlic, chocolate and coffee, drink fluids. |
| hormone progesterone, which slows the digestive | | | | Vaginal discharge and vaginal infections are five. |
| process. Since the colon begins to absorb more | | | | An increase in vaginal discharge is universal in |
| water, stools become harder and bowel | | | | pregnancy as a result of marked increase in the |
| movements become more difficult. Drink lots of | | | | turnover of vaginal lining cells. They are caused by |
| water, at least 8-10 glasses per day and switch | | | | the hormonally induced thickening of the vaginal |
| to a high fiber diet. | | | | wall and by bacterial or yeast infections, in which |
| Dizziness or fainting is another of the early | | | | case you need to be medically examined. |
| symptoms of pregnancy in first trimester. As | | | | Headaches, urinary tract infections which too need |
| many as one in 20 women experiences some | | | | medical attention, and mood swings causing |
| degree of lightheadedness during pregnancy. A | | | | emotional fluctuations, too are other early |
| dramatic dilation of the blood vessels of your | | | | symptoms of pregnancy in first trimester. Take |
| body during pregnancy, and the inability of your | | | | heed of them and you can ease yourself into the |
| blood volume to fill up all this space in the first | | | | second trimester more painlessly. |
| part of your pregnancy, may cause this condition. | | | | Alien writes for Ectopic pregnancy. |
| Low blood sugar and a low blood count can also | | | | |