| Some women trying to get pregnant for the first | | | | Some pregnant women are surprised to find they |
| time, find unusual early pregnancy symptoms | | | | have more discharge, a response to changing |
| bothering them. Despite looking for obvious | | | | levels of hormones in your body, than normal |
| symptoms of pregnancy like nausea and swollen | | | | during pregnancy. This is usually nothing to worry |
| breasts, some women find none of these | | | | about unless accompanied by other symptoms |
| symptoms appearing on them. But some unusual | | | | like odor, itching or burning. |
| symptoms instead appear to warn you of your | | | | Metal Mouth |
| pregnancy. Some of these symptoms might signal | | | | Some women report tasting metal in their |
| that you are heading for a not very normal | | | | mouths particularly during early pregnancy. This is |
| pregnancy. | | | | an uncommon but sometimes reported unusual |
| Salivating Endlessly | | | | early pregnancy symptom. |
| What might be these signs of unusual early | | | | The Protein Can Tell |
| pregnancy symptoms? One symptom could be | | | | Another unusual early pregnancy symptom are |
| you producing more saliva than usual during | | | | the levels of protein in the body which you can |
| pregnancy. You might find yourself salivating | | | | gauge through the alphafetoprotein (AFP) test. |
| excessively so much so that you may need a | | | | The AFP test is a simple blood test that can give |
| handkerchief with you to prevent the excess | | | | insight into the health of the unborn baby. Once |
| drool from spilling out and embarrassing you. Don't | | | | blood is drawn, the protein is measured and this is |
| worry, while a strange symptom of early | | | | then compared to a standard range for the |
| pregnancy, it is a symptom of changing hormone | | | | current length of pregnancy. A low level of AFP |
| levels and is not an unduly cause for concern. | | | | could be an indicator that the unborn fetus has |
| Veins on your Chest | | | | Down's syndrome, and a high level could indicate a |
| Another unusual early pregnancy symptom is a | | | | neural tube disorder such as spina bifida or |
| unique physical change that might show on your | | | | anencephaly. |
| body, obvious veins on your chest. You might | | | | How accurate are the results of this test? Dating |
| notice them after taking a bath, and these may | | | | of the pregnancy could influence the results, as |
| be in the form of a series of veins under your | | | | could the presence of twins. Meaning, you could |
| arms and along the sides of your breasts that | | | | be carrying twins and this test might prove that |
| look like darkened railway tracks. The increased | | | | you are. The AFP test is not a completely |
| blood supply to the body have caused these | | | | accurate means of abnormality in pregnancy. Most |
| veins. | | | | women with a high level of AFP in the blood, have |
| Frequent Nosebleeds or Nasal Congestion | | | | healthy babies. And it is also possible that a |
| Another unusual early pregnancy symptom are | | | | woman who shows a normal result on this |
| frequent nosebleeds or nasal congestion, | | | | screening test could still give birth to a baby with |
| particularly at night, both the result of pregnancy. | | | | a genetic abnormality. The amount of protein in |
| You may be surprised to find you awake in the | | | | the body is an unusual early pregnancy symptom |
| morning with a stuffy nose, whether or not you | | | | that needs to be checked to see whether there |
| have a cold. | | | | is something amiss with the pregnancy. |
| Increased Vaginal Discharge | | | | Alien writes for Ectopic pregnancy. |