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