| Most of the pregnant women assume to have an | | | | * If you are less than 37 weeks pregnant and |
| increase in the discharge, early pregnancy | | | | you see a change in the form of discharge (it |
| symptom from the vagina. Well, they are right! | | | | gets bloody, watery, or brownish pink) or an |
| Why Does This Happen? | | | | excess of discharge, call your doctor. You might |
| Before you got pregnant, you might have noticed | | | | be in pre-term labor. |
| an odorless or slight smelling white discharge in | | | | * If you feel itchy or a burning sensation, though |
| your panties. This is normal leucorrhea. Well, one | | | | the discharge is white and odorless, or your notice |
| of the early pregnancy symptoms is the same | | | | inflammation of your vulva, then there is a |
| discharge, but now it's a little more. Why? | | | | probability of yeast infection. |
| Because your body is brimming with estrogen | | | | * If you notice frothy or foul odor, yellow, |
| hormone right now and there is a gush of blood | | | | grayish, or greenish discharge, though there is no |
| flow into your vagina. The discharge contains | | | | itching or burning, you might be suffering from a |
| vagina and cervix secretions, matured cells from | | | | sexually transmitted disease or some other type |
| vaginal wall, and normal vaginal flora containing | | | | of discharge. |
| bacteria. | | | | In either condition, it's best to contact your doctor |
| It's Nothing To Worry About | | | | immediately. Do not attempt to treat the |
| You better get accustomed to this early | | | | condition through over-the-counter drugs. It's |
| pregnancy symptom, which is discharge from | | | | risky. |
| vagina, because, as you enter the last month of | | | | How To Deal With The Discharge, Early |
| your pregnancy, you are going to have more of | | | | Pregnancy Symptom? |
| it. | | | | Well, you can't stop the discharge, but you can |
| What Does This discharge Do? | | | | wear panty liners. They absorb the flow and keep |
| As an early pregnancy symptom, this discharge | | | | you feeling fresh. DO NOT USE TAMPONS. |
| fills your cervical canal and forms a protective | | | | Always keep the area around your genitals clean |
| layer, known as mucus plug. Your cervix ejects | | | | by wiping from front to back. Choose cotton |
| this mucus when it starts to dilate, and you notice | | | | panties. Refrain from wearing nylon panties, tight |
| it in your panties in the form of a white discharge | | | | pants, bubble bath, toilet paper or scented pads, |
| that resembles an egg white. Sometimes, your | | | | feminine hygiene sprays, and deodorant soaps. |
| cervix might eject the mucus plug in the form of | | | | Douching Is A Bad Idea |
| a gelatinous ball, which might accompany with a | | | | Douching may disturb the normal vaginal flora |
| drop of blood. | | | | balance and pave way for a vaginal infection. In |
| When Should You Worry? | | | | rare cases, it may let in air through your vagina |
| The discharge, early pregnancy symptom is not a | | | | into your circulatory system causing serious |
| thing to worry about. However, you SHOULD | | | | complications. |
| worry when you notice the following things: | | | | So, now you know that the discharge, early |
| *There is more of a thin, transparent discharge. | | | | pregnancy symptom is just a normal way of |
| You may not know whether it's mucus or | | | | your body to inform you that you are pregnant! |
| amniotic fluid. This is the time to call your doctor | | | | Alien writes for Ectopic pregnancy. |
| or midwife. | | | | |