| An early pregnancy symptom is a signal which | | | | habit can be a reliable early pregnancy |
| indicates to the mother, early on, that she | | | | symptom. Breast tenderness is also a fairly |
| is brewing a baby in her belly. There are | | | | accurate sign of pregnancy and is something |
| many different symptoms of early pregnancy, | | | | many women take a cue from and buy a home |
| and here are some of the more common or | | | | pregnancy test. |
| oft-cited ones. | | | | |
| | | | Additionally, a pregnant woman may take as an |
| Menstrual Cycle Changes | | | | early pregnancy symptom the strange bouts of |
| | | | nausea she finds herself afflicted with. |
| Perhaps the most common early pregnancy | | | | Commonly called morning sickness, this |
| symptom is the alteration in some way to a | | | | seemingly incontrollable state of sickness |
| woman's menstrual cycle. This can manifest | | | | can be very intrusive but, at least, is a |
| in many ways: the pregnant woman may find | | | | strong early pregnancy symptom on which many |
| that she has missed her period altogether. | | | | women rely. |
| This can be a false sign for a non-pregnant | | | | |
| woman, but it is definitely a strong symptom | | | | Eating Habits |
| of early pregnancy for a lot of women who | | | | |
| keep track of such things. | | | | Many pregnant women note that their eating |
| | | | habits, on reflection, had changed due to |
| Instead of the complete absence of one's | | | | their food desires and aversions that |
| period, a pregnant woman might learn as such | | | | accompanied their early pregnancy. Some |
| when the flow level of her period suddenly | | | | women may crave the stereotypical pregnant |
| changes. She may find that her period's flow | | | | woman's meal - pickles and ice cream. Other |
| is much heavier than usual. Or, in other | | | | women may desire more meat or maybe more |
| cases, she might find that her flow has | | | | fruit or perhaps a donut - or twelve! |
| seriously lessened. Either way, she may take | | | | |
| this type of change to be a symptom of early | | | | Still others cite as an early pregnancy |
| pregnancy. | | | | symptom their need to avoid certain foods or |
| | | | food types. A pregnant woman may find that |
| Body Changes | | | | she completely cannot stand the idea of |
| | | | looking at a particular type of food. |
| Through the pregnancy, a woman will likely | | | | Another may find that she thought she could |
| find some weight gain associated. But, in | | | | eat a type of food, but later realized that |
| the beginning, weight gain that just suddenly | | | | it only seemed to cause a wave of nausea |
| occurs without any change to diet or exercise | | | | later on. |