| At some point or another, almost every woman | | | | Sign #4 |
| is going to wonder if she is pregnant. Some | | | | Youre tired: Feeling more exhausted than usual? |
| women may have been trying to conceive and | | | | This is a common pregnancy symptom felt by |
| others may not have been, but either way, its | | | | many women in the first trimester, even very |
| impossible not to be curious about whether or not | | | | early on in the pregnancy. This extreme fatigue is |
| you are experiencing pregnancy symptoms and | | | | caused by fluctuating hormone levels, and may be |
| to look for physical signs that you may be | | | | a sign that you are pregnant. |
| pregnant. Heres a list of most of the possible | | | | Sign #5 |
| signs and symptoms of pregnancy and when to | | | | Youre getting headaches: While headaches are a |
| look for them: | | | | common symptom of pregnancy, this is not a |
| Sign #1 | | | | very reliable predictor of pregnancy, since |
| Your period is late: For most women, the missed | | | | headaches can be caused by many other factors |
| period is the first and most obvious sign of | | | | like not getting enough sleep, not eating right, or |
| pregnancy. This is one of the most reliable | | | | being under a lot of stress. |
| physical symptoms of pregnancy, but still it is not | | | | Sign #6 |
| failsafe, because some women have irregular | | | | You have a sensitivity to smells: Many pregnant |
| cycles, and some women will experience light | | | | women experience a heightened sense of smell |
| bleeding during pregnancy that may be mistaken | | | | during pregnancy. If all of the sudden the slight |
| for a period. Visit for pregnancy test kits. | | | | scent of onions sends you reeling, or if you can |
| Sign #2 | | | | suddenly smell bread baking in the bakery six |
| You get morning sickness: This nausea, dizziness, | | | | blocks away, this may be a sign that you are |
| light-headedness, and vomiting can be experienced | | | | indeed pregnant. |
| at any time of day, not just in the morning. Most | | | | Sign #7 |
| women, especially if this is your first pregnancy, | | | | You notice a little bloating: Bloating and water |
| will not experience morning sickness until after the | | | | retention is a common pregnancy symptom, but |
| sixth week of pregnancy, or two weeks after | | | | it is also a common premenstrual symptom, so it |
| your missed period. There are, however, some | | | | can be an unreliable sign of pregnancy. |
| women that experience morning sickness very | | | | Sign #8 |
| early on in their pregnancy. | | | | Your vaginal discharge increases: Throughout |
| Sign #3 | | | | pregnancy, women can experience a lot of clear, |
| Your breasts are tender and achy: This is another | | | | odorless vaginal discharge. You may notice this |
| symptom that is not usually experienced in very | | | | symptom even in early pregnancy. |
| early pregnancy. Most women start experiencing | | | | Sign #9 |
| tenderness in their breasts after the eighth week | | | | Frequent trips to the bathroom: The frequent |
| of pregnancy. Some women experience this as | | | | need to urinate is experienced by many women |
| heightened sensitivity and others as acute pain. | | | | even very early in pregnancy as the expanding |
| Keep in mind that some tenderness in the breasts | | | | uterus puts more pressure on the bladder. |
| is also a common premenstrual symptom. | | | | |