| 1. Nausea or morning sickness: Morning sickness | | | | 9. Lower back pain: As your baby grows in size, |
| are the nauseating feelings and vomiting you | | | | the additional weight pulls your spine to the front |
| experience during pregnancy. This occurs in | | | | of your body and causes you to experience |
| approximately 50% to 95% of all pregnant | | | | some back pain every now and then. |
| women as early as the first week of pregnancy. | | | | 10. Constipation: Hormonal changes during |
| Morning sickness probably got it's name due to | | | | pregnancy slows down the movement of food |
| the fact that most of the nauseating symptoms | | | | through your digestive system which results in |
| start in the morning right after you get out of | | | | constipation. This could be a sign of pregnancy if |
| bed when your blood sugar levels are low. | | | | you do not experience constipation frequently. |
| However, it may happen at any time of the day. | | | | 11. Frequent urination: The growing uterus presses |
| 2. Headaches: If you already had a headache | | | | onto the bladder and causes you to have more |
| problem before pregnancy, be prepared for it to | | | | frequent urges to urinate than usual. |
| worsen during pregnancy. The changes in your | | | | 12. High Basal Body Temperature (BBT): If your |
| body's hormone levels during pregnancy is the | | | | BTT stays in the high range for 18 days or more, |
| main cause of headaches. Other conditions like | | | | it is very likely that you are pregnant. |
| lack of sleep, poor posture, stress, dehydration | | | | 13. Cramping: The growing uterus stretches to |
| and low blood sugar levels may also worsen of | | | | accommodate your new baby and this causes |
| cause headaches. | | | | menstrual-like cramps to occur. |
| 3. Dizziness and fainting spells: Due to the lowered | | | | 14. Spotting: Slight bleeding occurs when the |
| blood pressure in your body during pregnancy, | | | | fertilized egg begins to implant itself into the |
| blood flow to the brain may cause dizziness and | | | | uterus any time from 3 to 6 days after |
| fainting spells in severe cases. | | | | fertilization. A lot of women confuse this with their |
| 4. Mood swings: The physical and hormonal | | | | period but this happens usually before the period |
| changes you experience during pregnancy will | | | | starts and the discharge is lighter than normal. |
| definitely have a negative impact on your state of | | | | 15. Darkening of the areolas: Your areolas could |
| mind and cause you to feel grumpy. It takes | | | | darken and increase in diameter during pregnancy. |
| some time to settle into your new life by | | | | This is a natural process by which your breasts |
| adjusting to all the changes in your body and | | | | are preparing themselves to produce milk for |
| lifestyle. | | | | your baby. |
| 5. Fatigue: If you feel sleppy and experience some | | | | 16. Tender or swollen breasts: A lot of women |
| or all of the symptoms mentioned in this article, | | | | experience sore, swollen, tingly or tender breasts |
| you have a good chance of being pregnant. | | | | during pregnancy due to the increasing hormones |
| Hormonal changes are usually the main cause of | | | | that are used to prepare a woman for |
| fatigue followed by the additional weight you have | | | | breastfeeding. This feels like a bigger version of |
| to carry around. | | | | how your breast feels before your period. |
| 6. Food cravings: Craving for food that you | | | | 17. Missed periods: If you have been sexually |
| normally would not eat could be a sign that you | | | | active and you missed a period, it is a good |
| are pregnant. Usually, women report cravings for | | | | indication that are you are pregnant. Further tests |
| salty and sweet food during pregnancy while | | | | will be required to confirm if your suspicions are |
| others report a abnormal desire for spicy or fatty | | | | valid. |
| food. | | | | 18. Positive pregnancy tests: Pregnancy tests like |
| 7. Weight gain and bloating: The combination of | | | | urine and blood tests are a good way to find out |
| your baby's growth and your increased food | | | | if you are pregnant. The problem is, they may |
| consumption will cause you to put on weight and | | | | not be fool proof. Remember to visit a doctor to |
| your clothes to fit tighter than usual. An | | | | conduct further tests to confirm the results. |
| unexplainable increase in size of your stomach is | | | | Please take note that not all symptoms above |
| also a clear sign that you may be pregnant. | | | | indicate a confirmed pregnancy. When you have a |
| 8. Heartburn: Hormones created during pregnancy | | | | positive pregnancy test, visit a doctor to get |
| may relax the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), | | | | more tests done to confirm your pregnancy. |
| which opens the valve to allow stomach acids to | | | | That's the only way to find out if you are truly |
| flow up into the esophagus causing a burning | | | | pregnant. |
| sensation. | | | | |