For pregnant ladies, having a weekly guide may be a nice tool to watch the baby's growth. This often typically helps in determining the various symptoms that happen at positive pregnancy stages.

Although a lot of women experience pregnancy symptoms, and find signs of being pregnant, other's don't "feel" pregnant. Certain signs and symptoms of being pregnant can be confused with other illnesses. The following list are some telltale symptoms of pregnancy. Morning sickness is one of the most common signs of being pregnant, but you also might be one of the lucky ones who never experience this pregnancy symptom. Missing a period is another sign and symptom of being pregnant.

Nausea or vomiting is one early pregnancy symptom that appears in the very early stages of the pregnancy. This is also known more popularly as morning sickness. There are instances when this early pregnancy symptom occurred so early that the women could not realize it and thought that this is happening because of the food poisoning or cold effect. Nausea happens because the ability of sensing the smell and taste of the pregnant women gets increased and she can feel the sensation of nausea even with the smell of tea and coffee.

Women become extremely sensitive to smell and this is one of earliest pregnancy symptom. Frequent urination due to growing pressure on the bladder, lower abdominal cramps is all pregnancy symptoms. Headaches, nausea and vomiting usually occur after two to ten weeks of conceiving. Generally termed as “morning sickness”, nausea can occur at any time of the day and in extreme cases it will be full fledged vomiting. All these pregnancy symptoms are attributed to hormonal changes in the body.

The next early pregnancy symptom in line is the indicator deployed by older women to judge if one is pregnant. Any guesses? The sign is nausea or unexpected vomiting. Could be early morning for some (that is why it is referred to as pregnancy morning sickness), or could prevail all throughout the day. Morning sickness symptom is among the most irritating of pregnancy signs to deal with.

Breast Changes

Breast tenderness usually begins around 3 to 4 weeks after conception. This can also be a sign of your impending period. Usually the degree of breast tenderness is much stronger with pregnancy than with your period. You may also notice a slight tingling sensation.

Exhaustion and tiredness occurs from initial stages of pregnancy and stay the entire duration of the gestation.

Food cravings for a particular type of food are still an unsolved mystery. Some doctors feel this is the way the body acquires the adequate minerals required by the growing embryo. This pregnancy symptom is an early sign of pregnancy and stays on till the end.

Frequent Urination

Pregnant women find themselves running to the bathroom more often. This is largely because the amount of blood and other fluids increases during pregnancy. The extra fluid that is processed by the kidneys ends up in your bladder. This may start around 6 weeks of pregnancy, and may escalate as the baby grows and starts putting pressure on the bladder.

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