10 Signs Of PregnancyEssay Preview: 10 Signs Of PregnancyReport this essayHighlights10. Tender, swollen breasts9. Fatigue8. Implantation bleeding7. Nausea or vomiting6. Increased sensitivity to odors5. Abdominal bloating4. Frequent urination3. A missed period2. Your basal body temperature stays high1. The proof: A positive home pregnancy testCould you be pregnant? Most likely you wont notice any symptoms until about the time youve missed a period Ж or a week or two later.If youre not keeping track of your menstrual cycle or if it varies widely from one month to the next, you may not be sure when to expect your period. But if you start to experience some of the symptoms below Ж not all women get them all Ж and you havent had a period for a while, you may very well be pregnant. Take a home pregnancy test to find out for sure!
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10. Tender, swollen breastsOne of the early signs of pregnancy is sensitive, sore breasts caused by increasing levels of hormones. The soreness may feel like an exaggerated version of how your breasts feel before your period. Your discomfort should diminish significantly after the first trimester, as your body adjusts to the hormonal changes.
9. FatigueFeeling tired all of a sudden? No, make that exhausted. No one knows for sure what causes early pregnancy fatigue, but its possible that rapidly increasing levels of the hormone progesterone are contributing to your sleepiness.
You should start to feel more energetic once you hit your second trimester, although fatigue usually returns late in pregnancy when youre carrying around a lot more weight and some of the common discomforts of pregnancy make it more difficult to get a good nights sleep.
8. Implantation bleedingSome women have a small amount of vaginal bleeding around 11 or 12 days after conception (close to the time you might notice a missed period). The bleeding may be caused by the fertilized egg burrowing into the blood-rich lining of your uterus Ж a process that starts just six days after fertilization Ж but no one knows for sure.
The bleeding is very light (appearing as red spotting or pink or reddish-brown staining) and lasts only a day or two. (Let your practitioner know if you notice any bleeding or spotting, particularly if its accompanied by pain, since this can be a sign of an ectopic pregnancy.)
7. Nausea or vomitingIf youre like most women, morning sickness wont hit until about a month after conception. (A lucky few escape it altogether.) But some women do start to feel queasy a bit earlier. And not just in the morning, either Ж pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting can be a problem morning, noon, or night.
About half of women with nausea feel complete relief by the beginning of the second trimester. For most others it takes another month or so for the queasiness to ease up.
6. Increased sensitivity to odorsIf youre newly pregnant, its not uncommon to feel repelled by the smell of a bologna sandwich or cup of coffee and for certain aromas to trigger your gag reflex. Though no one knows for sure,