The first symptoms of pregnancy are very easy to ignore or mistaken for food problems, e.g. food poisoning. However, there is a very easy, accessible and, above all, effective way to determine if you are pregnant – it is a pregnancy test. However, before this happens, there are a number of symptoms that can help us determine this condition.
Because of the many similarities between the first symptoms of pregnancy and those associated with other medical conditions, many women who want to become pregnant ignore them. Women who are afraid of pregnancy overinterpret certain symptoms and symptoms that do not necessarily mean pregnancy, e.g. fatigue, periodic absence of menstruation, nausea and vomiting. They can be caused by stress or poor nutrition or diet. Future mothers who want to get pregnant very much, due to the stress that accompanies it and waiting for a positive result on the test, can tell themselves that there are ailments that indicate such a long-awaited condition.
Every woman is different and her body reacts differently to pregnancy. What’s more, women who have already given birth once, in the second and subsequent pregnancies, do not have to feel the first signs of it in the same way.
The most common symptoms of pregnancy in women include:
No menstruation on a certain date – this phenomenon may be accompanied by slight spotting and bleeding caused by the implantation of the egg in the uterus.
Swollen and sore breasts – the level of hormones in the woman’s body changes significantly, the breasts become more sensitive and even painful, and the areola around the nipple becomes darker.
Nausea and vomiting – affects many women in the early stages of pregnancy. They appear in the morning or evening, when mothers-to-be are more sensitive to smells. They can make life very difficult and weaken.
Zawroty glowy i omdlenia – during pregnancy, the blood pressure of the mother decreases, blood vessels dilate, thanks to which the baby is supplied with blood faster.
Appetite changes – future mothers can have all kinds of cravings or eat foods that they have not paid attention to so far. There may also be periodic aversion to a certain group of foods, and thus a decrease in appetite.
Tiredness and drowsiness – the body of a pregnant woman works at increased speed, she is tired of frequent nausea and vomiting, which affects the lack of sleep and constant fatigue. Lack of appetite and even stress and anxiety related to the future are also of great importance.
The first signs of pregnancy they can be different for each woman, they can have different levels of severity. There are also many soothing agents, e.g. for nausea and vomiting. You can use them or use natural methods, such as consuming ginger. However, all the tiring symptoms of pregnancy are temporary and even the most annoying and hindering our daily functioning, such as nausea, vomiting, surprising cravings or mood changes, are not able to disgust future motherhood.