sign of pregnancy

If you have regular periods and can typically predict when it will start, then this symptom could definitely indicate early pregnancy. You may notice a missed period before any other pregnancy symptom.

Do you have cravings for foods that you normally never eat? Or simply cravings for an unusual food, Cravings are a common early pregnancy sign.

If youre charting your basal body temperature, one of the first signs of pregnancy is a higher than normal temperature for that time of the month.

Most pregnancy tests will not detect early pregnancy until your period is missed. If other pregnancy symptoms are present and you still dont have your period, test again in a few days.

Are you falling asleep in the middle of your favorite prime time show or suddenly feeling the need to take an afternoon nap? Fatigue is one of the first pregnancy symptoms. Increased progesterone levels can make you feel exhausted. Some women will notice fatigue as early as a week after ovulation. After you ovulate your progesterone levels rise, whether you are pregnant or not, but if you arent pregnant your progesterone levels will start to drop back off and signal the start of your next period. If you start feeling tired after ovulation and this exhaustion gets worse instead of better, it could be an early sign of pregnancy.

Nausea can be an early pregnancy symptom. Some women will start feeling queasy days before they even have a missed period. Blame the nausea on hormones again! For most women morning sickness doesnt set in until around six weeks of pregnancy but some women will start feeling queasy really early on.

Bloating is another early sign of pregnancy. It may be hard to tell the difference between premenstrual bloating and pregnancy bloating as PMS and pregnancy symptoms can feel remarkably similar. However, pregnancy symptoms are often more exaggerated than typical PMS symptoms. Bloating, like other symptoms in early pregnancy, is caused by hormonal changes. As your progesterone and estrogen levels rise, the lining of your uterus thickens, making you feel more bloated. Hormonal changes also cause your digestive system to slow down and this can cause bloating as well.

Hormonal changes in early pregnancy can cause your digestive system to slow down. This can cause constipation. Prenatal vitamins can add to this problem as the iron contained in them is also constipating. Adding more fiber to your diet and drinking extra fluids will help with this. Some women, however, will notice the opposite problem, diarrhea although, this is an uncommon early pregnancy symptom. Hormones sometimes affect women differently though. While most women will have issues with constipation during early pregnancy, some will have diarrhea instead.

Not every woman has problems with headaches during pregnancy, but for some this is the very first tell tale sign of pregnancy. Headaches during early pregnancy are thought to be caused by hormonal changes as well as changes in a womans blood volume. The sudden increase in estrogen and progesterone may be what triggers headaches for some women. Migraine headaches, which are a vascular type of headache, may be a result of the increase in blood flow a woman experiences during pregnancy.

Women are known to be moodier right before their period starts. Weve all heard of PMS mood swings. Pregnancy mood swings are similar but often presents as water works rather than rages; although anyone thats ever angered a pregnant woman might disagree. If you are feeling unusually emotional this could be an early sign of pregnancy.