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First Time Pregnancy – Am I Really Having a Baby?
If this is your first time pregnancy, you might not be sure if you are really pregnant. Some ladies might experience some but others experience all of the following symptoms. If you do not have all of the symptoms yet, you might notice the other symptoms week by week so keep calm and do not be anxious. Unfortunately, some of the symptoms might even be symptoms for other illnesses so you have to be careful.
1. Irregular Periods.
Missing your period is one of the most easily known pregnancy symptoms. It can also be triggered by other reasons such as illness, stress, discontinuing the oral contraceptive pill, weight gain or polycystic ovary syndrome. This is a condition whereby your periods isn’t regular and happens once in several months. You need to have further pregnancy symptoms to confirm your first time pregnancy.
2. Nausea and Vomiting.
If the you are fortunate, you will never experince this pregnancy symptom at all. The other ladies who are not so blessed do suffer from it in the first few months of the pregnancy. You might suffer from it in the morning or in the evening. Nausea and Vomiting can be happen 2 weeks after conception. It only happens in the first couple of months so, you don’t have to be concerned too much about it.
3. Feeling Exhausted All The Time.
You might also encounter fatigue or low energy. Since this is a common symptom, it could also be a sign of other illnesses as well. You need to be sure of it with your local doctor and do some test especially either the urine or blood test for confirmation.
4. Your Breast Feels More Tender.
You will also observe the changes to your breast. Your breast will feel bigger than normal in order to prime for breastfeeding. Your breast will feel more sensitive and tender . You might also have a very sharp, tingling sensation as well.
5. Your Areola Looks Darker.
In your first time pregnancy, the area around your nipple will look a bit darker. This could be seen as one of the signs and symptoms of being pregnant.
6. Headaches & Pain in the Back.
In the early phases of you first time pregnancy, the sudden rise of hormones in your body may cause you to suffer from migranes. Just take a rest whenever you have the headaches. It is one of the things that you have to go through in your pregnancy.
In addtion, you might suffer from lower backaches also in the early stages of pregnancy. Don’t be surprised if you have the nasty backache throughout your pregnancy.
7. Changes In Your Preferance of Food Especially Your Taste Buds.
You might feel uneasy when you smell or eat certain types of food especially deep fried food, so it is a good idea to shun those food. At the same time, you might have unusual cravings for other food which you do not normally eat. You may find that your liking for sourish food like preserved food increasing. You will have to educate your better half about it so that he will be aware of your mood swings and food cravings when you force him up in the middle of the night. It would be awesome to get his cooperation and if he tries to cook for you the food that you crave for.
8. Visiting the Washroom More Regularly.
You do not know why you need to go to the toilet more times. This nornally happen two weeks after conception. Most women hate this because it is so inconvenient. When the pregnancy hormone progesterone increases, it will stimulate the bladder muscles. This is why you bladder feels full even though you might not need to urinate yet.
Another problem most women have problem with is constipation. You need to drink enough water to get around having this problem. In addition, try to increase your intake of fruits and vegetables everyday.
If you find that you are having some of the symptoms as explained above, you should go to the pharmacist and buy a home pregnancy test kit. Use the test kit for confirmation of your first time pregnancy. If your test turns out to be positive then congratulations to you. Make an appointment with your family physician as soon as possible to confirm your pregnancy. This will be the first of your 8 months or less journey of follow-up consultations with your physician in your first time pregnancy.
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