Pregnancy symptoms

Most women who’ve just had unprotected sex start to worry about possible pregnancy. Though for some this is great news, for others it could ruin their personal life or ambitions. A number of women who are unsure of what the exact signs for pregnancy are start to get really excited or paranoid at the slightest change they experience internally.

But, what are these symptoms that indicate pregnancy?

One of the main symptoms of pregnancy is missed menstrual cycle. However, a woman’s period can be missed or delayed for a number of other reasons too such as stress, illness, change in work schedule, different medications, obesity, underweight problems and forgetting or miscalculating.
Finally, if it is none of the above reasons then you can be almost certain that you missed your period due to pregnancy.

First genuine sign of pregnancy is morning sickness and this can be felt from anywhere between 2 to 8 weeks after conception. It is a feeling of nausea followed by vomiting or just queasiness. Some women feel perfectly normal after vomiting but for others that’s of no help. So, see what works for you, but make sure you avoid spicy food and eat sour food products.

Your breasts respond to your pregnancy in a number of ways. During the first trimester a woman may have soar or tender breasts. The nipples too tend to get larger and darker. The breast also starts preparing for nursing by increasing in size. Due to the soar nature most women avoid sex in the first trimester, though it is perfectly safe.

Fatigue and tiredness could also be signs of pregnancy and these signs can start as early as after a week of conception. These could also be false alarms as fatigue and tiredness could also happen due to stress, exhaustion or illness.
Backaches, especially lower backaches are an early sign of pregnancy. This ache usually remains throughout the pregnancy period. Lower backaches could also be due to lifting something heavy or other back problems.
If you are visiting the toilet a little more frequently than before then this could be an early pregnancy symptom. This happens because your kidney starts excreting more blood and fluids during pregnancy. The increase in the need to pee can also happen due to some urinary tract infection, drinking more liquids or diabetes.

Food cravings are a common sign in pregnant women. Especially, craving for salty pickles, sour food and ice-cream. These cravings start early in the pregnancy period and last till the end. However, these can again be false alarms as many people have food cravings due to poor and unhealthy diet, stress or depression.

Cramping is also an early sign of pregnancy. This happens due to the implantation bleeding and occurs about 6 to 10 weeks after conception.
If you still not sure about your pregnancy, then take a pregnancy test to confirm your doubts, these generally give you accurate information and help confirm if you are pregnant or not.