For Pregnant Women

The pregnancy first signs are the very early signs of pregnancy which begin to manifest themselves as soon as the fertilized egg has been successfully implanted in the uterus. Once the implantation is complete, the physiology of the woman reacts to it in form of a number of hormonal changes which take place within the body and these are the changes which are considered responsible for the appearance of the pregnancy first signs.

There are a number of pregnancy first signs and a woman might either experience some of them or many of them, depending upon her unique set of individual circumstances. These signs are listed as follows:

• Missing a menstrual period is one of the most obvious as well as the earliest pregnancy first signs because it is the woman’s menstrual cycle which is one of the most reliable measures of regularity in a woman’s life. Although there are times when a woman might miss her period due to illness, other medications or stress, pregnancy is the most likely cause due to which one might miss an otherwise regular cycle.
• Nausea, which is often referred to as morning or evening sickness, is one of the pregnancy first signs since it is experienced from a very early stage of pregnancy. The all pervading feeling of nausea could happen at any time of the day or night but it need not manifest itself in all woman.
• Frequent urination is one of the pregnancy first signs which is caused due to the hormonal changes and is evident even prior to the woman missing a period.
• Lethargy and fatigue are very early pregnancy symptoms which also occur due to hormonal changes and even though they may lead to exhaustion these symptoms usually disappear once the body has adjusted itself to the inherent changes.
• Light spotting is one of the pregnancy first signs which appears in form of pink or brown spots and is very unlike the heavy bleeding which occurs during menstruation. This is one of the signs which may occur if the implantation takes place prior to the menstrual cycle but is not a mandatory happening in case of all pregnant women.
• Immediately with the onset of pregnancy the woman is likely to experience tenderness in breasts and nipples but this is apparent only during the initial phase and is likely to disappear as the body adjusts to the new hormonal levels.
• Many women experience cramps as a part of pregnancy first signs and the occurrence of these is attributed to the regular contractions of the uterus.
• Constipation due to a change in bowel movement during early pregnancy is a common symptom and hence is regarded as being one of the pregnancy first signs.
• Food cravings are experienced by most women as being one of the pregnancy first signs and the craving for a particular food may either last throughout the tenure or only for a limited duration.
• The areas around the nipples are prone to dark coloration as quickly as a week after conception due to which this is a pregnancy first sign as well.