D ays, months that you wait for this moment maybe. The months go by and you wonder every month if you are pregnant. What are the signs of pregnancy before your period is late?
Have you had chest pain for several days? Mood swings? Frequent urge to urinate? For several days you wonder if these are real pregnancy symptoms or if you are imagining things? You don't want to believe it... A way of protecting yourself. And at the same time, you can't stop thinking about it.
Perhaps these signs are real symptoms of pregnancy. Ninth Heaven presents some symptoms that will help you identify a possible pregnancy.
While it is clear that a missed period is the most obvious first sign of pregnancy, there are often many symptoms that can appear before that.
What are his signs?
The first and most obvious symptom is Breast pain and changes in the color of your nipples . Indeed, when a woman is pregnant, it is very common to feel severe pain in the chest. The breasts enlarge unusually and visible veins are more pronounced. In addition, the nipples may become darker. Indeed, the action of the hormone Beta HCG, a pregnancy hormone, changes the color of the areola and the glands around the nipple (Montgomery tubercles) develop. This allows the breasts to prepare for breastfeeding under the action of progesterone and estrogen.
Frequent urge to urinate is also a recurring pregnancy symptom. During pregnancy, you may feel the urge to go to the bathroom more often as your uterus grows and puts pressure on your bladder. As your baby grows, your uterus expands and your pelvic area receives more pressure, making your bladder more sensitive. This is a normal occurrence in pregnant women, and will eventually disappear as the uterus moves back into your abdomen.
Furthermore, it is common to feel from the first weeks of Mood swings . If you get upset over the slightest thing, suddenly feel annoyed, you may be pregnant! Indeed, during pregnancy, emotions are amplified. A pregnant woman can go from laughter to tears in a matter of seconds. These emotional variations are linked to hormonal changes that are particularly significant at the beginning of pregnancy. This symptom is particularly present at the beginning of pregnancy and it can be a little disturbing for those around the pregnant woman who must deal with these changing moods, but there is no miracle recipe, you have to listen to the pregnant woman and above all, reassure her!
You will also be able to feel great physical fatigue due to high progesterone levels. When you are pregnant, your whole body is working to make the baby grow! And this is the case right from the beginning of the pregnancy! In fact, a large quantity of hormones is secreted to ensure the proper development of the pregnancy. The action of progesterone acts on all the muscles and has a slight calming and sedative effect that causes drowsiness during the day. This is why pregnant women are often tired.
Nausea , which is often morning sickness, is also often a known sign of pregnant women. It can occur early in pregnancy. At first, you may feel aversions to certain foods. For example, did you love coffee and suddenly feel a disgust for the smell of coffee? These nausea phenomena are also due to the increase in the Beta HCG hormone and generally fade around the 16th week of pregnancy. Nausea also plays on the two symptoms explained above: physical but also psychological fatigue (mood swings) of the mother-to-be.
Finally, you will be able to feel strong desire for pregnancy, sudden changes in the first few weeks. A craving for green vegetables when you're on a skiing holiday and everyone else is eating tartiflette? A craving for a hamburger when you're usually more of a salad and organic food person? These changes in food tastes are very common during pregnancy.
To conclude, as we have explained before, the absence of periods is of course known as the most obvious sign of pregnancy. However, it is not always reliable, given that periods are different for all women and sometimes irregular. In addition, it is also possible to bleed a little even when pregnant (these are the famous "anniversary periods"). Therefore, you should not rely only on this symptom but take into account all the others explained in this article.
So if you feel one or more of these symptoms, go and take a pregnancy test at the pharmacy. For more reliability, do not hesitate to ask your doctor to prescribe a blood test to take a Beta HCG sample. Indeed, a blood sample remains the safest method to know if you are pregnant and if the pregnancy is progressing well.
And if you are pregnant, we wish you all our congratulations! And you can already go read the other articles of Neuvième Ciel which give you advice to manage this pregnancy and start looking at Neuvième Ciel clothes to stay elegant during this magnificent experience! These nine months may seem long but you will actually be amazed by what is happening in your body and to feel your child growing inside you which are: Nine months of happiness!