Usually the first symptom that indicates pregnancy is a missed period. Whether it's one day late or three weeks, she can confirm it with an over-the-counter urine test (this detects the hormone hCG or human chorionic gonadotropin in the urine), the doctor's urine test within 7-14 days, the blood test, and or a medical exam. A pregnant woman should gain about three to four pounds during the first three months or first trimester. Every woman is different and her symptoms may not include all of the symptoms described below. Even if a woman has had other children, one pregnancy can be very different from the next.
Other signs can be: morning sickness, frequent urination, tingling, tender or swollen breasts, darkening of the areola, lines on skin and breasts, food cravings and even a darkening line that appears from the navel to pubis.
We've divided pregnancy symptoms and signs into months to assist you through your pregnancy, below:
First Month
Weeks one through four or the first month of pregnancy, symptoms may incude:
fatigue
morning sickness
excess saliva
frequent urination
lower abdominal pressure
depression
A woman may crave certain foods and becoming completely adverse to others that didn't bother her before. She may become very irritable, cry a lot, or be overjoyed.
Second Month
Weeks five through eight or the second month of pregnancy, symptoms may include:
swelling of hands and feet
varicose veins
constipation
heartburn
indigestion
flatulence
bloating
heavier breasts
goose bumps on the areola
slight whitish vaginal discharge
waistline expansion
change in the size of the uterus
Third Month
During these nine to 13 weeks, hopefully the nausea and vomiting have eased or ceased. The pregnant woman may have:
more energy
less urination time
a slight increase in vaginal discharge
additional visible veins on the body
faintness
dizziness
stretch marks
change in sex drive 9feeling sexier or not wanting to participate at all)
cramping after an orgasm
a corpus luteum cyst
inability to urinate
and or a new sense of calmness
Any of the previously mentioned symptoms in month one and two can remain present or have ceased.
