3.
Dizziness and fainting spells: Due to the
lowered blood pressure in your body during
pregnancy, blood flow to the brain may cause
dizziness and fainting spells in serious cases.
4.
Mood swings: With your hormones raging, it
is common for women to feel cranky during
their pregnancy. It takes some time to settle
into your new life by adjusting to all the
changes in your body and lifestyle.
5.
Fatigue: If you feel exhausted and experience
some or all of the symptoms mentioned in this
article, you have a good chance of being pregnant.
Hormonal changes are usually the main cause
of fatigue followed by the additional weight
you have to carry around.
6.
Food cravings: Craving for food that you normally
would not eat could be a sign that you are
pregnant. Normally, women report cravings
for salty and sweet food during pregnancy
while others report a peculiar desire for
spicy or fatty food.
7.
Weight gain and bloating: The combination
of your baby 's growth and your increased
food intake will cause you to put on weight
and your clothes to fit tighter than usual.
As most women put on weight mainly on their
hips and thighs, an mysterious increase in
the size of your waist could indicate that
you are pregnant.
8.
Heartburn: Hormones created during pregnancy
may relax the lower esophageal sphincter (LES),
which opens the valve to allow stomach acids
to flow up into the esophagus causing a burning
sensation.
9.
Lower back pain: Lower back pain occurs because
your growing baby causes your spine to be
thrown out of alignment as the additional
weight constantly pulls on your back.
10.
Constipation: Hormonal changes during pregnancy
slows down the movement of food through your
digestive system which results in constipation.
This could be a sign of pregnancy if you do
not experience constipation frequently.
11.
Constant urination: Your growing baby in the
uterus puts a lot of pressure on your bladder
and you may find yourself visiting the loo
more frequently than usual.
12.
High Basal Body Temperature (BBT): If your
BTT stays in the high range for 18 days or
more, it is very likely that you are pregnant.
13.
Cramping: The growing uterus stretches to
accommodate your new baby and this causes
menstrual-like cramps to occur.
14.
Spotting: Slight bleeding occurs when the
fertilized egg begins to implant itself into
the uterus any time from 3 to 6 days after
fertilization. A lot of women confuse this
with their period but this happens usually
before the period starts and the discharge
is lighter than normal.
15.
Darkening of the areolas: Your areolas could
darken and increase in diameter during pregnancy.
This is a natural process by which your breasts
are preparing themselves to produce milk for
your baby.
16.
Tender or swollen breasts: It is common for
women to have sore, tingly, tender or swollen
breasts during pregnancy. This feels like
a amplified version of how your breast feels
before your period.
17.
Missed periods: If you have been sexually
active and you missed a period, it is a good
indication that are you are pregnant. A pregnancy
test should be taken to confirm if the missed
period is really caused by your pregnancy.
18.
Positive pregnancy tests: Pregnancy tests
like urine and blood tests are a good way
to find out if you are pregnant. However,
these tests are not 100% accurate all of the
time, therefore you might want to visit a
doctor to conduct further tests.
It
is possible that you may have some of the
symptoms above and not be pregnant. Only a
positive pregnancy test and a doctor 's examination
can prove without a shadow of a doubt that
you are pregnant.
