For many pregnant women and expectant parents, the whole pregnancy phase is fraught with physical and emotional changes. Pregnancy should be the time for women to be vigilant of their health. Pregnancy complications are not uncommon and while most problems may be relatively mild and can be immediately treated, in other cases, warning signs can carry some significant health risks to the child, mother and possibly both.
Breast tenderness and enlargement, caused by the breast preparing for breastfeeding is especially common during very early pregnancy, but often disappears after a few weeks. Darkening areolas, or the area around your nipples, occurs soon after conception and may persist throughout the pregnancy.
Whilst all the above symptoms are really annoying and can be quite painful at times, it is nothing to worry about and you don’t need to seek any medical assistance. In fact, it would be more worrying if you weren’t feeling these symptoms because then there’s a chance that something has gone wrong.
Nausea or Cramping: Another earliest sign of pregnancy is nausea or intense cramping. However it is the most confused and misunderstood signal. There are many reasons that women can become nauseous or feel cramping besides being pregnant.
Fatigue or Tiredness: Another earliest and obvious pregnancy sign that always accompany pregnancy is tiredness, fatigue and lack of energy.
Basal Body Temperature: Most women know that basal body temperature increases during ovulation. But only few know that if the temperature stays elevated after the ovulation is completed then this is one of the earliest possible symptoms of pregnancy. For monitoring basal body temperature one just requires a cheap basal thermometer to detect changes in temperature daily at the same time, preferably in the morning.
