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Symptoms of Pregnancy

Symptoms of pregnancy are classic, but actually vary from woman to woman and from pregnancy to pregnancy. There are early symptoms of pregnancy and there are symptoms of pregnancy that occur throughout the duration of the pregnancy. And there are still other symptoms of pregnancy that manifest periodically or not at all. Some of the early symptoms of pregnancy are well known. Missing a period is the first clue to possible pregnancy and is the symptom that most women recognizeright away.

Another symptom is commonly called "morning sickness". This pregnancy symptom can range from a queazy feeling in the stomach to violent nausea and vomiting. This pregnancy symptom occurs usually during the first and early second trimesters.Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) occurs in approximately 75-80% of pregnant women. And although this pregnancy symptom is referred to as "morning sickness", only about 17% of women experience the symptom only in the morning. It can be experienced during any time of the day or night.

Another early pregnancy symptom is tenderness and swelling of the breasts. Thispregnancy symptom usually begins to occur one to two weeks after conception. Atthis same time, another pregnancy symptom that is often experienced is fatigue or tiredness. Pregnancy symptoms may also include headaches and backaches or theneed for frequent urination. But it is important to remember that any of these symptoms may be caused by other conditions other than pregnancy so it is importan

t to confirm a suspected pregnancy early so that if these symptoms are present and pregnancy is not, there may be other medical conditions that need to be diagnosed and treated.

If none of the early symptoms of pregnancy are noticed or present, then later inthe pregnancy weight gain and thickening around the middle will be some symptoms of pregnancy that appear a little later on. There are cases where a woman never suspects she is pregnant and even goes so far as going into labor and never recognizes her pregnancy symptoms, or for some reason blocks them out of her awareness and is then actually surprised to be giving birth to a baby she was not expecting at all. These cases are uncommon, but do occur.

But for women who are actually planning a pregnancy or who are in tune with thei

r bodies, the symptoms of pregnancy will be fairly obvious. And the wonderful thing about symptoms of pregnancy is that they do not necessarily have to be unpleasant at all. Some women experience many symptoms of pregnancy and enjoy them all.