MAN, TAKE THE CLUES – Early Pregnancy Symptoms

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Do you Think your partner is  pregnant? here are the most common first symptoms of pregnancy

If you’ve already experienced a few, it may be time to head to the drugstore to pick up a pregnancy test or schedule an appointment with your ob-gyn

Article by: PARENTS

Sore Breasts

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Your partner  breasts may be extra tender as early as a week or two after conception

The hormone surge causes breasts to retain more fluids and feel heavy, sore or more sensitive than normal PMS tenderness

Cramps and Backache 

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Many women mistake these common early signs of pregnancy for PMS symptoms, but actually they’re caused by hormonal changes and the growth of the uterus

When it comes to cramps, this pregnancy sign is actually triggered by implantation -when the fertilized egg attaches to the uterine wall

Your partner uterus may be stretching a little now (hence the cramps) to prep for its massive expansion over the next nine months

Implantation Bleeding

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If you notice that “period”s partner seems way shorter or different from usual, it may be a sign of pregnancy. If you suspect you’re pregnant, let your doctor know, just in case it’s something else

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During the first few weeks, your partners body is working 24/7 behind the scenes to support the pregnancy, and fatigue is a normal response. The extra progesterone produced after conception causes your basal body temperature to rise, which in turn contributes to a lack of energy, explains Karen Perkins, M.D., an OB-GYN with A Woman’s Choice at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. Your heart also pumps faster, as it has to deliver extra oxygen to the uterus; this, too, can make you feel tuckered out.

So what should you do? “Take prenatal vitamins early on, eat a healthful diet, drink plenty of fluids to keep your blood pressure high enough, and rest when you can” Singh says

Pregnancy Nipples

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Are your partners nipples looking darker these days? Pregnancy hormones also affect the activity of melanocytes, or cells in the nipples responsible for their color. “Darker-complexioned women may not notice this until later in pregnancy – say, around 10 weeks or so” says Goist

Nausea

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While full-blown morning sickness – which affects up to 85 percent of all preggos – likely won’t strike for a few more weeks, some women may experience more subtle motion sickness as an early pregnancy symptom

This can start as early as two weeks after conception. “Progesterone causes a lot of things to slow down” Singh says

That includes your digestive processes, sometimes resulting in constipation or indigestion. Since your stomach doesn’t empty as quickly as it normally does, it thinks there’s too much going on in there and wants to purge in some way – either into the gut or out through the mouth

Nausea also is related to human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), a hormone that can be detected in the mother’s blood or urine even before a missed period

Bloating

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Can’t zip up those skinny jeans? Ramped-up levels of progesterone slow down the digestive track and may make the tummy feel puffier than usual. If the bloating doesn’t go away – and your period never comes – start watching for that stick to turn pink

Peeing More Often

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You partner might think frequent urination comes later, when the baby presses on your bladder, but an increase in bathroom breaks sometimes starts early

Not only can the swelling uterus put pressure on your bladder, but the extra blood flow to the kidneys (which begins right away) also causes them to produce more urine

Theres not much to do about it, unless the frequent urination is accompanied by burning, urgency or other signs of infection

Do not cut back on your fluid intake

Cravings

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At this point, more likely jonesing for a jumbo bagel than pickles or Rocky Road. “Overtired body may demand extra carbs now because they’re easily metabolized, which helps keep energy levels up” says Goist

Headaches

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Increasing blood volume may trigger frequent but mild tension headaches in the first few weeks of pregnancy in some women

Constipation

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The same hormones responsible for bloating are also behind potty problems. Because digestive track is slowing down now, says Goist, food may not pass through as quickly. This symptom will likely ramp up even more (sorry) as pregnancy progresses

Mood Swings

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Feeling massive amounts of fatigue, which makes more prone to moodiness,” says Goist. Plus, um, that stellar combo of headaches, bloating, constipation and breast pain – need we say more?

Basal Body Temperature

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Measuring BBT – oral temperature first thing in the morning – is usually used to indicate when ovulating. It’s typically about half a degree or more higher or so when an egg is released and remains elevated until get period. So if charting BBT and notice it hasn’t decreased in more than two weeks, it may mean you’ve got a baby on the way. FYI: You’ll need a special digital basal thermometer

Nose Nuisances

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Bloody noses, congestion, and postnasal drip are all common in pregnancy, and they’re all related to the same two causes, says Nathaniel DeNicola, M.D., an ob-gyn at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, in Philadelphia. Increasing blood volume puts more pressure on delicate vessels like the ones in your nose, but hormones are to blame too, Dr. DeNicola says

14 (Very) Early Pregnancy Symptoms – PARENTS

 

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