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Lamaze for Parents : Blogs : Signs of Pregnancy LoginRequest LoginToggle navigationHome Healthy Pregnancy Healthy PregnancyPregnancy NutritionSex During PregnancySigns of PregnancyFinding a Healthcare Provider10 Healthy Pregnancy TipsKnow the FactsTips for Pregnancy PartnersDue Date DanceBed Rest Planning for Labor Planning for LaborBirth TeamStages of LaborBirth PlanLabor Positions10 Labor TipsMaternal InstinctsBirth Day, Your WayThe Waiting GameLamaze BreathingCesarean Awareness Resources Birth Day Birth DayHealthy Birth PracticesBirth Decision GuidesBirth Partner Cheat SheetMedical InterventionsEstablishing Breastfeeding New Parents New ParentsBeyond Birth DayNursing SchoolPacifiersSleep TightBaby BluesGettingWhento WorkBaby's Developmental MilestonesPlayful ParentsFun FacesReach for the Stars Lamaze Classes Find a Local ClassOnline ClassesPurchase Lamaze Guide Your Resources Lamaze Mobile AppOnline ClassesBirth BlogOnline Spanish Resources for ParentsParent Resource RoundupHealthy Birth PracticesBirth Decision GuidesWeekly EmailsPush for Your BabyVideo LibraryOther Parent Resources About Lamaze About LamazeThe Lamaze DifferenceHealthy Birth PracticesShop For a CauseMythsWell-nighLamazeHistoryMarketing & AdvertisingContact Us In the News News ReleasesLamaze in the News Healthy Pregnancy Signs of Pregnancy Signs of Pregnancy    Pregnancy Nutrition    Sex During Pregnancy   Signs of Pregnancy   Finding a Healthcare Provider   10 Healthy Pregnancy Tips       - Taking Care of YourSoul      - Food for Thought       - Do's and Don'ts       - Bonding withVictualNow   Know the Facts       - Childbirth Classes       - Prenatal Tests       - Breastfeeding Preparation    Tips for Pregnancy Partners   Due Date Dance   Bed Rest   Five Tips for Expectant Dads   Sex During Pregnancy   Signs of Pregnancy   Finding a Healthcare Provider   10 Healthy Pregnancy Tips       - Taking Care of YourSoul      - Food for Thought       - Do's and Don'ts       - Bonding withVictualNow   Know the Facts       - Childbirth Classes       - Prenatal Tests       - Breastfeeding Preparation    Tips for Pregnancy Partners   Due Date Dance   Bed Rest   Five Tips for Expectant Dads Could I Be Pregnant?Squintcarefully: Your soul may be telling you that you’re pregnant. By Judith A. Lothian, RN, PhD, LCCE, FACCE, and Charlotte De Vries Adapted from The Official Lamaze Guide: Giving Birth with Confidence Early on in pregnancy, symptoms can be subtle. Is it a missed period? Does your vitals just finger sort of “busy?” Or have you been a little increasingly emotional lately? Eventually, you ask yourself, “Could I be pregnant?” Many women pick up on an early sign of pregnancy surpassing they throne to the clinic or the drugstore for a test. They simply know by observing their persons closely and noticing that something is different. It’s just the first of the many opportunities that pregnancy offers you to be mindful and pay tropical sustentation to your body, your environment and your instincts. During early pregnancy, symptoms you wits are your body’s way of alerting you to the drama that is happening inside. From the very moment of siring (when egg and sperm join), your soul undergoes an waterfall of transpiration in a very short time. Even surpassing the embryo (what your victual is tabbed through 8 weeks gestation) implants in your uterus, HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin, the hormone detected by pregnancy tests) levels rise. This is the whence of hormonal changes that protract throughout out pregnancy and breastfeeding. These shifts, and your growing baby, transpiration your soul in wondrous ways. Take a quiet moment to stand surpassing the mirror without a suffuse and you might note some changes in your breasts: They might be darker or bigger; your nipples may be bumpier; there could be some thoroughbred vessels you don’t remember seeing before; or you may finger a tenderness or heaviness. This early sign of pregnancy is the first of many developments your breasts will make in preparation for milk production. Of all the pregnancy symptoms, nausea can be the most unpleasant. It varies from woman to woman, and you may be experiencing “morning sickness” when you wake up, at mealtimes or increasingly often throughout the day. Eat and drink whatever you think might help you deal with it. Try small, regular snacks that seem comforting and digestible, and take note of what goes lanugo easily. For many women it’s carbohydrates. Research shows that well-nigh two-thirds of all pregnant women have some nausea, and it may unquestionably serve an important purpose: protecting mother and victual from harmful chemicals and food-borne illness.Unrepealablefoods are worldwide triggers for pregnancy nausea. Many expectant mothers finger sick when they slosh or smell eggs, poultry, fish, meat, swig or caffeinated drinks. Your soul might perceive these items as threats to the embryo, which hasn’t finished making a good, strong attachment. In the same way, your soul might require unrepealable foods considering it needs those nutrients. The first weeks of pregnancy are a time of deep tiredness for lots of women. One remembers wanting to trickle under her sedentary at work for 10 a.m. naps. “Those mornings, I’d long to flourish up and sleep - just out of the blue,” she recalls. “It suddenly occurred to me that I’d never needed to sleep like that! That was my first real attention-grabber.” Since her periods had never really been regular, tiredness was the first sign that she should squint for changes in her body. Some women’s emotions send strong signals. You might find yourself snapping when in reply to a unstudied scuttlebutt or crying over some small matter. These emotional changes are tied to the hormonal changes that are happening in your soul during pregnancy.  Your body’s signals are valuable as information suppliers and yoke builders, whether it is an early sign of pregnancy or at the start of labor. Learning to read those pregnancy symptoms is the first of many intuitive developments you will make throughout your pregnancy and into motherhood. “[It’s] not necessarily an will-less process of nature,” says Pam England, CNM, MA, tragedian of Birthing from Within (Partera Press) “If you want this to happen, you’ll have to play an zippy part.” So listen and respond to your baby’s message. The yoke you will have with your child has once begun to form. It is only the start of a lifetime of conversation and learning together. Released: April 23, 2012 10:00 AM | Updated: April 20, 2016 04:28 PM Keywords: Healthy Pregnancy | Signs of Pregnancy To leave a comment, click on the  icon on the left side of the screen.   Recent Stories Pregnancy Nutrition Updated 2:56PM EDT, Fri Jun 30th, 2017 Petra Colindres, Family Dietitian, Lactation Consultant and owner of Nutrition by Petra in Oklahoma City. Petra hones in on the most important nutrients needed by trimester. Take a squint and consider r... 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