Chinese Medicine Net

Another early symptom of pregnancy is that your basal body temperature stays high. If you’ve been charting your basal body temperature and it has stayed over the coverline 18 days in a row, you’re probably pregnant.

A missed period can be an early symptom of pregnancy.

Frequent urination can be an early symptom of pregnancy. During pregnancy, blood and other body fluids increase, which means your kidneys process more fluid whose final destination is your bladder.

Another early symptom of pregnancy is increased smell sensitivity. This may be a side effect of increasing estrogen levels in your system.

Food aversions can be an early symptom of pregnancy. Some women crave certain foods, but food aversions are more common during pregnancy.

Nausea or vomiting can be another early symptom of pregnancy. Morning sickness doesn’t happen to most women until a month after conception. But some women start feeling queasy much sooner.

Another early symptom of pregnancy is implantation bleeding. The fertilized egg begins to burrow into the lining of your uterus about 6 days after fertilization. Sometime after this you might notice a small amount of red spotting or pink or reddish brown staining. Only a minority of women experience this so-called “implantation bleeding.” (If you have pain along with spotting or bleeding, call your practitioner immediately as this can be a sign of an ectopic pregnancy.)

Fatigue can be an early symptom of pregnancy. Increased levels of progesterone plus the physical taxation of making a baby can be exhausting..

Tender, swollen breasts are another possible early symptom of pregnancy, also caused by increasing hormone levels.