Pregnancy And Baby Care Articles Pregnancy Signs and Symptoms

...swelling and tenderness in your breasts during the fourth week of pregnancy. In addition, you may experience a frequent urge to urinate. Other early symptoms of pregnancy in the first twelve weeks include extreme fatigue, headache, backache and frequent mood swings. Most women start to experience symptoms of morning sickness around the sixth week of pregnancy. Morning sickness symptoms include nausea and vomiting and can sometimes last throughout the duration of pregnancy. In addition, some women experience facial breakouts during this time. The symptoms of nausea and vomiting generally tend to subside around the twelfth week of pregnancy. The thirteenth week of pregnancy signals the start of your second trimester. At the end of this period your baby will be about ten inches long and will weigh about a pound.

During the fourteenth week of your pregnancy, your waist will begin to thicken and your uterus starts to move upwards. By week fifteen, you will feel your uterus expanding and your abdominal ligaments stretching. This can give rise to cramps or twinges on either one or both sides of your lower abdomen. Your breasts will start to increase in size during this time and you will start gaining weight. In addition, you may feel bloated and experience constipation during the second trimester. Most women start to feel their baby kicking by the end of the second trimester. By week 27, you may start to experience shortness of breath and backache. Week 28 onwards, your third trimester begins and you get closer to the day your baby is going to arrive. During this time, women may experience leg and feet cramps in addition to heartburn and indigestion. In addition, during week 38 or 39, women may experience a thick, clear, pink or blood tinged discharge and Braxton Hicks contractions that are different from labor contractions.

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