MikeyLover
My boyfriend and I have been engaging in sex and I just want to know a lot of symptoms for pregnancy.
These symptoms can be anything, I just want to be safe.
These can be symptoms by doctors, or even your own personal symptoms that you felt while you were pregnant. I'm just curious.
Thank You!
Answer
Here is a top 10 of pregnancy signs and symptoms, starting with the very first one you might notice. You may experience all, some, or none of these early signs:
1. Prickling, tingling nipples
This can be one of the very earliest signs of pregnancy, kicking in within a week or so of conception.
You may feel a tingling sensation as pregnancy hormones increase the blood supply to your breasts, particularly around the nipples. Once your body gets used to the hormone surge, the sensation will subside.
2. Spotting and cramping
It's common to have some spotting, a slight pink or brown-coloured stain in your knickers or when you pee, as well as cramping. Spotting in very early pregnancy could be caused by the egg implanting in your uterus.
A little bleeding at around the time you'd normally expect your period may be caused by the hormones that control your periods breaking through.
3. Feeling sick
If you're lucky you'll escape this completely. However morning sickness is a common symptom of early pregnancy. It often starts when you're four to six weeks pregnant. You may feel nauseated and queasy, or even vomit. Despite its name, morning sickness can affect you morning, noon or night.
4. Tender, swollen breasts
From about six weeks pregnant, your breasts may become increasingly tender to the touch. Itâs similar to how they feel before your period, only more so.
You may notice that your breasts are larger and swollen, with blue veins visible just below the skin. Tenderness tends to be most common in the first trimester, easing as pregnancy progresses.
5. Fatigue
Feeling tired? No, make that exhausted. You may find yourself diving for your duvet as your body cranks up to support your baby right from the early stages of pregnancy.
Though fatigue is not a sure-fire symptom on its own, it's a common pregnancy symptom. You may find tiredness wipes you out most in the first and third trimesters.
6. Needing to pee frequently
From about six weeks pregnant, you may notice that you're going to the loo more often.
This is down to a combination of pregnancy hormones, a larger volume of blood in your system and your kidneys working extra hard. Watch out though, if you get pain or a burning sensation when you pee, it might be a urinary tract infection.
7. Darkening of your nipples
Skin changes are common during pregnancy. One of the first ones you may notice is the circle of skin round your nipples (your areolas) getting darker. This can happen from about eight weeks.
You may also find that the bumps around your nipples become more pronounced or your nipples are more erect. At this time your vulva and vagina may change to a deeper, purplish red too.
8. Altered sense of taste
You may go off some foods, but develop a craving for others. Some women report a metallic taste in their mouth, others that they canât stand the taste of coffee, tea or a food they usually like.
It's a cliché, but food cravings or aversions sometimes can be a sign of pregnancy. If they're accompanied by some of the other symptoms on this list, start counting the days from your last period.
9. A missed period
If you're usually pretty regular and your period doesn't start on time, you'll probably take a pregnancy test before you notice any other symptoms. A missed period is one of the surest signs of pregnancy.
But if your periods are irregular or you lost track of when your next one was due, you wonât realise your period is late. In this case, tender breasts, feeling queasy and needing extra trips to the loo may be early clues that youâre pregnant.
And finally...
10. The proof: A positive home pregnancy test
Most home tests will give you a reliable result if you wait until at least the first day of a missed period. If a blue line appears in the test window, you're probably expecting.
Here is a top 10 of pregnancy signs and symptoms, starting with the very first one you might notice. You may experience all, some, or none of these early signs:
1. Prickling, tingling nipples
This can be one of the very earliest signs of pregnancy, kicking in within a week or so of conception.
You may feel a tingling sensation as pregnancy hormones increase the blood supply to your breasts, particularly around the nipples. Once your body gets used to the hormone surge, the sensation will subside.
2. Spotting and cramping
It's common to have some spotting, a slight pink or brown-coloured stain in your knickers or when you pee, as well as cramping. Spotting in very early pregnancy could be caused by the egg implanting in your uterus.
A little bleeding at around the time you'd normally expect your period may be caused by the hormones that control your periods breaking through.
3. Feeling sick
If you're lucky you'll escape this completely. However morning sickness is a common symptom of early pregnancy. It often starts when you're four to six weeks pregnant. You may feel nauseated and queasy, or even vomit. Despite its name, morning sickness can affect you morning, noon or night.
4. Tender, swollen breasts
From about six weeks pregnant, your breasts may become increasingly tender to the touch. Itâs similar to how they feel before your period, only more so.
You may notice that your breasts are larger and swollen, with blue veins visible just below the skin. Tenderness tends to be most common in the first trimester, easing as pregnancy progresses.
5. Fatigue
Feeling tired? No, make that exhausted. You may find yourself diving for your duvet as your body cranks up to support your baby right from the early stages of pregnancy.
Though fatigue is not a sure-fire symptom on its own, it's a common pregnancy symptom. You may find tiredness wipes you out most in the first and third trimesters.
6. Needing to pee frequently
From about six weeks pregnant, you may notice that you're going to the loo more often.
This is down to a combination of pregnancy hormones, a larger volume of blood in your system and your kidneys working extra hard. Watch out though, if you get pain or a burning sensation when you pee, it might be a urinary tract infection.
7. Darkening of your nipples
Skin changes are common during pregnancy. One of the first ones you may notice is the circle of skin round your nipples (your areolas) getting darker. This can happen from about eight weeks.
You may also find that the bumps around your nipples become more pronounced or your nipples are more erect. At this time your vulva and vagina may change to a deeper, purplish red too.
8. Altered sense of taste
You may go off some foods, but develop a craving for others. Some women report a metallic taste in their mouth, others that they canât stand the taste of coffee, tea or a food they usually like.
It's a cliché, but food cravings or aversions sometimes can be a sign of pregnancy. If they're accompanied by some of the other symptoms on this list, start counting the days from your last period.
9. A missed period
If you're usually pretty regular and your period doesn't start on time, you'll probably take a pregnancy test before you notice any other symptoms. A missed period is one of the surest signs of pregnancy.
But if your periods are irregular or you lost track of when your next one was due, you wonât realise your period is late. In this case, tender breasts, feeling queasy and needing extra trips to the loo may be early clues that youâre pregnant.
And finally...
10. The proof: A positive home pregnancy test
Most home tests will give you a reliable result if you wait until at least the first day of a missed period. If a blue line appears in the test window, you're probably expecting.
Gallstones during pregnancy!?
Mommy of R
Hello all. Im going later today to the doctors to find out if i indeed have gallstones. I was recently looking it up online and i swear i thought i was the one writting it because it was so exact to the symptoms i have. My ? is has anyone gone threw it. What happened? How do you relieve it. The attacks are severe i haven't ate since tuesday because eating brings on the attacks. I can't walk, laydown, move in general without crying. im 30 weeks pregnant and i keep drinking to stay hydrayted though. and i eat small things like crackers.
Anyone with any advice would be greatly appericated. Please don't say go to your doctors because i am today at 230 to find out for sure i just wanted some other peoples adivice!
yea i've had about 10 attacks since december and there only getting worse, longer and more frequent!
Answer
I'm having gallbladder problems with my pregnancy and never had issues before this month. I had a severe attack that landed me in the ER for a few hours. The pain went down and the ultrasound was clear and the bloodwork all came back normal so they sent me home. I was in horrible pain for four days and couldn't eat much at all.
Since then, I got an endoscopy to check on other possibilities and the specialist/surgeon suggested that I had gallstones that resolved when I massaged it two days before (the pain had gone down significantly since this). I then saw a naturopath to see what I needed to do about it in the future and got some great advice about diet and some supplements and homeopathics to take. This has helped A LOT, as I have been having a lot of milder attacks since the first, long one. I say they're milder, but I still can't move much or do anything when they hit me.
I went through a lot because they didn't see any gallstones on the first ultrasound. Apparently, you can have other problems with your gallbladder and not show stones on an ultrasound. Some types of stones don't show up and if you have sludge or just a malfunctioning gallbladder, it might not show anything wrong on the ultrasound. If this happens, they might suggest you get a HIDA scan. I didn't want this because it involves radiation and this has a slight risk to the baby. If I were still in the constant, multi-day pain I had been with the first attack, however, I'd have gotten the scan. I looked up the risk factor and it's very very small.
I've been able to control gallbladder attacks now that I know what to take and what to eat or not eat. It's made a big difference, as has the homeopathic remedy - this has stopped every single attack in its tracks since the naturopath gave it to me.
I was put on a diet low in animal fats (including dairy), and told to eat things high in fiber any time I eat anything with fats or protein (including vegetable fats). I was told not to eat white pasta or rice, but to eat brown rice and whole wheat pastas and bread instead. I can eat very-low-fat beef and poultry with high-fiber foods, but I need to stay away from them mostly, eating buffalo, elk, venison, and wild-caught fish as my meat sources. It's important to get a lot of protein while you're pregnant, so it's been a tough time making sure I get enough protein from nuts and beans and other foods.
I was given a pill with a small amount of bile salts to take before I eat protein/fats (I can't take the normal amount of bile salts because of pregnancy). I was also told to take Lecithin (found in the grocery store's vitamin section) to thin the bile in case sludge is the problem. The one with bile salts has helped a lot and so has the homeopathic remedy. I have had a few attacks since I went to the homeopath, but only when I ate certain foods without taking the bile salts or eating something high-fiber at the same time. The homeopathic remedy has saved me every time.
It's been hard to change my diet... I still have a hard time figuring out what to eat for lunch and dinner, since I can't have ham or cheese (I usually ate something with one or both of these like a sandwich or mac & cheese). I stress out over dinner because I can't make what I'm used to making.
Many people who have their gallbladders removed continue to have attacks and symptoms because the issue is a bile issue, not necessarily a gallbladder issue. Bile is made in your liver, so if something is wrong with your diet and making hte bile weird to begin with or something is wrong with you liver, removing your gallbladder won't work. The HIDA scan can usually give a better idea of whether or not removing the GB will help or not. I'd definitely get the scan before having my GB removed, even being pregnant. Believe me, I've thought about it, but I think I can control it with diet and supplements and keep my gallbladder. Because they couldn't tell with the first ultrasound what was wrong, it makes even more sense to try to keep my gallbladder.
If I keep having problems, I'll be asking for another ultrasound and then considering a HIDA scan.
There are symptoms of a bigger problem that requires immediate attention. You should probably know these (nobody told me these... I finally had to call a nurse hotline and do some research to find out when it was a serious problem).
-fever or chills
-severe and uncontrollable pain (can't be controlled by pain medication)
-jaundice, yellowing of the eyes or skin
-vomiting
-can't eat or drink anything without vomiting
-clay-colored (white or very light) stools
Good luck! If you want to email me about everything, I'd be happy to talk more in detail about what I was told to do and help you find a naturopath in your area who can help you.
I'm having gallbladder problems with my pregnancy and never had issues before this month. I had a severe attack that landed me in the ER for a few hours. The pain went down and the ultrasound was clear and the bloodwork all came back normal so they sent me home. I was in horrible pain for four days and couldn't eat much at all.
Since then, I got an endoscopy to check on other possibilities and the specialist/surgeon suggested that I had gallstones that resolved when I massaged it two days before (the pain had gone down significantly since this). I then saw a naturopath to see what I needed to do about it in the future and got some great advice about diet and some supplements and homeopathics to take. This has helped A LOT, as I have been having a lot of milder attacks since the first, long one. I say they're milder, but I still can't move much or do anything when they hit me.
I went through a lot because they didn't see any gallstones on the first ultrasound. Apparently, you can have other problems with your gallbladder and not show stones on an ultrasound. Some types of stones don't show up and if you have sludge or just a malfunctioning gallbladder, it might not show anything wrong on the ultrasound. If this happens, they might suggest you get a HIDA scan. I didn't want this because it involves radiation and this has a slight risk to the baby. If I were still in the constant, multi-day pain I had been with the first attack, however, I'd have gotten the scan. I looked up the risk factor and it's very very small.
I've been able to control gallbladder attacks now that I know what to take and what to eat or not eat. It's made a big difference, as has the homeopathic remedy - this has stopped every single attack in its tracks since the naturopath gave it to me.
I was put on a diet low in animal fats (including dairy), and told to eat things high in fiber any time I eat anything with fats or protein (including vegetable fats). I was told not to eat white pasta or rice, but to eat brown rice and whole wheat pastas and bread instead. I can eat very-low-fat beef and poultry with high-fiber foods, but I need to stay away from them mostly, eating buffalo, elk, venison, and wild-caught fish as my meat sources. It's important to get a lot of protein while you're pregnant, so it's been a tough time making sure I get enough protein from nuts and beans and other foods.
I was given a pill with a small amount of bile salts to take before I eat protein/fats (I can't take the normal amount of bile salts because of pregnancy). I was also told to take Lecithin (found in the grocery store's vitamin section) to thin the bile in case sludge is the problem. The one with bile salts has helped a lot and so has the homeopathic remedy. I have had a few attacks since I went to the homeopath, but only when I ate certain foods without taking the bile salts or eating something high-fiber at the same time. The homeopathic remedy has saved me every time.
It's been hard to change my diet... I still have a hard time figuring out what to eat for lunch and dinner, since I can't have ham or cheese (I usually ate something with one or both of these like a sandwich or mac & cheese). I stress out over dinner because I can't make what I'm used to making.
Many people who have their gallbladders removed continue to have attacks and symptoms because the issue is a bile issue, not necessarily a gallbladder issue. Bile is made in your liver, so if something is wrong with your diet and making hte bile weird to begin with or something is wrong with you liver, removing your gallbladder won't work. The HIDA scan can usually give a better idea of whether or not removing the GB will help or not. I'd definitely get the scan before having my GB removed, even being pregnant. Believe me, I've thought about it, but I think I can control it with diet and supplements and keep my gallbladder. Because they couldn't tell with the first ultrasound what was wrong, it makes even more sense to try to keep my gallbladder.
If I keep having problems, I'll be asking for another ultrasound and then considering a HIDA scan.
There are symptoms of a bigger problem that requires immediate attention. You should probably know these (nobody told me these... I finally had to call a nurse hotline and do some research to find out when it was a serious problem).
-fever or chills
-severe and uncontrollable pain (can't be controlled by pain medication)
-jaundice, yellowing of the eyes or skin
-vomiting
-can't eat or drink anything without vomiting
-clay-colored (white or very light) stools
Good luck! If you want to email me about everything, I'd be happy to talk more in detail about what I was told to do and help you find a naturopath in your area who can help you.
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