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When Do Pregnancy Symptoms Start
If you ask the medical field you may hear the fifth or sixth week is when symptoms of a pregnancy start. But every woman’s body will react to every pregnancy differently. Some women have stated that they start to feel changes in their body as soon as a week after sexual intercourse. Other women miss the signs or their bodies have the typical signs for months.
Symptoms will usually start after your embryo starts creating the hormone Human chorionic gonadotropin also known as HCG. When the egg has been fertilized and it becomes implanted in the uterus it starts making this hormone to protect the fertilized egg from the mother’s immune cells. This happens about 11 to 14 days after conception. A pregnancy test reads these HCG levels to determine if you’re pregnant. The body will create HCG for the entire pregnancy but it will peak at about week 11. That’s when most women notice that things like morning sickness begin to fade.
What are pregnancy symptoms
There are many symptoms that change throughout your pregnancy. As said before, some women will get these symptoms and some wont. All of these happen within the first trimester.
- Swollen and tender or sensitive breasts. They will grow and your nipples and areolas will darken.
- You will miss a period.
- You may start to become sensitive to smells or certain foods.
- Morning sickness, it can happen any time during the day or night.
- You will start to feel bloated or that your tummy is filling out.
- You will feel emotional, moody or irritable.
- You will become more tired and fatigued.
- Frequent urination.
- Headaches
- Heartburn, Tums is a good help for this.
By the end of your first trimester you will notice that your morning sickness will go away. Your mood will also become more tolerable. You will notice you get your energy back. Some women say their second trimester is like getting their second wind.
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