Early pregnancy symptoms:
Missed period is one of the first symptoms of pregnancy. Usually women develop these symptoms when they miss a period. However, for some women, early symptoms of pregnancy begins in just few weeks after their conception. Very common early pregnancy symptoms are,
Tender, swollen breasts
Morning sickness
Food aversion or cravings
Fatigue
Frequent urination
Mood swings
Abdominal bloating
High body temperature
Tender, swollen breasts:
You may experience tender, swollen breasts caused due to hormonal changes which makes your breast feel fuller and heavier or tender, sensitive and sore. This usually diminishes after the first trimester, as the body gets used to hormonal changes.
Morning sickness:
This usually starts three
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weeks after conception and occurs at any time during the day or night. The cause of nausea is still unclear. It might be due to hormonal changes or might be due to certain smells that never before bothering you. Some people get relieved by the beginning of the second trimester. For some, it takes additional few months, but some others escape it altogether. Food aversion or cravings: Newly pregnant or would-be mothers feel repelled by certain smells that evoke their gag reflex. This may be due to the increased levels of estrogen in the body. Fatigue: This is one of the early symptoms. The hormone called progesterone levels rise in the blood, which makes you sleepy. Frequent urination: Soon after you become pregnant, hormonal changes raise the rate of blood flow through the kidneys that cause your bladder to fill quickly.
You might urinate more often than usual. This starts early in the sixth week and extends till first trimester and intensify as pregnancy progresses. During pregnancy, the blood volume rises, which leads to extra fluid filtered and sent to the bladder causing frequent urination. As the pregnancy progresses, the growing baby exerts more pressure on bladder causing frequent urination.
Mood swings:
It is common for would-be moms to experience mood swings due to hormonal changes that affect neurotransmitter (chemical messenger in the brain) levels.
Abdominal bloating:
Hormonal changes can cause bloating of abdomen, similar to the feeling some women experience before period.
High body temperature:
If the basal body temperature stays elevated for 18 days in a row, then you might be pregnant.
Early pregnancy symptoms like,
Slight bleeding- Small amounts of vaginal bleeding or spotting is one of the first signs of pregnancy. This is called implantation bleeding that occurs by 10 to 14 days after the conception; where the embryo implants into the uterine wall. However, this is usually lighter than menstrual
bleeding. Cramping- Few women experience mild uterine cramping. Dizziness- The hormonal changes cause the blood vessels to dilate which in turn caused blood pressure to drop leading to lightheadedness or dizziness. Constipation - sudden hormonal changes; which slows down the digestive system which leads to constipation.
Pregnancies are often correlated with the assumption that it will bring happiness to the household and ignite feelings of love between the couple. What remains invisible is how the new responsibilities of caring and communicating with the baby affects the mother; and thus, many women experience a temporary clinical depression after giving birth which is called postpartum depression (commonly known as postnatal depression) (Aktaş & Terzioğlu, 2013).
depends on how far along in the pregnancy the woman is. In the very early stage of the
Postpartum depression is indeed a major psychological disorder that can affect the relationship between mother and baby. At this time, the cause of postpartum depression is unidentified, although several factors experienced during pregnancy can contribute to this disorder. Fluctuating hormone levels have been traditionally blamed for the onset of postpartum depression. Jennifer Marie Camp (2013), a registered nurse with a personal history of postpartum depression, states in the Intentional Journal of Childbirth Education that “current research demonstrates that PPD may be a compilation of numerous stressors encountered by the family, including biochemical, genetic, psychosocial factors and everyday life stress” (Camp, 2013, p. 1). A previous history of depression, depression during pregnancy, financial difficulties, a dif...
...erone, oestrogen and inhibin, to decrease so the uterus can get ready to get shed the tissues that were produce for the fertilized egg. (Wikipedia)
be a target to get this depression if they had significant others who would be expected mothers or already had the child. This dejection could even occur throughout pregnancy. It is very troublesome to properly diagnose PPD in mothers because often the signs are very similar to any mother who just gave birth. These include alteration of sleep pattern, complete exhaustion, and more. lack of a lack of hunger.
impossible to assume one is pregnant if there is no cycle. In another case, a woman
In most cases becoming pregnant brings happiness and excitement to the eager partners. Imagine showing up at a hospital, rushing, with all hopes of bringing another life into this world to only figure out that there was no baby in the first place. How would one feel devastated, hurt, depressed? Some women imagine she is pregnant, but soon finds out that the symptoms are not caused by a fetus but by a disorder called pseudocyesis. Pseudocyesis is a psychological disorder where the mind tricks the body and causes the female body to have symptoms of a pregnant woman. A women with this disorder have similar symptoms to a lady that is carrying a child; meanwhile, others have the exact same symptoms excluding the unborn. Some of the symptoms are swollen belly, enlarged breast, and sensations of fetal movement. One who feels the need to become impregnated, due to infertility, and miscarriages can cause ones body to fabricate indications of a pregnancy. Pseudocyesis can make a woman change mentally and physically; therefore, these changes can cause one to have depression, anxiety, and psychological disorders.
Signs and symptoms according to Mayo Clinic: painful vaginal bleeding, rapid uterine contractions, uterine tenderness
home pregnancy tests, which detects Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) levels in the urine. This hormone increases during the early weeks of pregnancy and is detected in the urine. However, taking the test too early can make a difference in how much hormone is present in the urine. A home pregnancy test should not be done earlier than 10 days after you ovulate; it is ideally taken after missing your period.
To start this off, conception is the action of conceiving a child, and pregnancy is the period from conception to birth. They both share the same meaning: the process of getting pregnant. Conception happens when a sperm penetrates on one of the female’s eggs. Then, at around day 14 of a 28 day cycle, the egg leaves the ovary, and it is surrounded by a protective layer of cells. The fallopian tube is lined with cilia, which helps move the egg towards the womb. This is called ovulation. In the next 12-24 hours, the egg waits to be fertilized by a single sperm. The sperm then swims through the womb to meet the egg in the fallopian tube. And the sperm secretes enzymes to help penetrate the outer layer of the egg. Once the
“Hyperemesis gravidarum is a relatively rare coniditon, occurring in about 0.3% to 2% of all pregnancies” (Davidson, London, &Ladewig, 2012). It is described as a condition in which nausea and vomiting are so severe that they affect both the mother’s nutritional and hydration status. It is still unknown what specifically causes hyperemesis gravidarum, but it is suggested that the levels of hCG and other pregnancy hormones play a role. Signs and symptoms that the illness is in fact hyperemesis gravidarum, and not just “morning sickness”, include not being able to keep any food down, lightheadedness or fainting, electrolyte imbalances, weight loss, and dehydration. According to Davidson, London, and Ladwig, “The diagnostic criteria for hyperemesis include a history of intractable vomiting in the first half of pregnancy, dehydration, ketonuria, and a weight loss of 5% of prepregnancy weight” (Davidson, London, & Ladewig, ...
She may notice sore, cracked, or red nipples. She may also have discomfort or pain in the nipples during and after nursing. This is sometimes the first sign that the baby has thrush.
... F2α. Next, the regression of corpus luteum which is known as luteolysis will occur as well as the decrease in progesterone production. Unlike humans, the lining of uterus is not shed but will reorganize for the next cycle. If the female is pregnant, a phase known as anestrous will occurs. Anestrus is the phase where the sexual cycle rests. It is a seasonal event that is controlled by the exposure of light through the pineal gland that releases melatonin. Anestrus can also be caused by changing of season, stress, pathology and nutritional factor or negative energy balance.
“ Being a Motherhood is a choice you make every day, to put someone else's happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing even when you're not sure what the right thing is...and to forgive yourself, over and over again, for doing everything wrong.” MMMMM. Being mother is one of the most blessed and the most challenging job in the world. Giving birth to a new life and making it walk through the new world holding its hands showing a good trail makes a mother victorious in her life. In this modern world women’s attitude against pregnancy and being a mother is changing accordingly. There occurs so many miscarriages and maternal death during the pregnancy. A woman should be physically, and more over mentally set to have a baby in her womb. Considering the biological fitness of health it’s said that safer age to be get pregnant is in between 20 to 29. Early pregnancy in the teenage age of 13 to 20 and the delayed motherhood age after 35 is challenging to the health of mother as well as the birth of the child causing currently social issues India.
The concept of comprehensive social intervention has been defined as the process of identifying social problems in an attempt to eradicate them. In looking at the broad range of social characteristics and the behavior associated with teen pregnancy, it is obvious that the emphases placed on the effort to recognize and alleviate teen pregnancy can be celebrated through the effectiveness of education, family planning, and abstinence. However, the attempt to analyze and deal with the cause-and-effect relationship with teen pregnancy is an attempt in understanding the social world itself. In 2006, statistics show that there was a significant increase in teen pregnancy after a decade long decrease. The potential for understanding this increase motivates us to look beyond simple explanations for cause-and-effect behavior and to look at what interactions may be occurring between variables that result in specific behaviors or social conditions. What is it that influences behavior? In looking at teen pregnancy in the realm of the family, it is evident that a large number of family structures have evolved, or perhaps devolved, into a variety of combinations which challenge responsible parents to consistently expose their children to the role models and the types of behaviors that are important for their children to emulate as they mature. People are molded by circumstances and experiences, all of which can positively or negatively influence our behavior.