16 Early signs of Pregnancy before a missed period. Pregnancy Symptoms
No doubt that missing period is either an indicator of
best of good news or in worst cases, a nightmare. Did you know there are these
subtle hints you can use to find out whether you are pregnant or not?? And these are the signs you get before a
missed period, which makes them even more necessary to be aware of so that you
can be more prompt in taking the subsequent course of action. Let’s see what
those symptoms are.
1. Bleeding
& Cramps
In case of unprotected sex or any birth control failure
during sex during your fertile window, you might want to be looking out for menstrual cramps, light spotting or
bleeding a week or two before your missed period. But at the same time, not
everybody experiences these symptoms. These symptoms may last for some hours to
several days depending on person to person. And these may be taken as early signs
of pregnancy. However heavy
bleeding could be sign of miscarriage or a period.
2. Elevated
Basal body temperature
It is interesting to know that body temperature changes
during ovulation. Before one to two weeks
of ovulation, your basal body temperature may be around 97.2 to 97.7°F. This
is an average BBT while
your body is ready to get pregnant. After one to two
days of this fertile period,
your BBT will increase by 0.4 to 1° and it decreases after you complete your
period. But in pregnancy, the BBT remains elevated.
A sudden drop in BBT within a week of ovulation
is known as implantation dip and it means your foetus has been
implanted
which is then accompanied by light spotting.
3. Sore,
tender & heavy breast
The moment foetus is implanted; the body sends hormones
to prepare for you to conceive after 40 weeks. These hormones would do various
things to change your body to adjust to the growing foetus. Your breasts will
also change, and this change can easily be noticed by you. Blood vessels dilate
during this period allowing the breasts to grow. You might perceive this as
swelling of breasts as your breasts grow larger and the areolas become darker.
Basically this is for the purpose of lactation for the child.
Your breasts may feel to
be tingly, swollen, and sore to touch. You will also feel uncomfortable and sick
due to it.
4. Bloating
& feeling of Tightness
Now your tummy might protrude. You might feel you are
full in your stomach. Your pants may go tight and your best fitting jeans may
feel like an assault to wear. You might need to unbutton to breathe easily.
Don’t be confused, I am not talking about after effect of an awesome meal where
you ate your heart out and now you are unable to move, during pregnancy this
would go on throughout the day. You may look like
pregnant even if your foetus is tiny, or just a ball of cells (blastocyst).
5. Nausea
During early stages, nausea
or morning sickness is a classic pregnancy sign
that you can experience. This might seem dramatic
to you but it is a time tested sign. This
is observed during initial weeks, even before a missed period or when a pregnancy is
confirmed. On the other hand, it might be just an upset stomach.
So once again, look for other signs too before concluding.
6. Fatigue
If you are expecting pregnancy and
also experience fatigue
without a reason, it
may be a sign of
pregnancy, before a missed period. Now don’t be over
cautious, fatigue can also be due to health
issues like anaemia,
hypothyroidism, etc., so don’t
just jump to conclusion straight away and start a panic attack out of nowhere.
7. Urge to
pee
You may feel like making a run for it every now and then
towards the restroom as you miss your period. This frequent urge may specially
arise during night hours and might get annoying for you. It is a common symptom
of pregnancy. Again on the other
hand, it might just be a UTI.
8. Dizziness
During first trimester of pregnancy you
body may experience low blood pressure due to which you might feel dizziness
and light-headedness.
