| Most women just assume that a missed period is the | | | | Pregnancy can wreak havoc with your digestive |
| first real indicator that they might be pregnant. While | | | | system, causing problems like constipation, heartburn, |
| this is generally true, it is not always the case. Missed | | | | and gas. Pregnancy and flatulence are commonly |
| periods can be the result of all sorts of factors. You | | | | identified together, because women are particularly |
| might be stressed, have a poor diet, be working too | | | | shocked by sudden expulsions of gas, when they |
| hard, or have some other health condition that impacts | | | | typically have much less. Higher production of the |
| your reproductive system. In addition, it can take up to | | | | hormone progesterone slows down the digestive |
| a month after conception before you notice a missed | | | | system, causing constipation and much more gas than |
| period. However, there are a few other ways that you | | | | is normal. Because the early stages of pregnancy and |
| might notice that you are pregnant quite a bit sooner. | | | | flatulence frequently coincide, it can be a pretty good |
| If you are pregnant, cramps are one very typical way | | | | indicator that something unusual is going on. |
| of your body telling you that something has changed. | | | | If you suddenly find yourself exhausted all the time, |
| These cramps will probably feel a lot like menstrual | | | | pregnancy could be the reason. Fatigue can be a |
| cramps, but they will be taking place at the wrong time | | | | result of sudden increases in hormone production |
| of month, and may be ongoing. Pregnant cramps may | | | | associated with pregnancy. It can also come about |
| continue for quite some time during the pregnancy but | | | | because morning sickness and pregnant cramps are |
| could change in their severity. | | | | causing you to eat less, depriving you of much-needed |
| Another key indicator of pregnancy is morning | | | | energy. |
| sickness. You may find yourself getting up feeling very | | | | When pregnant, cramps can manifest themselves |
| nauseous, and have a bout of vomiting immediately. If | | | | during morning sickness as a sharp stomach pain, in |
| you are pregnant, cramps might accompany the | | | | addition to those that seem to be similar to menstrual |
| morning sickness. The worst of it usually goes away | | | | cramps. You may also have problems with heartburn, |
| after the first few months. You can sometimes lessen | | | | since the increase of progesterone, and pressure on |
| the severity by eating smaller meals and avoiding spicy | | | | the stomach by the expanding uterus can cause food |
| food. | | | | and gastric acid to move up the esophagus. |
| You may also find yourself experiencing severe mood | | | | If you think you might be pregnant, cramps are one of |
| swings. You might feel more depressed than normal, | | | | the earliest and most certain ways to tell you if you're |
| and generally very emotional. Some women compare | | | | pregnant. Usually, you will show more than one |
| the emotional state of early pregnancy with the mood | | | | symptom, so you may find yourself experiencing |
| swings they feel during pre-menstrual syndrome, just | | | | morning sickness and fatigue as well. If so, it's now |
| more severe. | | | | time for a pregnancy test! |