Early Pregnancy Symptoms

If you’ve been trying for a baby, the news that you have become pregnant can be one of the most exciting times of your life, but also one of the most nerve wracking. Your body is undergoing changes at a rapid rate, which can cause a number of symptoms. Knowing what your body is doing at any given point in time can help to ease your mind about these symptoms of early pregnancy. NaProTechnology is one of the tools you can use to find out what’s happening in a natural, noninvasive way.

The days leading up to the discovery that you are pregnant can be emotional. Every twinge is felt and analysed, and each trip to the rest room can include a careful and thorough search for spotting.

The trouble is that many of the symptoms at the early stage of pregnancy can mimic those of PMS. They include bloating, mild cramping, sore breasts, lower back pain, mood swings and more frequent trips to the rest room. Many women, upon feeling such symptoms, actually assume they are not pregnant until they miss a menstrual period. Some women don’t miss their first period entirely, but have milder or lighter bleeding.

A few weeks after the first symptoms show themselves, once most women have missed a period, other symptoms of early pregnancy that might set in include nausea, fatigue, morning sickness, food aversions or cravings, sensitivity to aromas, heartburn, and dizziness or fainting. These changes are caused both by hormonal changes in your body and by the fact that your uterus is swelling and pushing against other organs in your abdomen.

If you have had trouble carrying a pregnancy in the past, this time in pregnancy can be very stressful. You may be keeping track of the symptoms you have, and trying to determine if they have decreased or increased in severity. Cramping or back pain that might take place during this time can add to your anxiety.

There is a way to help you find out what is happening in your body, both before you find out you are pregnant and after. NaProTechnology, and the Creighton Model Fertilitycare™ System, CrMS, use your own biomarkers to find out when you are fertile, and can also be used to determine if you are pregnant. Even if you miss a cycle, your hormones and mucus patterns can tell you if you are carrying a child. There is concrete evidence, so you are not as reliant on trying to determine whether you are having PMS or experiencing symptoms of early pregnancy.

If you have used NaProTechnology to help you get pregnant, you will know, more accurately than you would through the traditional way, how to accurately date the pregnancy. Traditionally, a pregnancy is dated from the last menstrual flow. NaProTechnology can date a pregnancy from approximate conception which, if your cycles are abnormally long for example, can change the date by quite a bit. Using gestational age gives a more accurate dating of the pregnancy than using your last menstrual cycle. Not only will this give you a better indications of the approximate due date, but it will also let you know, for example, that the cramps you are feeling three days after ovulation are more than likely not early pregnancy symptoms. If you know you’ve ovulated much later than you normally would, this can ease the emotional stress of this time.

Keeping track of your hormones through pregnancy can also ease your mind. Progesterone is important in pregnancy, and if you are not producing as much as you need, the pregnancy can end in miscarriage. If you are using NaProTechnology, you will know if you are creating enough progesterone to keep the pregnancy going. If there is need, you can begin taking supplements early and can avoid miscarriage. Knowing that your body is getting the progesterone it needs can ease your mind when going through symptoms of early pregnancy.

You are only pregnant for nine months at a time. It is an incredible, miraculous and special time in your life. The hormonal and physical changes that are affecting your body can feel enormous, but they mean something amazing. NaPro Technology can help you to have peace of mind so that you can enjoy the experience for what it is and concentrate on the excitement and anticipation of the time to come. If you are trying to get pregnant, or are experiencing what you think might be symptoms of early pregnancy, find a practitioner today.