Early pregnancy symptoms and feelings

Early pregnancy symptoms and feelings

Sleepy dark-skinned woman stretching and yawning Early pregnancy comes with a range of physical symptoms and mixed emotions (feelings), some of which may begin before you have a positive pregnancy test. These include:
  • sore (sensitive), heavy breasts
  • nausea or vomiting
  • tiredness or sleeplessness
  • needing to pass urine more often
  • light spotting or bleeding, sometimes accompanied by mild stomach cramps
  • a feeling of stretching and pulling in the tummy (abdomen) and back and at the tops of your legs
  • backache
  • feeling bloated with excess gas (wind)
  • diarrhoea or constipation
  • headaches
  • dizziness or feeling lightheaded
Emotionally you may experience mood swings or feel tearful and become easily irritated. These are all normal responses as your body adapts to increasing levels of pregnancy hormones. These symptoms usually disappear as pregnancy progresses. If they don’t it is very important to tell your midwife or doctor.