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More pregnancy symptoms

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Pregnancy symptom: Headaches

The sudden rise of hormones in your body can cause you to have headaches early in pregnancy. If you're tired too you might be more sensitive to light and noise.
What else could it be? There are loads of reasons why people get headaches, from tension and dehydration eye strain.

Pregnancy symptom: Weeing more

About six to eight weeks into your pregnancy you may find yourself making a few, or even a lot of extra trips to the bathroom. It's all because of changes in hormones, specifically an increase in progesterone, and your body kicking out any toxins.
What else could it be? Infections make you wee a lot more as well as if you've started drinking more water or you're on a diet. It is also a one sign of diabetes.

Pregnancy symptom: Food Cravings

Having random food cravings is another one of the most common symptoms. It's caused by your body craving what it needs. Some women say they crave mud when they're pregnant, and this may be due to a lack of iron in their blood. Others want combinations like fish and ice-cream! this could be because of a lack of protein and sugar.

This doesn't mean your cravings will be weird and wonderful though, craving just cheese could mean you need more calcium, especially if it's linked with your cramps. This can start early on and last throughout your pregnancy.You should give into these cravings if you can, but within reason!
What else could it be? Poor diet, lack of a certain nutrient, stress, depression, or if you're due on. Craving sugar is also a sign of diabetes.

Top tip: Have a look at our recipe pages which give you loads of ideas on how to cook with different ingredients.

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By Vicky Woollaston

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mary o suvvilian, 5 days

i had sex 10 days ago and had unprotected sex with my partner and wasnt ovulating and came off pill 4 days before i am now expierencing sharp pains from my ovaries and shooting pains from my lower back my hips hurt and everytime i move a sharp pains shoot and earlier today i was expiercing watery discharge no smell no ordour not thick just everytime moved watery discharged occured im now expierncing so much dissynezz every single time i get up i black out almost my vision goes and i got a huge headache and been having a just a slight not toomuch but last night had funny taste in my mouth and very dry even when i take a drink and thought oh it will go tomorrow but it hasnt .... havent taken a preganancy test yet but ts the 3rd nov today and i meant to come on my period 1st of everymonth maybe give and take few days but still no show the pain i feel doesnt feel like period pains but maybe it is just havent felt it this bad before ...... please can u help?

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nadine, 28 days

hi i am 18 and i had unprotected sex about 3weeks ago and a week or 2 later i had a 1 day period, my stomach has been swollen and ive got tender breasts and am eating more than usual. ive done 4 tests which were negative, really dont know whats going on help me please..nadi wales x

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floss, about 1 month

hey, i am 15 and i had unprotected sex about 5 weeks ago. my periods are always on time and very heavy, but i skipped one period straight after and just had one a week early, it was very heavy but only lasted 4 days. my breasts are very firm and vainy and my nipples are really sore. i have been feeling very sick all day and thrown up twise in the morning. i've been getting very sore back pains aswell. could i be pregnant or am i over reacting? x

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jess, 4 months

I not sure if im pregnant or not please help, i come off my pill a month ago as i didnt wanna be on it no more, over the past month, ive had very sore nipples and breasts, headaches, stomach cramps, i should be on by now and i haven't come on is that because of my pill or am i pregnant , please help xx

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Zara, 5 months

Hi, I would love to get pregnant but my bf not interested yet, he wants to wait.I have been on my pill for about 4-5 years now and I have never really let my bf ejaculate inside me as I was so scared of getting preg.I am still on my pill but he ejeculates inside me more frequently this past while.I really want to get preg so I think I am imagining the symptoms.I had severe back pain the other nite,I am frequently waking up in the middle of the nite to go 4 a wee,I am very bloated and crampy,alot hungrier than usual,constipated now,my breasts arent sore at all,I had discharge the other day,I have felt dizzy/faint,I had a period on my pill but it was very light compared to usual.(my period was only last week).I have taken two tests but both have been negative.aw help me please this is all I can think about!!!!

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vicky, 5 months

Hi I had sex 4 weeks ago 2 days b 4 my peroid. Since I come of my period there has been spotting only lite spotting my tummy is really hard I'm tired all the time. My eating has changed don't. Eat much. I feel pregnant plz help

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SB, 6 months

Hi, i've been having unprotected sex with my bf for several weeks now. I was due on the 22/05/09 and prior to this, i've been having unusal pains in my abdomen. I did a pregnancy test 2 days before my period was due and it came back negative and I have also done a test today and it is still showing negative. The only symptons i really have at the moment is feeling extremely bloated and lower abdomen pains. Do you think i can be pregnant and when do you recommend I should take the test again if i do not have my periods. Your help will be greatly appreaciated

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christina, 6 months

hi i had unprotected sex with my partner 4 days ago and ever sinse i have felt different i dunno if its because im scared of getting pregnant or im going onto the early stages of pregnancy im 15 years old i need some advice on what i should do because im not due on my periods for another 2 weeks and im rather worried and scared that im finding it hard to sleep at night the symptoms of pregnancy dont help that much because i dont know if i have that or its because im due on a period my partners diabettic if their a chance he couldnt get me pregnant so quick ? please reply soon x

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zoe, 7 months

i am 5 weeks pregant with my third child and he doest know i just don't know how to tell him. i was just going to go the hole 40 weeks with out the check ups , but i would like to still go for the check up will he find out

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joanna, 7 months

im 24 and have been tryin for a baby for a few weeks after planning around my ovulation times, ive missed my period 2weeks ago and ive got pains now and then in my breasts, being sick, some stomach cramps and pretty much all the pregnancy symptoms but i havnt had a positive test yet. i dont no what to do or how to no? please help!!

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gemma, 8 months

please help me i have only been going out with my boy friend for a month and we are keeping it a secret as we both work in the same shop. we had unprotected sex a week ago and ever since the middle ov the week i have been feeling very nausus constantly i have also had unfamilliar twinges in my stomache that i dont normally get and i am late for my period that i am normally on time with. im getting concerned now im feeling dizzy when i stand up quick and i have lower back pains would i be getting symptoms this early? please help me

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Anonymous, 8 months

I think I might be pregnant, I had sex for a week, [Feb 12th-17th] And according to ovulation calanders the 15th 16th and 17th are fertile days for me, which i didn't know until i looked it up a few days ago. ]My periods are always normal, but this month it was due on march 5th, i didn't get it until the 8th, I only bled for ONE day, not light, or heavy, which is very abnormal. My periods usually last 4-5 days. I've taken 2 preg tests, and they both show negative. My belly feels crampy and bloated, I am more gassy than usual. Eating more, Have headaches A LOT, Noticed my temp is a bit warmer than normal. EXTREME mood swings. I currently have no way to get to the doctor for a blood test. I'm in a bit of a pickle =/ Help would be appreciated. Ps. I am drinking only one cup of coffee in the morning since it is a possibility i could be preg. I'm eating healthy too.

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me2009, 8 months

hey all my period is due this thursday 5/3, i havent been useing protection for 3 in half weeks now, for the past week and a half have had heavy breasts, extremley sore sensitive nipples, they have little white bumps and are white in the middle, also for the past week have has the occasional cramps in stomache like period ones, oh and the otherday my left leg kept cramping, and at night have wind lol am i pregnant please HELP xxxx

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zoey, 9 months

hello iv got 3 children aged 4 2 and a half and 1 iv just found out im pregnant again but have no idea how far i am. I was on the depo injection for 2 injections but was bleeding whilst on it. I stopped takin it in november 08 i was due for another one but didnt go for it. i cannot have any more children im 23 and just wondered if you thought if iv caught whilst on it or not. If not im only 5 weeks but if i have i could be anything up to 5 months. Iv took tests for months which have all been negative but dont no if it wouldnt show up pos because of the depo still in my system plz if you have any answers for me plz plz plz let me no thank you so much xxx

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jennifer plowman, 9 months

a pregancy test can b negitive if u r pregnant because of lack of hgc hormones, so suggest leave it for a few days/weeks and try again. it however CAN NOT b positive when ur not pregnant.......having said this if u have had a early miscarriage (say 4 example b4 knowing ur were pregnant) u can have a positive result for days or weeks after a miscarrage.

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charlene, 9 months

hi im 17 years old and had unprotected sex with my bf 5 days ago (yes i know its a stupid thing to do ) but am ive been having headaches since and mood swingy and have no energy just really tired and have nausea everytime i eat or drink ... and im peeing alot more then usual...... am i pregnant or am i just over reacting???

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Kate, 9 months

Hi....i have totally skipped a period and me and my boyfriend have been trying for a baby but have taken around 3 tests since we started trying and still no luck...but lately have been suffering from cramps, headaches, dizzyness sickness and sore breasts....is it worth taking another test?

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jenny, 9 months

hey, iv just done a test and im preganant, slightly shocked! i had not long came off the pill as it was messing my body up and i was coming on when i was not meant 2. i felt normal no sickness or anything, but had slightly more discharge at 1 point and then the last few days it felt like i was due on and having bad stomachs and then did a test and was pregnant! xxxxxxxxx

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Kristen, 9 months

I am Kristen and I am 20 I am thinking that I might be preggers and have been having quite a few symptoms. Nausea Always hungry More frequent urination Breasts are not sore I gag every time that i brush my teeth (this is new in the last month) today 1-27-09 I started having a light pink discharge no cramps Very moody and emotional took a pregnancy test yesterday & it came back negative I have not missed my period yet but I am thinking I might be preggers plz help?

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Jessica, 10 months

i had sex with my boyfriend and the condom broke, it was a day before my period and now im a week late, im not sure if i am or not im still having cramps like my period is coming but its never there, ive been really tired latley and i cant sleep i find myself more emotional. is their anyway to know im pregnant or not at this time becuase i know a test wont work this early

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Natalie, 10 months

Hi Iam 22 and have been having unprotected sex with me Boyfriend and I think I may be pregnent. I have been having quite a few symptoms that i am pregnant I have missed a period and about the time i was due on i had some spotting, my breasts are very sensative and tender Very much so around the nipple area, I am also very tired all the time I have been feeling sick and also have been sick at various times of the day. I have noticed an increase to the amount of cervial discharge in which im losing, I also feel bloated and have slight cramping and I have been urinating more often I have also been quite moody. I have done a pregnancy Test and it came out negative it was just a cheap one. if I am pregnent I will be 7 weeks gone coming in to my 8th. Do you think their is a good chance of me been pregnent? Thank you for talking the time to read this hope to hear form you soon:-)

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heather, 10 months

i havent had a period in 3months iv got the implant so at first i didnt really think about being pregnant but my partner asked me to do a test as my periods are still pretty regular even with the implant, i did 3tests in october but they came back negative, i did a test tonight an its came back positive well the lines not as dark as the other one but its still positive....am i pregnant?! please write back

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amy, 10 months

im 16 and i had unprotected sex multiple times in one day bout two weeks ago. now im experiencing spotting and my stomach hurts a lot, and im very tired. they told me it was too soon to tell but i feel like im pregnant is it possible to have intuition bout something like this?

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nicole, 11 months

hi.im 17 years old. i noticed about a week ago that i was already 7 days late on my period. then, i gave it one more week, as i sometimes have irregular periods, and stil hadnt come on, so i took two pregnancy tests on christmas morning (of all days) they both came back positive. i have had stomach tho, which feels like period pains, but i havent come on. i also feel very sick throughout the day, and suffer from back problems, and am very tired all of a sudden. i told my bf and he was over the moon, does this mean theres a good chance that im pregnant?? please write back, i am anxious to find out, as i havent made it into the dctors with it being the holidays then the weekend - am stressing now. xx

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samantha, 12 months

I am normally never late on my period i am now 7days late and i am fin ding that i am going to the toilet alot, i have took a cheap pregnancy test and it came up negative could i be pregnant?

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kel, about 1 year

hi i havnt had a period in 2 months i dont have morning sickness or put on any weight or gone off food and my boobs rnt sore also no headaches or anything i was on the pill and havnt taken it in 3 weeks and had sex last thursday and allways have white discharge smelly please help me am i pregnate or can u just miss your period

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paula, about 1 year

i am 15 i had sex on the 4 of sep. my perios isnt regular. im havin all the symptoms basically could i be pregnant

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Brittany, about 1 year

well i noticed prolly 2 weeks ago some changes with my body but i thought i was just getting sick. so i looked all my symptoms up and the were all preg. signs. im a smoker and i never have gagged on a cigarrette and thats one of the first things i noticed smoking makes me feel terrible. i noticed a clear discharge and alot of it like ive never had before, trouvble sleeping but very tired still, hot flashes, cramps, i had diarrhea for about a week then all of a sudden it was like constipation, i can see the veins in my boobs very prominately, very emotional crying for no reason. but now its time for my period and i feel like i cud start any minute but i havnt yet. my face always breaks out when im getting ready to start and it did, cud i still be pregnant with all my pms signs? plz help thanks :)

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emma, about 1 year

Hi my name is Emma. I have got 2 children already, i have got pregnancy signs. My lower back is killing me, i feel sick, really hungry. I feel dizzy aswell, my period is due in 4 days. Could i be pregnant, i noticed that clear slimy stuff the other week. Thats the ferile indication ive had unpretected sex about 5 times. Am i pregnant? Some1 please help!

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michelle, about 1 year

hi. i really feel like im pregnat. i have had a baby before so i know the symptoms. i feel tired, i feel sick, usually my period is really heavy but this month it was slight spotting which lasted 3 days. im feeling really emotional and sappy, like when i was pregnant before. i had done a home pregnancy test, which came back negative, but it was only a cheeap one. what do you think please help

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krissy, about 1 year

so abouot 3 weeks ago i had sex with my ex boyfriend ,and now im vomitting alot my breast are swollen,im sick on and off my lower back hurts,im moody and very tired idk what it is ,.and also my belly is swollen

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Shanae, about 1 year

well you should pray and ask god to help you with what has happened if you are pregnent you might is well tell yer parents even though they propbably kill you later 4 it but just stay calm i know u prop didnt tell yer boyfriend you might be pregent because u think u might scare him off but it takes to to make a baby yeah im 16 i know how ya feel god bless u and i hope yer not pregentant see ya!!!!

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Davina, about 1 year

Hello, I'm fifteen. I keep like weeing alot & i feel really tired & stuff and when theres a quiet little bang i hear it really loud & i go bad over it, My anger has got worse i have gone off my food. I had sex with my ex boyfriend but we used a condom but it is very likly that it split, & i am having all the symptoms well not all about five of them, And i keep getting really dizzy and like falling on my bed & sleeping. I don't know if i am or not i'm too scared too tell anyone i'm really scared too put this on the internet tbh. Can someone write back too me asap? please. x

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brittany, about 1 year

hey i'm 16 years old and i want to know that when you drink water things like that like back to back are you peagnat because i'm drinking water back to back and i go to the bathroom every 30 mon so i was woundering could i be preagnat

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Donna, about 1 year

hi. i usually have a regular period every month (around the 15th) but this month i have had nothing. i am currently 10days late for my period, i have sore vainy breasts, back ache, tiredness, nausea, frequent urinating and a lot of wind! i have taken two tests (3rd &7th day) both were negative. could i be pregnant? what do you suggest me to do?

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nicky, about 1 year

hi i had sex 6 weeks ago unprotected , i took the morning after pill , and then a week later i bled for about a week , and that was 2 weeks early for my period, 4 weeks later i came on my period , it was two weeks later , but i bled alot and it was heavy , i keep getting stomach pains , but i have no other symptoms. am i pregnant do you think?!

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Michelle, about 1 year

I've been really confused and wondering if I am pregnant or not, I'm only 18 so it's not like I want to get pregnant..I noticed about 2 weeks ago when I started to feel extremely tired, and faint. Missing my period was suspicion number one of course. I had un protected sex with my bf at the time, and I'm pretty sure he pulled out every time, so i thought the chances of me getting pregnant were slim? Other things im feeling that have got me to wonder: My breasts are VERY sore, and swollen-I feel very sick around 12, -1 am usually. I have been urinating more often, my lower back area has been hurting me lately, I've felt incredibly cramped and bloated. I THOUGHT i did get my period about ...2 weeks ago or maybe a bit longer, but i thought it was weird it was too light, instead of a red, it was pink and it just came off and on for maybe 2 days or so. Then i read that it could've been "implantation bleeding." Tonight i was also told i had a fever, so higher body tempature, does this sound like i could be pregnant? Should I get a test, or is that too dramatic? Anyone to comment back on this would be a GREAT help!! Thank you

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kelly, about 1 year

Im 28 have had a baby 5 months ago, now i think im pregnant again. My aprtner and myself have noticed certain changes and we think that im pregnant so soon. Im feeling more tired, have more frequent headaches, have sore tingly breasts. There are small glands around my nipples. We have noticed blue lines on my breasts, there has been a increase to the amount of cervial discharge in which im losing, im lso going the toilet more frequent. im very gassy and strange food cravings. I sis a pregnacy test a couple of weeks ago it came up negative. |Could i still be pregnant pleasehelp me thank you for taking the time to read this x

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leanne, about 1 year

Hi there I have found this site very useful... for the last few weeks I have had really bad backache and just started bloating with cramps I have been trying to expand my family for some months now so im really hoping I am PG...I never usally suffer with backache so it may be why Im not due till the end of the month so fingers crossed.

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amy, about 1 year

hello, i am on day 30 and no period yet. my period for the last 3 months have been 26-28 days . so i dont if pregnant . we have been trying for several months we are going on to 3 years of marriage but would like to expand family .if my period is changing on how may days why does it always change every few months. also quick question when do you start counting your period from a spotting day 1 or regular flow day 1 . thank you

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imogen, about 1 year

this has been very helpful for me imperticular because im 14 and i think i am pregnant i feel sick early in the morning at usally 1 or 2 am and i feel dizzy in the day and my back kills me all the eime been going on for 3 weeks now thatnk you this was a big big help to me and they should put more things like this on the internet x imogen age 14 barnsley

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