Early Pregnancy: Symptoms and Causes

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Even women who have had children before and remember the feelings of early pregnancy, may still have some questions when it happens again.

The first thing women who may be pregnant should do is listen to their body. According to a Parents Magazine interview with Melissa Goist, MD, clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Ohio State University Medical Center,"The hormones released as soon as you conceive may start causing subtle changes even before they're detectable on a home pregnancy test."

So if you are saying any of these things to yourself, they may be signs that point to a baby on the way:

1. "Ugh ... why do I feel so sick?" Nausea or morning sickness is common in many pregnancies. The Mayo Clinic website states that nausea can begin as early as three weeks after conception and that nausea may stem in part from rising hormone levels.

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