Pregnancy Signs & Symptoms, Week by Week Pregnancy Guide

It is no wonder that there are so many women thinking about pregnancy nausea since more than half of all pregnant women go through it.

Nonetheless it is important to remember that every woman is different, every pregnancy is different and the severity of the symptoms is also different so it is almost impossible to describe what does pregnancy nausea feel like.

Causes

The truth is that nobody really knows what causes the symptom. It is believed that it has something to do with the physical changes that go on in your body.

Also it may be connected to the fluctuating levels of hormones.

How long does it last?

Usually the symptom appears during the 6th week of pregnancy. Even though it is called morning sickness, it could last during the entire day. In 80% of the cases, the symptom disappears during the 12th week of pregnancy.

The remaining 20% of women suffer from it for longer periods of time. In some cases the symptom disappears only after childbirth.

The bad news regarding nausea during pregnancy is that the discomfort could get very serious, interfering with the daily activities of women. Many women have to change their daily schedules in order to cope with the problem.

Health effects

Normally nausea has no negative effects on the mother or the baby. It is possible to have dietary problems on the short term, but these aren’t supposed to affect the outcome of the pregnancy. However if the symptom is very severe, it could lead to health problems.

In the majority of the cases, nausea gets better at some point during the day so that women will feel hungry again and they will actually be able to keep the food down. The nausea while being pregnant isn’t something easy to go through but there are some tricks you could use which can be found in the Internet.