Teenage Pregnancy

Teenage Pregnancy

Most women equate a missed menstrual period with the possibility of being pregnant, but other symptoms and signs are experienced by most women in the early stages of pregnancy. It's important to remember that not all women will experience all of these symptoms or have the symptoms to the same degree. Even the same woman can have different types of symptoms in a subsequent pregnancy than she had in previous pregnancies. The following are the most common pregnancy symptoms in the first trimester.

Teenagers get pregnant for a wide variety of reasons. Some of them begin engaging in acts of sexual intercourse at an early age. Others are not aware of the real facts behind pregnancy and sex and have sex due to peer pressure, or are misguided because of gossip and rumors. Sometimes teenagers believe the rumors that their peers are telling them, and find themselves pregnant as a result of these rumors contradicting fact. They feel ashamed to ask their parents, or another positive adult figure in their lives, about sex in a candid and open manner.

Early Pregnancy Symptoms The onset and degree of pregnancy symptoms will vary within women. Many women experience them within days of conception, others take a few weeks before pregnancy symptoms kick in and a lucky few feel no discomfort at all. The early pregnancy symptoms listed on this page generally can be felt once implantation occurs (4 - 10 days from ovulation) and will lessen after the first trimester.
It is frustrating to realize that many pregnancy symptoms are very similar to those that occur right before menstruating. However, combined with high temperatures and a longer luteal phase - they are key indications that you have achieved pregnancy success!

Nausea & Vomiting. Nausea and vomiting may come as early as a week into the pregnancy. Many women experience illness in the morning (morning sickness), some in the afternoon or evening, others feel feel nausea throughout the entire day. There is no explanation as to why pregnant women feel this or even a solution as to how to prevent it - however, eating small frequent meals, and snacking on saltine crackers seems to give some kind of relief. Eating a protein/carbohydrate at bedtime (try an apple and a glass of milk) tends to lessen the nausea that occurs in the morning.