I had no way of knowing what the future held for me when I was pregnant with my first child. It did not take long for me to find out. The first trimester was pretty normal, nothing changed. I woke in the mornings a couple of times with a slight case of morning sickness but that was it. Then the second trimester hit and I soon learned that I needed new clothes badly. I had been putting it off but it was time to shop for maternity wear.

I did not want to buy maternity clothes, I had been putting it off as long as I could. I just knew that I would not find anything that had style and I did not want to look like a fat woman in a potato sack. I could not believe my eyes when I got to the store. There were so many beautiful stylish clothes for pregnant women. They looked like clothes I would buy even if I was not pregnant.

I was so relieves that I would be able to have stylish clothes while being pregnant. I did not buy more than a couple things because I was in the second trimester and I thought I needed to wait until I got a lot bigger before I bought more clothes.

By the third trimester I had actually been back twice to buy more maternity clothes and was on my way there again. I loaded up on clothes and even bought several outfits for me to wear once I had the baby. I knew that getting in to my old clothes was out of the question at least for a month or so.

When I was in my eighth month I decided that we needed to finish all the shopping so we could have the nursery ready when the time came to bring home my beautiful baby. We learned early on that we were having a girl. I had to buy everything girlie that I could. We found a lot of beautiful little girl clothes.

The one thing I saw and feel in love with immediately was the ladybug baby bedding. I just had to have it. So we get home with all of our new things and start putting them away. The nursery was looking beautiful especially after I added the new ladybug stuff to it.

A month later I was in labor and our little girl was born. After a few days in the hospital it was time to go home. I was getting my baby ready and putting on her going home outfit that I had with me and it was too big. I had to put her in the sleepwear that we had with us. For the whole first month that was all she could wear because she was so little. Nothing we brought would fit her. The point to this story is you may think you are prepared for anything but once your baby gets here you will learn that you are never prepared enough.

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Identifying pregnancy will differ from woman to woman however, all wait for the delayed or missed menstrual cycle.  Some women do start to experience signs and symptoms that they are pregnant quite early on; even in the first week.  Interestingly, in some women, the signs of conception may not show for quite some time if ever. Phone your doctor if your having any symptoms of being pregnant.

The embryo imbeds itself into the uterine wall about 6-12 days after conception.  When this occurs a few women will have cramps and bleed a little.  Late or skipped periods are the most obvious sign; if you are sexually active and notice such a change in your regular cycle, you might want to take a pregnancy test. Your doctor should be your first point of contact for any issue regarding weight gain during pregnancy.

The next period will be missed after you become impregnated.  However, it should be noted that some women experience a period and bleeding during their pregnancy.Your personal physician would need to be consulted if you have questions about pregnancy exercises.

One more indication of conception is the fact that the breasts feel soft and bloated in the first two weeks. The areolas might have a deeper color in a few women.

After a week of being pregnant, many women complain of feeling tired a lot. Morning Sickness is one of the most talked about pregnancy symptoms though not all women experience it. 

A few women never possess this symptom but it usually remains anywhere between two to eight weeks. Lower back pain occurs in the early stages itself and persists mildly throughout the gestation period.  The hormone levels change a lot and it typically causes headaches in early pregnancy. 
Another sign of pregnancy that happens about six weeks after the conception is having to urinate more than usual. 

Another pregnancy signal could be food cravings. Though not all food cravings are out there, most women will experience them at some point.  The final word is that if you suspect that you could be pregnant there are a lot of options for home pregnancy tests and going to see your doctor is the first thing you should do so you and your baby will be safe.

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