One Month Pregnant - Some Information On The Early Stages Of Pregnancy

Technically when the majority of people picture a pregnant woman, they conjure up a vision of a woman who is bloated, out of shape and is toiling along with a protruding abdomen. But little do they realize that that perceived stereotype of the pregnant woman is restricted to the last few months, or even the final month. Most women who are in the early stages of pregnancy are often not visually distinguishable from several other women who are wandering around. And this is especially so in the case of women who are one month pregnant.

Women who are one month pregnant don’t appear to be any different from other women. Sure they feel different. In fact, one of the first indications of pregnancy is indicated to them by the way they feel. A period missed is known throughout the world as a signal that a woman has become pregnant. But when a woman is one month pregnant, a period missed does not feel any different than when a period is missed due to other, various reasons like stress or an unhealthy lifestyle. A woman who is 1 month pregnant however has some symptoms like weakness, nausea etc. But these are not mandatory issues for all newly pregnant women. In fact, some women do not show any of these symptoms.

Some of the other things that women who are 1 month pregnant face include a sudden hatred (or in some cases, craving) for otherwise familiar foodstuffs. Some women start loathing their morning cup of coffee and immediately vomit if they will themselves to have it. Other women suddenly find that they are unable to drink a glass of wine or other alcoholic drink. This is especially so with foods that have strong flavours or aromas. But most women who in the initial stages of their pregnancy, show some or all of these signs. This would be a good time to discover that they are pregnant, and to adopt the appropriate actions to pursue a healthy yet balanced diet.

However a constant complaint that all women who are 1 month pregnant have is that they are required to make any number of visits to the lavatory! For most of them, it is simply an inconvenience as they end up taking more than the usual toilet breaks. And especially in the early months of the pregnancy, when the bump is still not visible, they might appear to be shirking work or being rather incontinent! But a vast majority of 1 month pregnant women suffer from this embarrassing problem.

This article was contributed by Mary Lamb, a mother of three children and author of several articles on the general subject of pregnancy and child birth.