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Unusual Symptoms of Pregnancy: Constipation, Dizziness, Hyper Emotion

© Nicole Deak

Conventional, obvious symptoms of pregnancy - nausea, swollen breasts, etc. - may not show up until several weeks or months along.

However, some women may experience subtle symptoms that are never mentioned in books that let them know, early on, that they may be pregnant.

The signs and symptoms of pregnancy, conventional or unusual, will be different for every woman and every pregnancy.

Unconventional Signs: Getting Emotional, Constipation, Dizziness

Newly-pregnant woman may experience extreme levels of emotion, similar to PMS symptoms. Another indicator can be obvious veins on the chest, under the arms and along the sides of the breasts that look like darkened railway tracks. Pregnancy may be a reason for the increased blood supply.

For some women, constipation is a very early sign of pregnancy.  The digestive tract slows considerably to allow the body to extract all the available nutrients, and this results in constipation. If a woman is not used to drinking large amounts of water, this can be a real problem early on. Another trouble might be gas (both burping and otherwise), again from the slowed digestion. These early signs of pregnancy are often not noticed.

Fatigue may not hit a woman until later in the pregnancy, light-headedness or dizziness can occur right away. When standing for a period of time, a woman may suddenly become slightly dizzy and have to sit down, or even faint.