During the different phases of pregnancy, there are also different symptoms and discomforts.

Many women experience so-called implantation bleeding. This occurs when the fertilized egg attaches itself to the uterine lining. The implantation causes tiny injuries in the uterine lining, which can lead to bleeding. It is often accompanied by abdominal pain.

First signs of pregnancy

Pregnancy symptoms can appear very soon after fertilization.

• Spotting

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• Heightened or altered sense of taste and smell

• Tension in the breasts and nipples

• Increased urge to urinate

• Fatigue and exhaustion

• Sleep disturbances

• Headaches

However, none of these signs are a confirmation of pregnancy, since they can also occur during the cycle, for example due to PMS or cysts. If you do know you are pregnant, though, it is easy to trace the symptoms back to that.

For some women, the symptoms appear early and are hormonally triggered, while for others they appear later, once the pregnancy is already more advanced.

Morning sickness – the classic

Morning sickness is a very typical pregnancy symptom that occurs in the first trimester of pregnancy, usually about one to two weeks after a missed period.

Nausea is usually strongest after the sixth week of pregnancy and generally subsides again after the tenth week. While nausea is an extremely unpleasant symptom, you should not curse it – on the contrary! According to studies, women with pregnancy-related nausea have one-third fewer miscarriages compared to those who do not show this symptom.

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