11 Weeks Pregnant

Metallic Taste in your mouth

Are you experiencing constant weird tastes in your mouth and finding your favorite foods unpalatable? Your pregnancy hormones are responsible for an altered sense of taste and smell, causing you to experience nausea and aversions of food. This weird symptom that alters your taste during pregnancy is called Dysgeusia.

Heightened sense of smell

Pregnancy hormones are capable of giving you surprises. During the first trimester of pregnancy, a sudden spike and shift of hormones, are responsible for a heightened sense of smell. While some of them calm you down, some can just churn your stomach up and leave you nauseous.

Increase in appetite

Since you are almost at the margin of the first trimester, your body is getting used to the hormonal haywire. Your hunger pangs start showing effect once you get rid of nausea. An increase in appetite is a good signal as you can choose your nutrition mindfully, which is helpful for you and the baby.

Aversion to certain foods

Food aversions usually are triggered by a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin. hCG will be at its peak during the 11th week of pregnancy and will be the reason for many symptoms like strong aversions to food and nausea. It will eventually come down as you cross your first trimester.

Constipation

Progesterone plays the game in slowing down the digestive system resulting in constipation. At this stage, your body needs more fiber to beat this problem. Fiber can help bulk up the stool and makes it easy to pass. Handling constipation is vital during pregnancy to stay away from hemorrhoids.

Heartburn

Heartburn or acid reflux during pregnancy is one of the most widespread symptoms. It can last till the end of the first trimester. Pregnancy hormones play a vital role in causing acid reflux as they tend to relax the food pipe causing slow digestion.

Sore breasts

Sore breasts are one of the major symptoms of pregnancy. It can last till the end of the first trimester. Breast tenderness during pregnancy feels way worse than the usual PMS symptom. Your breasts will continue to grow throughout the pregnancy, and the feeling of heaviness may come down gradually.

Fatigue

Fatigue can occur due to many factors during the first trimester of pregnancy, like progesterone spikes and increased pumping of blood, which can sometimes fluctuate your blood sugar levels. While feeling tired and exhausted is normal during the first trimester, ensure to talk to your gynecologist if you experience extreme exhaustion and fatigue. It can sometimes indicate iron deficiency, which is not good for you and the baby during pregnancy.

Morning Sickness

If you get lucky, your nausea and morning sickness will come down in a week or two. But for some women, nausea can stay throughout the pregnancy. Meanwhile, cope with them by staying away from the factors that trigger them. Have plenty of water and fluids, and talk to your doctor if you are unable to keep any food and liquids down.

Mood swings

Still unable to figure out what you feel? Happy, sad, anxious, confused? Blame the hormones that take over your moods like a rollercoaster. Take your family's help and cope with mood swings. Reading a book, meditating, and listening to soft music can help you deal with this ebb and flow of hormones.

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