5 Symptoms of Pregnancy - Early Signs

Every woman will encounter different symptoms of pregnancy and I have been reminded a thousand times, every pregnancy for every woman is different.

If you google 'pregnancy symptoms', there is easily more than 30 types of signs that a woman may encounter and I just want to highlight this, some of which are easily misled as pre-menstrual ones as they are really similar.

Actually, if you understand and knows your body well enough, you should be able to detect based on the tell-tale-signs and of course these signs are in addition to missing your period as an obvious indicator if you have regular periods like mine.

Here's my top 5:

1. Extreme Fatigue

All I want to do is 'SLEEP'! 

And the thing is you can never get enough of it. 

I recalled sleeping almost 20 hours (not sleep coma) on a weekend which is uncommon for me and I still felt completely exhausted. My hubs (then bf) was confused with why I was constantly tired and dragging me out of bed seems like the hardest thing.

2. Body Rashes / Skin dryness

Skin allergy has never been an issue for me. So I was quite shocked to experience skin dryness which was extremely irritating as I am constantly feel itchiness all over my body. Not knowing it was one of the signs for pregnancy, I had gone to 3 doctors for consultation on my condition and despite  using the moisturisers/aqueous cream they had prescribed, it never goes away. I resorted to using J&J Baby Lotion and it did improve a little but it was only till my second trimester that it kinda went away. This discomfort did not stay away from me for long as it returns during my third trimester :(

3. Muscle Aches (Back and Leg)

I consider myself a regular fitness woman before pregnancy. 

I run almost 3-4 times a week plus 1 zumba class  and if time allows, 1 yoga lesson all in a week. I was not at all prepared for muscle aches as an aftermath of shopping in Tokyo. 

4. Vaginal Dryness

I have to admit, I had only found out about this after I knew I was pregnant. So guess who told me I had it :p

5. Growth in Appetite

I am someone who is conscious with my food intake especially after going through a  successful weight lose of over 20kg in approximately 2-year. Rules like 'no snacking' is something I strictly abide to but for some strange reasons, I was not able to curb it.
I feel like I have to eat all the time! Otherwise, I would feel nausea.
Eating vs Nausea - We have a clear winner.

What's yours?