Make sure to get medical help right away if your light bleeding gets heavier or is accompanied by severe cramps, back pain , or stabbing pains. Pregnancy lowers your immunity. Talk to your doctor about pregnancy-safe treatment options.
Pregnant women are more vulnerable to severe illnesses from the flu. This can lead to serious health problems for your baby. Hormones change everything during pregnancy. This includes the valve between your stomach and esophagus. This area becomes relaxed during pregnancy, which can cause stomach acid to leak into your esophagus, causing heartburn.
Fight back by eating smaller, more frequent meals. Also cut out fried grub. Try to avoid fizzy drinks, citrus fruits, juices, and spicy foods. Your hormones suddenly change when you become pregnant. This can throw your emotions out of whack. Your libido goes from hot to cold then back to hot again. You might also experience mood swings.
This is very common during early pregnancy. Increases in estrogen and progesterone during pregnancy can lead to changes in taste for many pregnant women. A condition called dysegusia has some pregnant women tasting metal. Get rid of the metallic flavor by munching on saltines and chewing sugarless gum.
Also try drinking colder liquids or eating spicier foods. But experienced together, they can point to pregnancy. Avoid tampons in pregnancy. Once you become pregnant, hormones continue to play a role in the changes to your vaginal discharge.
Changes to the cervix during pregnancy also affect vaginal discharge. As the cervix and vaginal wall soften, the body produces excess discharge to help prevent infections. Here are some signs of abnormal discharge:. Abnormal discharge may be a sign of infection. Yeast infections are common during pregnancy. If you develop a yeast infection during pregnancy, your doctor may recommend a vaginal cream or suppository. To avoid a yeast infection:. This change is caused by increased blood flow, changing estrogen levels, and the cervix preparing for menstruation.
Monitoring your vaginal discharge in particular, your cervical mucus can also help you identify your most fertile time or "fertile window. Just as vaginal discharge changes throughout the menstrual cycle, it also changes during pregnancy. It is usually thin, milky-white or colorless, and with a mild odor or no odor.
This discharge is referred to as leukorrhea. The term frequently refers to vaginal discharge during pregnancy, but leukorrhea is also present in non-pregnant women. During pregnancy, leukorrhea production increases due to increased estrogen and blood flow to the vaginal area. However, this increase doesn't typically become noticeable until the eighth week—after other, more definitive signs of early pregnancy, such as a missed period.
In your first trimester of pregnancy, vaginal discharge increases in an effort to remove dead cells and bacteria from the uterus and vagina to help prevent infections. The amount of vaginal discharge you experience will increase gradually as your pregnancy progresses. As long as it remains generally colorless and odorless, it is normal and not cause for concern.
Over time, this discharge also helps form the mucus plug. This plug blocks the opening of your cervix to prevent an infection from entering the uterus and harming the baby. Brown or pinkish vaginal discharge may occur during pregnancy. This could appear as light streaks or spots of color on your underwear or the toilet paper when you wipe. If it seems like very light bleeding, it could be spotting.
Usually, this brown- or pink-tinged discharged does not indicate a problem. Common causes may include:. Some changes in vaginal discharge during pregnancy can be signs of infection. Check in with your healthcare provider if you notice redness, itching, or swelling in the vulva, or changes in discharge including:. If the discharge is very watery and seems excessive, it could be amniotic fluid or even urine. Since leaking amniotic fluid could be a sign of preterm labor , it's important to call your doctor and have this checked out.
Contact your midwife or doctor immediately if you have any vaginal bleeding while you're pregnant. It is normal to have more vaginal discharge in pregnancy. This helps prevent any infections travelling up from the vagina to the womb.
Towards the end of pregnancy, the amount of discharge increases further. In the last week or so of pregnancy, it may contain streaks of sticky, jelly-like pink mucus.
This is called a "show", and happens when the mucus that's been present in your cervix during pregnancy comes away. It's a sign that the body is starting to prepare for birth.
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