When you're pregnant you do usually poop less when pregnant.
When I was pregnant I pooped less often than I did before I was pregnant which is normal.
Early on in your pregnancy, your body starts going through lots of changes, and these can affect your bowel movements, leading to either hard or loose stools.
For example, as levels of the hormone progesterone increase, this can cause your digestive system to slow down, often leading to constipation.
When it occurs during pregnancy, though, it's often due to an increase in the hormone progesterone.
This hormone slows muscle contractions in the intestines.
And when muscle contractions slow down, your bowels don't flow as freely or as easily.
Also during pregnancy you may also experience tummy twinges as well as pinching and pulling.
Some women experience feelings inside their stomachs in the early stages of pregnancy that replicate the sensation of their muscles being pulled and stretched.
Sometimes referred to as 'abdominal twinges', these tingles are nothing to worry about.
The first signs of pregnancy include.
Missed period. If you're in your childbearing years and a week or more has passed without the start of an expected menstrual cycle, you might be pregnant.
Tender, swollen breasts.
Nausea with or without vomiting.
Increased urination.
Fatigue.