Hormones play havoc on your mood making you happy one minute, anxious the next, and completely overwhelmed in the third. But every woman is different and so is the pregnancy phase. Levels of fitness, moods and symptoms vary from woman to woman—and from one pregnancy to another. So the questions arises which are the main pregnancy hormones and how to deal with them?

Here is the cheatsheet to Pregnancy hormones:

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)

HCG is perhaps is the most special hormone during pregnancy as it is going to get the pregnancy started. HCG helps in forming the placenta and helps the woman’s body realize that there is a baby in the womb. It initiate to start constructing a little nest for baby. HCG is believed  to be a main reason behind morning sickness. HCG is also part of the frequent urination that happens well before Baby is big enough to push down on your bladder.

Progesterone

Progesterone is made early in the pregnancy that is why it is called early pregnancy hormones. Low progesterone can be one of the reason for early miscarriages. Therefore, doctors monitor progesterone level to ensure you have enough to maintain your pregnancy. Progesterone helps in the growth of breast tissue. Later in stage, it mitigate ligaments and cartilage to help with the labor process.

Estrogen

The hormone has an very important role.Estrogen is help in the development of the baby. It help in building  several different organs and body systems of the baby. It stimulates hormone production in the baby’s adrenal glands as well as with the growth of it. It also enhances the mother’s uterus and helps it respond to another hormone (oxytocin).

Prolactin

Prolactin is responsible for milk-production. Prolactin slowly and steadily climbs from conception to delivery. It helps the breasts to get ready to feed the baby. High prolactin is key to being able to breastfeed your baby. However, it can be very troublesome for you mood. When prolactin levels are high, a feel good, motivating, thought-organizing brain chemical—will be lower.

Relaxin

Pregnancy make significant changes in female body. Relaxin is most likely responsible for loosening ligaments that hold the pelvic bones together. This hormones are necessary for relaxing muscles so that the  delivery of a baby can happen through natural birth. Since muscles get relaxed and loosen, it can cause pain, inflammation, and clumsy actions in the shoulders, knees, hips and ankles. This pregnancy hormone is the reason for anxiety and stress during pregnancy.

Above listed hormones are important during pregnancy to enhance the development and growth of healthy baby as well as to help the mother throughout till the birth of her baby.