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About 5 weeks pregnant & waking up with body aches. head, kneck, back. is this a type of symptom or? is it common?

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Common: Your posture changes when you get pregnant. This causes the muscles to have to tighten. This leads to body and especially headaches.

Answered 11/2/2013

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