Pregnancy Symptoms They Donโt Tell You About
๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ... When you watch the romantic comedies about someone being pregnant, they talk about the tiredness, nausea, cravings and waddling once the belly gets bigger. But there are SO many pregnancy symptoms you never hear about. Ones that just go ahead and blindside us women when weโre growing a human. So today Iโm gonna share a few with you! And please, if youโve got more to share, drop them in the comments below!
1. Insomnia. Everyone talks about how tired you are, which is also true, but pregnancy insomnia is also such a real thing. I often wake up at 3am and canโt fall back to sleep for hours. Part of it is because Iโm so incredibly uncomfortable, and another part is because my mind is racing.
2. Restless leg syndrome. Thereโs nothing that makes me wanna chop my legs off more. Luckily taking a magnesium supplement has been helping!
3. Leg cramps. I get so many cramps in my toes, calves and thigh muscles when Iโm pregnant ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ especially during the night.
4. Lightning crotch. Yep thatโs a real thing ๐๐ณ. Look it up. I swear karma is why I have it this pregnancy, because one lid my besties had it and I laughed. Well now I have it and itโs the worst! Iโll never laugh at lightning crotch again. ๐คฃ well maybe just a little.
5. Your skin gets super itchy! As your boobs and belly expand it causes the skin to itch like crazy. But try not to scratch, I heard it causes more stretch marks.
6. The size of your nipples ๐ฑ need I say more.
7. Symphysis Pubis Diastasis. My pubic bone is in so much pain. Apparently itโs because the hormone called relaxin is preparing your body for birth and your bones are stretching apart. Doesnโt that just sound painful?!
8. Gas. Iโm so grateful I havenโt experienced this a ton but a lot of women get terrible gas while theyโre pregnant. Opposite of pregnancy glow I guess.
9. Nipple color. Okay I already mentioned nipple size, but ladies the color will change too. Theyโll get much darker, not sure why.
10. Heartburn. Antacids are my best friend when Iโm pregnant.
