By MAMAMIA TEAM
Changing shoe sizes. A superhuman sense of smell. Postpartum bleeding.
There are a lot of things women don’t expect when they fall pregnant for the first time. Most think their pregnancies will be the exact opposite of those of women in movies – you know, the people who barely break into a sweat when they go into labour?
Just as an FYI, you should know that this post is sponsored by Avène. But all opinions expressed by the author are 100% authentic and written in their own words.
In reality, pregnancy and labour is very different. And to prove that, we went on Facebook recently and we asked our readers: “What were the unexpected pregnancy symptoms you didn’t realise happened until you WERE pregnant?”
Their answers were amazing. Here’s a taste:
1. “That you can never laugh, sneeze or cough again without wetting your pants.” – Mishelle.
2. “The constant splattered stains on my shirts where my belly caught dropped food…brought to my attention what a messy eater I am…apparently those droppings used to just land on the floor!” – Jaynie
3. “That morning sickness was so debilitating you’d lose weight and end up taking your duvet to the bathroom to get some rest” – Fiona
4. “Pre natal depression. And almost no sympathy from the world around me, because if you get depressed it’s supposed to happen after.” – Susanne
5. “Crazy sense of smell. Like, superhuman.” – Frances
6. “Can’t believe no-one has said it! Better Sex!!!” – Liz
7. “Hyperenesis (severe morning sickness 24/7 for 9 months) you think I would have learnt after the first pregnancy. But I had 4 kids.” – Narelle
8. “I didn’t realise I would bleed after for a week until I had the baby lol. The lil things no one talks about!” – Natasha
9. “Shoe size going up and not going down again. Lost years worth of beautiful shoes.” – Brianna
10. Patchy brown skin! I developed a skin condition called malasma on my forehead, cheeks and nose. There was nothing I could do to make it disappear… – Vanessa
11. “It was Easter and I discovered I was pregnant and had such a dislike for chocolate. It just tasted so Wrong!!! For a chocoholic it was very strange – the whole pregnancy chocolate was out.” – Karen
12. “How interesting the credits at the end of a TV show are – great place to look at names.” – Karen
13. “How happy I would become by just knowing I had created a life inside me…” – Robyn
14. “Uncontrollable laughter!” – Melanie
15. “Baby hiccuping while I was in meetings and it made me giggle and my tummy jump. It was very funny when the company president scuttled out if the room in fear the baby was going to arrive then and there!” – Melissa
16. “My nipples tripling in size and darkening!” – Nicole
17. “The position of the baby impacting sleep…….. tiny feet in my ribs!!! Or with the second having a baby press on your bladder and you feel as though you are busting but you go and nothing !!!!” – Vanessa
19. “My skin! My skin! I developed the pregnancy mask.” – Pricilla
20. “The influence over food etc. I could not get enough of apples, muesli and nesquick. The food I onced adored, repulsed me and how a simple pesto with spaghetti would leave me vomiting.” – Sally
21. “The difficulty and pain associated with breast feeding and the debilitating sleep deprivation.” – Jacqui
22. “Stretch marks, tummy and boobs- had no idea until too late . 5 babies later……” – Cheryl
23. ” I think I can remember my hubby saying to me, “I wish you could be pregnant forever, that way your boobs will always be THAT size.”!” – Rhonda
24. “Libido sky rocketing..and labour pain…unimaginable but so worth it” – Emma
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Did you have any unexpected pregnancy symptoms to add to the list?
Top Comments
The almost crippling anxiety over what everyone else and their dog thinks of your choices (seems the whole world has an opinion and it can be harder to block it out when you're hormonal and doing something very important that you have never done before). It starts with your activities and diet while you're pregnant and then flows out into just about every choice you make with your little baby! I took a year to get over it!
I had aura migraines of pregnancy. I'd see fuzzy lines in the sky in front of me and would be do dizzy I just had to lie down. My speech was also affected during them.Terrifying!!