7 Crazy Facts You Should Know About Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a stage wherein a woman experiences several different things, sometimes in certain phases, and other times all at once. While there are no two pregnancy experiences that are exactly the same, there are certain things that are encountered by pregnant women in general. 

As such, here are some crazy facts that you should know about pregnancy.

1. Morning sickness doesn’t only happen in the morning

Some pregnant women are lucky enough because they don’t have to endure morning sickness. Others maybe not as fortunate and discover that morning sickness doesn’t only happen in the morning. Rather, it lasts for the entire day, particularly being triggered by a certain smell that you don’t like. It usually lasts for the first trimester, but others experience it even when they are already on their third trimester.

2. Your heart grows bigger

Aside from the fact that your body is home to two or even more hearts during the time that you are pregnant, it is also a fact that your heart grows bigger too. This is both in a literal and a metamorphic sense. Your heart grows bigger literally to be able to pump up all the additional blood needed by your body, as well as your little one. In the same manner, your heart grows bigger because of the love and the bond that you share with that little human growing inside of you.

3. Your back and pelvis will hurt

Pregnant women in general experience back and pelvic pain, especially during their third trimester when they are about to pop. This is because your body supports the increasing weight and size of the little one growing inside of you. Fortunately, there are means on how you can cope with back and pelvic pain during pregnancy, such as using a pregnancy belt or a maternity pillow. There is also the option for you to consult with your obstetrician in order to be able to get prescription medicine for your pain, which is safe for pregnant women.

4. Your joints loosen

When you are pregnant, your body releases more of the relaxin hormone. This hormone is responsible for softening your ligaments, which are the tissues that interconnect the joints in your body. This is but normal because the entire process prepares your pelvis for childbirth by making it more flexible. During birth, the pelvic bone even separates because it is typically only connected by cartilage and ligament, which has already loosened.

5. Your voice can change

Because of all the changes in your hormones when you are pregnant, there is a great chance that even your vocal folds can change. This is because when you are pregnant, you have increased levels of estrogen and progesterone. In fact, pregnant women produce more of these hormones in a single day compared to the level that non-pregnant women do in an entire year. Nevertheless, these hormones cause your vocal folds to swell, making your voice sound deeper than it used to.

6. You get more body hair

Being pregnant is beneficial for your crowning glory because pregnant women generally have fuller and healthier hair compared to when they were not pregnant. Aside from this, their hair grows faster when they are pregnant and this can be attributed to the increased level of estrogen that their body produces. The downside of this is that they can experience hair growth in the parts of their body where the hair is unwanted such as in their abdomen, back, and even in their face.

7. You feel hot

Again, feeling hot can be taken literally and figuratively. Literally, pregnant women feel hot because your sweat glands are working faster as your body works overtime to be able to pump out all the blood you and your baby need. In addition to this, you develop an increased surface area in your skin when you are pregnant that your sweat glands also need to cover. Figuratively, pregnant women are known to have an increase in libido, especially during the second trimester when the morning sickness is over and their belly is not yet that big, making them feel “hot” and ready to hit the sheets.

Pregnancy is an incredible experience for a woman because it is during this time that another human being grows from within her. While it may often prove to be challenging, daunting, and exhausting, the joys and rewards of having to bring out a new life into this world is an experience like no other. Thus, if you are soon to become a momma, just hang in there because, in the end, all your sacrifices will be worth it.