During the first trimester of pregnancy, many women consider morning sickness as an all-through-the-pregnancy-all-day-long sickness. But this is not the only pregnancy symptoms a woman needs to prepare for. According to moms and moms-to-be who’ve been through it, and a midwife who’s been through it with them, there are a few other lesser-known tales about what can be expected when you’re an expectant mother.
In some instances, many pregnant women discover pains in parts of their bodies that they previously paid little attention to as the unborn child moves around inside the womb.
It is also possible for a pregnant woman to wake up at night with Restless Leg Syndrome, a tingling, numb feeling and extreme restlessness in the legs. It may only occur at night and once you’re up and walking, everything is fine.
Pregnancy can suddenly make you allergic to something. Or if you already have an allergy, it can aggravate it to an unbearable degree.
According to Lynn Himmelreich, CNM, MPH, a midwife in the obstetrics and gynecology department at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, most of these symptoms are likely to be much more frustrating since you’re going to be exhausted most of the time. Many women are surprised by just how bad symptoms of pregnancy can get.
However, not all surprising pregnancy symptoms are physical. Carrie Hutton, a new mom from Arlington, Virginia whose son is now four months old, describes what some call ‘pregnancy amnesia.’ Hutton said that, for some reason, no matter how competent you were in your pre-pregnancy life, you can no longer connect the dots.