No matter how much you imbibe knowledge about pregnancy symptoms; there are times when certain distinctive moments catch you off guard during pregnancy.
Here are 5 pregnancy symptoms that may leave you feeling embarrassed. Watch out for them!
Urine Leaks Through Your Pants!
Omigosh! You wet your pants! This can be quite embarrassing when you’re sitting in a board meeting. You stand up to give your presentation only to feel a gush of urine wetting your socks! Well, this happens during pregnancy and you can’t do anything about it. Blame it on the expanding uterus exerting force on your bladder. This makes it difficult to hold even a small amount of urine.
The only remedy for this is to drink less water, especially before an important presentation! Or you can wear sanitary pads, which will keep you free from tension all day. Kegel exercises are great to tone your pelvic muscles.
You Vomit On Your Friend!
We all know about the dreaded morning sickness. But, sometimes things can go out of hand and you may actually throw up in the least expected situation. To avoid such a happening, it’s advised to take your prenatal vitamins at dinnertime, along with your food. If this doesn’t help, take a low-iron supplement, as iron can trigger nausea.
Besides this, wear an anti-seasickness band on your wrist. It presses a point on your wrist that is related to nausea. You can also suck a ginger or lemon flavored hard candy.
You Fart In Public!
You’re sitting with a bunch of colleagues and are just about to explode! Blame those raging progesterone hormones that retard motility in your stomach, causing build up of excess gas. This leads to sudden belching or farting.
Watch your pregnancy diet. Stay away from carbonated drinks, beans, and broccoli. Eat 5-6 small meals throughout the day.
You Scratch And Scratch!
One of the nasty pregnancy symptoms is problem in vagina and vulva. This may include odor, discharge, itching, and swelling of vulva. The expanding uterus and pregnancy hormones are the culprits for this. There’s an increase in fluids in the body that causes itching. You may even get a burning sensation down there.
Keep your V-zone clean as well as dry. Wear fresh panty liners. If the swelling in vulva turns red or purple, it’s vulva varicosities. Keep your feet off from the ground as much as you can and consult your doctor.
You Forget Small Things!]
You enter the grocery store and forget what you wanted to buy! This usually happens in the second trimester. This is normal. You’re not losing your memory; relax! It’s just that your mind is overloaded with so many things to do and think about at this time that everything gets jumbled up.
Just keep away from stress and don’t rush into doing things simultaneously.
Certain pregnancy symptoms can really make you think why you got pregnant in the first place! Don’t worry. All this will pass and you’ll soon have your bundle of joy in your arms!