Oh yes, and that my usually mild short fuse would turn into a temper the equivalent of a nuclear bomb causing me to try and pull DH's hair out on one occassion

31 wks with first

- That I would not get any traditional "pregnancy" woes like morning sickness

- That I would feel so exhausted in the first 2 months that I really felt like sleeping on the pavement

- That foods I previously loved would be revoltingly offputting

- That I would develop such a gag reflex

- That the waitrose christmas ad with the soldier coming home would make me cry every time I see it

- That my boobs would start to grow so rapidly it felt like someone was blowing them up

- Just how much VD there would be

- Dipping pizza in gravy tastes fantastic

-Exactly how bad PGP will get

- Crawling up the stairs is a hell of a lot easier than walking

- That you will get absolutely horrendous travel sickness and start carrying sick bags around with you

- Extra juicy 'lady bits'

- That you will know where every toilet is within a 50 mile radius of wherever you are

- That you will stop at EVERY services en route to your destination as you need a wee and cant wait

- The hair trigger temper

- Crying at EVERYTHING

- The amount of pillows you sleep with is directly proportional to how many months pregnant you are. And you will know exactly what job each pillow does.

- That its perfectly normal to sleep 12 hours a night AND then have a 2 hour nap during the day.

That you get varicous veins on your lady lips(trying to be polite) what is that all about?
And some days they swell and itch. Its nothingelse ithing just the vein!!

I'm 27 weeks pregnant and by and large, going well so far. Except for approx last 2-3 weeks I've had a really sore vagina - mainly when moving/walking but it does ache! Anyone else?? My previously pregnant friends don't seem able to relate.

30 wks with DS1

Horrible enormous, swollen fanny that feels like it's popping out.

Thick black wiry hairs in unexpected places (it took two mirrors and an awful lot of manoeuvring to remove the 2-inch-long one from my buttock).

Strange territorial nesting instinct - don't want anyone to come in the house again, ever.

Nonstop sneezing.

I cry after sex.

I now make pig snorting sounds when I laugh, I never used to.

Craving smells more thn food - specifically satsuma peel, tinsel and new electrical items.

My fingernails have changed - they are lovely and strong, maybe due to milkshakes and yogurt being the only things that didn't make me wanna puke.

I'm 17 weeks with 1st pregnancy, can't wait to see what the rest of my pregnancy has to offer!!!

* That I would get a hairy tummy - I was prepared for a brown stripe, not a man-line!

* That I wouldn't be able to brush my teeth for about 2 weeks because it made me be sick every time.

* That I would have sudden cravings for every food item in the 'do not eat' booklet.

* That I would make list after list of every baby thing that I could ever possibly need.

* That 40 weeks is a LONG TIME when it seems as though every second woman you see already has a cute and gooey baby.

* That my DH & I would exchange knowing glances when walking/driving past a pram or pushchair, because the one we had chosen was far superior in every way

* That it is possible to be so violently sick that you get a rash around your eyes from your blood vessels popping.

* That I would take on the sleeping habits of a newborn for the first 3 months.

* That you would spend ages looking in the mirror stroking your bump!

* That it's actually quite freaky to see the individual vertebrae of your growing baby at the 20 week ultrasound scan.

* That I would actually turn into one of those people who milks their 'condition' for all it's worth!

vivia I'm so sorry....did not want your story to go unacknowledged...

That despite being a fit, energetic, healthy 29year old I would actually start to find it challenging/exhausting to go up and down stairs.

That at about 20 weeks, newborn baby clothes stop looking tiny and cute and start to look huge and terrifying.

That every single person I know would make a comment about my bump EVERY TIME THEY SAW me. That these comments would all be completely random and totally contradictory. That despite this I would still fret about and analyse every one of them.

That I would have gorgeous hair. I am loving my pregnancy hair

That a lot of the pregnancy irritations are not as awful when you experience them as they sound when you hear about them. Not great mind, but not as dreadful as i thought.