Things about pregnancy that no one tells you

[CBear6]

I'm starting to remember the weird things I noticed when pregnant with DS, mainly because they're happening again with this one, and at the time I wondered why no one ever mentions these things, not even the books (or at least the ones I read).

Things like:

• rolling over in bed becomes a test of strength, patience, and momentum. It's all about timing the pivot and the flop and using Whatever is in reach (sorry DH) for leverage
  

• your nipples get huge and change colour
  

• morning sickness isn't just in the morning, sometimes it's all day and all night too
  

• the random hormone-fuelled dreams
  

• the hair. It'll either stop growing and go all lank or it'll grow like weeds. And it's not just the hair on your head that's affected
  

• skin tags. For whatever reason they're common in pregnancy. I didn't know this until the doctor told me so when I got one on the end of my nipple, it turned black (the tag not the nipple)

[CoalCraft]

For me, dry skin! On my hands and feet especially but on my face too. I'm sure no one told me about that ahead of time. Also yes to the strong nails, having to be really careful rolling over and how much your belly visibly moves with baby movements.

Post partum, even worse dry skin (my hands got really painful last time), crazy night sweats and, a few months later, wild hair loss. I nearly ruined the hoover with my shedding!