bloody weird things that happen to your body in pregnancy

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and I don't mean the bump growing.

Last time I got a benign gum tumour called an Epulis of Pregnancy. Had never heard about them before. I couldn't eat on one side, and it kept bleeding - not nice. It did go away after I had my DS.

This time - I'm developing skin tags around my eyes. Again I had no idea this was a possible side effect of being pregnant but googling shows me that it is fairly common. I have one on each eyelid now which is really attractive.

In the last trimester I got a serious stabbing pain in my nipples which took my breath away.

My feet swelled and never went back to same size.

My hair has got darker

Silveryfox - that is exactly what I had! It was excruciatingly painful :-( Had me in tears on a few occasions. I had to have a hot water bottle to stuff down my top.

Hi I too have the slow leg hair growth and fanjo hair growth. I have also lost completely my sense of smell and taste linked to pregnancy rhinionitis, well I hope it is and that it comes back xxx

All 3 pregnancies have had sooo much snot and earwax, skin tags appearing all over the place, terrible farting, restless leg syndrome and night time cramps.

Last two preganancies had discolouration of a large patch of skin around my belly button and the classic dark line down to my crotch. Also more hair on skin altough had girls each time.
This time no visible changes to skin but it is the itching arg the itching!! that is really getting me down. Still only 4 weeks to go until the least of my worries will be itchyness.

Silveryfox and Crosshair, I have giant veiny boobs and Raynauds too. I got the Raynauds in my last pg too as well, flippin excrucuating. Glad it went away after DS was born. Mabe him bfing kept me warm I had to sit in front of a heater and constantly wear a super warm fleece in the house.

Also got yet more skin tags and the blocked nose. Expecting nosebleeds any day.

I had really bad shortness of breath last time, really glad it's not so bad now. (19wks with no2)

I have the nipple thing too! Now the weather is cold i get it all the time. Before then it would just happen when going round the chiller section of sainsburys!

It feels like they are on fire. I've never checked the colour but will have a sneaky peek next time!