Things nobody ever really mentions before you get pregnant then they all nod in unison and it obviously happens to every pregnant woman ever

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That if you have complications you will end up hating the sight of needles because they will want your blood every week! All the erotic dreams comments are true too. Never before or since have I had such thoughts about rugby teams!

That you can vommit and wet yourself at the same time just because you found one of your own hairs on your dinner plate!!

That you can vommit and wet yourself at the same time just because you found one of your own hairs on your dinner plate!!

Just skim read, but agreeing with a lot of what I read.

My own experiences:
Going off coffee, belching like a mating elk (so DP assured me!), acid reflux, leg cramps, throwing up when cleaning teeth, piles the size of melons coupled with constipation (not a good combination! )... but then feeling the baby move and all was good with the world. At least for five minutes until the acid hit again. my friends told me about Gaviscon but I didn't really believe them , until I took it. I had bottles in the bedroom, kitchen and living room, at my desk at work and in my handbag and happily admit to being a "gaviscon-aholic". Fabulous stuff!

Cleaning your teeth makes you wretch.

has anyone mentioned when the baby sticks a foot right up under your ribcage - gawd that's horrible! or the sudden wave of nausea when they kick at your bladder?
the consitpation cos your piping's all squashed up!!
cystitis
leg cramps
piles oh dear god the piles

I completely agree with all of them.

What about how everyone stares when you let out a sudden, loud 'ouch' in the supermarket where LO has booted so hard it hurt!!! Everyone assumes you are going into labour and looks terrified!!!

I really love this thread,there are so many things not covered by the sheepish medical lot so you dont ask and then dont learn. I thourght that a tight constriction around my diaphragm (in my chest) was the baby,mentioned it and patted on the head by the nurse. I accepted being patronised and put up with it .Much later on it turned out to be symptomatic of an unconnected medical condition . Mumsnet is great foe getting through the rubbish pregnant women are expexted to deal with !

Thats for (not foe) and expected(not what i wrote)! Sorry.

Not being able to sit up because there's a head under your ribcage (dds1 was breech).
Bad hair days for the whole nine months - it just became massive and uncontrollable.
Boobs didn't grow at all. Especially when compared to everything else on my body.
Falling over when trying to put on socks.
Craving for Heinz ravioli and tinned spaghetti.
Wanting to live in the bath.

My symptoms so far with first LO at 28 weeks

Throwing up as soon as a toothbrush went anywhere near my mouth.
Really sore heavy boobs
Shooting pains in boobs
Round ligament pain (Thought I was going to come on !)
Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
SPD, god the pain - no-one every mentioned this
Going for a wee at least 4 times a night and 500 times during the day.
Palpitations

Think that's it so far LOL !

What a satisfying thread! Has anyone mentioned continuous nose bleeds? Gets you a seat on the tube, but you can't get your head between your legs over the bump. Hummm.

That you can feel like crap for the whole bloody time!

That despite all the rose tinted descriptions not every one 'loves' feeling their baby kick! Mine was a bloody little boxer in there and no it didn't give me any warm and fuzzy glow, not even the first time i felt it I was just relieved that it happened as that probably menat the baby was okay.

Fainting on the bus back from work

Lack of sleep

Going to the loo about 20 times a day

Farting constantly

As you can tell I HATED being pregnant!

The really weird feeling when your baby moves, especially in late pregnancy - like something from Alien!

Daylight and other bright light really hurt my eyes, Its like a really long Hangover without the fun memories of the night before! a cruel twist indeed.

Hi Everyone
Having a great laugh at the fab descriptions of the lovely time we all go through while pg. Things that were never told to me include where to beware of sharp fingered mw and docs who jab your tummy to locate babies head. It hurts!!
Revolting maternity wear... Just because I am pg I DO NOT want to wear clothes with bows and kittens on them!!
Underbump jeans are great in warm weather but when it is cold you need the big huge over bump ones or you tummy gets cold. The breeze gets up under the tent tops!!
Everynight when I went to bed DD would leap around like a monkey then get the hiccups.
Leak proof vomit bags were essential for the commute to work on the tube. I found ziplock bags inside another bag did the trick coz a bin is a tricky thing to find sometimes.
I hope that these random ramblings are of assistance....

That despite never really having anything from the 'foods to avoid' list before I was pregnant, now that I know I can't have certain things I really want them.

I really want peanuts, peanut butter, wine, deep-fried Brie or Camembert and prawns!

Especially the wine. When I was being sick I didn't really miss it, but really envied hubby the nice cool glass of white he had the other night. I satisfied myself with one small sip.

did anyone mention nosebleeds?

Oh and cake and chocolate and anything sweet provides a sugar rush to the baby resulting in increased kicking - ouch.

Currantbun try Shloer. The white grape one. Close your eyes take a sip rest it in your mouth for a moment it could almost be wine.

(Currantbun - you can have deep fried Camembert and Brie as once it's been cooked it's fine)

Currantbun, eat the prawns, there are as many people who say shell fish is very good for you while pg as there are who say no! Just buy ready cooked ones and then do them in a nice sauce so you cook them until nice and hot again at home.

Plus, you can come across pasturised brie if you look hard enough (my French cousin being very very excited about it). Not sure about camembert tho.

Am I the only one who basically ignores the 'don't eat' lists apart from the obvious like alcohol?

I know I'm a really really bad girl for saying this but... as an adopter who never successfully got pregnant and very occasionally has a wistful look at glowing pg ladies with little neat bumps, I am crackling evilly at hearing all the bad things which no-one admits to.

There, said it! How dreadful of me to be cheered up by the horrible pregnancy stories

I ignored the don't eat lists except for liver, undercooked egg, pate, and unpasteurised cheeses. And alcohol. But have been eating shellfish and meats like ham and salami.

currantbun, you can have a glass of wine too! In fact, last night I had 2... I've been eating peanuts as well occasionally, but there is no history of allergy to anything in the family so I'm not worried. I wouldn't if there was any allergy history though.

Hollyboo, LOL - your post about weeing and vomitting reminded me of one occasion when I needed to be sick but also to go to the loo no.2 (is there a ladylike way to say this??) - you can do both of them at the same time too. Really gross.

Good stuff Claire, although I think the only one I don't eat is the unpasturised cheese becasue I don't like it anyway. Spent a month over in France with French family and they all laughed at the stuff you get told not to eat here! Take a French woman away from her good pate and a glass of wine! YOu must be joking!