Top unusual pregnancy symptoms that are normal

Most moms-to-be know the classical signs of pregnancy. You’ve missed your period. Your breasts are sore and tender. And you’re tired all the time. However, pregnant women also experience a host of symptoms in addition to these common pregnancy signs. From mucus discharge to snoring, headaches, and even a change in the depth of your voice, these bizarre but common changes can all be part of pregnancy.  

Here’s a list of 10 weird early pregnancy symptoms that nobody tells you about.

Ice craving

There are actually a number of reasons why you may wish for nothing more than to gnaw on an ice cube, ranging from anaemia to mineral deficiencies. It has also been known to offer the sweet relief from morning sickness.

Taste changes

Fortunately, the tinny taste in your mouth will disappear after the first trimester. You can blame changes in your hormones for the weird changes in the way things taste.

Drooling

Because hormone fluctuations tend to up your saliva production, you may well become a night-time drooler.

Itchy skin

It seems that no matter how much you scratch, you never quite get that itch. What you do get, though, is stretch marks (or so the old wives would have us believe), so try to avoid scratching if you can.

Faster heartbeat

This is mainly a first-trimester symptom, caused by the sudden increase in the volume of blood circulating around your body.

Swelling Gums

Although this isn’t as sinister as it sounds. You may have heard that your gums take a bashing during pregnancy, and pregnancy tumours (or granulomas as they’re also known) take this to the next level, with painful swellings occurring along the gum line.

Co-ordination

Blame it on your inability to see past your belly. The reality is that your hand-eye coordination becomes severely challenged – and so do your dance moves.

Sweat production

Since your metabolism is way up, so is your sweat production – especially in places you may not previously have sweated, like the space between your boobs and tummy.

Skin changes

That cute little mole on the side of your neck may come to resemble a squishy raisin soon. Again, blame the hormones.

Snoring

Because of the swollen blood vessels in your nose, you may well find that you’re sawing logs with the best of them, even if you’ve never been a snorer before. And the more weight you’ve gained, the more you’ll snore.

Gruff voice

Barry White has nothing on you all of a sudden- and it’s all thanks to your swollen vocal cords.