hey there it's getting weird in here and we are getting real about the 10 weirdest
side effects that pregnancy can have on our body now as i'm going through this list of the 10
weirdest side effects and you find one that you're experiencing or you have experienced leave me a
comment and let me know i am so curious so we're gonna start with the top and work our way down
and the first one totally caught me off guard when i was pregnant and that is changes to our vision
so the thickness and the shape of your cornea can change and can actually have an effect on
your vision so i'm a contact lens wearer if you are as well or you wear glasses
i feel like you might notice more than someone who doesn't have a corrected vision and
it was really surprising to me that my vision changed all each time that i was pregnant
next let's go to the nose so pregnancy can cause an increase in nosebleeds
we have uh increased vascularization in our body we have an increased blood volume and
sure enough might cause your a nosebleed maybe even for the first time
isn't that exciting next moving to the mouth so you might notice a metallic taste in your mouth
that is actually a result of the increase of hormones of estrogen and progesterone
can actually cause that weird metallic taste in your mouth
and while we're in the mouth the next one is related to your gums
so your gums can swell during pregnancy and you might notice more bleeding when you're flossing
or when you're brushing your teeth and it's really important to have your teeth cleaned
while you are pregnant um so that they can do a full checkup as well
and some dentists even recommend two cleanings while you're pregnant and before we leave the face
we need to talk about the mask of pregnancy melasma
so some people experience hyperpigmentation in a mask on their skin due to these hormones
and this change in hormones it usually goes away after pregnancy but it can be
really catch you off guard and traveling down to the nipples so because of our
stretching skin and our increasing breast size some people experience itchy nipples
while this is frustrating and uncomfortable lotions and creams like things that have lanolin
might help that itchiness next on our skin are skin tags
skin tags are outgrowths of skin that can just pop up on our body and they usually go
away after you give birth but sometimes not the next carpal tunnel syndrome
so the increase of increase of fluids in our body can sometimes lead to swelling and can increase
the occurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome and so wearing a brace might help and giving yourself a
break when you're working on the computer can help too so continuing down our vulvar varicose veins
so these are varicose veins so increased swollen veins that can appear on your labia and your
inner thighs now i remember that i have had a few clients experience these varicose veins
and they can be quite uncomfortable and really surprising so just another weird pregnancy symptom
but very real and finally all the way down to the bottom of our body
our feet you can experience a temporary or permanent change in your feet during pregnancy
this can be due to your arch decreasing in size and your foot increasing in length then you have
a bigger shoe size so this happened to me and i really wasn't happy about it i actually had to
stop wearing shoes certain shoes i never could fit in again after i was pregnant with my first and
yeah it's a bummer and right super weird okay so those are 10 of the weirdest ways that pregnancy
changes your body pretty crazy right and while we're being weird one of the weirdest things
that happens in pregnancy not a side effect but an actual thing that happens is the loss of your
mucous plug so it's one of the top questions i get in child birth class people want me to tell them
about their mucus plug so i am going to put a link to my favorite video about mucus plugs right here
and i am also going to put a link down below to the birth toolbox childbirth class that i teach
i teach it live and i also have an on-demand option so check it out if you are ready for some
great childbirth education with me see you next time bye guys