Know Some Unknown Facts About Pregnancy
                     KNOW SOME UNKNOWN FACTS 
ABOUT PREGNANCY
Common Symptoms of Pregnancy
 After missing the period, the 
first thing an expected mother 
does is the pregnancy test. And 
it is the happiest time for her 
when she gets a positive result. 
Immediately that pregnant lady 
visits a gynaecologist for 
further assistance.
  Doctor tells her about the 
details of the pregnancy, 
condition of her baby, asks her 
to do some test for examining 
her body and tells her about 
the common 
symptoms of pregnancy.
Facts about Pregnancy
 But there are some facts 
which are unknown to 
most of the pregnant 
women and no one will tell 
you about those facts.

Here in this blog some of 
the bizarre facts about 
pregnancy are mentioned 
which will make you feel 
astonished:
Facts about Pregnancy
1. The uterus of a normal 
woman is of lemon size 
but when she becomes 
pregnant the uterus 
grows up to a size of a 
watermelon which is 500 
times bigger than normal.
2. Due to the extra fluid and 
retention of water, the 
feet of a pregnant woman 
grow up to the size of a 
full shoe.
Facts about Pregnancy
3.     When a pregnant woman eats, 
all of the nutrients are first passed 
to the baby and leftover nutrients 
are then passed to the rest of the 
body. So it is necessary that a 
pregnant lady must eat more than 
her normal diet.
4.      During this time the relaxin 
hormone softens the joints of the 
bones so that it becomes easy for 
the hip and pelvic bone to open up 
for the baby’s birth. But due to the 
secretion of relaxin, the bones of the 
body becomes weak and is more 
prone to breakage.
Facts about Pregnancy
5.   The baby inside the womb 
can hear, smell, see and 
feel all the things in the 
outside environment. So 
when you talk, your baby 
can listen to it and respond.
6.   A pregnant woman starts 
lactating automatically 
whenever her baby cries 
out.
Facts about Pregnancy
7.   The size of heart of a 
pregnant mother increases 
because the body needs 
more oxygenated blood 
and the heart has to pump 
out the blood.
8.    In uterus, a baby girl 
develops all of her ovum 
which she will produce 
throughout her entire life 
whereas the baby boy 
develops their sperm only 
after their puberty.
Facts about Pregnancy
9.   The dark line on the belly 
known as linea nigra 
appears during the 
pregnancy. However, 
anyone did not notice that 
the dark line on the belly 
is also present in a non-
pregnant lady. Only it is 
noticeable during 
pregnancy just because of 
pigmentation caused due 
to the changes in 
hormone.
10.  Morning sickness does 
not happen only in the 
morning rather it may 
occur at any time of the 
day.
Facts about Pregnancy
11.  A few days after the conception 
the breasts start preparing itself 
for feeding the baby. The areola 
starts enlarging and the nipples 
get sensitive during this time.
12.   During the first trimester, your 
body starts storing fat. Then it is 
stopped during the half of the 
pregnancy which is then used by 
the foetus to grow.
13.  Digestion of the woman slows 
down during pregnancy so that 
there is a better absorption of 
nutrients.
Facts about Pregnancy
14.  During the pregnancy 
there is a shortness of 
breath caused due to the 
pressure in the uterus. As 
the foetus is growing the 
diaphragm did not get 
enough space to inflate and 
the woman cannot breathe 
deeply.
15.  However towards the end 
of the pregnancy the women 
can breathe deeply as the 
baby moves towards the 
pelvis.
Pregnancy is a Quite Mysterious Time
 Pregnancy is a quite 
mysterious time for a 
woman who is becoming 
mother for the first time. 
But being a modern lady, 
the pregnant mother must 
know all the facts of 
pregnancy and get details 
before getting scared of 
anything weird.
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References
 https://www.cordlifeindia.com/blog/k
now-unknown-facts-pregnancy/
 https://www.insider.com/surprising-
facts-about-pregnancy-2018-9