A-Z Pregnancy Symptoms

Did your pregnancy dreams include visions of a neat rounded belly, and little kicks that made your heart flutter? While it's true that pregnancy has its share of wonderful moments and experiences to cherish, it also has a raft of less than fabulous pregnancy symptoms - including many you'd rather not discuss in public and many you'd probably like to forget (which you will, by the way, since forgetfulness is another symptom).

There are pregnancy symptoms you expected (like morning sickness – which also arrives in the evening) and symptoms you almost definitely didn't (like constipation, nosebleeds and bleeding gums). It's probably reassuring to know that you're not alone suffering these ailments - you're actually joining millions of other expectant women who are also wading their way through a different selection of pregnancy complaints. But it also helps to have some tried and true remedies at your (swollen) fingertips that will allow you to navigate around the majority of pregnancy grumbles.

Breech Presentation

Breech Presentation About 3 per cent of babies are breech presentation - that is lying bottom-down (rather than head-down) at term.

Cramps

Cramps
Leg cramps in pregnancy can be extemely painful; w...

Ectopic Pregnancy

Ectopic Pregnancy
This describes a pregnancy that occurs either in t...

Cervical incompetence

Cervical incompetence
This is the medical term given to a cervix that is...

Immube System

Immune System
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Constipation

Constipation
Constipation is common in pregnancy because the hormone progesterone relaxes the smooth muscle in the bowels, making them sluggish. Up to 40% of pregnant women become constipated.

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This is a description of the mucus discharge that appears from the vagina at the beginning of labour.