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.

Varicose veins

Varicose veins Unfortunately the pregnancy hormone progesterone relaxes the muscular walls of the veins, makes the valves inefficient and makes circulation sluggish.

Raspberry leaf tea

Raspberry leaf tea
Of all the herbal teas, raspberry leaf deserves sp...

Braxton hicks

Braxton Hicks
Even as early as 8 weeks into your pregnancy the u...

Cervical Mucus

Cervical Mucus
During pregnancy cervical mucus changes due to the...

Induction

Induction
This is generally taken to mean the initiation of ...

Overdue

Overdue
If the average pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, you can be said to be overdue if you exceed this.

Weight gain

Weight gain
Average weight gain during pregnancy is around 10 to 12 kg (22 to 26 lb). You gain around 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) during the first 20 weeks, and then only about 0.5Kg (1lb) per week until your baby is born.