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.

Tiredness

Tiredness While this can be a symptom of lack of sleep, it can also be a sign of other problems with which you may need help and treatment, for example anaemia.

Depression

Depression
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Headaches

Headaches
Headaches occur for a variety of reasons whether o...

Induction

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

Pre-elcampsia

Pre-elcampsia
Sometimes the position of the placenta is close to...

Quickening

Quickening
This is an old-fashioned but very descriptive term for the first movements of the baby felt by his or her mother.

Itching

Itching
Many women find that, as the skin of their abdomen stretches during pregnancy, it becomes very itchy.