8 Fascinating Things That Happen Inside Your Body When You’re Pregnant

Not saying that life is particularly easy during pregnancy but there are a few things that happen inside a pregnant body that does sound incredible.

1. You grow a new organ

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The multi-functional organ, called the placenta, develops inside your body with pregnancy.

 

2.  Your hair’s thicker

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By the second trimester, you’d have a head full of hair, much thicker than before and the credit goes to the secretion of pregnancy hormones, mainly estrogen.

 

3. Your sense of smell is stronger

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With pregnancy, often comes a heightened sense of smell which is one of the main reasons why the likes and dislikes in food changes in women during this time.

 

4. Your baby cries inside you

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You can’t listen to them but they do. However, don’t let that break your heart because crying is just a tool of communication for the baby and it’s just perfecting it before coming out.

 

5.  Your baby will urinate about a liter per day and also drink it.

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Once your baby develops the cardiac and renal system it will create urine, pass it around the surrounding amniotic fluid and often swallow it.

 

6. You can lactate at the sound of a babies crying outside.

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There have been several reports of pregnant and new mothers lactating at the sound of babies crying outside, even if the sound is playing on a record.

 

7. Your Skin Pigment May Change

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While women do get radiant during pregnancy because of the enhanced blood circulation, certain parts of the body may also get darker than usual.

 

8. You get vivid, crazy dreams

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Being pregnant is quite an emotional roller coaster and your subconscious is at its creative best. Therefore, having vivid, crazy dreams is not uncommon during pregnancy.

Quite an incredible experiencing it is, isn’t it?

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