Pregnancy is the most important period in a woman’s life. This is a special condition in which a kind of “restructuring” begins in the body. From the very moment of conception, each organ and the whole system as a whole begins to work for the good development of the baby.
Some of these changes are understandable, and some still baffle scientists and doctors. We bring to your attention the 20 most interesting and amazing facts about pregnancy.
20. Thick and silky
Heartburn during pregnancy often indicates that the baby will have rich “hair”, or simply excessive hair growth on the body. And this is not a common misconception, but a statistical fact.
19. Actors of the "Big" and "Small"
Babies begin to show emotions in the womb. They are able to laugh, cry, be sad. However, this is not due to the mental background of the child or mother. Thus, the baby is simply preparing for childbirth.
18. About the "mirror of the soul"
All babies are born with blue or gray eyes. This phenomenon is due to the absence of melanin in the iris, a substance that begins to accumulate from six months. It is melanin that determines the color of the child’s eyes: if it is small, then the eyes will remain blue, gray or gray-green, and if enough, the eye color will become brown, yellow or green.
17. Side by side
There is such a thing as "Sympathetic pregnancy." This is a condition in which the partner of a pregnant woman experiences almost all the symptoms of pregnancy in parallel with her lover. Thus, a man will also experience nausea, a change in moods, tastes, interests, and more.
16. And charm too
Pregnant women have a very acute sense of smell. Thus, nature protects the baby from dangerous and stale food. After all, it is known that what the expectant mother eats has a direct effect on the condition of the fetus.
15. Sing to me again
Singing can greatly facilitate childbirth. The fact is that in the process of singing, the hormone endorphin is produced, which softens pain, and also has a calming effect on the woman in labor.
14. Happy signs
In almost 90% of pregnant women, the skin tone changes, and age spots or moles may also appear. Fortunately, after birth, all these “defects” disappear.
13. Such a fruit
During pregnancy, a woman’s uterus can increase up to five hundred times: from the size of a peach to the size of a melon.
12. Overweight - excess happiness
Tall or full women are much more likely to give birth to twins than thin or short.
11. Mother “to the marrow of bones”
Already in the second trimester of pregnancy, milk begins to be produced in the mammary glands. Often, it stands out reflexively: for example, with the crying of your own or even someone else’s baby.
10. Down with prejudice
Contrary to popular belief, you can’t get rid of the microwave in the house during pregnancy: it will not do any harm to the unborn mother or the baby.
9. Do not guess on stomachs
It is believed that the location of the abdomen (its orientation up or down) and the shape of the abdomen (round or pointed) are the determinants of the sex of the unborn child. It's not like that at all. It all depends on the physiology of the woman, on the features of her figure.
8. "Paradontax" will not help
Many women during pregnancy start to sound the alarm due to bleeding gums or frequent cases of nosebleeds. But everything is not so scary. These phenomena are directly associated with an increase in blood flow in the body of a woman.
7. Antistress
Everyone knows that pregnant women often have specific taste preferences: someone is drawn to pickles, someone to sausage with condensed milk. These acute desires are understandable: by satisfying her taste desires, a woman relieves stress, because during the use of her favorite treats, the hormone of pleasure, serotonin, is produced, which blocks negative thoughts and emotions.
6. Cinderella is not the same
Sometimes the leg of a pregnant woman may increase by one size. Moreover, even the shape of the leg can change. The thing is that often women during gestation are prone to swelling. But this is only one of the reasons. Pregnant women produce the hormone relaxin, which relaxes the ligaments and muscles, preparing the woman’s body for the upcoming birth.
5. Have a nice day
According to statistics, most children are born on Tuesday, least of all - on Saturday and Sunday. This can be explained by the fact that caesarean sections are almost never assigned on weekends.
4. Better than any professional salon
One of the pleasant moments of the pregnancy period is the fact that the hair becomes thick, shiny and silky. The thing is again in the hormones that the female body produces. But, unfortunately, after childbirth this “miracle effect” disappears.
3. “The tail is either there, or it is not at all, one cannot be mistaken here”
Absolutely all babies in the first weeks of pregnancy have a small tail, which disappears during the development of the fetus.
2. Progress here does not stand still
Every year, the number of twins and triplets born is growing steadily. Scientists attribute this to the development and popularization of artificial insemination.
1. “We all came out of the water”
The concentration of salts in the amniotic fluid is approximately the same as in the ocean.
As we see, the period of pregnancy is accompanied by a variety of phenomena - pleasant and not very. But in any case, every such moment, every moment is worth surviving it, no matter what. After all, happiness does not happen without difficulties, and children are real happiness.
