Strange Pregnancy Symptoms

20+ Moms Share Their Unusual Pregnancy Symptoms

When I was pregnant with Weston, I couldn’t believe how much my entire body was affected by growing a baby.  Every time I asked Doctor Google about a strange symptom I was experiencing, sure enough, it would pop up that it was associated with pregnancy.  I had heard of all the usual suspects (nausea, cravings, heartburn, and so on), but I was blown away by all the other weird ways in which pregnancy can wreak havoc on us moms.  I knew I wanted to write a post about this topic, but I wanted to gather information from lots of moms, not just share my own experiences.  I reached out to some of my fellow mom bloggers and the result was not disappointing.  Here are some strange pregnancy symptoms, straight from the moms who experienced them!

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Strange Cravings During Pregnancy

Pregnancy can heighten your sense of smell and Micaeh from motherhoodandlife.com was no exception.  “I had cravings for the smell of laundry/clean linen (detergent, dryer sheets, sprays, candles).  Happened with both pregnancies in the 3rd trimester!”

Michelle from runningonloveandcaffine.com craved crushed ice throughout her pregnancy.

While Maygen’s cravings may be exactly what you see in the movies, they’re still an usual pregnancy symptom that most women don’t get.  “Unbelievably, early on, I actually craved pickles and ice cream. Am I a walking cliche or what?! I always thought it was a joke but there I was with a cone in one hand and a Vlasic in the other!” (www.sneakersandlipstick.com)

Kristenne from misisblog.com had a pregnancy symptom you’ve never heard of!  “I [couldn’t] resist but to pinch my husband’s nose and caress his arms every single day.”

Pica is when you crave substances with little to no nutritional value.  It can occur during pregnancy, but it’s a very weird pregnancy symptom that can also be worrisome.  Elizabeth from dandelionsacre.com said, “I craved chalk, wanted to chew on rubber tires, and had to restrain myself from stuffing dryer lint in my mouth. Yikes. And my iron levels were normal throughout.”

Shavari from mumbai2melbourne.com said, “I had a crazy craving to eat extremely spicy food. So everything I cooked had more than the usual chili and I am if Indian origin so I already eat chili. I would also have to eat green chilis on the side with an already spicy meal.”

Surprising Physical Appearance Pregnancy Symptoms

Believe it or not, many women complain of their nose getting wide during pregnancy, and Vanessa from runningintriangles.com is one of them.  “With my first pregnancy, my nose got wider. It sounds so weird but it totally did. There was even a tiny “stretch mark” across it. It didn’t go back to its normal size until a year postpartum. It didn’t happen with my other two pregnancies either.”

Tannah from tannahsjourney.com said,”My feet grew .5 size with each pregnancy. With my first and last I craved fruit. Turns out I had low blood sugar.”

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Savannah from friend4lifemama.com said her strange pregnancy symptoms were”Constant bloody nose, hairy stomach, craving textures on my hands and feet like carpet.”

Weird Aversions During Pregnancy

Vanessa from dumpydiapers.com, “I️ could NOT open my refrigerator because the smell made me instantly nauseous- running to the bathroom and all! It was awful. My husband deep cleaned it and the nausea still persisted. I️ could cook once everything was on the counter for me, but I️ could not for the life of me be made to open those doors!”

Chelsey from suchislife.me said, “With my son I couldn’t eat yogurt every time I tried It would come right back up. With my daughter I had an allergic reaction to strawberries!”

Rare Pregnancy Symptoms that Affect your Sleep

Sumra from sweetdreamer.blog said, “I had restless leg syndrome in both pregnancies.  This evil condition kept me up all night with my legs bouncing uncontrollably.  It was more toward my last trimester.”

Courtney from joyfulintentionality.com said she suffers from “Insomnia! I’m 7 weeks pregnant and the insomnia has been awful for a couple weeks. I’m awake for hours sometimes during the night, for no reason that I can tell. I get it in the third trimester too.”

Julie from onceuponacheerio.com had “Hyperinsulinmia, couldn’t keep my blood sugars up. Felt dizzy and wanted to pass out all the time. Could often sleep for like 16 hours a day.”

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Unusual Pregnancy Complications

Megan from mommalikeme.wordpress.com said, “I suffered with Hyperemesis Gravidarum through two pregnancies.”

Lindsay from notsoaveragemama.com said,”I had PUPPs. That awful terribly itchy rash that starts over your stretch marks and spreads to every ungodly part of your body (read, butt cheeks). Imagine having poison ivy and mosquito bites all over your body for weeks on end.”

Weird Congestion and Digestive Issues During Pregnancy

Lexie from mommyhomemanager.com said, “I was so congested! Apparently it’s from the swelling and extra blood in your body. I also had a couple of nose bleeds, which I never get!”

Jessica from motherhoodinthemountains.wordpress.com said her strange pregnancy symptom was “Nighttime congestion… what’s weird is my hubby is the same way. I’m only like this when I’m pregnant.  And having a weird/awful taste in my mouth no matter what I eat. Totally kills my appetite.”

Michelle from createlaughlearn.com said , “I sneezed a lot in the first few weeks both times I was pregnant! It’s how I knew for sure before I took the test the second time around!”

Jenny from pathwaystomommyhood.blogspot.com said, “For each of my pregnancies, I threw up deep yellow, disgusting bile every morning in the shower. The first few weeks, I attempted to make it to the toilet, but without fail, every morning.”

As for myself, I had experienced three strange pregnancy symptoms I had never heard of before getting pregnant.  One was a metallic taste in my mouth.  It tasted like I had been sucking on a handful of pennies.  This one came about before I even took a test.  The second was awful phlegm first thing in the morning, every morning, for the whole first trimester.  And lastly, that darn first trimester had also turned me into a full on vegetarian.  I couldn’t stand the sight, smell, or taste of meat.  It was a rough couple weeks for my carnivore husband.

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