Pregnancy Fun Facts

I have been very, very fortunate not to have to deal with the horrible morning sickness from Hades. However, there were a few things that I was not expecting to deal with that I am now suffering with all the time.

Pregnancy Issues that No One Ever Told Me About

-constant stuffed up and/or runny nose
-daily nosebleeds, usually brought on by trying to blow my nose
-joint pain (who in the hell ever thought it was a good idea to produce relaxin in the first trimester? Seriously?)
-hip pain (I'm putting this in its own category, because it's so so so bad.)
-sciatica (different from hip pain....sciatica is butt pain.)
-headaches
-flatulence that rivals my dogs' (okay, that one is kind of funny....and sometimes I'm almost grateful for the stuffy nose...)
-sweating. all.the.time. Even when I'm cold.
-Weird veins popping up everywhere. My boobs look like road maps.
-vision changes. I'm trying to put off getting new glasses....but I'm not sure how much longer I'm going to be able to.
-itchiness all over! (back, legs, and boobs are the worst!) I can't stand wearing a bra for longer than 10 minutes. Casey thinks it's great....the coworkers think it's weird.
-really really vivid dreams.

Wow. This list was longer than I thought it would be. Oh well.

I'm going to crawl back into bed. My immune system hates me and I'm coming down with another bug of some sort.