22 Things No One Ever Tells You About PregnancySkip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemapPosted on 8 Mar 2017 22 Things No One Ever Tells You About Pregnancy Where did all these freckles come from? by Robyn WilderBuzzFeed ContributorFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink 1 In the early days of pregnancy you are both pregnant and not pregnant Rede Globo Doctors calculate pregnancy from the first day of the mother's last period. So if you're pregnant, for at least the first few days of your official pregnancy, you weren't pregnant at all. 2 Pregnancy can give you hyperrealistic porno dreams Getty Images / BuzzFeed Due to a heady mix of hormones and interrupted sleep, pregnancy dreams can be weird, intense, and a little bit sexy. 3 And freckles Getty Images You may develop new freckles, patches of coloured skin, and even darkened areolae around your nipples. 4 Your nose can work overtime… Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF ABC Suddenly, you can smell everything – rubbish bins and fishmongers miles and miles away. And meanwhile, on public transport, you find that you take against anyone wearing perfume. 5 and then stop working Warner Bros. On the other hand, there is such a thing as pregnancy rhinitis, where the sheer volume of extra blood in your body causes your nasal tissues to swell and make breathing uncomfortable. 6 You might mistake the first trimester for flu Karina Farek / BuzzFeed Tiredness. Nausea. Upset stomach. Headaches – just some of the joys of the first three months of pregnancy. 7 At some point you will be too big for regular clothes and too small for maternity clothes Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Paramount You won't be able to squeeze into your favourite jeans, and maternity ones will slide right off you. 8 Your cravings may be inconsistent View this photo on Instagram instagram.com / Via Creative Commons You want pizza. You need pizza. You buy pizza. All of a sudden, the very thought of pizza makes you throw up all over yourself. All in a day's work for the pregnant woman. 9 You may have more saliva than you know what to do with Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Warner Bros. Television No one really knows what causes excess salivation during pregnancy, only that it occurs more often in women with heartburn and morning sickness. Oh, and talking of morning sickness... 10 You might vomit while brushing your teeth Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF youtube.com Some women find that their gag reflex becomes extra sensitive, so that even toothbrushes can trigger it. 11 And your gums may bleed commons.wikimedia.org / Via Creative Commons Pregnancy hormones can cause temporary gingivitis and sensitive gums. 12 You may feel too cold… Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Walt Disney Studios Some women feel unseasonable cold when they're pregnant, especially in the first trimester. 13 …and then too hot Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Paramount Pictures Hormonal changes increase the blood supply to the skin, making you feel warmer and more sweaty than usual. Hooray! 14 Your attitude to sex may change And change again And again Sarah Aspler / BuzzFeed You may be too nauseous for sex in the first three months. In the second trimester your libido may become very "healthy". In the third trimester the logistics of sex may be beyond you, since at this point you're basically Miley Cyrus and the wrecking ball in the "Wrecking Ball" video. 15 Your legs might come to life at night Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Universal Studios Restless leg syndrome (RLS) – a sensation of pins and needles in the legs that makes you move them around – is common in pregnancy. 16 You ll really miss sleeping on your belly Loryn Brantz / BuzzFeed Especially in the third trimester when you require three pillows and some sort of crane to get into bed comfortably. 17 It s okay not to want everyone to touch your belly Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 20th Television For some reason, some people think pregnant women's bellies are public property. You are allowed to feel exactly the same about someone running up and touching your pregnant body as you would someone touching your non-pregnant body. 18 You will start to count things in weeks not months Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Paramount That's fine – your doctor will do it, after all. And it's fun to tell people you're 196 days pregnant, and let them try to work it out in their heads. 19 Your ultrasound photo may freak you out imgur.com Don't worry, that's just what ultrasounds look like. My baby looked like a grinning demon-clown-doll in his ultrasound photo, and now he looks like a cherub. 20 Pregnancy terms will bewilder you at first Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Metro-Goldwyn Mayer 21 Feeling the baby move will be weird… Flickr: 152191659@N03 / Creative Commons It can feel like a goldfish swimming around in your belly. You may think it's gas. Then you see it, and it's like something out of Alien. 22 and then wonderful Getty Images Once you get used to the wriggling, it all starts to become real. There is an actual little life in there, and suddenly you can't wait to meet them. Share This ArticleFacebook PinterestTwitterMailLink BuzzFeed DailyKeep up with the latest daily buzz with the BuzzFeed Daily newsletter!This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.