8. Energy levels
It’s common for moms-to-be to feel exhausted. Being tired often happens during early pregnancy, since your body is working to adjust to all the changes happening to it. Extreme fatigue is not uncommon, and it can be eased by taking small naps throughout the day. For many new mothers, energy returns at least partially during the second and third trimesters.
9. Ligaments and joints
To make more room around the pelvis in order to deliver a baby, the body secretes pregnancy hormones. One of them is known as relaxing and loosens up joints and ligaments, aka bands of connective tissue. This hormone stretches ligaments and joints around the body, preparing for labor. Relaxing also results in the “pregnancy waddle” which is an altered walk due to a change in the curvature of the spine and a larger belly.
10. Bigger feet
Shockingly enough, certain women report that their feet go up a whole shoe size during pregnancy. This is due to a variety of reasons. Some professionals attribute this to an increase in the growth hormone. It also might be due to the fact that arches in the feet flatten out during pregnancy, increasing size. Another reason for an increase in size might be because the body is producing more fluids than usual, and it’s puling in the feet.
