Things that happen to a woman’s body during pregnancy: Ah, pregnancy. It’s a beautiful miracle of nature. A woman makes another human being… inside of herself. It’s wonderful and amazing. Mothers are all superheroes with the ability to make people. While all of that is true, pregnancy is also seriously freaky. For as natural as pregnancy is, there is also something so seemingly unnatural about the whole process. You make a friggin’ baby inside of your body! It seems like the plot for a sci-fi film, but it’s just plain ol’ pregnancy – that thing that’s been happening since the dawn of man.
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While pregnant, a plethora of crazy things happen to a woman’s body. Sure, we’ve seen some of these side effects depicted in films and television shows. Aunt Becky has some crazy cravings when she was pregnant with the twins on Full House. The cravings are just the tip of the iceberg, though. A woman’s body does quite a few weird things while it’s going through the process of making another human life. This is not to disrespect women or mothers. In fact, knowing that all mothers had to put up with these peculiar side effects makes them even bigger heroes than they already were.
Yes, pregnancy is a beautiful thing. It’s the miracle of life, but it’s also totally strange. Below are 13 of the weirdest things that happen to a woman’s body when she’s pregnant. If, after you’ve read this piece, you suddenly want to call you mother and thank her for being amazing, you should totally do it. Moms are great.
13. Her Mouth Tastes Like Pennies
The proper term for this side effect is dysgeusia. It’s the taste of metal in one’s mouth. A pregnant woman will sometimes feel like she’s been sucking on pennies in her sleep, which is not a great taste at all. This usually happens during the first trimester and will manifest in a sour, metal taste in one’s mouth. It will even persist when a woman isn’t drinking or eating. Yes, a pregnant woman could be sitting down and reading a book, but her mouth tastes like she’s sucking on quarters. Isn’t making a baby awesome?
What causes this penny mouth? Hormones, of course. Estrogen, in particular, plays a role in controlling the sense of taste. This is why pregnant woman will have a fluctuating sense of taste. For weeks, they could crave hot dogs and suddenly, the smell of a hot dog could make them vomit. While it seems like women are a slave to their craving while pregnant, they are really a slave to their hormones.
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