If once-pleasant scents leave you riding a wave of nausea, pregnancy may be the culprit. By Kelly Alfieri. Plus, More from The Bump:.
Next on Your Reading List. Early Pregnancy Signs: Darkening Areolas. When Does Breast Milk Come in? Acid Reflux During Pregnancy. With the nasty niffs, again avoidance is key. A cup of bicarbonate of soda in the fridge is great at neutralising smells. Too excited to wait for your dating scan?
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The hippocampus was smaller in pregnant rats, and also related to deficits in spatial memory. No studies have imaged the brains of pregnant woman to examine potential changes in the human hippocampus, though. Some have postulated that sleep deprivation or the new-found stress of dealing with a major life change could contribute to absentmindedness during pregnancy. Stay tuned for Pregnancy Brain: Part 2, which will cover clumsiness, cravings, and moodiness.
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. If you had diabetes before you got pregnant, or acquired gestational diabetes while pregnant, your need to keep tabs on your vision because of the damage diabetes may cause the small blood vessels surrounding your retina.
Consult with your healthcare provider if you have diabetes, or if you have other issues such as glaucoma, preeclampsia, or high blood pressure. These conditions may adversely affect your vision and must be closely monitored. Has your body become more sensitive to touch, particularly your breasts? Having sore breasts is quite common when you are pregnant and is often the first sign that you are expecting. Have your ears become more sensitive to noise?
Do you experience ringing in your ears, also known as tinnitus? Both are normal during pregnancy. In fact, pulsatile tinnitus is a common pregnancy condition 5 in which the sound in your ears falls in sync with your heartbeat. These changes to your hearing, and their severity, are temporary and often brought on by hormonal changes, inflammation, stress, and some common drugs used during pregnancy, for example those used to treat high blood pressure.
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