Wednesday, January 20, 2010

My most annoying pregnancy symptom

It seems like throughout my pregnancy I continue to experience nosebleeds. Interesting fact - I learned that high levels of hormones in my body produce increased blood flow and that the mucous membranes in the nose begin to swell. Some of the capillaries thin and along with the increased stuffiness that accompanies pregnancy and nose blowing may cause the capillaries to break causing a nose bleed. While generally not that big of a deal it is very weird to see blood in your tissues from time to time.

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