I’m 15 weeks pregnant and my nose is still runny and I’m sneezing so much! This happened right at the beginning, after I got my BFP. I went from hardly ever sneezing and very rarely having a runny nose to needing to keep kleenex on hand all the time, you know, just in case.
I didn’t know what it was about being pregnant that caused me to sneeze, have a runny nose during the day, and then a snuffy nose at night. Well, I got an email this morning that answered my question.
Now it all makes sense.
The insides of my nose are swelling from all the pregnancy hormones and the increasing blood flow. Ahhh. I honestly never knew that this was a pregnancy symptom, but not like I checked out unusual pregnancy symptoms before it was my time to do so.
The email said that the pregnancy hormones and increased blood flow could also cause nosebleeds. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that nosebleeds will not be a part of my pregnancy because the mere thought of it makes me cringe. Granted, I’ve never had a nosebleed, but it just seems like something isn’t right for your nose to be spilling out blood.
So far, so good. I’m 15 weeks pregnant and have not had a nosebleed.
(Knocking on wood right now so that I don’t jinx myself!)
The cure? Keep a lot of kleenex on hand and try sleeping with a humidifier in your bedroom.
It’s fun to learn about all the many joys that pregnancy has: Runny nose, sneezing, tons of snot, swollen hands and feet, wider feet, wider nose, and I’m sure there are many more that I’ll come into contact with as I get further along in my own pregnancy. Are there any pregnancy symptoms that you were unaware of before getting pregnant that you want to share? If so, leave a comment to enlighten me!
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Oh goodness is that what it is?? I thought I caught the cold.....I just gotten over a "cold" and now caught another one. Both times my nose is running, some sneezing, and major nose stuffiness during the night. Last two nights drove me insane. I'll ask around to borrow a humidifier.
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