Fun Facts About Pregnancy

Fun Facts

• your sense of smell increases during pregnancy

• your blood volume can increase by up to 50% during pregnancy

• the first successful IVF treatment was performed in 1977

• the longest pregnancy recorded of 375 days (average pregnancy is 280 days) was delivered in 1945 (gestational period is based on woman's last menstrual cycle

• in utero, babies eat before the mother by taking the nutrients they need through the umbilical cord and what is left over is to sustain the mother

• the foetus develops their unique fingertips at about 3 months gestation

• advanced medical technology allows us to attempt to save babies as early as 23 weeks gestation

• the male sperm determines the gender of the baby. sperm carry either an X chromosome or a Y chromosome and the mother carries an X chromosome with the possible genders being XX (female) or XY (male)

• if the maternal mother is rhesus negative, they require rhesus injections during pregnancy to prevent her body from attacking the foetus's blood cells

• when men display symptoms of pregnancy (during partners pregnancy) it is known as couvade syndrome or sympathetic pregnancy

• foetal cells can travel from the placenta into the mothers body and repair damage in the mothers body

• the sound of someone else's baby crying can cause a other to lactate during and after birth

• the only natural form of induction that has been scientifically proven to assist is nipple stimulation

• orgasms can cause the uterus to contract

• baby girls are born with all their eggs in their ovaries, whereas baby boys don't develop sperm until puberty

• 1 in every 2000 babies are born with teeth

• as long as you are not having pregnancy complications, or on pelvic rest, sex during pregnancy is safe

• you are more prone to UTI's in pregnancy

• Turkey has the highest rate (50.4%) of c-sections while Iceland has the lowest rate (15.2%)

• maternal mothers heart grows in size to accomodate the extra blood volume

• the uterus expands about 500 times its normal size

• it is incredibly rare, but a women can become pregnant with another child while already being pregnant known as superfetation

• babies can cry in utero

• babies can taste strong flavoured foods in utero