Ep 174. When should I expect to feel symptom…?

[1.09] Brigid reads out some messages from listeners.

[4.30] Brigid and Dr Pat introduce today’s episode.

[5.21] Dr Pat talks about nausea and vomiting as a pregnancy symptom and how common it is.

[5.50] Dr Pat talks about first trimester exhaustion.

[6.06] Dr Pat and Brigid talk about how long nausea and vomiting can last during pregnancy.

[6.35] Dr Pat talks about breast tenderness as a pregnancy symptom.

[7.22] Brigid talks about maternity bras.

[7.42] Brigid talks about the symptoms that made her realises she was pregnant.

[8.20] Dr Pat talks about urinary frequency and disruption to the gastrointestinal trac.

[9.53] Dr Pat talks about food aversions and cravings.

[11.10] Dr Pat and Brigid talk about iron infusions in pregnancy.

[12.34] Dr Pat talks about iron deficiency in pregnancy.

[13.22] Dr Pat talks about pain such as joint pain and muscle pain in pregnancy.

[14.30] Dr Pat talks about seeing a pregnancy physio and Brigid talks about exercise in pregnancy.

[15.49] Dr Pat talks about skin changes in pregnancy and how the placental hormones can impact this and when they need to be brought to a doctor’s attention.

[16.54] Dr Pat talks about swelling in pregnancy and things like swollen ankles and carpel tunnel and how it is caused by fluid retention.

[18.15] Dr Pat explains what carpel tunnel is and what it feels like and how common it is.

[20.51] Dr Pat talks about stretch marks in pregnancy.

[21.24] Brigid talks about her stretch marks.

[21.51] Dr Pat explains sleep disturbance in pregnancy and what’s normal and what’s not normal.

[23.13] Dr Pat talks about haemorrhoids in pregnancy.

[24.35] Dr Pat talks about bleedy things such as nose bleeds and bleeding gums in pregnancy.