Though I'll be willing to admit I approached pregnancy with a bit of an "I'll deal with it when it happens" nonchalance, I thought I was fairly clued-up on what to expect in the early days, given how many friends had shared their experiences. But there are so many weird pregnancy symptoms I didn't know about. I honestly think you just forget them by the time you give birth because they're so random. Yes, there's the nausea, the fatigue, the bloating. It's pretty commonly known that your hair gets thicker and you develop the sense of smell of a bloodhound. I knew I might get melasma on my face. But what about the excess saliva? I wake up in puddles of my own drool. How about the random nosebleeds? Twice now I have been sat on the train to work and suddenly realised I'm channelling Eleven from Stranger Things. Oh, and then there's the hair that grows on your stomach — one wiry black hair poking out an inch below my belly button was actually my first sign of pregnancy, made all the more distressing by the fact I'm a blonde. There is no end to the weird stuff your body throws at you. Most of it is totally normal, but if you're even the slightest bit concerned, call your doctor or midwife. That's literally what they're there for.