Real Mums Reveal Their Most Annoying Pregnancy Symptoms - And The Only Fix That Worked!

For some women, pregnancy is a lovely, almost whimsical experience, filled with lovely moments feeling baby’s soft kicks against their hand, sporting a subtle glow that makes them feel radiant. For others, it can be a mild form of torture.

Some pregnancy symptoms are so annoying that women will find themselves doing whatever they can to find comfort - and relief. Here, 7 mums revisit their most annoying pregnancy symptom, and cut through the haze to bring you the answer so that if you ever suffer from one of these pregnancy symptoms, you’ll know just what to do!

Here are some of the worst pregnancy symptoms you can get - plus the only fix we've found!

“I suffered from the most chronic food aversion you’ve ever seen. Even seeing raw chicken breast flash up on the telly made me want to hurl! I couldn’t meal plan even a little, as I never knew what I could stomach until 5pm each day, so nightly grocery shopping became our lives! The feeling of wanting to throw up when thinking about food only subsided when I switched my prenatal vitamin to something a little less iron-heavy, and voila! Suddenly the urge to vomit when thinking about food was much less!” - Olivia

“In the third trimester my back pain was out of control! I could barely walk more than a few steps, and I found the only relief was when I started using a belly band. It just distributed the weight a little more and took the pressure off my back! - Nadean

“Morning sickness was the number one killer for me. Every morning without fail I’d be sick. I found the only way I could feel better was to have small snacks from the moment I woke up and throughout the day. No big meals! This really balanced me out throughout the day!” - Alex

“Around the second trimester, my feet literally swelled up so much I couldn’t wear any of my shoes! This happened in all four pregnancies. The only fix, as you can imagine, was to buy ‘pregnancy shoes’ - which were basically slip-on shoes two-three sizes larger than my regular shoe size!” - Tara

“My weird pregnancy symptom was this crazy nerve pain I could feel underneath my boobs most days! I feel you wouldn’t experience this in any other circumstance than pregnancy - all the weirdest and wackiest symptoms come out during pregnancy! The only thing that would help was to put heat packs under my boobs, either in my bra or whenever I sat down.” - Cory

“I had intense bloating and gas pains, especially in the first trimester - it was so painful! I found that lying in a warm bath really helped.” - Lisa

“I was so exhausted through all three of my pregnancy trimesters. I was just tired all the time, and I figured out it was because I was uncomfortable at night and wasn’t getting deep rest. The second I added a pregnancy pillow to the bed I was so much more comfortable. That thing saved me through my third trimester!” - Bonnie