One would think that with all the information flying around about pregnancy, labor, and delivery, it would be safe to feel that we know all there is to know. But the truth of the matter is that pregnancy in itself is a mystery. From pelvic bone separation (ouch!) to the real reason you're waddling, I am betting you didn't know these six things about your pregnant body! Truth be told, there is still a lot of mystery surrounding pregnancy and birth. For instance, did you know that no one still knows what exactly causes labor to start? Thankfully, not all things about pregnancy need to remain a mystery. Here are six wow-inspiring ways your body changes during pregnancy. 1. Your uterus is one very tough cookie. The force inside a woman's …show more content… Never undermine the strength of a woman. 2. The first time a woman delivers a child, her pelvic bone will actually separate in the middle. "The cartilage stretches at the middle of the pubic bone," explains Nina N. Hinting, M.D., a physician in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Division at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. According to him, the bone doesn't break, but it never really goes back together either; it's not made to go back together.so pregnancy comes with broken bones and all. 3. I am betting you did not know you can get pregnant when you're already pregnant. Pregnancy sex is supposed to be care- (and contraceptive) free, but on rare occasions, women have gotten pregnant twice. It happened to a woman in Arkansas, who carried two children with two different due dates. Scary right? 4. One size does not fit all. There are actually four different shapes that a woman's pelvis can take. Unfortunately, only one is best for accommodating a baby's head during childbirth; the gynecoid. Fortunately, that shape happens to be the most common but there are still women out there with different pelvis Show More
