UTERINE CONTRACTIONS OR BRAXTON HICKS CONTRACTIONS
These are practice or warm-up contractions and are usually painless which come and go unpredictably and may hardly be noticeable or strong enough to interrupt your activities. However, they can become frequent and intense in the ninth month or just before the onset of labor. The increased intensity softens the cervix in preparation for delivery.
Sometimes the increase in intensity of these contractions can make you think that your labor may have begun only to find that they have stopped or disappeared after a while and what you felt was a false alarm. If your contractions are irregular, decrease with walking or ease with a change in position, then they are not the real contractions but just Braxton Hicks.

VARICOSE VEINS AND HEMORRHOIDS
You might develop varicose veins, a condition which is caused by faulty valves in the veins that return blood from the legs to the heart. This condition gets aggravated when the growing uterus and increased blood supply puts added pressure on these veins, restricting blood flow and causing it to pool. Varicose veins at the end of large intestines or the rectum can cause hemorrhoids, which in turn cause bleeding, itchiness and severe pain.
Avoid excessive weight gain. Avoid standing for long periods of time. To avoid and ease hemorrhoids, eat plenty of roughage to avoid constipation.

STRETCH MARKS
As your pregnancy progress, you would notice darkening of skin or hyper pigmentation in certain parts of your body. The most common changes are the appearance of a dark line down the middle of your abdomen from the navel to the pubic hair and darkening of the area surrounding the nipples. The most troubling of all such changes, however, is the appearance of stretch marks, which are caused by stretching of tissues under the skin as you put on weight. These normally appear as slightly sunken pinkish and sometimes itchy streaks that run along hips, abdomen and breasts.
Include plenty of folic acid rich foods in your diet, like leafy green vegetables, fruits and cereals.
Make sure that your weight gain is gradual and slow. Eat nourishing foods as a good diet is supposed to increase skin elasticity and keep your skin well oiled.

DIZZINESS
The growing uterus could be putting extra pressure on the blood vessels, thereby interrupting circulation and oxygen supply. A sudden movement by you like getting up suddenly from a sitting or lying down position, could cause shifting of blood away from the brain, causing dizziness. Dizziness could also be caused by low blood sugar, inadequate diet, dehydration, anemia or being in a closed and stuffy environment.
Make sure your movements are slow and relaxed. To avoid low blood sugar, include plenty of proteins in your diet as proteins help in maintaining even blood sugar levels. Eating more frequently helps as well. Drink plenty of fluids. Avoid crowded areas and closed enclosures and keep the door or a window open to allow fresh air to circulate.

EMOTIONAL CHANGES
As with the physical discomforts, your mood swings might also persist which could be result of pregnancy hormones, the growing foetus, changes in appearance, physical discomforts etcetera can get you emotionally charged and irritated. Keep yourself occupied and divert your mind towards constructive efforts.

Don’t worry much as you will forget everything as the baby arrives.