Bruising and arnica

I have noticed with this pregnancy that I bruise very easily and the bruises are very sore and stay around for ages and ages. This isn't very normal for me, so I am wondering if it's a pregnancy thing? My legs have about 4-5 bruises each, and some are the size of my palm.

I went to the pharmacy to get some antiflamme or arnica cream, and the pharmacist reckoned I can't have it while pregnant. Is he just being overly cautious? What can I do for the bruising?

id get all your haem levels checked first and then find out what you can take. there is an underlying problem that needs to get sorted out first if you are bruising more than usual :) id say arnica is ok but talk to a doctor first bout the cause or ring healthline if all else fails

Interesting that they said not to use arnica while pregnant. I was advised to take arnica in the weeks leading up to my due date to help with healing afterwards. My friend's MW in NZ also recommended she take it before she gave birth and she had no probs.

As it turned out, I didn't take it before I had C as he was unexpectedly very early. Maybe it's "OK" to take close to your due date because you're so close anyway?

Be interesting to hear what your MW says about it if you ask

Hope you work out why you're bruising more easily My (unprofessional!) guess would be something to do with increased blood flow during pregnancy?

google is not your friend. lol