Pregnancy is a beautiful time for you to bond with your unborn child and for your body to prepare itself for the unique experience of birth. It is a special journey during which your mental, emotional and physical self will undergo miraculous changes.
Embrace the natural process of gestation as one of the most amazing of your life.
Take the time to enjoy it. Listen to what your body is trying to tell you.
Well right now my body is telling me to fart. Again.
And while listening to the sweet sound of flatulence is one thing, embracing the excessive passing of wind as the most amazing time of my life isn’t going to happen.
The pregnancy apps, the pregnancy books, your mother, your mother-in-law, your aunts, women on television and radio and – heaven forbid – on mothers’ forums, all present the same rosy view of pregnancy outlined above. It’s a sterilised Hallmark version of the truth, one designed to hoodwink the unsuspecting into believing that pregnancy is actually a delightful time.
Your friends who have had children will generally be more honest than the above mentioned covert lying bitches; quietly admitting that yes there are some less than pleasant bits like the morning sickness thing. Oh and the not fitting into any of your clothes thing. But there are some facts that even they keep secret from the uninitiated newly pregnant or hoping-to-be-so types.
Today however we will keep you in the darkness no longer, revealing the nine things about pregnancy nobody ever tells you.
1. Your boobs will get bigger but so will your nipples. They will become so large as to be able to scare small children and animals away from you if accidentally revealed.
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I was under the impression that the term "morning sickness" related to the "morning" of your pregnancy.
7 weeks down - no one tells you the lengths that your hormones go to to make you feel like a complete arsehole - from complete excitement to the ones that NO ONE talks about - fear, regret, resentment. I have been struggling through the days with these bastard hormones - "I am so excited", "Oh God I am going to lose myself", "what about my job", "I am so excited" etc etc. I am sure that some horror will get on here and tell me to be grateful for the miracle of life and that they NEVER EVER experiences this... trust me I AM excited and loving it, but my hormones are raging, this is completely new (and completely planned) and good grief if my boobs dont stop feeling like they are the most sensitive princess on the planet I think that I will scream!
I tried for nearly 3 years naturally then a year of IVF & finally have my little girl who was born in Oct. I fully understand where you're coming from. Even though I tried so hard to get her, every minute was riddled in doubt. Everyone tells you (until you want to smack them in the chops) it's different when it's yours, children are amazing blah blah blah .... (it is all true btw 😉) but the problem is that you NEVER know this until you've had them - no amount of talk will help. I was constantly ?ing myself & my 39yo selfish ways but believe it or not you & your little bundle will grow & learn together everyday. It's not like when you have other people's children around you & you get a couple of hours of really full on time & you think 'I can't do this' but when it's your own you will grow together quietly (or not so quietly for some). Good luck & you will be fine!!!