After getting over the initial shock of being pregnant.. and by initial I mean 3 weeks... I soon started to realize that all the websites in the world could not prepare me for what was about to happen.
I had read that morning sickness can go from mild nasuea to vomiting and can happen at any point in the day- what I didn't read was that your body is capable of vomiting all day every day for 3 months.
That was me. I had a stronger relationship with my toliet then I did with my now husband for those 3 months. Often I wonder where is the real description of morning sickness- I'm pretty sure I never heard it described as a 3 month hangover in health class!
How about the statement that you will feel fatigued.... FATIGUED?!
I once fell asleep sitting on the toliet with my head back against the wall.. I would need a nap after brushing my teeth and the very thought of sitting up some mornings was all I could manage- before a sudden dash to throw up.
No one told me that I would experience super smell,be defeated just trying to put on socks, have to avoid the meat aisle for 4 months or just how damn hard it gets to wipe yourself after peeing!
No one tells you that you will miss seeing your feet, that more then once you'll have to pull over to pee in some woods or that complete strangers will find it acceptable to touch you, comment on your size or ask if you intend to breast feed.
No one tells you that your hormones will be so out of wack that you will love your husband one minute, and hate him the next. Secrets are kept about sudden lightning flashes of pain that shoot out your vagina as your child bounces his head off the nerves leading to your cervix...or how your obstetrician will actually refer to you as having cankles!
Being pregnant is not something I think I will ever get used to. Everyday you are faced with a new challenge, assulted with another ridiculous comment or reminded of the way things used to be.
Its hard.
Being pregnant is battling a war sometimes and often not enough people realize this, or give it the respect it deserves.
You sacrifice a lot for your child.. you have vitamins to take, blood to be drawn, countless doctors appointments, food charts, blood sugar tests, supersized elastic pants and if thats not bad enough you have to give up sushi and booze for 9 months!
.... no one should ever question that you love your children.
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