***What you're about to read is all true. Some of it is TMI, so if you are easily offended, leave now...***
At 34, I got kind of a late start at the baby business, so all of this was completely new to me. I decided to write about my experiences, as to help any new moms to be and future mamas, but also for other moms/dads/friends to relate to or laugh at. As always, I will be very frank, so if you get grossed out easily and often, this is your second chance to peace out...here we go
-If you are one of the lucky few to experience morning sickness, like myself, you will vomit not just in the morning, but...ALL. DAY. LONG.
- You will vomit in completely random and inappropriate places: in front of your house, while searching for your keys, as your own dogs bark at you...In your car while driving home from work AS YOU DRIVE (there was no place to pull over.)....on the kitchen floor while running towards the bathroom....in the restroom at work after discovering there is no water (again) and the toilets haven't been flushed and there's poo mingling in the toilet you wish to vomit in, thus setting off a chain reaction of vomiting because of baby and vomiting because you can handle looking at other peoples poop (I'm NOT down with OPP!!!).
-Not everyone will be happy for you. Pregnancy can bring out alot of random emotions/opinions out of people you hold dear. I learned this the hard way. DO NOT TAKE IT PERSONALLY!!! One thing I wish I would've understood years ago is that you cannot control other peoples actions and reactions. Take a break from them and just let them process this in their own way. When they are ready, they'll come back. Don't hold a grudge, just love them and welcome them back!
- My friend Des gave me the best advice: your baby needs a happy place to swim around in, be around people who love and support you now. Do things that make you happy.
- Do not give up your gym membership!!! I lost 62 pounds prior to getting prego and have no intention of gaining anything but the healthy and necessary amount to support baby. Plus, I love swimming! Exercising makes me happy, which goes along with the above statement.
- You will be constipated at some point. Even if you are doing what you need to do to avoid it ( i.e. fruits, veggies, fiber, water, etc.). My friends and I have been swapping poo stories. FYI I'm ok HEARING about OPP. I've had experiences that were so bad I was afraid that baby was actually going to come loose and fly out like a tobaggan!
- Caffeine. Yes you can have it, but check with your doctor to find out what amount is ok. I tried to be au natural and swore off everything "bad" in the beginning. Turns out that I'm a real bitch if I don't have 1-2 servings of coffee/soda a day. And if anyone (usually a man or someone who hasn't had kids) tells you any different, feel free to direct them to your middle finger!
- Be considerate of your baby daddy. He is not going through the physical/hormonal changes that you are, you may not even be married or even see each other everyday, so COMMUNICATE!!! This is important in any relationship, but especially when you two are having a baby together. I'm really lucky, I have a fabulous BD! One of my favorite things about him during this pregnancy, is that he is really conscious of what I can and can't eat, so whenever he cooks for me its always something that I not only enjoy eating, but that isn't poisonous and I can also keep it down.
- You will become stupid. My spelling and grammar, once a priority, has gone out the window. Its especially embarrassing when your friends point it out. Once I complained about my boobs and back being "soar" and my friend Kelly helpfully pointed out "Did you mean SORE???"
- Give in to your cravings, as long as its not dirt or laundry detergent. In the beginning my morning sickness was so bad that sometimes all I could keep down was Dairy Queen soft serve and a bowl of corn or broccoli....not at the same time, though. I usually ate the ice cream first.
- Pee, something that is on my mind. You will be peeing a lot. Sometimes when you don't want to. Sometimes it happens and you have no control, i.e. when you vomit. This may or may not have happened to me ; ) Lets just say, if you can make it to the bathroom, keep a bag or trash can near the toilet AT ALL TIMES!!
-Your nipples and boobs will become s-o-r-e. Even the water from a shower or putting on a shirt can be similar to sliding, chest first, across hot coals and stabby things.
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