Pregnancy is not pretty
Do not let anyone lie to you about how great it is being pregnant. That glow and grin on a pregnant woman’s face is probably just gas. Don’t get me wrong, having a baby is a miracle. You have a life inside of you. It’s a wonderful feeling…. when you aren’t praying to the porcelain god.
First, the morning sickness. Why it is called morning sickness I’ll never know. You are sick all freaking day long. I ate so many saltines I become so bloated my clothes already aren’t fitting. The puking isn’t the worst part by any means, it’s that queezey, dizzy feeling.
I’m so tired I’m in bed by 8pm. I might be so tired because I can’t sleep at night. I’m constantly waking up with sore boobs, having to go pee, having a hot flash and/or gas. It’s great. I’m surprised Mitchell hasn’t moved out of our bed yet.
My boobs hurt so bad that I had to go buy a sports bra 2 sizes too small to sleep in. Saying I was top heavy before is an understatement. I don’t know how I’m going to find a bra to fit if these puppies keep swelling!
Then there is the hot flashes. I always froze at night, now I wake up sweating. Several nights I’ve went to bed in jammies and woke up in only the sexy sports bra.
The best part by far is the crying spells. I’ve never been a crier. It takes something like Bambi to make this girl cry… until now. Here are a few things that have set me off the past 2 weeks:
- The pregnancy book section in Barnes and Nobel. I sat there bawling until Mitchell finally made me get up and leave. Why was I crying you ask? I was overwhelmed. There was so much there I should know, I know none of it!
- We were in Walmart the other day, I had to pee again. The back bathroom was closed because they were cleaning it. I cried all the way to the front bathroom. I’m talking big crocodile tears.
- Baby booties made me cry. They were so small. How am I not supposed to break something that small!
My body and hormones is going through all of this for the first time. I pretty much thought I was crazy, losing my mind, a wuss. Then I found the most perfect book in the whole entire world, Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy. She is able to make fun of the rough stuff you go through being pregnant. I now can laugh at myself instead of cry 
I did get a few tips for Morning Sickness from my nutritionist. Hopefully things will get better soon!
about 4 years ago
I’ve thumbed through that book by JM before and I know what you mean. I’m so glad you found it. It seems to give a more realistic and yet humorous view of pregnancy. I’m sorry to hear it’s a yucky journey so far, but keep your eye ok the end result – a beautiful little amalgam of Jen and Mitchell’s love!
about 4 years ago
Jen, congrats! I’ve been a lurker for a long time, even using and modifying your WP themes… Anyway, check out “The Girlfriend’s Guide to Pregnancy” also – that one saved me!
about 4 years ago
I hate to be the bearer of bad news…but even when your baby is almost 14 years old, you will still have crying jags like that – that you feel like are for NO reason. It’s some kind of Mommy thing that comes and will never go away.
about 4 years ago
muchas congratulations. My wife has been pregnant twice and I do think that pregnancy *is* pretty
It’s gorgeous.
about 4 years ago
Congratulations. I wrote a similar post myself during my pregnancy. Being able to laugh at yourself instead of crying is half the battle.
about 4 years ago
Congratulations on the pregnancy!
As someone who is just getting through the hard part (I am 19 weeks today and I lost 15 lbs in the first trimester) I just want to assure you that there IS a light at the end of the tunnel. I was so sick (night and day) I lived on dry cereal and water for the first 4 months.
A piece of advice: saltines, ginger, ginger ale, eating frequently (are you kidding?), none of it works. You can try sea bands for your wrists but they didn’t help me either. The only thing that helped was sour candy and even that went only so far.
But oh my god, the morning that you finally wake up and brush your teeth without gagging is the most wonderful day you can imagine. And you quickly start to feel human again after that (and hungry!). So hang in there, it WILL get better.
about 4 years ago
Hi,
Maybe for some women it is a lie.
My wife had great pregnancies and she just loves being pregnant. She goes all out taking care of herself. Maybe she’s just a lucky minority. She never had any sickness, just occasional discomfort sleeping in the last trimester.
She’d love to be pregnant all the time, but we stopped at two. She even would love to be a surrogate.
Scott
about 4 years ago
Yeah it shouldn’t be called just morning sickness
If women knew it would be all-day sickness they wouldn’t want to get pregnant though 
My wife also gets sick throughout the day. The wrist-bands only help a little, now and again. Having something to snack on as soon as you get up, and other little snacks throughout the day are the best way to feel better. Also, get some ginger tablets and have one of those with your snack when you get up in the morning. Have you been taking the pregnancy pills as well? Full of all the stuff you and baby need (folic acid etc). Another thing you need to get enough of is iodine (like in fish and iodonised salt)… absolutely essential for your baby’s future intelligence.
We’re expecting our third baby in April ‘08.
enjoy!
about 4 years ago
OMG makes me look forward to
but thats just the way it is.I know this simptoms from PMS already so I am sure I will have a great time 
See it different: You feel stuff you would not have to handle with, it is just an interesting experiment for 9 months-and then the rest of your life. You’ll take it! You will be a great mom!