Comments on: Pregnancy Changes You Emotionally & Physically http://experiencingmotherhood.com/pregnancy-changes-you-emotionally-physically/ Real Stories, Real People Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:41:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Brooke http://experiencingmotherhood.com/pregnancy-changes-you-emotionally-physically/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Brooke Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:51:51 +0000 http://experiencingmotherhood.com/?p=630#comment-37 I completely agree! In fact, I've been doing my best to lay it all on the table--especially for my friends who are hoping to become pregnant soon. While I love the fact that I am pregnant, I do not always love what it entails. And I feel like there have been so many things that a) the books don't really seem to cover very well, and b) other women seem to have forgotten to mention... I'm not sure if it stems more from women not wanting to sound like they're complaining, or from them forgetting everything that was unpleasant as soon as that baby is born. For example, it would have been nice to know in advance that I might have blinding pain in my lower abomen anytime I sneeze while lying on my back. Sure, it probably doesn't happen to everybody, but I can't be the first. And since I won't be the last, I'm putting it all (well, almost all) of it out there. I want to help break down the facade that pregnancy is nothing but bliss and joy 100% of the time--and to remind people that a pregnant woman is pregnant every second of every day from conception to delivery (not just when it's convenient or after working an 8-hour day or on the weekends). <abbr><em>Brooke’s last blog post..<a href="http://dutchbaby.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/maybe-its-a-julian-after-all/" rel="nofollow">Maybe it’s a Julian after all…</a></abbr></em> I completely agree! In fact, I’ve been doing my best to lay it all on the table–especially for my friends who are hoping to become pregnant soon. While I love the fact that I am pregnant, I do not always love what it entails. And I feel like there have been so many things that a) the books don’t really seem to cover very well, and b) other women seem to have forgotten to mention… I’m not sure if it stems more from women not wanting to sound like they’re complaining, or from them forgetting everything that was unpleasant as soon as that baby is born. For example, it would have been nice to know in advance that I might have blinding pain in my lower abomen anytime I sneeze while lying on my back. Sure, it probably doesn’t happen to everybody, but I can’t be the first. And since I won’t be the last, I’m putting it all (well, almost all) of it out there. I want to help break down the facade that pregnancy is nothing but bliss and joy 100% of the time–and to remind people that a pregnant woman is pregnant every second of every day from conception to delivery (not just when it’s convenient or after working an 8-hour day or on the weekends).

Brooke’s last blog post..Maybe it’s a Julian after all…

]]>