I've not had any symptoms other than a growing belly. Baby has a healthy heartbeat. Without symptoms to remind me, it's incredibly lonely and I feel like I'm "cheating."

It's not easier. I don't have any "I'm going through this for the baby" moments. It also means people expect more from me. No symptoms doesn't mean I'm not still tired. Or that I can carry that heavy object. Or that I should be ignored because questions about how I feel is always "Great!"

I don't deserve death stared from women who were in a "coma" the entire first trimester, or who had to quit working while I went on. I don't want to hear: Just wait. It will hit you and you'll feel worse.

Maybe it won't hit me and I do feel worse.