Pregnancy requires a lot of the same things that will be expected of you once your baby is actually born: commitment, energy, hard work, sacrifice. You give up certain things and add in others, you do work researching and preparing, you risk your own health, you make hard decisions, and put yourself at the mercy of medical experts and the desperate hope that everything will end up okay. Whether you realize it or not, all of those things are examples of you functioning and sacrificing like a mom.

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http://www.mommyish.com/2015/05/05/pregnant-women-should-celebrate-mothers-day/