Pregnancy is hard!

Amanda

Over the past 7 months I've learned that I had no idea what was included in pregnancy. I swear people forget to tell you these things just so people will have more babies, so here is my list of things I wish I knew about being pregnant! Add your own in the comments!! Also please note this is all in good humour! 😁😂

1. Morning sickness can happen all day

2. Anything can make you throw up

3. You may not want to eat anything

4. Food may not ever seem appealing

5. You may only eat one type of food for 6 weeks straight

6. In your first trimester you are tired all the time

7. Your skin get very dull and blotchy

8. Your skin gets dry and itchy

9. Stretch marks don’t just happen on your stomach

10. Your hair may look nice on your head, but you start to grow hair everywhere else

11. You’re bloated for the first 12 weeks

12. Your round belly doesn’t look round for the first few months, more lumpy and flabby

13. You gain weight in other places other than your stomach

14. You swell up

15. You’re hot all the time

16. You get leg cramps in the middle of the night for no reason

17. You get weird cramps everywhere for no reason

18. You can get heartburn for no reason, seriously drinking water can cause it

19. You can’t take anything for a cold, or the flu

20. You have to pee all the time

21. You have no warning that you have to pee

22. You may pee yourself

23. You get really gassy

24. You have no real control over your gas

25. You will worry about every pain you have

26. Google is not your friend when you’re pregnant

27. Google will either tell you “this is normal” or “GO TO THE HOSPITAL NOW” there is no in-between

28. Your gums will bleed

29. Brushing your teeth could make you throw up

30. You may cry at commercials

31. You may cry at anything

32. You may cry because you ran out of ice cream

33. YOU MAY CRY

34. A LOT

35. You will still have discharge

36. You will wonder if this is normal

37. You will spend too much time googling things like that

38. You will start to snore for no reason

39. Your sinuses may get irritated

40. You will not be able to take anything for this

41. You won’t be able to sleep comfortably

42. You will sweat through everything when you sleep

43. You will wake up to pee multiple times in the night, but it’s ok because you’re not sleeping

44. People will comment on your growing belly

45. People will want to touch your belly

46. People will want to give you advice

47. People will judge you on what your choices are during your pregnancy

48. People will annoy you

49. Your husband will annoy you

50. You also will make your husband go get ice cream at 11pm at night

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