Years of reading can't prepare

Almost didn't post this.

Things YEARS of reading TTC/infertility blogs about early pregnancy didn't prepare me for: A list of TMI's and things I wouldn't EVER trade the world for at 8wks3days!!!!!!!!!!!

* Acne. I barely had a pimple a period. Now I have many, many break outs.

* Prenatals can make your morning sickness even worse. But if you take them at night they can cause bizarre dreams.

*"pregnancy brain" is not for last trimester. And anyone who says other wise needs to spend just a few hours with me.

*I've always had issues with my bowels over reacting. pregnancy has done the opposite. Constipation. Is. Evil.

*pregnancy can make you even more anemic. Which makes you take even more Iron. Which makes the above issue worse.

*THE BLOAT. Infertility/TTC blogs down play this so much. "Some women might bloat a little" my butt!

*So thirsty. All the time. But I keep forgetting to drink.

*I've joked about always being clumsy. Compared to now I was a graceful ballerina in zero gravity.

*I literally cried because I was happy I finally remembered to buy pickles. In the middle of Wal-Mart. Pickles. Not a cute puppy or sad commercial. PICKLES.

*The period like cramps that will be on and off and scare the absolute hell out of you. And are also completely normal. And get better if you remember to drink water. But still scare you

* The TWW always felt so long. But it's nothing compared to having to wait for the first ultrasound.

Nothing. Come on Wednesday!!!!!!!

*You're husband being terrified rto touch you because he already loves the baby too much to chance hurting it. (Both sweet and frustrating)

*Feeling SO strange being on this side of infertility. I cry regularly for the ones I know still mourning and struggling on their journey to pregnancy.

*Being both miserable because of morning sickness, constipation, acne, "cramps", exhaustion, crying, not fitting into anything, forgetting easy things, knocking everything over and being embarrassed and the feeling of being so comforted and relieved every single time one of these things happen. Because it means you're FINALLY pregnant.

And yes. I'm crying again.