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Before my journey of motherhood began, majority of the stories I heard about pregnancy was positive. People often talked about the pregnancy glow, how it felt so magical to feel your baby kick. Your partner would be overly involved and happy to talk to your baby. Etc. Etc.
And then I got pregnant.
I felt like crap for the first trimester. My head was constantly spinning and pounding. Nothing would stay in my stomach unless it was extremely spicy. Sleep was nonexistent. I was not able to sleep at night at all. Then when the second trimester rolled around, I finally felt better. I started to eat more, and my belly bump finally started to show.
The third trimester finally came. I started having really bad back pain, so I had to go out and by a belly support band. My pelvic bone started hurting because my bones were starting to loosen to get ready for birth. What I hated the most was wobbling like a penguin everywhere.
Labor and delivery. Before I went into labor, so many women told me how easy it was to give birth and the pain was not that bad. Well guess what? The pain was extremely bad. I had back contractions where the contractions started from my lower back and shot all the way down to my legs. Every time the contractions came, I had to stop everything I was doing and sit down. I couldn’t even walk or stand. Even though my original birth plan did not include epidural, I demanded epidural right away when I arrived at the hospital.
So, what was the point of this blog? I just want to say that it’s okay if you don’t feel like you had the pregnancy glow. It’s okay if you felt miserable about your pregnancy. I don’t understand why so many people like to glorify pregnancy and refuse to talk about the things that didn’t always go well during pregnancy. And I recommend asking questions if there’s anything that you’re uncertain about. I asked my OBGYN, family/friends, and even google. You’ll never know everything there is to know about pregnancy because I feel like I’m constantly learning new things with each pregnancy. It’s okay to ask for help. You’re not in this alone.
And if your pregnancy is a breeze, I’m so glad and happy for you!
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