After four months and 3 weeks (but feels like much, much longer) of the miracle of pregnancy, I've come to a conclusion. Being pregnant is not fun. At all.
The Duggar woman either has freakishly easy pregnancies or she's certifiably insane. I'm going with insane.
When I found out I was pregnant, I was optimistic...even while I puked up everything that went in my mouth, I dreamed of glowing skin and shiny hair. Which, in reality, turned out to be oily skin that breaks out like a 13-year-old and limp, stringy hair that seems to get thinner by the day. I dreamed of nausea-free days and shopping for sweet little baby things. Again, the reality is quite different. I am nauseated every. Single. Day. I get the shopping trips all right, but at the end of the shopping trips, I usually pass out in the car and snore all the way home. Very glamorous. I spent all day yesterday crumpled up in bed with horrifying round ligament pain that shot through my body anytime I moved. I called the doctor, who prescribed bedrest and a heating pad.
A heating pad? I'm dying, and you suggest a heating pad?
Oh, and if you're one of the blissfully unaware, round ligament pain (also known as "growing pains") is one of those fabulous little symptoms of pregnancy that no one tells you about. Basically, it's a stabbing pain that runs from your stomach, out to your hips, then down your legs. It hits when you cough, laugh, sneeze, hiccup, or make any sudden movement that involves your stomach.
It isn't fun to choke down horse pills every night that smell awful and taste even worse. It isn't fun to be awake with heartburn at 3 o'clock in the morning. It isn't fun to have to wake up to pee at least 5 times every night. It isn't fun to look in the mirror and watch your hips and thighs expanding like a hot air balloon. And the mood swings are definitely not fun.
I can't even count the women who have told me to "enjoy the pregnancy, it goes by so fast!". I beg to differ. This has been the longest 19 weeks of my life.
Don't get me wrong. I'm crazy excited about this baby. I can't wait to meet him/her, and I know that when I hold him/her for the first time, I won't even remember these awful days.
But right now, I'm just not having fun.
- Casey M.
- "A cheerful heart is good medicine..." The misadventures of a big-city girl adjusting to life in a little-bitty town.
“If you age with somebody, you go through so many roles—you’re lovers, friends, enemies, colleagues, strangers; you’re brother and sister. That’s what intimacy is, if you’re with your soulmate. Marriage is a risk; I think it’s a great and glorious risk, as long as you embark on the adventure in the same spirit.” -Cate Blanchett
Little M.
Oh, darling, don't you ever grow up...
3 comments:
I am so sorry you are having such a rough time! If it makes you feel any better, there are a lot of ladies who just don't like being pregnant....I talk to them every day at work!
But, you are half-way there, and once that little one is in your arms, you will be too tired to remember all this! ;o)
Use this as an excuse for G to wait on you hand and foot!
{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}
Robin :o)
Hahaha! I hated pregnancy too....But seriously, enjoy your pregnancy days!! You'll soon be bombarded with a screaming child that never sleeps and every time you turn around has a poopy diaper....
Regardless, that baby is still worth every bit of Pregnancy and those midnight diapers!!!
Love ya!
I hate that you are having such a horrible time! I've loved every minute of mine, except for when I've been sick with a sinus infection and can't take no meds to help! I didn't hug the toilet all the time though. I was just nauseated the first trimester. I have had the heartburn though and round ligament pain. Some people just have miserable pregnancies though....hope yours gets better!
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