Pregnancy has made me even more of a worrier than I usually am. I worry 24/7. I worry about if baby is doing ok, I worry about other drivers next to me while I'm driving, I worry about what I eat, how I sleep, what I listen to and how loud I listen to it, how much I lift, and how much sleep I get.
I was already an always tired person before getting pregnant, but now that my body is growing an adorable little baby, I am exhausted more than I ever have been. I have the most difficult time staying awake at my day job, and I just get so tired standing for longer than half an hour at my night job. I'm not even big yet! I am terrified for when this baby really starts to grow and how I'm going to feel then!
Round ligament pain seriously hurts! I am so nervous for labor, I get anxiety just thinking about it. I don't want the epidural because I really so much hate needles, but I know I'm going to have to most definitely get it. This girl just can't do natural, I need my drugs!
My poor husband. How he puts up with my emotions I will never know. I cry more than ever since getting pregnant, and really about the most ridiculous things! I'm so glad he's stuck with me, because if he weren't, my crazy might have driven him away by now.
I hate to say this, but I just don't like being pregnant. I am so thrilled about having a baby on the way, but those women who say they actually love being pregnant are nuts! Pregnancy is so worth it, but it's really hard! I don't like being restricted of things I can do, and I don't like the constant fear that something could go wrong. (A normal pregnancy without complications hardly exists in my family. I am just expecting bad. . . ) I have a whole new respect for pregnant women. If you haven't been through it, you don't know just how scary it can be! Pregnant women are simply amazing, (minus me because I'm just a big complainer with no pain tolerance.) How Michelle Duggar did it 19 times I will never know! That lady deserves an award!
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ReplyDeleteHi, random stranger commenting on your blog. I went to high school with Shane, and decided to pop over and give your blog a read. Don't mind my being nosy! :) However, I have complicated pregnancies too. Just follow your OB and you will be fine! I am on pregnancy #2, and I can tell you it really doesn't get any easier on your body... but you do learn to adjust. Once you hit the middle of your 2nd trimester you won't be so tired. Lifting more than 25lbs is a little more do-able during the last bit, and sweets... by 30 weeks you will be googling ways to naturally induce yourself. I'll tell you right now the only ways that are proven to actually work are walking/gravity, and the happy horizontal dance with your husband. His "sticky pee" as I call it, is the natural version of the pitocin they use to induce you. As for the epidural... You won't see the needle. Just hide your face in your sweet husband and focus on breathing because you will more than likely have one or two contractions to survive through while the dude places the drugs. Just remember, God gave your body the ability to do this! Trust that and let your body do it's thing. Labour is a natural process and once you let the contractions do their work, it becomes a lot easier. Go to the birthing classes, learn the breathing, practice with your love. You will be okay. Promise! :) If you are still worried, look into finding a doula. They are wonderful women who absolutely help. My mother is a doula and I wouldn't have made it through my L&D without her!
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