"Oh, To Be Pregnant Again!"
I loved being pregnant. However, there were times when I felt like it was a club where members didn’t tell you all they knew about initiation. I figure that some of these things are similar to aspects of labor, once you go through it, you forget. Here are some of the things that you may not be quite prepared for.
Fatigue-
Sure, I was aware that I would be tired as that little person grew inside me but I had no idea that I would actually be able to (and did) fall asleep in a noisy movie theater or sitting upright while engaged in a conversation with someone. There were times that I was so tired that I would nearly start to cry.
MOOD SWINGS-
My husband never knew what he was getting. Was I crying because I was sad or because I just saw a commercial that included a newborn baby? Why was I mad about something today that didn’t seem to bother me yesterday? He had as hard of a time figuring it out as I did. By my third pregnancy, I finally just told him, “I am going to be a little crazy for the next few months. I can feel it coming and I can’t help it. Please try to understand. For better or for worse.”
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