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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

oh--and last comment about "dealing with the pregnancy". Do you mean with the "being" pregnant part?

I was scared of being pregnant for many reasons. One of them was how people would look at me differently. (I sound very vain, but this was a fear I didn't share with anyone else). As I said, I look young and was afraid of other's opinions. I was also in my first professional job, and was afraid of my boss's reaction. I was afraid of losing my friends.

Well, what happened for me is this: my husband and I went out to dinner a week after I found out I was pregnant, with our other married couple friends. Unlike me, I did not order an alcoholic beverage, and got some strange looks! I was thinking about myself so much, that I didn't realize my friend also had not ordered a drink! There were glances from the husbands, and we found out that we were both pregnant. It was hilarious, and neither of us knew we were "trying". When I started showing, there were just more and more women my age, in my job, who were also pregnant. Before, I would focus on women who were not pregnant; when I was pregnant, I noticed more women who were pregnant..it's like I entered another world!

Long story short: dealing with the pregnancy is possible, because there are so many ways to get support. Doctors, friends, online, books, support groups, clubs...you go to many educational classes and meet other couples as well.

And, my colleagues and boss were thrilled that I was pregnant. None of my fears were realized, as far as the "what others thought" category. Other parts of dealing with the pregnancy were unpleasant: the physical aches and pains, etc. Let me know if you want to hear about those...I won't bore you otherwise!

January 27, 2009 - 3:41pm

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