1. Even when you feel like you look like crap, everyone thinks you are too cute! I think it's the beauty of what you're doing in and of itself. Carrying life inside you is no small feat.
2. You become an instant conversation piece when showing. Whether it's the mall, grocery store, church, etc, people will want to know how far along you are, want to guess what you're having and, possibly even just want to rub your stomach as if you're some sort of genie. Most of the time they mean well, but it may be quite aggravating depending on your mood.
3. When the urge to sleep hits you, there's no winning this battle. Just find somewhere to get as comfy as possible because before you know it, you'll be waking up somewhere (whether planned or not) anyway.
4. You may become irrationally emotional. This could include getting angry with your significant other for no good reason, crying over a scene in a movie that wasn't really touching, getting easily annoyed with any and everyone including yourself, or getting frustrated over your lack of intelligence due to pregnancy brain.
5. After you've reached a certain number of months, you will not be able to...ahem, "preen your flower" if you catch my drift. If you're used to grooming yourself in any type of way, unless you're the "flexible gymnast preggo woman," then you can kiss those days good-bye until after baby arrives. This is what most people won't tell you.
6. Although you're preparing to become the ultimate nurturer, this is a period in your life when you need to be nurtured the most. As weird as it sounds, you need to be loved and doted on so the baby can automatically glean from your joy. The baby senses your moods and going through things alone at this stage is no good! Try your best to be around family and friends as much as possible. Ask your mate to try and understand this.
7. Contrary to what people say, you are NOT eating for 2! People may be inclined to fetch you copious amounts of food, but the truth is you are not eating for 2 adults...you are eating for one and a fetus. You really don't need more than 300 extra calories a day for you and baby to be healthy .Although you may feel ravenous because after the first trimester, your sense of smell enhances as well as the taste of food. Everything is heightened, but be advised, you don't need to gain more than 25-35 pounds during your pregnancy.
8.Speaking of everything being heightened, you may begin to feel like some sort of freak after the first trimester. I mean this in every sense. Outside of your body morphing into something totally different, so are your hormones. Don't be alarmed if you begin to live by the A.D.I.D.A.S creed. If you don't know what that acronym stands for, look it up in the urban dictionary.
9. Some women get horrible leg cramps when sleeping during their last trimester as I have. Man, they could have you getting up in the middle of the night with tears in your eyes. I haven't tried this trick yet, but I've been told to sleep with a bar of Zest soap under your comforter where your legs rest. I don't know how effective it is, but I know a few women (including a nurse) who swear by it. If you have these chronic cramps, it's at least worth a try. I plan to try it!
10. You have to take it as easy as possible. Some women put extra strain on themselves (a la Kim Kardashian) by doing the most when preggers to take away from feeling like a whale. It's ok...you're pregnant. Bask in this period. Enjoy not having to hold your stomach in! Become one with your wee one while it's in utero. Have fun with the morse code that only the two of you share (baby speaking to you with it's kicks). After all, the baby is the ONLY person who's ever felt/heard your heart beat from the inside.
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