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Things You Should Know During/After Pregnancy
Let me be clear here: this is not meant to scare people away from pregnancy. Not at all. My husband and I have been blessed with two fantastic children, and we can hardly contain ourselves for the next (and for reasons you’ll read below, I’m really counting down the time).
I’m writing this because the request keeps pouring in; so I decided that instead of responding to each email about the same topic, I am going to blog about it to share with other women. Due to the outpouring of emails, I will only respond when it’s a sensitive/personal issue and you request to keep it private or remain anonymous.
So, while there are a thousand things about the times before, during and after pregnancy that are fantastic, spiritual, and filled with magic, you can read a million other blogs that will let you play in the clouds. I’m reaching out to the women that are struggling, and having/had a difficult time with pregnancy & post pregnancy (actually, many of the items on this list can be expected for all women…I guess we’ll see when the comments start pouring in which things people relate to the most). I’m trying to write an article that I’ve had a difficult time finding online: the realistic approach to pregnancy and beyond. Obviously, from my perspective.
This discussion is both for me and hopefully for them. I need to hear from other people about their rough pregnancies, so that some of us don’t feel so alone. And hopefully, reading these experiences will make even just one woman stronger.
So, in this post, I want to discuss the myths and real life situations about what to expect during/after pregnancy. I am not going to make use of medical terms often, because I feel like it defeats the purpose of coming here. I want to help make this as easy and informative as possible. Using medical terms only means you still have to go and research the term yourself. 
Please, do feel free to add or share (with or without medical terms…hehehe).
Disclaimer - This does not apply to all, and these lists is in no particular order…
During Pregnancy
- You get sick (serious/mild case of morning sickness)
- You experience excess salivation. You spit-out throughout your pregnancy
- You throw up every meal, including bile (greenish yellow)
- You glow
- You get migraine headaches
- You get stretch marks.
- Swelling of the legs/feet
- Your boobs get huge
- You crave
- You gain weight
- You eat a lot
- Your nose gets big
- You get light headed
- Your hair grows longer
- You nest (close to your due date)
- Your skin tone gets darker
- You have a short fuse
After
- The stretch mark never goes away, so stop using cocoa butter
- Breastfeeding is tough & hurts, some babies may have difficulty latching on
- If you do breastfeed, your nipples crack. Always keep lanolin around. It helps.
- Hemorrhoids
- Constipation. The first bowel after baby HURTS
- Get ready for sleepless nights
- You feel fatigued
- You are going to need lots of help.
- You loose your hair (temporary)
- The weight does not come off easy, though, breastfeeding helps the weight come off
- You may never loose the baby pouch
- Some women drop their babies. You are not alone. Don’t feel like a failure. Talk to your Doctor.
- You cry and get sad for no reason
- You get depressed (post-partum depression), please seek help. Get on meds if you have to. You are not alone. 90% of women experience this, and less than 30% actually seek help
- After breastfeeding, you loose the boobs. Seriously!
- Some get stretch mark on their boobs.
- Your metabolism slows down
Please, get involved in the discussion and leave your comments below. Hopefully, we can open up a healthy and beneficial dialogue…
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Tags: Babies, fatigue, health, insomnia, morning sickness, pregnancy, pregnancy mths, stretch marks, struggles 
Pregnancy:
hair starts growing out of funny places, like your chin. I had 3 chin hairs, thought that meant I was having a boy, nope! Just that I was pregnant.
Acne/pimples - i didn’t glow I boiled over.
Couldn’t stand the smell of apples!
after -
sleep deprivation, sad, feeling cut off from the rest of the world. Thank God for my mums, as if she knew because she would encourage me to take a nap or go out, take a walk get some fresh air at least once a day sans baby. once I got more sleep and adjusted to the baby’s needs/cycle - it got a whole lot better!
oh, can’t forget the first piss (if you had a vaginal delivery) - fire in the hole!! literally! After that I knew why they had drains on the floor of the bathrooms in the hospital.
Buki, many thanks for adding on. Appreciate it. A few of them I didn’t even realize. The first piss? Didn’t notice. Will be on the look out this time around