Is there a little baby growing up inside you? Congratulations! We hope you are very happy with this news and that your child comes to the world in good health, bringing much love to your family.
Although our wishes are sincere, do we know that not everything is flowers during pregnancy? and not everything is thorns either! You want to smile with happiness, but you also want to cry for fear of not realizing it. You know you need to eat well, but even water makes you nauseous?
Pregnancy is a period full of conflicting feelings, changes and discoveries. That is, it is completely normal and expected that you do not even recognize yourself anymore! And it's no use: There are things that only pregnant women understand. Check out our list:
1. All at the same time
You are very happy! Happier than ever! She is also completely terrified that she will never be able to raise a child.
2. Your new occupation
You have a new occupation absolutely every day: getting very, very sick upon waking, suffering from the famous morning sickness.
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3. You also have diaper rash
You are the mother, and your baby is not even born yet. However, you are already suffering from groin rash, under the breasts, thighs and where else you can imagine.
4. It's not just the runny nose
You thought only the nose could generate secretions, but then you discovered what cervical mucus means?
5. Barrel Legs
Good times when only your ankle swelled! Now your whole legs look like two barrels and you can't wait to put them up.
6. Straight from the South Pole
It's not because you want to, but it's the only way: you can only walk if you imitate exactly the graceful movements of a penguin.
7. Eternal Sauna
The temperature may be below freezing, the air conditioning may be at a minimum and you may be immersed in an ice pool, but you will still feel very hot.
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8. Queen of the throne
Are you peeing, lying down and ready to go to sleep? You just forgot to match your bladder. No way: you need to go to the bathroom again every 15 minutes!
9. The bathroom route
Precisely because of this constant need to pee, all your exits include a complete roadmap with the location of minimally clean bathrooms on your way.
10. Fibers: Eternal Love, True Love
Your bladder works all the time, unlike your gut. After suffering from constipation, you find that fiber is your best friend during this time.
11. Housekeeping 24 hours a day
Just today, you've done and undone the maternity bag about 20 times. During breaks, did you take the opportunity to rearrange? again! ? baby clothes by color, print, size, who gave, how much did it cost?
12. The thrill of the first kick
Only you understand your feeling when the baby first moved. From the most subtle, vibrating movements to the first professional footballer's kick, these moments are unforgettable for you.
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13. Feet, do you still exist?
You'd like to, but it's a little tricky to shave your legs when you don't see anything below your belly. By the way, you don't even remember what your feet were like anymore.
14. Nobody Understands Me
Yes, getting a wrong dish in the restaurant is reason to cry, even if no one else understands. At least that's what your hormones say to you.
15. Baby Roller Coaster
Only pregnant women understand the sensation of having a baby who wanted to roll inside the womb and decided to stop right on top of her bladder.
16. Sleepmates
You feel you need a larger bed because yours is unable to accommodate all the 37 pillows you need to sleep in a minimally comfortable position.
17. People make a point of pissing you off
It's not possible for complete strangers to find it acceptable to say you're E-NOR-ME and ask if you swallowed a watermelon (wow, what a creativity!). Obviously, you will want to jump around their necks.
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18. Deaf Specialist
People are absolutely crazy about giving you unsolicited guesses and telling the most lurid stories about birth problems from a distant acquaintance.No wonder you become an expert at playing deaf or pretending not to speak Portuguese.
19. Really. It is amazing!
You will never stop being surprised: your body KNOWS how to do someone else! Isn't it magical to think you have a miniature human being inside you?
20. Unexplained Love
You haven't even seen that little person's face inside you yet, but you already love her with an intensity that can't be explained. It is not easy to raise, give birth and raise a child, but you know this feeling will always give you the strength to move on.
This list is just a collection of facts that often happen during pregnancy. However, we remember that each woman is unique and that each woman will have different experiences during this period. Isn't it because everyone feels that way? that you also need to feel, ok?
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