The Preggers Thing

[Writer]

(And no, I'm not! :P)

But... say, hypothetically I were. What would be the chance that I could be pregnant, take care of myself properly, but carry on with my life ... just with an extra 10-20 lbs. along the way? Seriously now. Will I be weepy? Will I be overwhelmed? Will I be able to descend stairs without tragedy? Will I still be able to count? Form sentences? Just how tempting will that entire bag of potato chips be?

Ultimately... Will I still feel like myself?

No, I don't have women in my real life who can fill me in on these things. I must resort to a bunch of random strangers online. ((sigh))

~Writer~

[Pogue.Mahone]

1. Serious?

No way to tell! Every woman reacts differently to the changes that will happen, even the same woman with a different pregnancy.

[qnr]

2. I can't say, but I trust you're not planning on resorting to the same avenue to obtain

this hypothetical Preggers Thing. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear Writer!

Of course you would be able to carry on with your life! How do you think our mothers did it?

You might be weepy; it's not uncommon. But really...

Counting and forming sentences, since you know how to do them now, will still be possible...

You might not feel like yourself...

I assure you that being pregnant is one of the most exciting biological things a woman can do!

I've done it twice, and I loved it!

:hi:

[LeftyMom]

4. Based on my experience...

Pregnancy is kind of like PMS, minus most of the cramping. You crave weird things, you're tired, you range between weepiness, worry and anger. But there's entirely new stuff, like a weird obsession with cleaning, a body that leaks strange fluids at seemingly random intervals, and weird strangers giving you medical or parenting advice everywhere you go. And touching you. Seriously, I found that part really creepy.

Being pregnant is weird, kind of cool, and even if it winds up being totally horrible, you'll be just about back to normal in a year. :shrug: Only really, really tired because of that whole baby thing.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

5. You might gain more weight than that.

Nowadays the docs want you to gain 35 lbs. That's baby +placenta+more blood+other things.

I had to stop working at 24 weeks b/c I was too big to sit up without my ribs hurting.

I stayed home and did nothing but eat and sleep and try to breathe. It could get really uncomfortable.

If you are a tall or big lady, it will be less disabling. I'm short and small boned. It was a huge strain on my system.

Lots of weird uncomfortable things happen.

[FloridaJudy]

6. To me it felt like being the healthiest 80 year old woman

In the world. I felt fine, until I tried to do something besides sit. Then I discovered my balance was off, my joints wanted to do weird things, and I couldn't roam very far from a bathroom. But I still felt like myself, aside from that craving orange juice thing.

Every woman and every pregnancy is different. If it were all that awful, the human race would not have continued past the point where people discovered birth control.

Now raising kids...that's the hard part!

[LaurenG]

7. I hated labor -but I was really happy throughout pregnancy - hormones I guess

I never stopped doing anything and though there are mood swings and food cravings (blueberry pie, Cheeto's and oranges for me). It was all normal so I never worried about anything - except in the last month I wished to have the ability to get up from a low piece of furniture without having to get on my knees and then stand up. :)

:)

[Shell Beau]

8. The hard part starts after the baby gets here.

Pregnancy is hard for a lot of women. The first 17 weeks were hell for me. I was throwing up all day every day. It felt like I had a 17 week stomach bug. Then the last few weeks are hell because you can't get comfortable no matter what. And the peeing never ends. The labor can be easy for some. Not so much for others, BUT the really hard part starts when the baby arrives. Of course there is so much reward to it.