Okay, so if you are just a friend reading or family member trying to keep up with the progress of the Bean long distance this post may be a tad bit too much information for you. It is about body stuff and things they don't tell you about even when they tell you that they are telling you what to expect when you are expecting (which is a great resource but nothing covers everything and there are just some things that are kinda icky.)
So, consider yourself warned, that you may want to skip this one if you're somewhat squeamish or just don't want to know what all is going on down there.
Alright, now that that is out of the way, let's talk hair first. (I will ease you into this) Everyone talks about how long your hair and nails will grow because of pregnancy hormones and the nourishment from the prenatal vitamins. I don't know if you all made the mental leap but I had no idea I would be having to shave EVERYDAY to keep from being a Sasquatch. Not to mention the plucking....ugh. Yeah fast growing hair is great and all, if it stays on your head, but lately I feel like I need a machete to cut through my armpit hair each day. (okay, maybe it isn't that bad but to have noticeable hair growth the day after you shaved is disconcerting.) But technically, the whole hair growing faster thing wasn't omitted, they just rarely specifically mention that it means more shaving, plucking, or waxing.
Secondly, and this one was fairly (and continues to be fairly upsetting to me) there will be times where your cervical mucus (which has and will continue to increase) will be colors that immediately send up flares. Not that I am inspecting it under a microscope but you notice these things. Pink was the first worrying one, I get this usually every month before I get my period. Two days before I have pink CM, and the other day I had some which was very similarly colored. I expressed the concern to my beloved hub and told him that I would research it and let him know if it was anything we needed to worry about. He of course being the wonderful little problem solver that he is, immediately responded with a link: http://www.pinkdischarge.net/pink-discharge-in-early-pregnancy-is-it-a-usual-thing-or-a-reason-to-make-panic/
Did I mention that he is the best husband in the history of husbands?
Anyway, today I had brownish which again, unless it is accompanied other symptoms I try not to worry.
And before you all go trying to assuage my fears because all pregnant woman worry in the first trimester about losing the baby, I am not an idiot. I am aware that everyone has concerns and I know it is best for the baby if I try to relax and not get all stressed out. I am not saying that I am pacing the floor wringing my hands over it, but it's always there at the back of my mind. My mom and my sister both had very worrisome issues with their first pregnancies. (for that matter so did my dad's mom when she was carrying him)
For a long time my mom thought she might have been carrying twins and lost one of them. My sister actually went to the clinic and they told her she had miscarried until they did the ultrasound to make sure it was complete and they weren't going to have to do a DNC, and they could see my nephew's heart beating. So, the fears aren't completely unfounded, and I am also 37 years old, which also raises the risks. But yeah I know, relax it will be fine.
Hot then cold then hot then cold then hot then cold......ugh. Nobody mentioned that you get hot flashes during pregnancy (unless of course I am going through pre-menopause simultaneously BITE YOUR TONGUE!) Or at least very erratic temperature swings. One second I am burning up, then I am shivering then I have to open the window, then I need a blanket.
"You may experience increased flatulence" Translation, you are going to feel like you ate nothing but refried beans for days on end. (my poor husband)
And lastly I never read about it but had heard many tales of pregnancy dreams. (these are stranger than any other kind of dream I have ever experienced...and I have had some weird dreams) Even before we knew for sure that I was pregnant I had two and one was a doozey. I dreamed I had six babies (SIX) and was trying to feed them all, and in the dream it of course made sense to me to use my lymph nodes in my armpits as well as my breasts, cause then I could feed 4 at one time. So, I had one under each arm and one on each breast. (yeah, this dream is really when I started to think...we might be pregnant) I have had other weird baby dreams since then of course and just strange dreams in general but I usually have weird dreams every now and then but lately they are all strange and mostly baby related.
That is all the bodily function stuff I think I can handle sharing for one night. I am sure there will be more stuff they won't warn me about that's gross later on in pregnancy too; and I will share it then.
Ciao for now~
marymontmama
The nails thing is pretty cool though... I had a really long thumbnail that everyone teased me was a coke nail (thats the pinky, but nevermind that)
ReplyDeleteThe farting gets worse...and smellier.
One thing that I was not prepared for was the ligament pain...have you had any of that yet? Sudden teinges of sharp pain in places you did not know existed in your body.