How I Realized It Was Okay Not to Love Being Pregnant

“Pregnancy” a term when heard is followed by excitement and happiness. But, did you know that most women don’t enjoy pregnancy? Yes, you read it correctly. Many pregnant women claim that they hate being pregnant and they don’t feel happy during pregnancy.

So, the main question is that is it fine to not enjoy the pregnancy? It’s totally fine and understandable to not enjoy pregnancy as you won’t feel excited when you have hemorrhoids (swollen and inflamed veins in the rectum and anus that cause discomfort and bleeding), swollen ankles, and sore breasts.

Why is Pregnancy so hard on the body?

Pregnancy is hard on the body because the person’s body goes through a lot of changes especially in the first trimester before the placenta is fully in its place. The growing 8 pounds needs a lot of nutrients and calories and you are the source that provides it. And because of all the hormones running in your body, it leaves you exhausted.

The growing fetus needs a lot of space to grow and there isn’t much space in your abdominal cavity so it leads your growing uterus to displace your internal organs to make space. And even your body is doing the extra work as your kidneys filter the extra waste, the bone marrow makes extra blood cells and many more. When you are in your sixth month, your body had spent twice its usual energy just maintaining the basic metabolic processes.

A pregnant woman also gains 25% extra pounds and it’s very tiring for the body. If you want to feel it, just wear a 25-pound bag pack while your body floods with relaxin (a hormone produced by the ovary and the placenta that causes the ligaments to loosen up, especially in the pelvis).

What are the tips to help feel good during your pregnancy?

We understand that pregnancy is very hard to enjoy so we’ll help you with some tips which will help you feel good during pregnancy.

• Honesty: Have you ever lied to people when they ask about your pregnancy and you reply happily? Well, you should be honest to others about how you feel rather than feeling guilty. It’s not just you, everyone feels the same way you are so be honest with others. It will help you talk about your problems with others and you’ll end up feeling good.
• Don’t feel guilty: Don’t feel guilty just because you aren’t enjoying pregnancy because you’ll end up overthinking. All the feelings you are going through are completely normal during pregnancy. It doesn’t mean that you don’t love your unborn child so stop feeling guilty.
• Make new friends: At the point of pregnancy, only another pregnant can understand your emotions and feelings more than anyone. And it will keep you normal seeing another person who is going through the same stages. So, try to make new friends who understand your feelings.
• Focus on the end goal: To reach the end goal, there will be many challenges and difficulties which you need to clear. Pregnancy too has many challenges like mood swings, you’ll gain body weight and many more. But you have to focus on the end goal and not give up in between.
• Make sure to stay connected with your partner: Your partner and your needs to have a good connection during the pregnancy. Because having relationship issues might get a toll during pregnancy. In this case, you need to consult professional help.

Is the Second Trimester miserable?

The second trimester is very tricky and lies to you. When you wake up one day and you feel good about everything around you feel good about yourself. Well, it’s a lie because you have just entered the second trimester and it’s the ultimate lie. Almost all the second-trimester pregnancies go pretty great and it tends to be better than the first trimester which was miserable because of the vomit-covered mess. The second trimester is to make you feel good because you just came out of the twelve weeks of the first trimester. So, don’t be too happy because the third trimester will be a lot worse than you would have expected.

So, in the end, I would just say that don’t feel bad when you aren’t enjoying the pregnancy. It’s totally fine as it’s all part of the process.

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