First Pregnancy Expectations: The Raw Truth of It

With my daughter I craved nothing but chocolate and Klondike bars and pizza. She was a junk food baby. My son I craved those cheese puffs that Chinese restaurants have and Cobb salad. Some have weird cravings some don't just depend.

Cravings is just honestly a way of your body telling you what you need. The cheese puffs I craved I needed more dairy. The cobb salad, I needed more veggies. The Klondike bar and chocolate I needed more sugar intake. Everything has a meaning.

Many of you might be wondering what this is. Well it's a contraction. Your body has to shirt and move around so it can make room for the baby. So all your insides shift up and yes this hurts. I won't lie it hurts very bad but all you do to soothe it is to take a warm bath. Soak in it for about 30minutes or lay on the side that doesn't hurt with a pillow in between your legs and have someone gently rub the area that hurts. This won't make it hurt any worse so don't worry. I've provided a link for you to get more info on it. This occurs around the 3rd or 4th month of pregnancy but always remember everyone is different so you might get it only 1 month along.

You must also stay active. I was very active during my pregnancies and it helped me get right back to my figure afterward. I lived pretty much at the beach and the local pools here in town. I also took walks every day for about an hour at a time. This also helps you go through a smooth delivery. Plus it keeps you and the baby healthy.

You will gain weight but don't get depressed about it. You are just making room for a baby. Never not eat because you think you are getting too fat. There is no such thing as gaining too much weight during a pregnancy other then like gaining 100lbs. Weight is all part of the pregnancy and is very normal.

Go to the doctor regularly. He will test you for STDs that will affect the baby and he will give you a blood test to see if you are diabetic and all that good stuff. Also if you take the tests early enough you can see if the child is going to be mentally challenged or not. You will also be able to find out the sex of the child when you are 3 months along.

Always keep your doctor visits no matter what. They are the most important thing to not miss. Also if you spot any blood then go to the hospital immediately. It could be a false alarm but you never know. I started spotting when I was 7months pregnant with my daughter and they put me on bed rest for about a month. Everyone is different though.

With my son I was induced because my doctor had somewhere to be. He induced me 3wks before my due date. The contractions hurt far worse then they did when I went into labor on my own with my daughter. The contractions are like tight pains all through your body. They hurt a lot and you feel like you are going to die but it's completely normal and just means that you will finally see your bundle of joy.

My water didn't break they had to break it for me but I was still in labor. With my daughter I was in labor for about 3 days straight before the contractions were finally close enough together for me to go to the hospital. I was in labor with my son for a total of 11hrs. With my daughter I had her within 3hrs of getting to the hospital. I was worried when I had my son on how I knew the baby was coming because he was my first. But the feeling is like you have to take a crap. Like you can't hold it or something and it's just pushing out. That's the only way I can explain it. But then again I did mine all natural with no drugs at all or anything so I don't know how it feels or if you feel anything on an epidural. Then you give a couple of pushes and tada!! You have a beautiful baby.

There is a slight chance that your vagina will tear during delivery if you naturally give birth. It's OK if this happens. The doctor will stitch you up and it will grow back together and be good as new. I was lucky I didn't tear with either of my children. They might also cut little slits but again that is OK nothing to worry about. All of this is normal.