During pregnancy

My Experience  
                         

                            My pregnancy to me wasn't so bad but could of been easier.my first trimester, I don't think I had weird cravings but I did crave most of my favorite things. Like Pepsi, before pregnancy that was my go to drink ,while I was pregnant that's all I felt like drinking. I know they say its not good to drink soda while pregnant . Believe me  I try to cut it out just couldn't help it I wanted my Pepsi. I tried to keep a healthy diet but still would sneak in my Pepsi, and hot sauce all the time which would result in heart burn .  

when it came to my weight before I was pregnant I was 102lbs and struggled to put on weight., During my pregnancy every time I went to my check ups I would put on more weight. I mean it didn't bother me much since I so badly wanted so thighs and booty. My breast before pregnancy was cute and perky, during pregnancy they've gotten fuller and plump looking. My skin before and during pregnancy was about the same, break out here and there but nothing crazy. I did realize how much of a glow I had. Girl let me tell you, I was feeling myself during my pregnancy. 

Few things I didn't enjoy much was all the bathroom trips and the c's discharge. I wasn't able to hold in my urine for more then 5 min and panty liners were my best friend I was always super juicy down there. While being pregnant I used an app called Ovia pregnancy(ttps://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi0qaaL3vreAhWmUt8KHToQCH0QFjAAegQIBhAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.google.com%2Fstore%2Fapps%2Fdetails%3Fid%3Dcom.ovuline.pregnancy%26hl%3Den_US&usg=AOvVaw0ExX7C7lqnSc4dJ_ros9C- it helped me to keep up with my baby's growth per week and it gave me tips on how to keep myself healthy. I looked up a lot of info while being pregnant, remember our bodies are different so if your a mom to be and you have questions or you're worried about something best thing is to contact your mid wife instead of trusting google.

I did walk a lot so my feet swelled up often, walking was my form of exercise. I moved around a lot and so did my baby. I think she use to love when I moved around because once I relax here she goes kicking and moving up a storm. Honestly, at first those kicks felt super weird but after getting feeling it regularly I started looking forward to it.By my third trimester she was kicking way more frequent and more harder. At first when she would move around and kick so much I thought something was wrong. I remember being so worried about it, that I called my Dr to ask and she just laughed and said its completely normal. If she wasn't kicking as much then that would of indicate that there's a problem.

WHAT TO EXPECT

• Tender, swollen breasts. ...
• Nausea with or without vomiting. ...
• Increased urination. ...
• Fatigue. ...
• Food aversions. ...
• Heartburn. ...

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WHAT TO KNOW

• Expect your diet to change. you may crave things you never liked or crave your favs even more. 
• Your hormones are going nuts since now your producing so much. So, its ok to cry because there's no more toilet paper and then laugh when you find some under the sink your normal sis.
• Panty liners comes in handy. 
• you will be in and out of the bathroom all day so Stack up on them toilet papers
• Its very good for you and the baby to exercise. Walking, some squats are examples of easy yet affective workouts for pregnant women.
• Rest yourself. especially if its later in your pregnancy. 
• Stress less as much as you can. 

B4 Mommyhood!! & finding out

         

             

   
                  If you told me a year ago that I would be a mom I would of probably laugh. Of course as a young woman I always dream of having children but not so soon. Before pregnancy my life was alright but not perfect. Around this time last time a baby was the furthest thing from my mind. I was living so carefree going day by day like any normal 23 year old , living my best life.

Shopping for myself was a regular thing, money  basically comes and goes.clearing my mind and unwinding with friends was a norm for me. I would quit jobs just to get a new one very quickly. Hair was in every type of style i can afford at the moment , partying whenever I had time , drinks on drinks on drinks everyday. Party all night wake up to go to work after work meet up with friends and spontaneously plan our night was my life basically.

last year summer my on again and off again boyfriend of 7 years and I was yet again on another break. i moved out and moved in with friends . Anyways months go by I land a job as a waitress and when had free time I would hang with friends and family going out drinking and pursuing my music and business dreams. 

By the end of 2017, around October I finally started getting used to being single, gotten a new job at target looked and felt great. Had a little pay check had friends to hang with, plans for the new year. I was comfortable things was starting to get on the right path to being a new woman. 

Just as things were getting simple and controllable my ( at the time ) ex calls and wants to meet up and get some drinks. Things were moving forward but I desperately needed closure so I agreed, feeling confident this meeting will end smoothly .

So we got together, ordered a few beers to cool us down then some henny to heat up the mood. We spoke about almost everything , our relationship, our break up even our how our new lives was going. we finally communicated about why and how we broke up and came to terms that its best we just stay apart. we were in love but things was getting to toxic.

By the end of the night we both was pretty drunk but yet felt so good how well our rendez-vous went we decided to end it at his place. We got jiggy one last time before our official goodbye.

Drunken goodbye play after a breakup was great actually but left me happily ready to move on.I went back to my basic Everyday life he went back to his. After weeks of us not communicating , basically keeping up with our decision to stay apart. first week of November, working at target I wasn't feeling like my ordinary self.My body felt tired even after a good rest I would feel nauseous here and there at the time I didn't think much of it until I missed my period.

 Even then I doubted it ,I thought to myself eh, must be my cycle I changing. Until it was like 3 weeks late I started to worry so decided to try these at home pregnancy test. I bought two of them , did the first one it came out positive, I still doubted it and said nahhhhh, let me try it again test maybe no good. Second one came out positive( oh sh...) now it started to hit me, there's a possibility. I then convinced myself these test or not 100% accurate let me go to the ER.
I took my third test at the ER , results are in

I'm pregnant!!!

How was your life before you became a parent? How and when did you find out? How do you explain your experience?