“Pregnancy is quite the journey but worth it at the end.” -Eli

This is a very long overdue post that I have been meaning to do. I apologize for my lack of consistency but I am back and ready to take this blog by storm this 2018! Thank you to my faithful readers for your support! If you like this post please share it on your social media. 🙂

Alright! Let’s get to it. Let’s get into the realities of pregnancy. Yes, pregnancy is beautiful and a miracle of life but it also comes along with a lot of changes we just aren’t prepared for or changes we weren’t warned of to begin with. Let’s rewind back to February 2016′ when my husband and I found out we were pregnant. I will admit we had taken a few pregnancy test leading up the actual positive one and I was kinda bummed when they came back negative. However, when we saw the pink double lines when we retested our whole worlds were rocked. From that moment on we were starting a new journey.

Fast forward a week later and I was definitely “feeling” pregnant. You know the 20 trips to bathroom to pee and the 10 trips to the bathroom to vomit. I was starting to think perhaps I should just set up shop in the bathroom and save myself the walk. LOL! In all honesty I was a MESS my first trimester. My body felt like it was invaded by this baby and it wanted no part in it. Fast forward to 7 months when my nausea subsided- Hallelujah!. YUP, you read right. I was sick for 7 months (nausea and vomiting). No one prepares you for that!  It’s quite comical actually now that I think back to those days. The projectile vomiting out of the car on my way to work was always delightful or the running to the public bathrooms at work to vomit my brains out. One word…. EW. Hey, a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do. Don’t judge me.

Now, I have a question for all the woman that experienced pregnancy prior to my pregnancy. Why didn’t you warn a sistah?!! Geesh! LOL. I could have done well with a heads up. Let’s not even get into how tired I was!! My poor husband would have to deal with a comatose wife every night. LOL! I would literally come home from work and go to bed and would be out cold. I was so fatigued for the first 3 months I could barely make it out of bed. Not to mention the food aversion I would have as well. I did not cook for the first 3 months of my pregnancy. (Sorry hubby!). I was turned off by almost all foods. As I would lay on my carpet feeling miserably sick I would find comfort in watching youtube videos of women just as miserably sick as me in their pregnancy. LOL Why?! I have no idea I guess I needed someone to relate to. But guys, all jokes aside I was in the fetal position on my carpet crying my eyeballs out because I have never felt so sick in my life. To the point that I was hospitalized twice for dehydration. Ain’t nobody tell you this!!! LOL!… Warn a sistah!

Alright, let’s get a little personal now. Why do babies enjoy doing somersaults on top of your bladder? Like really? Couldn’t pick another organ? Just saying! Bathroom trips are insanity when you are pregnant. Not to mention you are supposed to drink like double the amount of water? Oh sure, just place a toilet in every room I enter and then that will work. Let’s just say I visited the incontinence aisle at CVS many times -___-. Now don’t get me wrong I feel fortunate that I can bear children and I would do it all over again to get my beautiful daughter but pregnancy ain’t easy sistah!

I did not anticipate this post to be so lengthy..but I mean I am trying to condense about 9 months worth of information. Please bare with me! OK, now let’s talk about weight gain? Oh LAWD! Your body changes in so many ways!! I just couldn’t understand why I was gaining so much weight. Every pregnancy is different they say but you know how you always picture yourself being one of those really cute put together pregnant women you see on instagram? Yea…. that was NOT me. I mean don’t get me wrong I had my moments when I would slay but realistically I was so uncomfortable with my weight and looks. Pregnancy is a very emotional moment in a woman’s life. I have come to understand not everyone understands that. People do not have filters in their mouths and they do not understand that their comments can really disrupt the emotional state of a pregnant woman. I remember when I was pregnant and going from 150lbs to over 200lbs and the comments were not nice from people. It’s like…really? Do you not think I have a mirror at home? I am pregnant! I am not going to get skinnier. (Rolls eyes). People are so insensitive. Oh and I always loved this one “WOW! You must be having twins.”. -__- Oh really? I am pretty sure its only one -___-. LOL I did have my ups and downs when it came to this but I am glad that I did not let these comments get to me too much and God always kept me centered in Him. A pregnant woman is a blessing and if you find yourself pregnant and going through this emotional state. Sister, you are carrying a life inside of you and you are BEAUTIFUL!!! Disregard what anyone else has to say. 🙂 Keep your head up Queen!

OK, this blog post is for the women who have anything less than a perfect pregnancy and know that it is OK to not love every aspect of it but still feel blessed to be able to carry a child. I am blessed that my health was great throughout my pregnancy and I have a beautiful baby girl to show off.  I will end this blog here but can definitely write more blog posts about pregnancy if you are interested! Just comment what topics you would like me to write about. Working while pregnant? Life after pregnancy? Labor and delivery story? Breastfeeding? , etc. I am open to talking about anything. 🙂

With Love,

Eli ❤