Opening my heart about pregnancy 💗 [Lemon8 Diary]

So this post is very hard for me to write because I have always dreamt of having a baby & I have been romanticising my pregnancy in my mind for like ... all my life 🥲

Today, I am almost 28 weeks pregnant (7 months) and being pregnant so far was not exactly what I expected. When I see cute girlies with cute little bellies embracing their pregnancy and feeling so confident in their outfits & new body, I am like "why it's not the same for me?"

The reality is that pregnancy is a wonderful experience, but it's also very hard sometimes. Here are the few things I knew would happen but wasn't expecting them to hit me that hard 🤣

1. My body changed a lot: my skin got darker, my feet & joints hurts, I gained 13lbs in the last month, I got water retention, the hot summer makes my feets/legs/hands & even face swollen, my boobs hurt so bad, my emotions are always going up and down, and ... all of these changes make me feel like I aged 20 years ... it's hard to accept!

2. People are very judgmental: people actually ask a lot of very intimate questions, whether it's family/friends or even strangers. I am ok with questions to be honest, but then their reactions is absolutely crazy sometimes lol per example, I am planning on exlusively pumping my breast milk and bottle feed my baby. The reason is very simple: I want my baby to have the best milk possible but I don't want to nurse for personal reasons. Well, when I explain that to people, they feel almost attacked and tell me that I will not bond properly with my baby, that I will not have enough supply, that nobody does that, that I HAVE TO nurse to make baby happy, etc. And I am just there like 🥹🥹🥹

3. Nesting is actually super overwhelming: since it's our first baby, we have to buy absolutely everything. And a baby need a loooot of things. We made some lists and yet we are always scared to forget something essential. I feel so overwhelmed by it that I keep pushing the time we actually have to go and buy stuff lol

Have you ever been pregnant? How was your pregnancy? Please tell me it gets easier with time 🥲🤣

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