Feeling very Pregnant lately….
There always comes a point in my pregnancies when I feel like I’ve reached my plateau. It’s nothing bad. Everyone around me will just start to hear me say, “I feel so pregnant today” more often.
Well, that time is now. Everyday I wake up and waddle around the house. I feel more tired lately too. I toss and turn in bed and my husband asks me what’s wrong. I just sigh and say, “Nothing, I just feel very pregnant today.”
So if your reading this and wondering what I’m feeling when I say that line, here is the best explanation I can come up with… Imagine being in the most uncomfortable position you can possible be in. You can hardly breath or you feel a shortness of breath. Imagine feeling weighed down when you’ve eaten too much after Thanksgiving dinner. Got the image in your head yet? Okay, now imagine that all rolled into one and you experience that every single day. That is what I feel when I say “I’m feeling very pregnant today.” My husband just laughs and thinks I’m overreacting. Then I give the “don’t mess with me” look and he knows I’m not playing.
The only thing that really seems to be comforting me these days is drinking lots of water, laying on my side on my body pillow, and working out in the gym as often as I can. I also remind myself that women have been carrying babies and giving birth for thousands and thousands of years without the modern comforts that I now enjoy so I really shouldn’t complain very much. All I have to say is I am very ready to give birth.
What are your pregnant pains?
