Things I thought I knew about pregnancy that I really didn't....

Things I thought I knew about pregnancy that I really didn't....

Amniotic fluid is cold: 
At least I always thought it was. Turns out the baby books state it is warm because it comes from inside you. (go figure) This is one I recently learned when I peed myself and my husband asked how I knew it wasn't my water breaking. I told him first off it was warm. Yeah, he looked at me kinda strange and broke the news to me. :)

I will have crazy cravings: 
I saw myself eating pickles and ice cream, Doritos and chocolate but in reality I haven't craved anything weird. I will really want fruit, or ice cream but never some crazy combo. Oh and really I craved pickles for maybe a week. The giant jar I bought is still in our fridge! I also expected to beg my hubby to go out in the middle of the night to satisfy a craving. That also has not happened.

I will be active and continue to work out during my pregnancy: 
Well I did for the fist 14 weeks. I played kickball til my second trimester. However once I got a belly I pretty much didn't have the energy I thought I would. Do I feel guilty? Nope! I am still a healthy weight and will get back into my active routine soon.

The only painful part of pregnancy is labor:
This one is so far from true! I don't know how the movies make it seem like women are just happily living their life until the water breaks. I believed I would be working up until my due date but nope. I have a lot of pelvic pressure. I have contractions every so often. I sometimes have the craziest pains based off of Lincoln moving in my ribcage. I didn't expect the last month to be so uncomfortable! Guess I was wrong.

I am only going to gain the minimum healthy weight for the baby:
Great theory but everyone is different. I thought I was going to not gain any weight. In reality I have gained around 40lbs. Now most people tell me I look so tiny and that I don't look like I've gained that much but I tell the truth. The scale cant lie! I did expect to freak out about my weight but honestly I know it's temporary and all worth it for Lincoln.

I am not going to eat sushi, lunch meat, hotdogs, or drink coffee while pregnant:
I did really well on this one. In the beginning I switched to decaf coffee and well sushi, lunch meat, and my favorite Costco polish dogs were off the menu. Around my 2nd trimester I started feeling a little better about my possibility of miscarriage so slowly I would eat sushi. I even added in a couple caffeinated Dutch Bros here and there. I eventually gave in and well I had a Costco polish dog about a week ago. I don't feel bad. I still eat my fruits and veggies a lot more then the no-no foods!

Your belly is the only thing that grows:
WRONG! I had no idea my boobs would get so big! Oh and my butt! I won't lie at first the growing backside just devastated me. As time has passed I have gotten more comfortable with my growing body parts and I am even hoping the booty sticks around at this point. I always has a flatter backside and well I defiantly have some junk in my truck now! However I was happy with my 'c' cup boobies and the 'dd' is just too much! :)

Baby books tell you everything you need to know:
They are very helpful but everyday I seem to have something happen or a new discharge or pain that is perfectly "normal" but NOT at all in the baby book! I start to learn things as I go. Like the baby "dropping" I didn't realize I would feel him drop. I also wasn't aware of the pain I would feel from him dropping.

Everyone at your baby shower will buy you newborn outfits:
I heard this early on in the pregnancy and after finding out I was having a boy I went right out and bought a onesie set in blue because I was so excited! After that I got some newborn onesies from my mom just for fun and well I continued to buy stuff 3months or higher. My showers came and well I think I got maybe 3 or 4 newborn sized outfits. Everyone else got me 3-6 months pretty much! :) I guess I learned on this one that you can't predict what different people will buy for as a shower gift and well every shower is different too.

I probably will have a lot more of these that I can share but this is all I have for now! :)