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I had promised myself I wouldn.t comment on this thread and add to any horror stories or general slushiness (which isn't my style) but I'm with you on this Liisi. It is better to be aware of what it going to happen and to know that it probably will hurt, more than you can imagine and there will be bits of it which are unpleasant, but on the other hand some bits of being pregnant are lovely. You feel more productive and important than the highest ranking CEO of any multi-national company because you are doing something so much more important and beautiful. There will come a time when you will bloom in your pregnancy and your hair and skin will look incredibly lush. Best of all, at the end of all you will get what it is that you wanted so badly, your baby.

I always tried to keep hold of that last thought, even when times weren't going to plan, or something unpleasant was happened. I reminded myself that this was a planned pregnancy and that this baby was what I wanted.

Also when you are in hospital whether for an appointment, scan or to have the baby, remember you are probably the healthiest person in the hospital as you aren't ill, just pregnant.

I've met mothers that go in to it with pink little glasses on their noses and daydreams about being a happy, well rested and beautiful parent of a happy, healthy, beautiful baby. When things don't go exactly as planned they get depressed and scared about their thoughts. It's important to know that it's totally ok to sometimes feel like you want to go back to when it was all so easy and you could sleep, shower and go to the loo when ever you wanted. This is not to scare anyone, it's to make people understand that it's ok not to always be so damn happy and cheery. It doesn't mean you love your baby any less or don't want her around anymore or most importantly, that you're a bad mother. Most mums go through these thoughts at some point. Actually, I'd like to meet the kids of a mum that says she's never ever felt totally hopeless. They must be total angels So again, at times it hurts, you'll get tired, you'll get mad and you'll feel totally helpless, but still beeing a mum is the most fabulous thing you can ever think of and creating life and raising kids is the greates miracle ever, the love you feel for your kids will overwrite everything not so great in the end.

And to avoid any misunderstandings I'd like to state that this is my view on motherhood and is not meant to undermine any kind of mothers, fathers or people that raise kids in any kind of circumstance.

Oh cripes!!I'd forgotten about the clingons that don't let you go to the loo

..or follow you and stare so that you can't pee

Eh? *stops being sick for long enough to wonder what are they!

Babies hon Still feeling sick, huh?

Oh Thank God! My immagination was going mad there thinking that this is some bodily ailment I haven't heard of yet! Ack! so many horror stories! Thanks Liisi!

I think one of the worst things i found about being pregnant was complete randoms would come up and touch your bump!!!I hated that.

I've heard many people say that! I never hated it, I was actually quite proud of my belly and didn't mind people touching it as long as they were beeing nice and handled it carefully

Mind you there were some rather nice side effects

Oh no! I did that to my sister in law on Christmas day! I asked her first tho, then I put my ear to her bump (almost mis-typed that as bum! ) but I didn't hear a heartbeat.

Oh God I think I'm going to puke again...

I don't think she minded. No I really am going to