Dear Mom, Why Didn’t You Warn Me?!

Why the hell did nobody tell me that pregnancy was not just sunshine and rainbows?  I demand to know where I got THAT silly notion.  I’m here to tell you ladies, it’s not the case.  I tell people all the time “I’m not a very good advocate for pregnancy right now”…  LOL so true.

I was just expecting to have great nails and hair from the prenatal vitamins, to have a great glow, you know… the things women apparently REMEMBER from pregnancy.  How come nobody told me about the acne?  Or the fact that this baby would suck the life out of me from beginning to end?  Or that throwing up really can be the only solution to making your nausea go away?  That the smell of raw meat would send me olympic vaulting out of my kitchen?  MOM!  Why didn’t you tell me all of this?

Whether you are TTC, or newly pregnant, or just looking for some serious laughs I’m going to provide to you my first book recommendation.  Belly Laughs, by Jenny McCarthy.  You can pick it up at Wal Mart for $11 by clicking here.  A vendor I was working with mailed me a copy.  Best gift I have received thus far.  I could not put it down.

I had no idea pregnancy was going to be this scary.  Mind you, I have had it a bit rough ~ morning sickness through week 18, pain in places I didn’t know were supposed to hurt, food aversions, whatever.  But Jenny McCarthy in her “tell it like it is” “straight forward” attitude gives it to you with a dose of humor.  A much more exciting read than “What to Expect…”.  Both of my thumbs up for this one.  Five stars, and all that jazz.

This book literally covers everything from the not so comfortable aspects (both physically and emotionally) of getting bigger, being concerned that you’re doing all you can for your baby both in and out of the womb, constipation, body regions doing things you definitely don’t think they’re supposed to do…  Again, I picked it up, and didn’t put it down until I had finished it.  Some of the crazy quotes of course just had to be shared with my husband.  Anyway, again ~ a must read for all women whether you’re thinking about having a baby, have a bun in the oven, or have done it all and seen it all before.

Thanks for reading!  I told you there would be useless rants, didn’t I?

Sincerely,

~Nikki