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Pregnancy Sucks, but You’re Worth It

Hope for pregnancy struggles

By Emily ZimmermanPublished 5 years ago 3 min read
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“Pregnancy is such a beautiful experience.”

“I loved being pregnant.”

“I promise, once you hit that second trimester, you’ll be superwoman.”

“I had so much energy when I was pregnant.”

Okay ladies, I get it. I’m so happy for your glowing pregnancy... but let’s face it... it is NOT all fun and games for everyone.

Sure, you can have an amazing pregnancy, and I am jealous of those that do! However, for me, pregnancy SUCKED. I mean, probably one of the worst things I’ve experienced in my life. I’m not trying to be dramatic, and anyone who was around me knows how horrible I had it. For those women who are/have experienced one of these pregnancies... this ones for you.

It started off... eh... not bad. I was craving cheeseburgers from checkers, I was glowing with happiness at the thought of my own little bean running around. Unfortunately, that only lasted about the first six weeks. Then the nausea and vomiting came, and let me tell you, pregnancy nausea IS NOT LIKE NORMAL NAUSEA. It is so incredibly horrible. I was bed-ridden, couldn’t even keep saltines or ginger ale down, was in and out of the hospital, and worst of all I got extremely depressed about it.

“Oh it’ll pass once you get into your second trimester, I promise.” Shhhyeah, oookay. Thank you for the support, but if you said that to me, I hated you by the time my third trimester hit, because it didn’t get better... it got WAY worse. Except this time, came the headaches, odor, swelling, dizziness, and so many other unsettling symptoms of pregnancy. And girl, let me tell you... that third trimester was the worst, but for different reasons.

No one really tells you what to expect. Most of the time you really do hear how wonderful it is, but if you’re an unfortunate case like me, you would want to rip all those peoples heads off. Literally. The hormones will literally make you want to do that. Your emotions are insane, if you’re trying to get off your feet—you can’t even lay in one position for longer than two minutes at a time, and right when you start to fall asleep or get comfy on the couch, you’ve gotta pee. If you’re not crying, you’re screaming. If you’re not screaming, you’re overly excited or have insane anxiety. If it’s not that, it’s the feeling of doom.

I will forever repeat... PREGNANCY SUCKS.

But I would do it all again.

I received the most amazing, breathtaking, and satisfying gift at the end of it; my daughter. I have never felt the type of love I feel for her. The connection is so overwhelming it is insane. She is more than the light of my life, she’s why my world continues to spin on an axis. She is why I am alive today. If God hadn’t pulled my reigns back with this blessing... there is not a doubt in my mind that I wouldn’t be alive right now. The path I was on literally up until the day I found out about her was devastating, but that’s a different story.

I hope and pray for my daughters happiness and success. I hope and pray she grows to feel the love and positive energy of those around her, and rejects the negative. I hope and pray she is genuine and empathetic of those in need of a blessing. Most importantly, I hope and pray she loves herself as much as I love her, and that she realizes how worthy and valuable her soul is.

To my daughter, you are a blessing. You are brave, capable, confident, and beautiful. Most importantly, you are my daughter... and you are so loved.

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