Lils Preggo Talk
When you share your happy baby news with the world for the first time, you have probably already encountered the first pregnancy ailments. And if not, you will be warned in abundance from the moment you share. Nausea, mood swings, fatigue, cravings, painful boobs: these are well-known ailments, some of which may sound more familiar to you than others. I am now on my 231st day, and I can tell you: there are many more strange ailments in the air than the ones mentioned above. From reliable sources, but especially from my own experience, these are the pregnancy ailments you may not have thought of yet. Well, we have to put up with something, ladies… And don’t get me wrong: I do this with an immense amount of love. But sometimes, sometimes, a little complaining session like this just feels so good. From freezing tits to the short horror story: I’ll take you along.
What I personally had never thought of or heard of is that…
1. You can consider yourself lucky if your breasts aren’t floating outside the bath. Seriously, I’m f*cking freezing my tits off above the water.
2. Stretching yourself in the morning is currently not possible without a massive calf cramp.
3. Dabbing your bloody nose is your new daily activity.
4. The shortest horror story: your own hormones. Read: wanting to propose to your boyfriend in five minutes because he’s so sweet – and a few seconds later throwing a total cutlery drawer at his head out of anger (true story) topped off with a liter or two of inconsolable tears.
5. You dream really, really, really, really WEIRD.
6. Your nipples… um… change quite a bit.
7. You suddenly find yourself crying at the Mini dealer when you decide to trade in your car.
8. Shaving yourself turns out to be the challenge of the week.
9. Your mommy milk starts flowing much faster than around 9 months.
10. Feeling your baby doesn’t just mean miraculous ‘pops’, but can also mean punches in your stomach and bruised ribs.
11. With ’having to pee more often’ meant every hour of the day and NIGHT.
12. You wake up at night from hunger and therefore standardly dive into bed with a pack of rice cakes under your arm. Nightynight.
13. As soon as you lie down, the baby decides to bounce on your ribs, making you want to test yourself for Corona – it’s so suffocating.
14. Your belly button is going to look really weird. Especially if you’ve been a stubborn teenager with that oh-so-cool belly piercing.
15. The color of your hair dye suddenly turns out very differently during a visit to the hairdresser.
16. You suddenly start worrying about things you didn’t care about for a second before.
17. You suddenly understand how chafing thighs feel. No way I’m leaving the house without my secret bike shorts.
18. You still feel boiling hot even at 18 degrees in the shade.
19. Your nails are so ‘fat’ that your gel polish doesn’t last 3 weeks, but 3 days.
20. Your tailbone feels more bruised than bruised.
21. Talking on the phone and moving feels like running 10 km.
22. You spot a new mole every day. Did I seriously always have so many? Nope. Due to changes in your hormone levels, you start producing more pigment, which means, yes, more moles appear. Aha. So that’s where the name ‘mother’ moles comes from. HA.
23. You can smell someone, or better said everyone, with a scent from a kilometer away.
24. You can have carpal tunnel syndrome hanging on your bike, correction wrist, without hesitation.
25. A preggo brain is no joke. As in: you order food. And half an hour later, somewhat hangry, you ask what you’re doing for dinner tonight. Or. That you’re at the municipality on Wednesday, July 15 for your appointment on Wednesday, August 5. And putting the remote control in your bag instead of your iPhone. Joe, everything is under control, guys.
26. Oh, and that your gums can suddenly decide to inflame for the first time in your life.
27. You can get pregnancy itch. This is due to better blood circulation, which makes you warm up faster – and from that warmth, you can get tingles all over your ENTIRE body. No. I don’t have fleas. I. Am. Pregnant.
So. And if I forgot something (or am not aware of it yet), let me know. I find it all ‘funny’ to hear. And let’s especially be grateful and happy again with the little miracle growing in the bump after this complaining session. Because no matter how itchy it may sound, such a living being growing in your belly is truly a little miracle. And if we’re talking about a miracle. I found a wonderfully delicious, alcohol-free cocktail for us: the Virgin Raspberry margarita it is and here I’ll show you how to whip it up super easy. And if there’s still a desire for a shopping session: below I share the most beautiful white summer dresses that fit that baby bump with ease, a dream of a diaper bag, lots of need-to-know tip tip tips from the ‘Oei-ik-groei-leukerds divided into two must-buy books AND baby’s first mobile – received from, how could it be otherwise, our aunt Kiek.
1. Oei, ik groei! The pregnancy handbook, €29.99 Oei, ik groei!
2. Oei, ik groei! The 10 leaps in your baby’s mental development book, €32,- Oei, ik groei!
3. Wooden phone, €10.99 Sissy-Boy
4. Diaper bag, €2,100,- Dior
5. Ajour dress with ruffle, €39.99 Mango
6. Gathered midi dress with square neckline, €35.99 New Look
7. Long dress with cut-out detail, €69.99 Asos
