Today I am going to shar with you some of the things that I was not prepared for during pregnancy. I have shared a few times since our baby arrived that pregnancy for me was a wonderful experience. As far as a pregnancy can go, it was incredibly smooth, and I loved every moment of it. However, there were a few things that I was simply not prepared for.

Things that I expected, things that didn’t go as planned or that differed from what other people experience. In this post I am going to share some of those things with you, so if you are going into pregnancy, you have some other experiences. The more I read when I was pregnant, the more prepared I felt!

 

 

Not enjoying the kicks.

I think the biggest thing that I was not prepared for during pregnancy was the kicks and the movement. Don’t get me wrong, I loved knowing that my baby was moving around inside me and that everything was ok. But I found that seeing my belly move and feeling it made me incredibly nauseous. To a point where on a couple of occasions it actually turned my stomach to the point of being sick. I wanted the kicks to know my baby was ok, but I was also desperate for it to be over.

 

Feeling more energized.

One thing that I was not prepared for during pregnancy was the energy serge that had. Once I was past the 10-week mark, I felt like I was flying. It was more energy than I had ever had before. When I hit the 18-week stage of my pregnancy I ran a half marathon and still felt amazing after. I feel like the baby was giving me everything that I needed in order to push through and have the best pregnancy that I could have had. I used all of that extra energy that I was given to have a great few months in the run up to motherhood.

 

The number of negative comments.

Never in a million years did I think that I would get as many negative comments about pregnancy. They weren’t personally about me or my pregnancy. The comments were more about pregnancy in general. About how hard it is for people in general, it was the worst time of their lives, just wait until you won’t be  able to do X, Y and Z. They were really scaremongering comments, and they came in thick and fast. People very rarely shared the positives about pregnancy, people just reverted to the negatives.

 

Feeling incredibly young to be having a baby.

One feeling that I was never able to shake over my pregnancy was how young I felt. I was 29 when I had our baby, which is by no means too young. But there was something about the whole thing that made me feel like I was a teenage pregnancy statistic. Which is insane I know. I even have friends that have two children by now. But there was me trying to shield my bump from public view because I thought they would be judging me for being so young and pregnant.

 

It didn’t cost as much as I expected.

People had really blown up the amount it costs to buy everything for a new baby. Don’t get me wrong, everything that we ordered wasn’t cheap by any stretch, but it also didn’t break the bank. I’m sure that if you really wanted to, you could get the top tier everything and spend a fortune. But at the end of the day, it simply isn’t needed, especially how quickly a baby grows. I think for everything including clothes, travel system, cot, Moses basket and everything else, it only cost us around £4,000. Which is hell of a lot less than I expected!

 

I loved the pregnancy belly.

Throughout my pregnancy, I would say that my bump was rather small. I think that they really managed to burrow their way into a comfortable space. Externally, it never really looked like my bump was that large. When I was 39 weeks pregnant, I looked like I was around the 30-week mark. I never fully exploded and got big like some people do. Because it was rather petite, it just always felt amazing. To be honest, I have never felt as beautiful as I did when I was pregnant.

 

As always, I hope you guys enjoyed learning about the things I was not prepared for during pregnancy. They range from pretty small to larger things. However, when I look back on the 9 months carrying our baby, these are the standout things that surprised me. None of them, however, ruined the experience of pregnancy for me.

As I said, it was a truly amazing time and I count my lucky stars every day that I was able to enjoy my pregnancy without any medical issues or hiccups. I would love to hear from you guys in the comments below. Is there anything that surprised you when you were pregnant?