Mild Mango
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This is my first pregnancy and I have no idea what people mean when they say "It didn't feel real until...", "when will it feel real?" or something like that. What does "feeling real" even mean? Does it mean feeling like a mom? Does it mean feeling pregnant?
I'm still early on in my pregnancy (6 weeks and some change) and this is my first kid, so it's quite possible I just haven't experienced this fabled epiphany yet. Don't get me wrong, I'm super happy about this baby. It was a planned pregnancy, and we "worked" for 5 months to make this happen. My hubby is excited. Everything is perfect, but nothing has made me super emotional yet.
To me, it already feels real... I guess. I really feel like I'm pregnant because I'm battling nausea all day, my boobs are so painful I can't even touch them, and I can't drink for 9 months! I consciously know that I have a small human growing inside me and, if all things go as planned, I will be giving birth sometime in December or early January. I'm a very practical, mellow, non-sentimental person by nature, so maybe this IS my real? But I expected more emotions and snot-nosed happy cries.
I know I'm rambling, and I'm not sure if this post is making any sense. I guess my question is what does "feeling real" mean to you? Did you have some sort of huge emotional moment or was it just a practical realization that this baby is happening? When did it start to feel real for you?
I haven't had any super emotional mommy-to-be moments like you see in the movies, so I'm starting to think my heart is made of stone... or the movies are lying to me. lol
I'm still early on in my pregnancy (6 weeks and some change) and this is my first kid, so it's quite possible I just haven't experienced this fabled epiphany yet. Don't get me wrong, I'm super happy about this baby. It was a planned pregnancy, and we "worked" for 5 months to make this happen. My hubby is excited. Everything is perfect, but nothing has made me super emotional yet.
To me, it already feels real... I guess. I really feel like I'm pregnant because I'm battling nausea all day, my boobs are so painful I can't even touch them, and I can't drink for 9 months! I consciously know that I have a small human growing inside me and, if all things go as planned, I will be giving birth sometime in December or early January. I'm a very practical, mellow, non-sentimental person by nature, so maybe this IS my real? But I expected more emotions and snot-nosed happy cries.
I know I'm rambling, and I'm not sure if this post is making any sense. I guess my question is what does "feeling real" mean to you? Did you have some sort of huge emotional moment or was it just a practical realization that this baby is happening? When did it start to feel real for you?
I haven't had any super emotional mommy-to-be moments like you see in the movies, so I'm starting to think my heart is made of stone... or the movies are lying to me. lol