When I was trying to get pregnant for all those years, I would sometimes hear women that finally got pregnant after years of trying say that it was harder to be pregnant then it was trying to. I never really believed them, until now.
Sure, there were heartaches and tears, and it was a very hard road. A lot of uncertainty and doubt, and worries about the future. But what I have realized over the past few weeks is that those never end even with a baby. There are just new ones. The hardest thing has been for me though, when I don't feel pregnant at all, thinking that something is wrong. My symptoms have been SO mild. Most days I don't feel any different then I did before getting pregnant. And that has been the hardest part. Well, that and the fact that we aren't seeing on the ultrasound what everyone else is that is around the same due date as me. I often just worry and wonder if there is something wrong with this pregnancy, but really there is no way to know. The heart has been beating every time we go in, but we just can't get a good shot of the baby. At this point I honestly thought we would be seeing a little something. But all I see is the flickering heartbeat when the Dr turns the wand a certain way, I don't see anything else....its been hard.
So for me being pregnant has been harder. With trying to get to this point, there were times when I could put it completely out of my mind. Where I could relax and live in the moment, but I am finding it hard to do the same thing with being pregnant. I LOVE being pregnant, but I really think I will love it more once I hit the 2nd trimester and can actually see a little tiny baby in there.
Its going to be a LONG 7 more months for me....and probably Nate too....
Some good news is though, my sister is coming to visit next month, so she should help pass the rest of the time until I'm 12 weeks. I haven't seen in her in about 2 years, so I'm excited to be able to spend time with her and meet my niece for the first time too. :)
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Hang in there, Tami. It gets better. If it makes you feel any better, I didn't see anything but the heart beating until I was at least 10 weeks along- I had lots of ultrasounds (I'm diabetic) and didn't see anything until then with my daughter and later with my son. Have faith. I'm so, so excited for you!
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