25 Things I Catch Myself Saying To Pregnant Friends

25 Things I Catch Myself Saying To Pregnant Friends

...that they probably don't want to hear. Applies to first time mums only, though. I just can't help myself.

1. If your labour is easy and fantastic, like you had a 'I sneezed and baby popped out' birth - don't tell me.
2. Buy the breast pump in advance, you will need it!
3. Two words for getting baby to sleep - white noise.
4. But... all babies are different.
5. Hormones wrecking havoc does not go away - I am now more weepy and emotional now, than I was during pregnancy.
6. You just cannot understand these things un till your baby is here.
7. Goodluck! Haha.
8. Men/Dads don't get it.
9. Haemorrhoids or constipation - seems to be, you get either one, post-partum.
10. Moses basket - let me know how that works out for you.
11. Your next pregnancy might be different.
12. Get that Lactulose prescription before you need it.
13. Imagine being that person that the epidural doesn't work for.
14. You didn't do the pelvic floor exercises - well, theres always corrective surgery.
15. My nipples had to tough it out baby did not like the taste of Lanolin (nipple cream)
16. I can't even think back to that first six weeks period. Tough times ahead.
17. The not knowing whether you're doing the right thing in the first few days is awful
18. The many different conflicting ideas from healthcare specialists, well-meaning friends, your mum, other mums. Extremely unhelpful.
19. You know the breasts you had before you got pregnant, you'll never see them again.
20. I now weight less than I did before I got pregnant. Breastfeeding is the answer.
21. Swaddle Swaddle Swaddle.
22. The labour pain was horrible. Out of this world. Like nothing I could have imagined.
23. Have I scarred you, with my stories?
24. Strangers are going to keep talking to you after you've had the baby. This time they will be armed with advice.
25. You'll see.

Are you that annoying friend too? I say these to be helpful but I think when you're pregnant, especially closer to your due date, sometimes you just wish people would shut up with the advice -helpful or not! By the last trimester I  decided not to read any more books on pregnancy or childbirth. I was just plain fed up of the different stories, I was a bit more nervous and I had finally reached that point of whatever will be, will be - lets do this.

Two mums from instagram that I followed from while they were pregnant just had their babies and have started sharing little tit-bits of their mummy life. It all fills me with so much excitement for them - those first few days however painful/confusing/exhausting, are soooo precious. Wishing you pregnant mums-to-be a safe delivery in due time!

Happy Tuesday
x

25 Things I Catch Myself Saying To Pregnant Friends