In my head, when I envision having a child, everything that can go wrong will go wrong. This starts with being pregnant. My birthing plan is as follows: to expect the worst. That way if something goes right, I will simply be pleasantly surprised. My mother had a terrible pregnancy with me. She was so sick at times the doctor wanted her to abort me. The only thing that got her -- as well as her three sisters all of whom were pregnant at the same time -- through the ordeal was a drug that was taken off the market shortly after they delivered because it was said to cause birth defects. Obviously, it did not do any harm to me or my three hearts.
Some women say that being pregnant is a magical experience. One of the best times of their lives. This gives me hope. Here are a few of the things I'm looking forward to with regards to being pregnant, in no particular order: pain, nausea, insomnia, constipation, pain, loss of bladder control, weight gain, stretch marks, pain, hemorrhoids, sobriety, excessive gas, memory loss, exhaustion, raging hormones, pain, back aches, sore nipples, bleeding gums, preeclampsia, and really really really bad pain.
On tomorrows blog: things I'm looking forward to about child birth.
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