Pregnancy.... First Time Mothers... How to deal with it?

January 19, 2010 9:14pm CST
hello. i just got married last december. looking forward of having a baby soon. but im just wondering how is it to be pregnant? the feeling beyond having a baby for the first time in your womb. how do you feel while seeing your tummy everyday increasing in size... i feel excited but at the same time a bit scared thinking about it. how about you? have any thoughts about it? kindly share it to me...
5 responses
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
21 Jan 10
The time a lady can find out she is pregnant is at 4 weeks pregnancy. The first stage of pregnancy lasts until 12 weeks pregnancy. At around 6 to 9 weeks or in some cases a lady experiences something called morning sickness. When I was pregnant mind was evening sickness and it lasted from 6 to 12 weeks. The middle stage of pregnancy is a delight. I got my bump by 16 weeks and it got bigger by the week. It was so very exciting when I felt my baby move inside my womb. I loved seeing my baby when I has scans. I was excited but scared thinking about my baby's birth. Buying baby things was lovely and choosing a name was memorable. I have a baby girl, a toddler son and a teenage son. Good luck getting pregnant and having a baby Sparkling Pink.
22 Jan 10
hi. thanks max. im glad there is myLot. i really find all your stories helpful for me to wash away all my worries about pregnancy. thanks again and have a blessed family life.
@cmhjjh (98)
• United States
20 Jan 10
I am now a mother of 2 but remember very much the fear of the unknown about being pregnant. It is weird at first because you find out your pregnant but your boby really hasn't changed much. I had the morning sickness though and very tired so I felt different but couldn't really see the anything. Then I got to the stage were you are starting to show but if someone didnt' know you were pregnant it would just look like you are gaining weight I didn't like this stage although I know people werent judging and it was much more comfortable then being big I just didn't like it. It really seemed to hit me when the baby starts moving. this was my favorite part of pregnancy just the miracle of life inside and being able to fell it and see it was just really amazing and wonderful experience for me. During pregnancy i was also scared of the labor but both of my labors went really good and was not as bad as what I had myself worked up for. One thing I would do different is some people don't like having their picture taken a lot while pregnant and I was one of those people but looking back on it I wish I would have taken more because it really is a special time in a persons life. I wish you the best and may God bless you with a beautiful baby when you are ready.
20 Jan 10
hello. thanks for sharing. you're right... its really the miracle of life. and i believe that every child is a blessing from God. thanks and God bless you too.
@daliaj (5674)
• India
20 Jan 10
Thanks for starting the discussion. I have been married for one year and now we are thinking about having a baby. I am a little scared about pregnancy and wanted to hear more from experienced people. I know that I should have a baby eventuallly, but it is important to set up my mind to go through the pregnancy period. I am going through the responses you got for the discussion. Thanks again. It is useful.
@Zhizho (1350)
• Indonesia
21 Jan 10
Hi..I think it's amazing to be pregnance.It very natural to be worried about it even when it will increase everyday.I suggest you to looking for more information about pregnance,how the fetus grow day by day.So,during pregnance you always follow the growth.
• United States
20 Jan 10
I'm not a first time mom - I've had seven biological children, and three adopted children - but I do feel qualified to answer!! I LOVED being pregnant. I loved the baby from the moment I knew, and it was fun to watch my stomach grow. I spent a lot of time looking at child development books so I would know what it looked like at each point. Birth - now that was a bit different. I dreaded the labor part, but of course we always made it through and it was so thrilling no matter how many children I had, to see the child for the first time.