The True Facts Of Life

I have always believed that the reason why pregnant women come down so hard after birth is because they were put on a pedestal at a time that is really as normal as an everyday activity. A special notmality nonetheless and a blessed one.

A particular facebook friend of mine recently complained about her pregnancy. A LOT. If i could have a rand for every time she said "yoh it's sore"... I'd be a pretty happy camper. I myself had a very difficult pregnancy and labour, but my biggest fear has always been that I would become that pregnant woman where everyone would wish the baby would come so she could either shut the hell up or that we can just move on to the next chapter. The kind of woman that can tell you their pregnancy progress until the very last second (38weeks6days2hours3 minutes...you catch my drift) and cannot talk about anything else except THEIR own pregnancy, let alone anyone else's....and boring civilisation to death. You moan about pelvic pain and you want to go natural? Am I the only one seeing the train wreck about to happen.

And being fast mouthed me, I told her as much (although alot less gently). Personally, I would want to know if I got on someone's nerves (which I probably do, I am not everyone's cup of tea). Chances are I would listen, and then just carry one with what I was doing, but respect you much more for telling me the truth in my face. I then got called bitchy by her snotty friend who is also bitching behind her back. if I was bitchy I would have taken the girl out, I left it because I didn't say what I did to be bitchy, I said it because it's the truth. I gave her a challenge to not moan again until after the baby was born, because positive energy is what is going to get you there.

Needless to say this didn't go down well, and I ended up deleted, along with someone else completely innocent in this....so I guess the challenge was too tough. Now, if someone can't handle a confrontational situation such as this, then I wonder what they would do when reality hits after birth. Because once you give birth you turn into but a milk truck for a while and nothing and no one will give a shit like they did when you were pregnant. The true facts of life:

1) Your family won't give a shit, because they only have eyes for the baby.

2) Your baby won't give a shit because at this stage the only person really important to him...is him. You will realise this when your precious little boy turns into screaming, pooping, all-hours-of-the-day feeding little monster. Mommies will know what I am talking about, even if they won't put it so bluntly. You will never love your child less because of it, but he will scare the living shit out of you.

3) Your husband will probably not give a shit because unlike you he needs to go to works the following morning, so will ignore the baby crying, thinking maternity leave is like paid vacation to you.

These are the things they DON'T tell you, which they really should. And if your pregnant, I just told you, so don't say you are not prepared. I was prepared and it was still the crappest and most wonderful time of my life.

Now some ladies will be shocked at this blog, and if you are you need to turn and go because for those that know me, will know thius is me in my mild phase. Many will know what happened but won't understand my post because they haven't experienced it first hand. This is my private domain where I can say whatever I want, and you can say whatever YOU want, because there are no rules here.

I had my say, and maybe some will hate me for it. And if you are pregnant, please don't think I am saying you shouldn't complain, because you should and you have a right to. But not to the point where everyone can finish your sentence when you start it. Be proudly pregnant, because many women would kill for that pain.