20 things only pregnant women will understand

Is there a little baby growing inside you? Congratulations! We hope that you are very happy with this news and that your child will come into the world in good health, bringing much love to your family.

Although our wishes are sincere, we know that not everything is flowers during pregnancy – and not everything is thorns either! You want to smile with happiness, but you also want to cry for fear of not being able to handle it. You know you need to eat well, but even water makes you nauseous…

Pregnancy is a period full of conflicting feelings, changes and discoveries. In other words, it’s completely normal and expected that you don’t even recognize yourself anymore! And it’s no use: there are things that only pregnant women understand. Check out our list:

1. All at once

You are very happy! Happier than ever! And she’s also completely terrified, thinking she’ll never be able to raise a child.

2. Your new occupation

You have a new occupation absolutely every day: getting really, really sick when you wake up, suffering from the famous morning sickness.

3. You also have diaper rash

You are the mother, and your baby is not yet born. However, you are already suffering from rashes in your groin, under your breasts, on your thighs and wherever else you can imagine.

4. It’s not just the nose that runs

You thought that only the nose could generate secretions, but then you discovered what “cervical mucus” means…

5. Barrel legs

Good times when only your ankle swelled! Now your entire legs look like two barrels and you can’t wait to get them up.

6. Direct from the South Pole

It’s not because you want to, but it’s the only way: you can only walk if you imitate exactly the graceful movements of a penguin.

7. Eternal sauna

The temperature may be below freezing, the air conditioning may be on low, and you may be plunged into a pool of ice, but you will still feel very hot.

8. Queen of the Throne

You pee, lie down and you’re ready to go to sleep – you just forgot to match your bladder. There’s no way around it: you have to go to the bathroom again every 15 minutes!

9. The bathroom route

Precisely because of this constant need to pee, all your outings include a complete itinerary with the location of the minimally clean toilets on your way.

10. Fibers: eternal love, true love

Your bladder works all the time, unlike your bowels. After suffering from constipation, you find that fiber is your best friend during this period.

11. 24-hour housekeeping

Just today, you’ve already made and unpacked your maternity bag about 20 times. In between, you took the opportunity to reorganize – again! – baby clothes by color, pattern, size, who gave them, how much they cost…

12. The thrill of the first kick

Only you understand your feeling when the baby first moved. From the most subtle movements, which felt more like a vibration, to the first kick of a professional football player, these moments are unforgettable for you.

13. Feet, do you still exist?

You would like to, but it gets a little complicated to shave your legs when you can’t see anything below your belly. In fact, you don’t even remember what your feet were like anymore.

14. Nobody understands me

Yes, receiving a wrong dish at the restaurant is reason to cry, even if no one else understands. At least that’s what your hormones tell you.

15. Baby roller coaster

Only pregnant women understand the feeling of having a baby that wanted to take a ride inside the uterus and decided to stop right on top of your bladder.

16. Sleeping Companions

You feel like you need a bigger bed, as yours is not able to accommodate all the 37 pillows needed for you to sleep in a minimally comfortable position.

17. People make it a point to annoy you

It’s not possible for complete strangers to find it acceptable to say you’re E-NOR-ME and ask if you’ve swallowed a watermelon (wow, how creative!). Obviously, you’re going to want to jump on all of them.

18. Specialist in playing deaf

People are absolutely crazy to give you unsolicited tips and tell the most lurid stories about a distant acquaintance’s birth problems. It’s no wonder you become an expert in playing deaf or pretending you don’t speak Portuguese.

19. Seriously. It’s amazing!

You’ll never stop being amazed: your body KNOWS how to do someone else! Isn’t it magical to think that you have a miniature human being inside you?

20. Inexplicable love

You haven’t even seen the face of this little person inside you yet, but you already love her with an intensity impossible to explain. It’s not easy to generate, give birth and raise a child, but you know that this feeling will always give you the strength to move on.

This list is just a collection of facts that often happen during pregnancy. However, we remember that each woman is unique and that each one will have different experiences during this period. Just because “everyone feels that way” doesn’t mean you need to feel that way too, okay?