I wish I could say I loved being pregnant, but that would be far from the truth.
Even though the last time I was pregnant, was over 3 years ago, I can remember the exhaustion, insomnia, heaviness, boob pain, heart burn and back pain from carrying my gorgeous girl.
I was happy to be pregnant – and wanted to be pregnant, but just didn’t enjoy the 9 month symptoms that accompanied the pregnancy.
I tried not to complain because it was a blessing to be pregnant and I had friends who had issues falling pregnant. I didn’t feel like I was worthy to complain.
I also kept my feelings to myself because what if these feelings of not enjoying pregnancy would mean I wouldn’t enjoy my baby? I dismissed these negative thoughts because I had had two babies previous to my third and I knew I would enjoy my baby the moment she was out of my tummy.
It seems my feelings are no different to some pregnant ladies who have come out publicly, sharing their feelings about being pregnant.
Rhiannon Abrahams is 26 weeks pregnant, and if you look at her Instagram feed, she looks to be the image of a happy, expectant mother, but she recently opened up otherwise.
In a recent snap on Instagram, Rhiannon shared to her 189k followers that she’s not loving pregnancy as much as she liked.
“All I want to say is, ‘Oh I love it, it’s so beautiful!’ But it just doesn’t feel that way (please don’t get me wrong, I feel so grateful and blessed I can get pregnant) and I want nothing more than to love it, but I just don’t.” she wrote on Instagram. “I don’t like the changes, the hormones, the pain, not feeling as independent etc. I was afraid to say that to people because it seemed ‘wrong’ and I’m a little afraid to be saying it on here as well, but when I started being honest with some other mums, they opened up and it made me feel a lot better and normal!”
Rhiannon explained her feelings about being pregnant does not translate to how excited she is about having a baby and she wanted to encourage other pregnant women with her realization.
“If you are feeling this way, you are not alone, it’s just not spoken about as much and all I’m doing now is sharing with you honestly about how I feel so hopefully I can make some other mums feel normal too,” she wrote. “I’m jealous of women who love it! The only thing I LOVE is the feeling of this baby, every time I feel a kick or movement it feels 100 percent worth it all and makes me so happy! I just can’t wait to meet you bubs!”
As a result of Rhiannon’s post, other pregnant women have admitted they don’t enjoy pregnancy either. Sometimes, you have to focus on the end result.
