When I found out I was pregnant in August of 2015 I thought for sure that I already had motherhood in the bag. My parents had set such a great example, I just knew I would seamlessly take on this new role.
After waiting the prescribed six weeks following childbirth, the sex was kind of awkward — I wanted my husband so bad, but I still adjusting to the changes my body recently went through.
While you can never fully prepare for the open road, there are some things you can do to help keep everyone (mostly) happy and limit the number of “are we there yet?” questions.
I laid there, shocked, holding my belly, and asked our doctor what was the recommendation. “Pregnancies such as yours usually end in abortion,” she said.
Before you become a parent, friends and family who have been or currently going through it tell you how wonderful being a mother is and that while it’s hard, it’s the best feeling in the world. Yes, this is all true. The love you have for your child is incomparable. You know what else is…
