Everybody painted a rosy picture of pregnancy, labour and childbirth when you shared the results of your first home pregnancy test. You added the finishing touch to the exaggerated colourful portrait with your own joys and expectations. And yes, it’s natural to behave that way. But as you pass through those months of bliss, or enter the labour room to welcome the new life, or as you clean the first poo of your little one, you wish your well wishers had given you a more realistic picture. Pregnancy, labour or childbirth are more like a roller-coaster ride. There is no one moment of triumph or tribulation. Instead, it’s the mix of these feelings that makes the moments of your most special event unforgettable.
Every woman is different and so are her experiences, but there are still some hardcore facts that all women experience and find hard to talk about later. Here, we discuss the things that all your reading and antenatal classes did not prepare you for. The survival mantra in any case would be to smile and take a deep breathe. Remind yourself – this too shall pass.
A BUMPY RIDE
Bringing a life into this world has its own thrills. As you bask in the glory of your pregnancy, remember that there are some unwanted bumps you have to dodge to make the journey to the labour room smooth.
Information Overload: As if your own research and reading on pregnancy guides and websites was not enough, advice and instructions creep into your life from all four directions. Suddenly, the world around you has a thing or two (or 50!) to say about pregnancy. Two words that come to you so often will be ‘be happy’, which might make you want
