Oh pregnancy... what's not to love!?
Despite what some people may have you believe, pregnancy is not all roses and rainbow-pooping unicorns. Unfortunately some woman will have that rather unnerving realisation when they find themselves collapsed on the floor in the loo, arms wrapped around the porcelain god as they pay it homage in the form of whatever meal was most recently ingested or just a bit of good ol' retching. Others may bypass the dreaded morning sickness phase only to be met with a variety of other ailments, like back or hip pain, heartburn, constipation or simply feeling miserable. I can't say I had a pair of rose-tinted on when I found out about my pregnancy. In fact, I'd describe my perspective as rather grim – I think I had gloom-tinted glasses on. I was worried about something going wrong. As my journey with my munchkin has progressed to the third trimester, the fear has somewhat lessened, although every so often I do fret about things. Apparently it's normal. Yes, it's normal fo