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Once you get pregnant after much yearning, it does not take much time for pregnancy woes to come along. Your pregnancy ride could be a mix of multiple biological and emotional ups and downs, some of which you were aware of, the rest you were never warned about. You start setting a countdown for yourself to let that parasite out of you very soon. A few years down the line you regret you were only nine months pregnant. “Why couldn’t pregnancy last longer!” Guess what, you begin to crave for it again…and here’s why:
1. You Realize How People Were Being Kind To You
It includes the people you once loathed. The hormonal upheaval made you dislike most of the humanity. You now realize how nice it was to have people smile at you – even if they meant to smile at your baby inside you and not you. This one also counts those people aboard the bus who would offer you a place to sit. Could you have that privilege now? Who cares if you lose a spot and stand throughout your journey!
2. The Pregnancy Hair Sheen Was Something
It takes you back to those nine months when you were all shimmering head to toe. Your hair was resplendent – like a shampoo commercial – people kept asking you what you were doing to your hair, and they didn’t believe when you said you did nothing. Pregnancy glow, that was it. But it wasn’t to last. Post-delivery you lose many nutrients and iron amongst others. No wonder your carpet is full of hair strands, which you don’t, of course, see until your hoover bag shows it up, or until your partner complains of water clogging in the bath tub because you hadn’t seen all that hair entanglement in the outlet.
3. You Enjoyed The Long And Healthy Nails Like In Glamor Mags
They were just short of nail-art, but your nails grew back very fast, long and strong. It is something you can’t have now. If you happen to be one of those whose nails have stunted growth despite not biting them off, then your resort is artificial nails
4. You Had Every Excuse For Having That Pregnancy Brain
You were the perfect scatterbrain and yet never got rebuked by anyone. Everyone knows that you have something called the pregnancy brain. What they also knew was that you were sensitive to take a rebuke and channel your emotions to your little one. People were undoubtedly considerate then, but no longer now when you are pretty much ‘sane’ and are responsible for everything to stay orderly, be it at home or work.
5. It Didn’t Matter That You Were Huge
You were allowed to be huge. Never mind the out of proportion body that would otherwise look like a grotesque figure if you were not pregnant. That’s the luxury of being pregnant – you can eat an awfully lot, and never bother about how big you are. But after delivery, you have demands of losing weight and looking slim like ever.
6. Every Melodrama Was Allowed
You turned out quite the emotional vampire that everybody learnt to put up with. Reason? Everyone knew it was pointless asking you not to be emotionally drained out when you were pregnant. The scenario post delivery gives you no room for an emotional saga unless it’s a soap opera. You are expected to be more grounded and practical when not pregnant.
7. People Understand When You Are Sleeping All The Time
But you turn out to be a lazy bitch if you nap in all the time on other days. Pregnancy just gives you the reason to catch up on all the sleep that you are not going to have in future.
These and more – pregnancy is full of perks which you overlook then, but badly want it all when you look back at your pregnancy days.
