Pregnancy 101

When I first found out I was pregnant, David and I decided not to tell anyone.  I wasn't sure when I was "supposed" to tell people, so I wanted to wait as long as I could.  There are so many things that can go wrong in a pregnancy, and I wanted to keep it to ourselves until we were further along.  So now it's time to fill you in on all the details you missed.

-Finding out: David and I found out that I was pregnant on April 2nd.  I had been feeling nauseous for three days, so we came home from school early so that I could take a pregnancy test.  We bought a pack of two pregnancy tests at Walgreens, but neither of them worked.  Then we went to Honks (a dollar store in Provo) to buy a cheaper pregnancy test, and I tested positive.  David and I were so excited but mostly in shock.
-Telling people: After a couple days, David and I HAD to tell someone.  We were just too excited, and it didn't seem real.  We called our parents and David's grandparents.  We waited until I was 10 weeks along to tell our siblings and 14 weeks to tell our friends and coworkers.  I was really nervous to tell people that I was pregnant (did anyone else feel this way?)  I didn't have any close friends who were pregnant or had children, and we hadn't been married for that long.  I didn't want anyone to judge us or think we were crazy when it was exactly what we needed in our life.
-Cravings: I hated eating most foods for awhile.  Especially Thai food and carrots.  I craved protein, but thinking about any kind of meat or beans made me feel sick.  One week, I ate Subway three times because it was all that sounded good.  In one day, I went to Wendy's twice because I was craving chicken nuggets.  I became obsessed with Mac N'Cheese.  And poor David.  A couple times, I made him sit in the kitchen by himself to eat because whatever he was eating made me feel sick.  Luckily, that phase lasted only 6 weeks, and I've felt normal ever since.
-Solution to nausea: The best thing that helped my nausea was exercising.  Exercising was the last thing I felt like doing, but afterwards, I felt SO much better.  I highly recommend exercise during pregnancy.
-Fears: Ever since I became pregnant, I've heard a lot of complaints about how terrible it is.  I'm sure it is for some people, but pregnancy has been wonderful to me.  Besides 6 weeks of mild morning sickness, I've never felt better. Everyone's pregnancy is completely different, so don't let anyone scare you out of it if it's right for your family.

Baby bump at 28 weeks (after my workout :)

My advice: involve your hubby in everything:  make him come with you to buy your first pregnancy test.  Yes he may feel awkward, but you need his support in this one.  Make him come to obgyn appointments too.  You're the one who gets to spend every moment for 9 months with that little baby, so encourage your hubby to get involved.  Also, pregnancy can be tough, and you don't want to go through those hard times alone.  Pregnancy has been such a sweet bonding experience for us.