Second Trimester: The Honeymoon stage of Pregnancy

Some women sail through their pregnancies but I wasn't one of them. Counting down to my last day of first trimester took the longesttttt.  I couldn't wait to get into my second trimester because every book I read it said that for most women it was the honeymoon stage of pregnancy.Thank the Lord that was true for me. My hormone outbursts subsided and I began to enjoy being pregnant little by little.

It was hard for me in the beginning because I didn't have the happy feelings as everyone expected me to have but  when I found out it was normal to feel this way, I started feeling better and doing things that made me feel like myself and normal. I also kept reminding myself it's HORMONES to blame. It will pass.

I gave up on reading those pregnancy books that always discuss the worse case scenarios which freaked me out and gave me nightmares! Instead, I read  Skinny Bitch "Bun in the Oven" which was really encouraging and repeated "I am feeling this way because I'm pregnant " every time I started feeling PMSy. Reading the Bible, prayer, attending church, talking to a counselor, pastor, friends, family and husband. Support system is a must! Some days I isolated myself but I soon realized that made me even more depressed and worse so i forced myself to go out with friends and be around people who  loved and cared about me even when I didn't feel like it. The more I did it the more I noticed the good changes in me.

I didn't color my hair or do my nails in the first trimester or even blow dry my hair. Gradually, I started taking care of myself and doing things I normally did and slowly I entered the honeymoon stage. My energy came back and I was able to plan and do things whereas before, even thinking about doing something later in the evening gave me panic attack.

It's been nice these past few months. Emotionally I am much better these days. Physically, I started having heartburn in the beginning of my 5th month and it is expected to get worst the last three. As long as I'm laughing, I can deal with anything.

I am looking forward to meeting our baby and I hope my Third Trimester makes up even more for my first one.