1.
In the beginning, just going for a wee can include a life-changing revelation.
2.
No matter how delighted you are, you'll also be terrified.
3.
From the off, nothing makes sense.
4.
Google always listens though.
5.
There’s always someone on the internet with a dumber question than you.
6.
Or just asking the questions you're too embarrassed to ask.
7.
You'll find out if you're the kind of person who can keep a secret.
8.
Social gatherings become around 90% less fun.
9.
You're able to conjure more elaborate excuses for not drinking than you thought.
10.
There's apparently no such thing as TMI when you're pregnant.
11.
There's a whole dialect out there that only mums understand.
12.
Your symptoms can render everyday life an Everest climb.
13.
Your worst hangovers never prepared you for "morning" sickness.
14.
The morning part is a lie too. Sickness can strike any time of day.
15.
Even the most innocuous smells make you want to barf.
16.
There's no feelgood factor in not feeling sick either.
17.
Even if you can face eating as normal you’ll view food with a new suspicion.
18.
Having it all = fatigue, nausea AND keeping your eyes open in meetings.
19.
One awesome side effect is that your boobs get bigger.
20.
They’ll also be sore, but weirdly that’s reassuring.
21.
You start to understand the threshold of your partner's sympathy.
22.
With 200mg limit per day, you’ll learn to live without a caffeine high.
23.
You'll discover that it's not actually possible to poo out a foetus.
24.
Suddenly you'll find weight gain desirable.
25.
Pregnancy’s frequent toilet trips are sometimes just to check all is ok "down there".
26.
You know what it's like to be one of those angry people.
27.
Life’s smallest defeats now have the power to destroy you.
28.
Your pregnancy superpower is making time stand still.
29.
No one can agree when the first trimester actually ends.
One down, just another two of these to go!
