dislikes (which are purely trivial so who cares?)

The only things I have 'disliked' about pregnancy:

a) None of people’s stupid comments came true - every single one of the ‘just you waits’ was false advertising. E.g., “just you wait, you’ll be loaded with stretch marks,” “just you wait, the baby’s kicks will hurt,” “just you wait, you’ll be glad when you’re not pregnant anymore.” None was true.

b) I’m not a big drinker by any stretch of the imagination – my pre-pregnancy average was 2 or 3 drinks per month – but I am looking forward to an alcoholic beverage. In fact, DH is under strict instructions to get me a bottle of stout following my first breastfeeding session! (My midwife said it was a good idea to drink a dark beer because the hops will help my milk come in – ok!)

c) Maternity clothes in general = yuck. Ugly. Ill fitting. Pants, especially, slide down at the slightest provocation (and I don’t mean anything sexual by that, unfortunately!). No wonder many pregnant women look terrible: it’s because pretty maternity apparel seems to be an unreachable goal!

Trivial things aside, I’ll miss being pregnant. It was a hundred times better than I ever thought it might be. It all seems too good to be true…