Differences between My Pregnancies

張貼日期：Jul 02, 2015 12:20:39 PM

Annie Lee

Even though I’m still a student, I’ve two times of pregnancy experiences. I was very happy when I saw two lines on the pregnancy test stick, which means I am pregnant, and I thought being a young mother might be very cool, so I insisted on keeping them and giving them birth. I never thought of giving them up because I have a really great family and a considerate husband. What are the differences between these two experiences of pregnancy? I thought they were the same, but actually they are different.

During my first pregnancy, I was really sleepy all the time, but I didn’t want to fail that semester; however, I just couldn’t wake myself up. I had been sleeping almost eighteen hours a day, which I know is horrible. My husband even took me to the hospital because he thought that I was sick in some way. In the beginning, when the fetus was only three months old, I had already gained nearly 8 kilograms, and I had a really big and heavy stomach. The doctor told me to control what to eat and do some easy exercises. In the middle of my pregnancy, I started to have nightmares; I couldn’t sleep through the night, but burst into tears then woke up. Having experienced stress, and fearing being unable to complete my university education, I started to blame the one in my stomach. I went over it, however, after my mom had a long talk with me one day. At last, I managed to go back to school, and I told every teacher my situation. They were really kind and gave me some suggestions, and they helped me change my mid-term exam date, and gave me some alternatives for handing in the homework. Fortunately, I got an all-pass for the term after giving birth.

This time was also a terrible time to get through; I still have twenty-four credits to graduate, and I thought I would try hard to get them, but something different happened to me; I vomit every morning, afternoon and night, and I couldn’t really eat anything and I lost two kilograms already, so going to school is a really bad idea for me, but the reason for not dropping out is that my mom really expects me to have a college degree. My parents take care of my son while I’m at school, and almost every night they sleep with my son to let me and my husband have energy the next day. I hope that I’ll feel better after taking the pills which the doctor prescribed.

My mom used to tell me that giving birth is a really painful process, and after I had this experience I felt that the pain is from not only the time on the obstetric table, but holding a big ball for ten months. Being a mother isn’t an easy thing, and when I’m tired, I complain, but after that I still have to finish the things that are not prepared yet. Now I know the feelings of being a mother, so I thought that I have already grown up, and I don’t talk back to my mom the way I used to and I learned how to listen and share things with my family. I’m really lucky to have a gorgeous family, and I’m looking forward to the new member of the family.