Accidentally got pregnant during dedicated
So basically… dedicated did not go how I planned.
I was supposed to be locked in, doing UWorld blocks, reviewing NBMEs, and acting like I understood biochem. Every time I had a study break and my boyfriend was working from home, I was apparently in my hypersexual era bc it helped so much w the stress, and one thing led to another… I got pregnant during dedicated. I’m on birth control but idk that’s another story.
Then the first trimester symptoms hit me like a truck. For about 3 weeks, I was dealing with the nausea, fatigue, hormones, emotions, and general chaos, and I ended up delaying my exam because there was no way I was sitting for it like that.
At first I felt really guilty because dedicated is made out to be this sacred, disciplined grind period where everyone is supposed to be perfectly locked in. Meanwhile, I accidentally let my freakiness get the best of me every chance I got. It really did help with the post studying anxiety 😭
But after 3 weeks of dealing with all that first trimester nonsense, I’m finally feeling more like myself and getting back on track. It was stressful and emotional, but also kind of darkly funny because of course this would happen during the most high-stakes study period of my life. I thought UWorld was going to be my biggest problem. Apparently not.
Just posting because med school spaces can make it seem like everyone has their life perfectly together, and I very much did not. Dedicated got derailed, I delayed my exam, and now I’m trying to give myself grace while rebuilding momentum.
Has anyone else had a major life thing completely interrupt dedicated? Good luck to all of you we got this!