Not trying to brag here but I feel like there are a lot of negative experiences and as a FTM they really made me nervous! I’m 32 weeks now and overall pregnancy hasn’t been too terrible for me. I know I still have a ways to go, but at this point I feel like even if the final 8 weeks are miserable, I would still consider it a win.
Weeks 6-14 I did deal with awful nausea 24 hrs a day which was ROUGH, but I also refused to take meds which could have helped. I only actually vomited about once a week, so could be worse. I struggle with chronic back pain which might be a little more consistent now but it’s been manageable. I am definitely more tired than normal and try to rest where I can.
But on the whole, people have been SO kind to me. My husband has been helpful on the hard days especially. People are so excited to celebrate a new little baby on the way - strangers, coworkers, family. I have been able to maintain a lot of my normal activities so far with some modifications here and there. Pelvic pain hasn’t been too terrible. I don’t feel like a huge whale, I actually feel so beautiful having my bump walking around with me! My sex life hasn’t suffered. To my knowledge I don’t have any hemorrhoids yet.
I really don’t have too many complaints, and like I said, even if everything goes to hell for the next 2 months, I still think I lucked out. I feel for all of the ladies who have had rough pregnancies — I definitely feel very fortunate that this has been my experience (especially as a FTM) and that I haven’t hated being pregnant. I just wanted to share because I really only read spooky experiences on here while trying to conceive and in the early days of pregnancy, but it’s been nothing like how I expected!!