BOOM! Boom, boom! It was the sound of my heart racing. I could never forget this one particular day. On May 2, 2008 while I was working the strangest feelings started to come over me. It was feelings that I had never felt before. My heart was racing. My palms were sweaty and vomit flew into the air. After, I had experienced all those different symptoms, I knew I was pregnant. Pregnancy is a life changing event. Pregnancy can change women lives emotionally, physically, and mentally.
I had never dreamed of having a child or becoming a mother. My emotions had begun to take control over me. I knew in my heart that I was pregnant. However, I just had to confirm my pregnancy. I took a home pregnancy test and just as I expected it was positive. Surprisingly, I was still not convinced, so I took five more pregnancy test just to accept the results. I had started crying and panicking about my results. I had never felt so scared and light hearted in my entire life. The idea of becoming a mom was very unrealistic to me. I knew I had to prepare myself for the next nine months ahead of me because I knew my life was about to change. …show more content…
The first change that I experienced was fatigue. Most women experience fatigue at some point in their pregnancy. I felt extremely tired during the pregnancy which caused me to sleep throughout the entire pregnancy. I started having morning sickness and heartburn. Heartburn and morning sickness was the worst part of my pregnancy. Heartburn felt like a burning sensation inside my stomach. Morning sickness made me feel really sick and depressed which caused me to have mood swings. The most noticeably change in my pregnancy was my weight. I gained a total of fifty pounds during my pregnancy. I had never felt so overweight and heavy in my