Misconceptions

So I'm learning that I had a few misconceptions about pregnancy (early pregnancy specifically).

1. Tiredness - I thought that pregnant women became more tired as the months passed because of the added weight they had to carry. Wrong. Well, it probably is true that women in the third trimester are tired, but what I didn't realize was that the first trimester is so tiring. I get dressed to go to bed at 7:00 now and I am in bed reading at 7:30 (It was 9:30 or 10:00 in the past.) I yawn all day too.

2. Sleep position - I was under the incorrect assumption that I would be able to sleep normally until at least I was "showing." I have come to realize in the past two days that sleeping on my stomach is no longer an option unless I want to feel a dull cramping pain all night.

3. Going to the bathroom - I thought that frequent urination was due to the fact that the baby is on your bladder. Wrong. While that may be the case later into the pregnancy, you have to go frequently in the beginning as well. As per pregnancy.ivallage.com: "Pregnancy hormones can make your bladder seem to shrink in half, as increased blood flow to your kidneys increases the amount of urine you make. In about two months, the pressure will ease." One can only hope.