Things they never warn you about...

when considering becoming pregnant...

1. You may be sick, you may not - either way, though, the first 3 months, you probably won't be interested in having sex.

2. Relaxin may be the *name* of the hormone your body releases, but it's anything but.

3. Sleep becomes a fond memory as you get further along, partially due to stress, and partially because of pain.

4. Speaking of pain - The last three months is an increasing FONT of it.

5. Pools and deep bathtubs become your friend around month 5, and only become increasingly tantalizing as you get further along.

6. Heating pads and massages are also great, but are only effective for the time they're directly in touch with wherever you're in pain.

7. The more independant you were before, the less independant you become as you get further along.

8. Brackston-Hickes are not comfortable, and do not even *remotely* give you a sense of what is to come when you go into labor.

9. The number of horror stories regarding 38 hour hard labors and emergency c-sections will increase exponentially based on the number of issues experienced throughout the rest of the pregnancy.

10. When someone asks you afterward whether you'd do it again, your brain may indeed override common sense and say "yes" - even after knowing all of the above...