I know every woman has expectations when it comes to being pregnant. At least I am pretty sure we all have this idea in our heads as to what it is going to be like, and how many times have those expectations been right? Or maybe even wrong? I know from experience, now being in the final trimester of my second pregnancy, all my “expectations” have been a little off.
With my first pregnancy, I expected to get through it fairly easily. My mom had always had easy pregnancies, no real side effects, so my assumption was that I would just be the same way….right? I thought I would make it through without the nausea, the aches and pains and everything else. Little did I know what was coming. Around 8 weeks with my first, the nausea began and it never let up. It was so lovely, HA! Outside of that, however, it was pretty simple. Another expectation that I had with my first was to go into labor on my own and go without an epidural. Only part of that was true. I was induced 3 days before my due date (by choice) but I did make it through labor without having to resort to an epidural. Yes, pitocin and all, I still made it without an epidural. Overall, it wasn’t a bad experience! I actually missed it when it was over!
Now with my second pregnancy, I had expectations based on my first. I figured I would probably be nauseas and I also just knew there was no way it would be a girl. I had this idea in my head that I would always have boys and girls would be out of the question. Nausea came super early, around 6 weeks. And it is a girl. I had 3 ultrasounds to make sure, that is how in denial I was that I was actually being blessed with a girl! (I still laugh about this to this day) But with being in the final trimester, I definitely now have the expectations about labor. I wonder if I will go into labor on my own or if I will have to be induced. While I hope it is natural, I sort of expect to be induced seeing as how she is measuring big! Now I expect her to be big just because for my last two appointments she has been measuring 2 weeks ahead. This time I expect the pain to be rough, but also know that I can make it through without an epidural. So many expectations, and I am really curious which of them will be true this time around.
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I was not planning on my first when it happened so I was busy reading all the books and thinking (overthinking really) ever possible symptom of everything. I was induced due to pre-eclampsia, and the thought of a c section NEVER crossed my mind. When the doctors came rushing in and said I was going to the operating room…I LOST control. I was a bawling mess scared to death. I thank heavens for my husband who was able to hold me together. With my second, I was seen by multiple doctors due to the complications with my first…so there was no time for expectations. I am so blessed with my children and I wouldnt trade a day with them for a million dollars…..now a night out with some girls and no one callnig Mommy…that sounds like heaven:)
When I was pregnant with my son Jasper who is now eighteen months I was shocked I was going to have a boy. I thought for sure he was going to be a girl by how sick I was and how I carried early in my pregnancy. I also pictured going into labor on my own but I had to be induced a week after my due date! By then I thought I would be pregnant forever! Lol. His delivery went a lot simpler than I thought and I was so happy with everything about it. Now that he is walking,talking, and learning new things daily I enjoy watching him experiencing new things day to day! It’s the small moments of sharing a snack with my son I enjoy the most. I just wish I had learned baby gibberish before he came!
I so want to see this movie!!!! I just wonder what it will be like when I add baby #3??? My expectations to add a 3rd are . . . well . . . just not sure! I have heard that it’s not that big of a deal going from 2 to 3 so I am hoping and expecting for it not to be so bad and that my oldest will be able to help out!
My pregnancy with my son was so easy, but when I found out I was pregnant a year ago, my little girl started the dramatics early. Even labor with her was dramatic and my husband almost missed her birth because I sent him to go get something to eat thinking it was going to be a while. Within 15 mins of him being gone I was ready to push. Since Ansley’s birth she has had servere acid relux which makes leaving her alone with anyone difficult ( us they know what to do). Having a 4 year old boy and a 4 month old girl is a juggling act, but thankfully I have my husband to help me out! I expect her to be like her father, but I pray that she is more like me. But if there is one thing that I have learned so far, when it comes to little girls you’ll never know what to expect!
I can’t wait to see this movie!!! So of course I hope I win!!! I loved being pregnant and loved labor!!! When I first got pregnant of course I was scared, nervous and excited all at the same time. With my second it was the same but a lot more excited since I knew what to expect. Can’t wait to be blessed with baby number 3. Love being a mom more than anything!! It’s a true blessings.
Not having been pregnant myself, I’m not sure what I expect just yet. I don’t think that getting pregnant for me is going to be easy, so I do expect a struggle there. Of course, there may be bigger plans in the works that I don’t know about there! I can’t wait to feel what it’s like to feel the movement of your child within your stomach. I expect that to be an unmatched experience!! I’m excited for all of my expectations to be either met or changed or disproved, but I can’t wait for the chance for all of it!
I acctually have wonderful pregnancies.. I went into my first pregnancy expecting it to terrible just like me mom and sister. I was pleasantly wrong. No nausea, and very minimal pregnancy symptoms in general. Having such a wonderful pregnancy, I expected an equally wonderful labor experience. I was wrong, again! Haha. From my water breakinging at home with merconium in it, to a 13 hour labor followed by an emergency c-section, nothing went as expected. However, all in all, I was blessed beyond measure with the ability to have beautiful children. I think part of the fun of pregnancy is the unexpected. I wouldn’t trade any of it for the world.
Neither of my pregnancies were as I expected them to be. My first pregnancy (Makenna) was so easy! I enjoyed being pregnant up until the last month, when I just wanted her out! I fully expected to be puking my guts up and peeing on myself every time I sneezed. Luckily it was not like that! With my second (Bryson), I was expecting an easy pregnancy again. Boy was I wrong! All of the bad symptoms came along, plus I had a one-year-old to keep up with! It was not easy! But now I have two beautiful, happy babies, who surprise and impress me every day! It is so wonderful being a Mommy!
First off, this movie looks HILARIOUS so what a fun giveaway! Secondly, if I’ve learned anything from my recent pregnancy, labor & delivery experience, and new journey into motherhood, it’s to expect the unexpected!! I had “morning” sickness all day every day from 3 weeks, 3 days all the way to 20 weeks. I had sciatic nerve pain/numbness in my right leg (and still do!), severe heartburn so bad my nose would burn, and a whole list of other things throughout my pregnancy so I thought surely my labor & delivery would go easy since pregnancy was so rough. Yea, right! Lol. Allergic reaction to the epidural I had to have not one, but two redoses of, severe migraine, blood pressure dropping to 50/20 at one point, getting the highest dose of Pitocin possible so I got all swollen and poofy, all to find out that after 25 hours of labor, he wouldn’t fit through me! I was so upset about having to have a C Section, but once my sweet baby boy was brought into the world, none of that mattered anymore! I now have a healthy, growing, beautiful 8 week old baby boy and I would do it all over again for him. But I will be honest, I’m hoping the next pregnancy is a little easier on me!