First Time Pregnancy: My Raw and Honest Journey of Discovery

Introduction:

My first pregnancy was a wild ride from the get-go. Six weeks in, and I still had no clue! I was living my life, then BAM! Suddenly, I’m finding out I’m pregnant. Not a movie moment. More like a punch to the gut, followed by a long, drawn-out, ‘What the f***? ‘!. ‘ I’d been feeling off – constantly hot, out of breath, like I’d just run a marathon, and nauseous. However, I chalked it up to stress. Turns out, those were the first signs of my pregnancy

The Shock of the Positive Pregnancy Test

Then, one day, I grabbed a test, not with excitement, but with a sense of, ‘If this comes back any way but negative, oh hell no.’ And when it flashed ‘pregnant,’ it wasn’t tears of joy. It was a wave of pure, unfiltered panic. I paced the bathroom, cursing up a storm. ‘This can’t be real.’ But it was. Indeed, the reality of my first pregnancy was hitting me hard.

Sharing the Unexpected News: Raw Reactions & Real Talk

When my partner got home, I skipped the sugarcoating. I sat him down, apologized for being a complete mess lately, and handed him the test. ‘You’re going to be a dad.’ He looked at it, then at me, then back at the test. There was no instant smile, no jumping for joy. Just a long, silent pause. I let him have his moment of reflection. Eventually, he smiled his beautiful smile that I just love, and he said, ‘I honestly wasn’t expecting this. I’m not sad or mad, I’m just in shock.’ While still holding the test—y’all, he never put the stick down. I really wanted to say, ‘You know that has pee on it, right? Lol.’

When he asked how I felt, I was honest—I told him I had no feelings My mind was racing – finances, plans, the Jamaica trip I was about to take with my family. (We didn’t tell anyone until 3.5 months, so that trip was… intense). In any case, we talked for hours that night, honest, raw, terrified. It was the start of something I had no idea how to navigate. This first-time pregnancy experience was nothing like a fairytale.”

The Start of My Reality:

Before I knew I was pregnant, I’d gone vegetarian. Thought I was all healthy. Yeah, right. My body laughed. I’d be up at night, crying from hunger, even though I felt like I was eating non-stop. My body was building a human, and it needed fuel. Therefore, the diet changes during my first pregnancy were a huge shock. And that’s just the beginning. This journey has been a rollercoaster – from the first trimester to prepping for delivery. Want to know more about the real, unfiltered chaos? Click here to read more about my first–time pregnancy journey.

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