May 16, 2005, part 2 - And another thing,

Anyone who says something like, "isn't it great, you don't have to have your period for a whole 9 months," in that breathlessly exuberant way, really needs to be shaken until their teeth snap together and their eyes go crossed. Even the damn pregnancy books extoll this myth, with mutliple exclamation marks, no less!!!!
Let's see, a period is a few days every month of cramping, bloating, back aches, moodiness, food cravings, and bleeding. Pregnancy is nine months of cramping, bloating, back aches, moodiness, food cravings, weight gain, nausea, heartburn, and swollen boobs - EVERY DAY - topped off with a whole mess of pain and bleeding at the end. It's not that I resent being pregnant, or am not beside myself with joy about the baby, it's just that if one more person tells me how great it is not to have my period for nine months, I may just indulge in some seriously violent fantasies about their wet and awkward demise. I can't actually act out such fantasies, since I am a mommy now and mommy's aren't supposed to do that sort of thing, but know that the desire will be there...oh yes, it will be there...hell, it's here now....and how refreshing it is!