I’m a lucky pregnant woman without any symptoms of morning sickness. Well, you get to feel nauseous in the first trimester but that was not really the case of mine. In the beginning, I also felt like vomiting a little bit sometimes, but that was nothing compared to others. And now I’m in my second trimester, almost getting to the third, I feel practically nothing. Sometimes I was even worried if my baby is really there inside my stomach up until recently, but not any more. My baby is constantly moving and kicking inside me these days, sending me signals ‘Mom, I’m here!!’.
The only thing I suffered from was a sever dizziness. At around the 16th week of my pregnancy, I felt so dizzy that I once fell to the ground in the subway car. But over time, I’ve got better as I started taking iron supplements. Taking daily iron supplements has really worked for me not to fall again. So now I’m a pretty healthy pregnant woman, who hasn’t even gained weight much. People tell me that I’m looking the same I used to before pregnancy, except my belly sticking out day by day. I'm so lucky, I know, and I especially thank my baby for not being tricky at all.
I get to read a lot of posts put up on the Internet cafes, seeking help with their intense sickness. I really feel pity for them. Well, pregnant women cannot take any medicines other than just some supplements. They need to just endure those pains for as much as 10 months. Having a baby is not an easy task at all, indeed. I realized I need to respect all moms anyways. All those sacrificing endeavors all moms are pouring in holding a baby inside for 10 months, giving birth to it, taking care of a new born baby, and raising them to grow up to be a self-reliant human being in the end, are never be able to be just dismissed, I think.
And I’m about to join the ranks of those women giving their everything for their children to grow up well. I may have to be prepared for many harsh occasions where I have to struggle with my child doing so many mischiefs, being so willful, and resisting me in many ways. Well, those are exactly what I did to my mom, honestly. But if there’s one thing I always keep in mind is that I will let my children grow up like a yellow dog wandering around my town. Giving my child autonomy to explore what’s around her, opportunities to make mistakes and learn from them as much as possible, and a right to try things that she wants to go for, I’d like to be always there for her with truthful and heartfelt advice and guidances whenever she needs me.
And to do so, I know I need to be a better person in the first place. And that’s what I’m trying to be day by day these days, even though it’s not so easy. I know things don’t always go as planned. Still, my unborn child is giving me strength to go on, motivating me to be a better person. Maybe I’m also taking a step further to become a real adult.