Enjoyment is relative

Apart from everyone asking how I'm feeling all the time (thanks for the concern, and in an effort to stop sounding like a whining bitch I'm now just saying "ok" regardless of the truth), the most common question or comment I get is:

"But are you enjoying it?"
OR
"But you must just enjoy it!"

Here's the deal. Pregnancy is NOT FUN.

Maybe for the lucky few who have NO symptoms and just sail through it (these are the ones who invariably end up having like 6 kids! No wonder...), it is enjoyable. I can't relate.

Apart from the constant nausea, sore breasts and tiredness, here are some other lesser known side-effects that I am either already experiencing, or might be soon...

Feeling too hot all the time
Needing to urinate ALL the time
Weird cramps in the pelvic area as the uterus expands
Constipation
Dizziness
Smell over-sensitivity
Bleeding gums
Leg numbness and pain (sciatic nerve stuff)
Backache
Rashes
Eczema

Not to mention the constant search for cool and comfortable clothes... maternity wear is not only pretty much unaffordable, it is mostly REALLY UGLY!

C'mon people - we feel bad enough already, do we really have to wear pastel, hideously patterned tents too?

That being said, I really DO enjoy about 5 minutes a month when I get to see the sprog moving around on the screen in the doctor's room. Makes it kinda worth it I guess...