Getting Pregnant
monhallchou
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Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Seeking Advice from Moms - Relationships Fears
My husband and I have been talking about having our first child but I have all these fears that I don't know where to go for support. First is that I'm terrified having a child will ruin our relationship. We are so strong together but we've seen so many friends' relationships fall apart under the stress of children. I rather be childless than lose what we have now. My other concern is far more vain. I'm so worried what pregnancy will do to my body. I do pilates 5x a week and am very active. I don't have a flawless figure by any means but am worried about all the things I read about hanging breasts, rippled stomachs and vaginas that are never the same. I know everyone says that it's worth it to have a child but how bad is it honestly? Will I still feel like me afterwards? How will those physical changes affect my psyche? How will they influence how my husband feels about me? How do I grapple with all this and not spend my entire pregnancy lamenting about these concerns?
Re: Seeking Advice from Moms - Relationships Fears
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My body changed a lot for sure, I have tiger stripes everywhere, my weight is distributed differently, I had to go up a size in clothes even though I weigh less, my boobs are lopsided, my hormones are out of whack, but I am happy with my body, which I never had been before. DH and I have an even stronger relationship now and I'm more confident in my own skin. That's my reality. Having a baby definitely changes things, but to me and I'm sure every lady on this board, it's worth it.
The fact is, having a child will change things. It will change your relationship, social life, finances, and certainly, your body. However, not all of these changes are bad. Think it through, do your research, and talk to your husband about your thoughts and fears. You two are the only ones who can decide if it's worth it to you.