by Melissa Willets posted in Pregnancy

Having endured more than one winter pregnancy, I feel the need to perform a public service. Attention all pregnant women! Here's what I wish someone had told me about expecting at this time of year:
Even when it's cold outside, you will always be hot! I don't care if it's 1 degree out. Winter temps cannot keep you safe from hot flashes. Driving to a lunch date once, I stripped nearly naked, with the window wide open in the middle of February because I was boiling alive.
You will have to just say no to platform boots and cute holiday heels. Because ice. I was so afraid I would slip, I looked like an ad for Uggs for months. Not my fave fashion statement, but oh well.
No one will know you are pregnant, because you're under so many layers. For some, this is a blessing, like if you aren't ready to tell people. But it can be annoying if you're bursting at the seams to share your news. How much clothing do you have to remove for someone to notice"
Everything is scented around the holidays, which is bad. During the first trimester this has meant major nausea for me. From candles to room sprays, to cinnamon-scented pine cones taking over every store, I felt like I was being assaulted by Christmas smells.
You'll go to holiday parties and be painfully sober. Good thing the dessert tray sort of makes up for the fact that you are always the designated driver, Thanksgiving through New Years.

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