Navigating Your Pregnancy

Pregnancy Is All About the Baby

Despite the negative experiences you have during your pregnancy, it will be hard not to enjoy it if you focus your attention on the baby. Sarah was having a hard time finding the positive side of her pregnancy and then, “When I had my first ultrasound and saw that baby on the screen, I suddenly realized that I couldn't wait to see him and hold him,” she says. “I knew there would be some sleepless nights and lots of diapers ahead, but that it would be worth it.” Now she's a busy—but very happy—mother of two.

Enjoying your pregnancy to its fullest requires you to overlook, or face head-on, all of the obstacles in your path. You’re going through a huge change in a relatively short time, which can be exhilarating and exhausting, all at once. You may feel lousy, suffer from emotional ups and downs, think your finances will never be in order and worry yourself to death about anything and everything.

When it comes right down to it, the real key to enjoying your pregnancy is growing inside you right now. Beyond all the stress and worries is a tiny, helpless infant you’re going to hold in your arms one day soon and feel one of the most incredible feelings you’ve ever felt in your life—unconditional love. There’s nothing like it in the entire world, and it will make everything you will have gone through during this pregnancy seem worth it—and enjoyable!