Catching Zzz's
Everything Tastes Bad
"I wish I had known about the gag-inducing, horrible taste that would be left in my mouth after eating ANYTHING. And that it would NOT go away until the moment I gave birth, no matter what lies Google promised me."
- Jessica S., Toledo, Ohio
Stretch Mark Kvetch
"I wish that I had known it was possible to get stretch marks BELOW YOUR KNEES … in addition to absolutely everywhere else on your body."
- Jessica S., Toledo, Ohio
Personal Space
"The touching, OMG the touching by complete strangers who thought it was OK to get all up in my belly!!!"
- Patricia N., Houston
The Scoop on Poop
"I wish I had been warned about the postpartum bowel movements. Not one person ever let me in on this bit of information. You get through laboring your new child into the world, then you get to endure what I can only imagine it would feel like if you were to poop actual pinecones."
- Chelsea K., Cookeville, Tenn.
Do Those Kegels!
Can the Birth Plan
"I wish someone had told me that 'birth plans' are literally a joke. There is no 'planning' involved with labor."
- Kindall H., Savannah, Ga.
