mummiez & daddiez magazine May - June Issue 2013

Before having a child, I’m sure all of us wonder
what it is like having a human growing inside of you.
I wanted to find out how pregnancy really is in real
life, rather than from television and films. Nicola
aged 22 from Hertfordshire kindly agreed to have a
chat about her experience.
When did you realise you were pregnant?
I was at my local super market and had a feeling
that I was pregnant. I had recently stopped
taking the pill so at first I thought that I
missed a period due to my hormones being
confused. I went to the doctors due to
tummy ache and they diagnosed me with
Polycystic ovaries and irritable bowel
syndrome. Morning sickness was a real
problem so I took 3 pregnancy tests, all of
which came back negative. It was only until
my fourth test that it came back that I was
pregnant. Shocked is an understatement!
Did you feel too young to become a parent?
No not at all. I am in a stable and loving
relationship and I think that is all that
matters.
An Insight Into
What Pregnancy
Is Really Like
Was it hard to wait three months before letting
any one know?
No not really. I seem to be good at keeping
secrets! Is that a bad thing? I didn’t want to
jinx the pregnancy. It’s quite funny really,
when I went for my 3 month scan, it revealed
I was 16 weeks gone! I’d been keeping a
secret for a month longer then I needed to.
Seeing the scan made it all the more real. It
was absolutely overwhelming but lovely at
the same time.
How did friends and family react when they
heard the news?
They were shocked, don’t get me wrong but they
were all really excited and even bought me a
few presents at Christmas for the little one.
Have you been preparing much for the baby’s
arrival?
I’ve bought all the necessities but no more than
that. I don’t know what sex it is yet so it
would be pointless buying lots of clothes and
toys!