Recognizing Early Pregnancy: My Friends' Experiences

Having a baby is one of the most beautiful things in the world, and those I know who had children explained what it felt like in the early stages of pregnancy.

Several people I know who had babies said they experienced a lot of things from swollen breasts to nausea from morning sickness. To respect their privacy the names will not be mentioned here, but the experiences will be explained from past conversations with the individuals and giving you a glimpse of what it's like to be pregnant in the early stages.

My best friend, who is the mother of two children, told me that when she discovered she was pregnant with her daughter she had food cravings and very little morning sickness and had the typical issues most women have in the early stages of pregnancy. Her experience wasn't as bad as most would be dealing with. She had cravings for cheese and Taco Bell which was rather unusual because she had a specific taste for tacos and since she's of Mexican descent it was common food for her people to eat, yet she wanted Taco Bell. My friend experienced typical queasiness, but morning sickness was minimum.

Another friend who's a mother to one child said that she went through her cravings and dealing with the uncomfortable feelings of having to deal with queasiness, nausea, and rampant cravings for unusual and weird types of food preferably her love of fried chicken.

Her pregnancy in the early stages was pretty easy too with little nausea and morning sickness, yet she experienced typical issues most women go through in their early stages of pregnancy. The main thing that both my friends had dealt with was the weight gain that's the main sign they knew they were pregnant when they noticed 2-3 pounds here and there until it jumped up as high as 5-7 pounds a week and their clothes not fitting right.