When you discovered you were pregnant, besides the overwhelming joy you must have felt, what other concerns/fears did you have?

Never getting sleep, privacy,
Or spending cash for 18 years. Not being able to take a day off for 18 years.

If I ever discovered myself to be pregnant, a big concern would be that my arsehole is gonna get destroyed.

None that I can remember. I was just positive the baby would be fine and I would be fine and, luckily, that was all true. Raising the kid didn’t worry me either, I just figured I could do it. Sure, there was a learning curve, but since I never had any set expectations about how to parent, that made it easier.

I worried about the labour and birth endlessly. In the end I was fine and it was over quickly. I forgot to worry about what happens afterwards and I got a huge shock and didn’t cope very well in the first few months.

It took me more than 5 years to become pregnant and towards the end of that time I had unconsciously reconciled myself to the fact that I would never have children; when I did become pregnant it seemed incredibly surreal; it must have taken at least a month before I had completely accepted my pregnancy; after that I couldn’t have been more delighted. I adored being pregnant and have no memory of concerns for the future.

Oh, and the first time i found out I was pregnant my reaction was far, far from “Overwhelming joy.” I was in college.

@Adagio Yeah, and then after I was married and actually wanted to get pg, it took us 3 years. That was a horrible time. Every time I had my period it was horrible.