The Top 10 Differences Between Your First and Second Pregnancies
Jan 12, 2011 | Filed Under: Pregnancy Humor, Top 10 Lists
Know why this mom is smiling? Because she’s allowing herself to have a cup of COFFEE this time ’round.
10. First Pregnancy: You devour every single weekly pregnancy milestone update from BabyCenter.com and know exactly what kind of fruit/vegetable your baby currently resembles.
Second Pregnancy: “How far along am I? Um, let me see…maybe somewhere in the first trimester? Wait, no, third. I think.”
9. First Pregnancy: You diligently avoid all caffeine, alcohol, sushi and other supposed pregnancy no-nos.
Second Pregnancy: “Make it a DOUBLE ESPRESSO. And bring it up to the bathroom where I’m going to be snorting aspirin in a steaming hot bath. Thanks!”
8. First Pregnancy: “Yay! I’m starting to show!”
Second Pregnancy: “Oh, God. I’m starting to show. AND I’M ONLY ONE WEEK PREGNANT.”
7. First Pregnancy: You play French folk music and Learn Japanese CDs before going to sleep in hopes of giving birth to a multilingual genius with an IQ of 150.
Second Pregnancy: Screw the folk music. Nothing wrong with having a child of mediocre intelligence! Because, let’s face it, you want to go to sleep as soon as you can when you already have a child with another on the way.
6. First Pregnancy: You feel the baby kick around 20 weeks.
Second Pregnancy: You feel the baby kick around 12 weeks. And why is that? “Your muscles aren’t as strong the second time around, so you feel it more,” the OB says “helpfully.” *SIGH* A simple “you’re more in-tune with your body” would have sufficed, doc.
5. First Pregnancy: YOU: Guess what? I’m pregnant! FRIENDS & FAMILY: Yaaaaayyyy! This is the best news EVER!
Second Pregnancy: YOU: Guess what? I’m pregnant! FRIENDS & FAMILY: Oh. Neat.
4. First Pregnancy: You buy a ton of maternity clothes to show off that beautiful, blossoming bump.
Second Pregnancy: It’s all about sweatpants.
3. First Pregnancy: You have outdone yourself with the nursery, which is beautiful enough to be displayed in the pages of House Beautiful.
Second Pregnancy: You’re not even sure where you’re going to put the kid. Put a blanket in a dresser drawer, perhaps?
2. First Pregnancy: You rub cocoa butter on your stomach every day to avoid stretch marks.
Second Pregnancy: You quickly throw on your sweats to avoid looking at the stretch marks caused by your first pregnancy.
1. First Pregnancy: You and your baby are celebrated at a fun baby shower.
Second Pregnancy: You are lucky if you have the time to take a hot shower.
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Missy says:
My experience with #5 was the response “Was it planned?”
You crack me up…all of this is SO true!!!!
January 12th, 2011 at 4:48 pm -Candy says:
Oh yes, I’ve gotten that too, Missy!
January 12th, 2011 at 4:54 pm -Mrs. Harrison Ford says:
Give them my phone number and I’ll tell them to f@ck off for you. It’s one of my favorite things to do!
January 12th, 2011 at 6:31 pm -Barroness says:
With my third my parents reply to the news was “Oh No”
January 27th, 2013 at 8:09 pm -Cowgirl in the Sand says:
This also holds true with newborn milestones.
Baby #2′s 6-month check-up: “Is she sitting up on her own yet?” (Prop baby up. Watch baby slump over.) “Hm. Nope.”
January 12th, 2011 at 4:54 pm -candice says:
haha this made me laugh!
July 17th, 2011 at 10:56 pm -Mette says:
#11: First pregnancy: You take a picture of your belly every week to follow the developement
Second pregnancy: Week 25 – ohhh maybe it’s time to take a picture.
January 13th, 2011 at 12:30 am -Kelly says:
wow, you took pictures? I’m 8.5mos pregnant and feel the pictures are overboard as well. same ole same ole
December 10th, 2012 at 1:02 pm -Deeva says:
LMAO! This is all so true as are all the comments. We also have thousands of pictures of our firstborn and not nearly as many of our second child.
January 13th, 2011 at 12:59 pm -Kraken Corgi says:
I was super good all through all 4 of my pregnancies. Expect after the 1st I didn’t care about stretch marks anymore. The damage was already done.
February 18th, 2011 at 2:53 pm -jaya says:
i was praying god so much for my first kid but now i want to postpone the next sweety
November 1st, 2011 at 12:09 pm -Paulette says:
This is SO hilarious because it’s SO true!
July 28th, 2012 at 5:05 am -Vieanne says:
it’s very entertaining to read but sure is informative.
July 29th, 2012 at 7:21 pm -Ana says:
First Pregnancy: “I won’t be like my mother, I’ll get my body back!”
Second Pregnancy: “I do not have to care about my body when there is another body inside it.”
First Pregnancy: Strictly breastfed.
Second Pregnancy: Breast milk in bottle after pushing husband out of bed to feed the baby.
August 7th, 2012 at 8:57 pm -LizC says:
Thanks a lot! This made me feel better and laugh. I had been feeling gulity and thinking I was already being a terrible mother to my second unborn son because I hasnt been doing all these thing like I did with my first.
October 15th, 2012 at 1:05 pm -