Zero Pain Tolerance

I thought I knew it all.

Even though I’ve never been pregnant (‘til now) or given birth (coming this summer), I read up like crazy about the entire ordeal and grilled other moms so that there would be NO surprises. So . . . I’ve heard all about prolapsed uteruses, episiotomies, and the amniocentesis. I’ve heard stories of clogged milk ducts and Pitocin and the fact that some women’s feet grow a size – and never return to normal. I know bellybuttons pop out and breasts leak and that when a woman pushes she often goes potty on the table. A friend of mine who witnessed a birth even confided in me that the placenta smells. Gross, I know. But at least I know.

The other day I was on the phone with a new mom and I learned a little factoid I’d never heard before – one that wasn't amusing considering the fact I have zero pain tolerance. Apparently when the doctor measures your cervix to see how much it’s dilated, it hurts.

I realize I’m only in my first trimester and this event is a looooooong way down the road. But at the risk of sounding like a baby myself, WAH!