Pregnancy Dictionary

Afterbirth--when the hard part begins.

Cravings--an excuse to gluttonize your way through pregnancy.

Dilation--one of those things a pregnant woman has to take her
doctor's word for.

Elastiphobia--fear of making it into the Guinness Book of World
Records for "Most Stretch Marks."

First Trimester--the first three months of pregnancy when you wonder,
"Is it too late to hire a surrogate mother?"

Maternity clothes--what a pregnant woman wears to show people
there's a reason she's fat.

Miracle--1 the birth of a baby. 2 The fact that you lived to tell about it.

Obstetrician--the doctor who tells you you're doing fine when you
think you're caught in the jaws of death.

Pregnant Pause--the amount of time it takes for a nine-month
pregnant woman to get out of a chair.

Prenatal--when your life was still your own.

Pushing--the final effort to get a ten-pound baby through an opening
the size of a dime.

Second Trimester--the time when you ask the question, "Will my
husband notice if I eat this gallon of ice cream and side of beef
before he gets home?"

Third Trimester--the final months of pregnancy when you wonder,
"How much longer can I keep from waddling?"

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