Things Your Mom Didn't Tell You - Part 3

Everyone keeps telling me that the father along I get the more complaints I will have but so far I am still doing pretty well. Knock on wood. However, there are still some weird things that I never anticipated...

Bleeding gums - I have always had a little pink toothbrush action in the morning but now you would think that I got punched in the face and ripped a tooth out. We are talking full out blood red all over my new sink every time I brush (and I have a soft toothbrush). I went to the dentist to see if she could calm it down a little bit. So, I'm sitting there getting poked, sucked, and sprayed at. She does half of my mouth and threw up her hands. Exclaiming "You are bleeding way to much. I can't finish. You have to come back another time." When does that ever happen? True to her word when I spit it was all blood. They promise me that it will abate some after birth. It better because after three visits to the dentist I am spent.

No one wants to talk about it, its embarrassing, but I am throwing it out there - constipation. Yes, that is right. I went there. Never in my life have I been so constipated!! They say it is because my whole digestive tract has slowed down to gain all the nutrition possible out of my food. Honestly, its not even funny. Its horrifying. I never understood why people took reading material into the bathroom. I was always a fly under the radar, snap your fingers and I'm done pooper. Now, I totally understand the reading material. Last Dr visit she put me on iron supplements which are notorious for causing constipation. I can't wait until that kicks in. Oh joy of joys. Maybe its my body way of preparing to push out the mother load that is a baby.