Mother’s Day is almost upon us and while this can be a very emotional day of celebration for many it also calls to mind the not so pleasant aspects of pregnancy. Don’t get me wrong; I loved being pregnant. Well, mostly. My husband and I are very fortunate that God gave us two beautiful, healthy children, but pregnancy is a time in one’s life that can not truly be understood unless you have walked those miles with your swollen ankles. It’s all about the good, the bad and yes, even the ugly.
I can recall being very excited through much of my nine months, but with both pregnancies I had morning sickness. The first time at bat it wasn’t too bad. Even though at the time I did not feel it, I really lucked out. But that was more than made up for with pregnancy #2. I was sick all the time, morning, noon and night. I carried plastic bags in my purse and had a puke bucket in the car. And it got used – A LOT! Sometimes when I feel like strolling down memory lane I will point out to my kids the places on the side of the road where I had pulled over to be sick. I have joked with my husband that we should set up Geo-cashes at these places and send the kids out to find their presents on their birthdays. I have to keep those memories alive after all. 
Weight gain and backaches aside, one of the best memories from each of my pregnancies is when I heard my child’s heart beat for the first time. Both times it was the same – I cried like the baby growing inside me. It was truly a moment unlike anything I had ever felt in my life. What I didn’t know at the time was that holding my newborn for the very first time, skin to skin, would rival that feeling. ♥
Emily was six when her lil bro William was born
Then there is the attention that is paid to an expectant mama. It seems that everyone wants to touch, pat and even rub a pregnant gal’s belly! I like to think that it is the promise of new life, the idea that one gets to start everything fresh and new, that makes people want to be a part of it all. It never bothered me when friends would reach out to caress my growing tummy because I always felt the love that this gesture came with. That said I always ask permission before touching the pregnant bellies I come across now.
We all know that being pregnant brings a lot of physical changes to one’s body. Stretch marks appear on our skin, our breasts grow as if we were entering puberty and some will endure tooth erosion if morning sickness is prolonged and frequent. Then there’s hemorrhoids, the pregnant lady’s best kept secret and a huge pain in the derriere. Hemorrhoids are inflamed or swollen veins in your lower rectum and anus. Yup, that part of your butt. They are often caused by the pressure from a growing uterus and the increase in blood flow to the pelvic area. Constipation is another culprit as is the actual delivery of your baby. Oi, what we mamas have to put up with! Hemorrhoids are itchy and uncomfortable at best, but they can be very painful and cause bleeding as well. My doctor suggested drinking more water and increasing my fiber intake to help ease the symptoms from hemorrhoids, but often more help is required. That’s where HemoClin comes in.
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Do you think talking about hemorrhoids should be done behind closed bathroom doors or talked about freely? I think you know how I feel. 
FT&PD
Suz
Picnics with my family at the park!
My favourite memory from childhood is when my grand mother lived with us, she was always rocking one of us
My favorite memory from childhood is climbing trees and building cabins.
My favourite memory from childhood is running outside to pick strawberries that had been warmed by the morning sun to put on my corn flakes!
Fishing with my grandpa and cousins at the family cabin!
Going on vacation to wasaga beach with my parents every summer
The day we went and picked out our puppy.
the year i received my fist bicycle from “santa”
dreaming big that I could actually have the life I dreamt of. Pretending to be a writer or photographer or fashion designer.
My Mum teaching me how to ride a bicycle
Camping with the family
Baking with my Mom. It didn’t matter how much mess was made, it was always fun.
Being able to walk the neighborhood, staying out til the street lights came on….all that carefree time, those are great memories!
going to the fair!
My favourite day was the day my Dad surprised me when we “went for a drive” and stopped to pick up a poodle puppy – it was a big surprise!
Mine is going camping with my family and my cousins. It was always such a nice time. I miss that.
My favorite memory is summer vacation at Cape Cod!
My favourite childhood memory is when we would get ready for Christmas – make cookies and put them out for Santa to eat.
Going to the movies with my Dad.
My favorite memory is going to the lake in the summer with my family.
biking for hours on the dirt roads around our house
Saturday mornings , a big bowl of cereal and cartoons ! I miss them times
One of my fave moments is being chosen as the lead in a grade 3 play.
Our 2-week camping vacation in British Columbia every year. Swimming in the lake, jumping off the docks, boating, catching minnows, campfires & more. So many wonderful memories with my family.
Growing uP on a farm was favorite childhood memory
I think my favorite memories are of family trips taken together. They were always special and I appreciated that not every family could go on trips like ours, which made it more special. I hope to create these memories for my children, too.
Riding my bike for hours
Camping in the summertime and picnic at roadside tables on Sundays.
Fave memory is the sound of the ice cream truck and the mad dash to get the rocket, yum!!
Coming home from school and seeing my mom at home
would be spending summers at my grandparents dairy farm
Aww! Thanks for sharing your pregnancy experience with us! Love the honesty in this post!
My favourite memory is going camping with my family. So much fun.
cooking with mom
Our family trips and quality time together especially the long chats after our suppers.
Family gatherings with my cousins – we only got to see each other a couple of times a year.
My greatest memory is out swimming at my Gramma’s camp and I’d see my dad coming into the water with our snorkelling masks and flippers. He’d snorkel with me for a long time pointing out all of the amazing things on the bottom of the lake!
my favorite memory of my childhood was going over to my grandparents with my cousin for sleep overs. we would buy candy and watch movies !
Snuggling with my dad…He died when I was just six.
Visiting my grandparents and collecting eggs from the hens, tomatoes and cucumbers from the greenhouse, veg and fruit from the garden.
My favorite memory from childhood was making gingerbread houses with my mom at Christmas.
playing in the backyard, we had a huge backyard
baking cookies with my mom on the weekends!
Weekends camping with my family.
Summers spent at the beach.
My favourite memory from childhood is spending a week of summer holidays at my grandparent’s farm.
when my brother was born. thanks
Riding my bike with my sister up and down the sidewalk. we lived in a peaceful (not many cars) street at that time. it was so home-y.
MY favourite memory was the times with my mom
Road trips across Canada with my parents!
My favorite memory from childhood is going on a family summer vacation every year to different places in Canada and the U.S
My favourite memory from childhood is going camping with my family
i miss sailor moon in the mornings with cereal lol
Riding airplanes with my sister. We collected all the bar soap before they switched to liquid. We always think they switched to liquid soap because of us.
I liked having a tent trailer in the back yard that we can play in as much as we wanted. Great getaway from home. yet still home.
Camping with my family during the summer, swimming,campfires we had so much fun!
My Fave memory from childhood are family vacations, and Xmas time gave me the best memories I will never forget.
long walks with my family
Going to my grand parents house
Vacationing with my family.
Every summer, we used to travel by car from Montreal to Manitoba to visit my grandparents. Best trips ever!
i have too many to choose from
I remember sleeping in the barn loft once when we were kids.
I had a pet guinea pig
One of my favourite memories was attending a fair for the first time.
My favorite memory from childhood is going to the cabin with the whole family and getting out on the water when the sun starts to rise.
Camping
One of my favorite memories of childhood was my mother taking us to the library.
My favorite memory from childhood is the day my parents brought home my younger brother
Boating on the Ottawa River with my family.
camping with the family.
I remember it always snowed a day or two before Christmas and stayed on the ground through most of Christmas break. I remember my grandparents coming to visit all bundled up bearing Christmas gifts.
Hanging out with friends i still have to this day
skating on the rink that our neighbours made
My favorite childhood memory is rolling out of bed every morning and spending the whole day playing with all my neighbourhood friends and only going home for meals and bedtime.
Sunday afternoon movies with my mom and brother
I loved going fishing with my dad
My favorite memories are of the times that we would go on road trip vacations in the summer. We would stop at every road side tourist trap on the way and it was so much fun!
My favourite memory as a child was when our family would go on picnics. It was so much fun.
My favourite memory is going for walks in the forest with my granny (in Switzerland).
My fave memories was going to the beach with my family.
My favorite memory from when we were kids was getting together with my cousins and playing baseball.
playing outside with all the kids in the neighbourhood
Going to Disney World and Land with my family
the many road trips with my mom, she would sing and we would join in with her, she was a great singer.
Going fishing with my dad.
Visiting my Auntie Joan, she was so much fun.
My favourite memory form childhood is of my dad taking me to chase comets. We drove all over the city to get the best views.
Playing outside (and causing mischief) with my best friend – she’s still my best friend today!
Mine is playing outside in a lil ditch! LOL It was so much fun with my friends.
Family trips
Always having my best friend nearby. Loved sharing everything with my sister.
Summers Camping with my Grandparents and The family trip to Disney World. I remember like it was yesterday.
my favourite memory from childhood.. so hard to choose. probably seeing disney world through 12 year old eyes. just pure magic and a world with endless possibilities.
Going on road trips in the summer in the station wagon.
Going on family vacations!
playing with my dog
hugs from grandpa.
Loved going to Disneyland
Christmas Vacations with my family and trips to Disneyland.
I think my fave memory is swinging and playing on this brassy swing set with my sister while my dad worked on the garden.
making mud pies with real mud with my brother and pretending we owned a bakery
Days at the beach with my family.
Camping with the family!
Going Fishing
my favourite memory of childhood would be playing in a cabin/playhouse my dad had built for us, my best friend and i would spend hours playing in there!
Playing in the sprinkler
Going to hockey games with my dad!
My favourite memory is going biking with my best friend everyday. We would always go to the trails by my house and they were always such the greatest memories! We don’t hang out anymore but miss those days!!
Getting a new puppy on Christmas morning!
I remember spending hours on the boat with my dad fishing
My favourite memory is going hunting with dad.
Going camping with my family
My favourite childhood memory was going to watch the Canada Day fireworks each year in the park with my sister & parents. It was exciting, waiting for the sun to go down while sitting on our picnic blanket eating snacks. And the fireworks were always pretty amazing! Thanks for the chance to win.
My favorite memories are horseback riding. I miss that so much.
Our trip to Disney!
I’m fortunate to have so many good memories from childhood. One of my favourite memories was playing “Cops and Robbers” until the street lights came on, and we’d all say goodbye until after supper tomorrow.
Camping\Fishing with family
Fishing on the dock at the cottage is one of my favourite memories!
Going for hour long bike rides with my brothers.
My favourite moment would be not worrying about anything and running to school.
My favourite memory from childhood was all the time we spent at the local park.
My favourite memory from childhood…. That’s a tough one.. my parents worked a LOT of hours; my grandmother did a good chunk of the raising with me, but I think Christmas was always my favourite. Big breakfasts, presents, phone calls to aunts and uncles in Canada, the US, and Europe. Those were the best times.
My favourite memory growing up was fighting with my brother and then making up later. We always played nicely after a big fight.
fishing with my dad
Taking swimming lessons after school
huge christmas with the whole family think there must have been over 40 of us one year, aunt and uncles grandpa, cousins it was a fun christmas
My favorite memory is getting a chatty cathy doll for xmas