Pregnancy & Christmas: That in-betweeny stage!

Christmas Tree

Seeing as we are less than a week until Christmas, I thought I would keep this slightly on theme: Christmas!

Being pregnant at Christmas is, for me personally, a very strange feeling. I know this time next year we will have a little tiny human to entertain and take all our time and attention, but this year feels like a limbo stage.

You can't fully join in the Christmas festivities, as most involve consuming alcohol or going into crowded places and feeling uncomfortable. Maybe it's just me, but I hate being pregnant in crowded places. People aren't aware and bang into you and invade your personal space, I hate it! I wasn't particularly a fan of crowds before, but, pregnancy has definitely made me less tolerable of people. The alcohol part, thats self-explanatory. I wasn't much of a drinker before, but at Christmas, I love the markets and the hot chocolate with that cheeky little bit of alcohol in it, or the odd glass of wine. I don't miss it, but it definitely feels different.

Then you have the fact that its your last year with just you and your partner, or just you and the family you have at the moment. Its that bittersweet thing; you can't wait until next year but also don't want to let this year pass you by and not experience things together. This year is our first Christmas in our new house so we haven't quite gotten it as Christmassy as I would like, mainly because we still have boxes that need to be unpacked. I just don't feel very Christmassy this year. Honestly, I keep forgetting it is Christmas. People are finishing up for Christmas and are saying that they will see me in the New Year and it hits me there and then. WE ARE LESS THAN A WEEK TO CHRISTMAS!

Bump Christmas Silhouette

Another issue that I have faced this year, is the awkward stage of, do you get people gifts from the baby or not? I, of course, got my husband a card and present from bump. I wanted it to be a gift that was clearly from bump, before they were here. I wanted to make sure that looking back, it was clear that this was a gift from before they were born. The question is, do we do the same for grandparents? I have gotten my mum and dad a gift from the baby each but it is strange trying to buy something that isn't from someone that is born yet. I really struggled this year!

I love Christmas, but this year definitely feels different. I'm trying to make the most of it but I'm tired and I don't want to go out when its cold and miserable outside. I know everyone is different, I just feel that this year is an in-betweeny stage.

I'm keeping this post short and sweet. Let me know, if your Christmas felt/feels different when you are pregnant!

Shannon xx