Babies...in our life

Finally it's high time I spoke about life during pregnancy:) Does life change after all?Definitely, yes!

Let me tell you the basic steps:
Step 1
"What?!OMG! It's real, the 2 red lines! Hmmmm...I need another one just to make sure" then look around, pretend things are normal, go to sleep and...have no sleep, eyes wide open, thinking; a long row of maybes ready to be counted instead of sheep...
Step 2
"Yes, indeed, you are pregnant!" the doctor says "and you have got twins" another set of eyes wide open, things you have never imagined are now simply flooding your life...
Step 3
"Wearing this and doing this and eating this is a MUST, if you really want your babies to be healthy and grow up in perfect harmony"- the advice stage...that's overwhelming, absolutely tiring and sometimes annoying. And less and less people want to hear the doctor's advice,no, they know better, they heard more, they can even teach your doctor how to take care of you. Or there might be a global medical conspiracy ready to hide the truth from you, the hidden truth that only the Wise can properly seek for and unravel it to your tangled inexperienced mind.
Step 4
"I must relax, I need to calm down,I can't act like a fool, I am to be a mother, I am to be a mother, and what exactly does this mean?!" That's when your brain starts showing signs of proper activity,that's when you (and not the others) become interested in what pregnancy means for your body, heart and mind. It's a cool down stage, a sort of coming to terms with all this changes and fuss turmoil, coming back to your self.
It feels good, refreshing, it's, I guess, the time of joy,, pure joy that slowly invades every little piece of you, because now you added something to the person you used to be, you are ready to know more, to feel stronger, to prove better...
Step 5
...the real you resurfaces...and then you start finding out INTERESTING STUFF, reading about anything that might come in handy, even being able to present your experienced advice to those barely reaching step 1...:)
The fact is I have come across an interesting article you should all know about, related to working hours effects on pregnancy. I am a part of that world where having a job is more than a citizen's duty, it's a must (luckily I do have a job I enjoy performing), a mandatory act, a constant struggle for a decent life. So, yes there are less breaks and no fixed schedule, basically a  lot of stress. But working under stress for a long period of time becomes a routine, you don't feel the pressure so much, you might even start liking it (some sort of Stockholm syndrome where Work is the captor). It has become harder and harder for women to decide when to draw the line between work and time for children, both being equally important, the first because nothing can be achieved without material sustainability, the latter, needless to say, the one single reasonable achievement in a person's life. That is why I admire all these women-focused organizations, all the help that is offered to mothers-to-be in finding time for themselves, organizing and planning the working hours, managing to set the balance needed for a healthy life.
Everything changes, some things stay the same, but the most important thing is to surround yourselves with the right people, get the help and love you need, drop all unnecessary litter and enjoy every second of this new life. It's definitely worth it!

Due to placing myself at the middle of the stages I was talking about in the above, I need to come back with further information  and finish the pregnancy steps.
See you soon,