The other night we were drifting off to sleep, when David mentioned how warm he was (while sleeping in next to nothing) and then laughed and commented about how I was probably perfectly comfortable in my pants, shirts, socks, and two blankets on top.
He was dead on...except for the socks.
Normally that would be a accurate guess, as for the first 6 years of our marriage I never went to sleep without socks on. Ever. Even in the heat of summer, I had to have socks on.
But pregnancy changed that. Even though I was big-pregnant over the winter months, I still found myself able to sleep without socks for the first time in my life. And I've been able to ever since.
Also- I never used to be able to sleep with my hair up. I had to have it down. Now? It's quite the opposite. I absolutely can not sleep with my hair down.
I'm sure there's more, but it got me curious...what about you? Anyone else have any about-faces that happened as a result of pregnancy?
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I used to sleep with a lot more clothes on until I got pregnant the first time. Sweat pants, socks, slippers, long sleeved shirt, and hoodie - often with the hood actually ON. I never went back to the whole "wearing a hoodie to bed" thing.
Also, I was always a back sleeper, never side or stomach, and all during my pregnancy I couldn't WAIT to sleep on my back again. But once I gave birth I was never able to fall asleep on my back again! Even though I had almost 2 full years between pregnancies, I never did get used to sleeping on my back again, so I've been a consistent side-sleeper since summer of 2009, despite how badly I wanted to go back to being a side sleeper.
I couldn't agree more about certain things changing!
There's no way I can fall asleep now with socks on, I just can't!
Also, when I was pregnant with Jeven, my nurse told me to try sleeping on my left side (I'm not totally sure why, but I think she said something about it helping with better circulation on that side). Well, ever since then I can only fall asleep on my left side!
Crazy how things change, huh?!
I hope you guys have a great weekend! :)
It's been a long time (almost 34 years). For me it was NEVER TAKING AN UNINTERRUPTED NIGHT OF SLEEP FOR GRANTED.
love, mom
I still sleep the same way, but my taste buds have completely changed since I started having babies. I used to hate ranch dressing, until I started craving it when I was pregnant with Asher. Now I really like it.
This is not an intentional change, but my hair is also very different since I started having babies. Curly har runs in my family, and in high school I had mostly curly hair. With each pregnancy my hair has gotten a little straighter, so that now, when people see my children's curls, they always ask where they got them.
Strange how things change with pregnancy, isn't it?
I used to always sleep in a t-shirt and shorts/sweatpants. Towards the end of my twin pregnancy, I was uncomfortable in anything with a waist band (I even bought a night gown!!). Now, I can't sleep with anything on the lower half.
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