So you just took that first pregnancy test after being very suspicious because your period this month only came with a few very light spots. That’s called ‘implantation bleeding’ fyi. You’re going to take all three tests in the box, because that second line is just so faint, that it almost feels like a cruel, cosmic joke.

One of the things I really could not seem to get over about having a child, was the fact that it felt like no one told me what to expect, especially when I was pregnant.

I have somehow been blessed as the baby shower guru among my kid-free friends. They tend to call me in a panic if they’ve been invited to a baby shower with no gift registry. Which is insane, by the way, get a baby registry!

You are out of your comfort zone enough as it is while pregnant; what with your organs being gradually crushed under the mass of your growing belly. We shouldn’t have to sacrifice comfort for the approval of society… or our Mother-In-Laws! Here are five ways to get cheat society’s expected pregnancy behaviors..