The Truth About Pregnancy: 18 Honest Confessions

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Pregnancy can be hard. Or awesome. Or a 24-hour-battle with ice cream cravings. If your Facebook feed is to be believed, it’s 40 weeks of blissful growth — she’s a kumquat! Now an avocado! A rutabaga! What your expecting friends probably don’t brag about: sleepless nights, lack of bladder control, and the very real fears that surround bringing a new life into the world. These anonymous pregnant women shared the struggles, joys and LOL moments they might never say out loud using the secret-sharing app Whisper, a cheaper-than-therapy (free!) outlet for brutal honesty. 

For more confessions about family life, kids, and parenting, check out Whisper.

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