Pregnant Ali Fedotowsky: "We've already had 5 ultrasounds!"

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Carolyn Robertson

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It's been almost a month since Bachelorette alumni Ali Fedostowsky shared her hilarious "mom jeans" pregnancy announcement. While she's clearly thrilled about the baby news, it doesn't sound as if she's been having much fun.

The 31-year-old mom-to-be updated fans on her rough first trimester in a post on her web site AliLuvs.com

"The first trimester was not fun and was really hard for me. It was rough because I was sick all the time! I lost about 7lbs in my first trimester because I couldn’t really eat anything. I only ate clementines and dry toast for about a month between weeks 7-12. I remember breaking down in tears once because all I wanted was to want a pizza. It’s like I knew I liked pizza, I knew how delicious it tasted, but the thought of it made me sick to my stomach.... I felt like I constantly had a hangover but I never got to enjoy the fun part the night before. That’s the best way I can describe my first trimester, one long hangover."

Ali doesn't shy away from sharing the sometimes unpleasant realities of pregnancy, going on to reveal that on top of the nausea and exhaustion she suffered terrible constipation: "Have you ever cried because you couldn’t go #2?" she asks.

I'm guessing a lot of moms know exactly what she's talking about. We hear a lot about the morning sickness, and rightly so, but that awful first trimester constipation doesn't tend to get talked about very much.

Ali, who is engaged to radio host Kevin Manno, recently revealed that she suffered a very early miscarriage not long ago, saying, "It was hard, cause it was such a huge disappointment. But, as sad as that was, it made me feel so much for women that actually spend a few weeks being pregnant and then suffer a loss. I can't imagine what that would be like."

Perhaps that's why, despite being not even halfway through her pregnancy, she has already had not just one or two but five ultrasounds!

"We also feel such a sense of relief when we see the baby at those appointments, and as soon as we leave the doctors office, the panic sets back in," she admits. "All we want to do is see the baby again! Is this what being a parent is like? Constantly worrying about your child? Or at least that's what it feels like it's going to be like for me."

I didn't go in for that many scans, but I do remember that feeling of uncertainty and worry, particularly in the early months before your belly really pops. Seeing your little baby wiggling around on the ultrasound screen can be very reassuring.

Best wishes to Ali for a smooth and comfortable trimester #2!

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