I wanted to write briefly about what you should expect when you are pregnant. You go through many different stages along the pregnancy timeline and a lot of these can be tough. I want to give you some reassurances because I am going through the same thing right now.

I found out I was pregnant quite early on in the pregnancy timeline, well before I began to feel pregnant. My partner and I had been trying for a couple of months so I was checking regularly. The early stages are quite daunting and you don't know how you should be feeling. It is a very worrying time.

Although when you go there is nothing really that they can do, I went to the doctors as soon as I found out. I was still very unsure when I left but at least I had an appointment booked with the midwife. When you do meet the midwife she should put your mind at ease. She went through everything on the pregnancy timeline with me.

Still not feeling pregnant? Don't worry you soon will and when you do it will hit you suddenly. The thing that affected me the most was the tiredness. I felt tired all the time. I struggled to get up in the mornings and when I arrived home from work I was worse than useless around the house. All I did was lie on the sofa.

These weren't the only pregnancy symptoms I suffered from. I had an increased sense of smell which made me feel sick all the time. It really put me off the flat that I was living in. I also had headaches and other joint aches.

I am now at the point in the pregnancy timeline where I have now passed those problems because I am in my 2nd trimester. I have been told that it gets tougher towards the end but I am ready for that.