It seems like it was only yesterday reality starlet Whitney Port revealed she was expecting in one heart-stoppingly cute Instagram post.
But the 'The Hills' and 'The City' alumni is already well into her second trimester at this stage, and is ready to tell it like it is about what to really expect when you are expecting.
The designer, who has just launched an adorable tableware collection, recently uploaded a candid home video to YouTube with her husband, Tim Rosenman, in which she declared, "I love my baby, but I hate pregnancy!"
Speaking to MyDomaine about her latest foray into interiors and also dishing on impending motherhood, Port was keen to be quite frank about pregnancy, and keen to share her real experiences with other women.
In fact, here are four things Whitney wants you to know about being pregnant:
1. Morning sickness can last for months
"Morning sickness is something I thought happened for the first couple of days when you find out you're pregnant and then it goes away," Port tells the design website. "My sister-in-law never had a day of sickness—some women make it the whole way through. I had it for four months!"
2. You might have to embrace being unhealthy
Port is normally the picture of the healthy Californian lifestyle, which is why she claims she found it difficult to accept the new foods she started craving during pregnancy. "That's been one of the hardest parts," she says. "Sometimes the thought of healthy things gross you out. You don't want to have a salad for lunch. You want a burger and french fries!"
Learning to accept your cravings are part and parcel of pregnancy, the designer admits. "You have to give into your cravings and listen to your body, but then you start to watch your body change and that's very difficult. For someone who has always been very active and healthy, it's hard to not be in control of that."
3. Working in the first trimester can be hard
Because of her morning sickness, Port says she was surprised by how difficult it was to maintain her routine in the first trimester. "Juggling work and being pregnant has been a little bit of a challenge. [Thankfully] my first trimester is over, so the sick part is done. The second trimester you start to get more energy back."
4. You'll never be prepared to see your body change
Look, we all know your body goes through some pretty massive changes when you are pregnant, but Port tells the website she was surprised how quickly it happened. "I didn't think it was going to happen this early! I thought boobs started changing when they started to fill up with milk, but it's already happened—I'm a 32DDD!" she says. "I had to go bra shopping last weekend, and the woman didn't even want to tell me what size I was. And they're going to get even bigger!"
It was preparing herself for all this change the former MTV star says she found difficult.
"When you get pregnant you know it’s going to change, but it’s hard to actually see it happening," she says. "The hard part is when you need to get dressed into work clothes and things are starting to change. You stop fitting into stuff. That part is really difficult."
As for why she wants to share her personal experiences and thoughts of pregnancy, Port is quick to clarify that it isn't about telling anyone else what they will feel or what will happen to them, but more about giving mums-to-be an honest glimpse into what they might be experiencing.
"I've realised that everyone is so different, so there's no point comparing yourself to anyone [else]."
