What were your biggest pregnancy surprises and pet peeves?

It honestly drives me crazy how every single shirt I own ends up with some random stain right on the chest or the stomach area. Because if the top part happens to be a bit too tight, then the bottom part just... stops working. 🤦 I feel like a messy little kid! 🤣

steelridge13 said:It honestly drives me crazy how every single shirt I own ends up with some random stain right on the chest or the stomach area. Because if the top part happens to be a bit too tight, then the bottom part just... stops working. 🤦 I feel like a messy little kid! 🤣

😂 so I'm definitely not the only one here—every damn shirt I own needs to be bleached because there's always a stain right on my stomach

I'm seriously losing my mind because I have to find a wedding dress in three weeks!

It’s the same old story. Anything that actually fits my stomach is massive in the chest area (my breasts are tiny and didn't even grow during pregnancy 😠), but anything that looks decent on my chest won't even budge over my stomach 😠

Honestly, I'm so pissed off right now that I don't even want to go to this wedding. Might as well just cut holes for my head and arms in a potato sack and call it a day 🙂

Hopefully, I'll find something before the big day 😢

Haha, go ahead and try it! It might actually look really cute on you..
I’m heading to a communion ceremony this Sunday, so I have no idea what to wear.. I saw this adorable little dress today at
a boutique in the Mall of America, and when I tried it on,
it felt a bit too big, like my chest might just pop right out,
even though they aren't exactly 🤣
and my boyfriend wasn't exactly thrilled when he saw me, so...
but seriously, the dress is just so precious.

steelridge13 said:It honestly drives me crazy how every single shirt I own ends up with some random stain right on the chest or the stomach area. Because if the top part happens to be a bit too tight, then the bottom part just... stops working. 🤦 I feel like a messy little kid! 🤣

Oh man, tell me about it! For some reason, my chest area stays pretty clear, so all the mess just migrates straight to my stomach... honestly, I've got a tube of toothpaste on standby at all times just to deal with it 😁

steelridge13 said:It honestly drives me crazy how every single shirt I own ends up with some random stain right on the chest or the stomach area. Because if the top part happens to be a bit too tight, then the bottom part just... stops working. 🤦 I feel like a messy little kid! 🤣

I couldn't agree more; I’ve practically resorted to wearing a kitchen apron around the house just to cope. Honestly, I find myself bumping my belly against every doorframe and wall I pass... poor little thing, it feels like it’s taking constant hits from a heavyweight boxer.

To make matters worse, I have become so incredibly clumsy that it's bordering on infuriating; things just seem to slip right out of my hands constantly. Just yesterday, I managed to lose my apartment keys entirely, only for my landlord to hand them back to me this morning, explaining that the sanitation workers found them in the trash because I had accidentally tossed them out with the garbage. Well, can you blame me for being a complete disaster?!!

dustyridge31 said:I couldn't agree more; I’ve practically resorted to wearing a kitchen apron around the house just to cope. Honestly, I find myself bumping my belly against every doorframe and wall I pass... poor little thing, it feels like it’s taking constant hits from a heavyweight boxer.

To make matters worse, I have become so incredibly clumsy that it's bordering on infuriating; things just seem to slip right out of my hands constantly. Just yesterday, I managed to lose my apartment keys entirely, only for my landlord to hand them back to me this morning, explaining that the sanitation workers found them in the trash because I had accidentally tossed them out with the garbage. Well, can you blame me for being a complete disaster?!!

😂😂😂

And here I am, still trying to shimmy around everywhere while sucking in my stomach😂, which probably just results in me bruising the baby even more. I wasn't exactly thin before the pregnancy either, I suppose.🤣

I haven't had the headspace to be bothered by trivial nonsense lately because I've been completely consumed by "real" problems—medical issues, hospital stays, constant anxiety, old traumas... you name it. Honestly, there was a point where I thought I just wasn't going to make it through
So, now I’m stuck on bed rest, and my aunt, with the absolute best intentions, decides to send me two books to help pass the time. Well, I picked up the first one this morning and I am absolutely floored!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The book opens with a pregnant woman falling down a flight of stairs and losing her baby, and then she’s coming home from the hospital to face that empty feeling in her womb and an empty nursery... I mean, seriously... it's pure horror
I was BEYOND LIVID!!!
I’m sorry, but honestly, what is wrong with some people? How could she possibly think this was appropriate to send me!!!!! Does anyone out there actually have a brain?!!
As if I wasn't already losing my mind from all the stress... just great.

In June, when those holidays are coming up, my partner and I are planning to link up that week and head down to the coast. (I’ll actually be on maternity leave by then). I am genuinely looking forward to it, but everyone around me—my aunts, my girlfriends, all of them—just look at me with this expression of pure disbelief. They can't understand why I'd want to put myself through the hassle of such a long drive... (we're talking all the way down to Santa Monica).
They’re honestly sucking the joy right out of me.... 🙄 🙄
What is their problem? Why does it bother them so much that I'm heading to the beach while pregnant? Who even cares? 😢

This damn cellulite that’s suddenly decided to take up residence all over my thighs 😱 🙂
how on earth do I get rid of this RIGHT NOW!!!!???!!! 🤦 🙂 I swear I didn't have this before, but now... I don't think I'm even exaggerating when I say it looks like an orange peel 🙂
anyone got ideas????

Jeremy Thomas5, they’re just salty because you actually have a life...

Jeremy Thomas5 said:In June, when those holidays are coming up, my partner and I are planning to link up that week and head down to the coast. (I’ll actually be on maternity leave by then). I am genuinely looking forward to it, but everyone around me—my aunts, my girlfriends, all of them—just look at me with this expression of pure disbelief. They can't understand why I'd want to put myself through the hassle of such a long drive... (we're talking all the way down to Santa Monica).
They’re honestly sucking the joy right out of me.... 🙄 🙄
What is their problem? Why does it bother them so much that I'm heading to the beach while pregnant? Who even cares? 😢

Honestly, screw them! Just tell them you'll deal with the consequences later. 😁

I was also thinking about going during that same window! When I mentioned it to my dad, he completely lost it 😳, just blew a fuse. I mean, seriously, what is his issue? (I guess he was just terrified something might happen to me while we're far away from a decent hospital)
And now, as it turns out, I'm actually not allowed to go. I have to stay on bed rest 😢, poor me...

Nicholas Gonzalez2 said:This damn cellulite that’s suddenly decided to take up residence all over my thighs 😱 🙂
how on earth do I get rid of this RIGHT NOW!!!!???!!! 🤦 🙂 I swear I didn't have this before, but now... I don't think I'm even exaggerating when I say it looks like an orange peel 🙂
anyone got ideas????

There isn't a quick fix, unfortunately. You might try some massage work, alternating between hot and cold water to boost circulation, or maybe a good exfoliant...
just stay away from creams and intensive treatments for now

Nicholas Gonzalez2 said:This damn cellulite that’s suddenly decided to take up residence all over my thighs 😱 🙂
how on earth do I get rid of this RIGHT NOW!!!!???!!! 🤦 🙂 I swear I didn't have this before, but now... I don't think I'm even exaggerating when I say it looks like an orange peel 🙂
anyone got ideas????

I've had it for a while so I'm not too shocked, but this recent flare-up is just too much. Last night I was showering and applying creams, squeezing my skin and basically begging him,
ugh, it's just awful. And his reaction was just, well, he's such a little baby about it 😁

Taylor Perez, Nicholas Gonzalez2, please forgive me, but I honestly can't even process your concerns right now because I am just so incredibly frustrated. I feel like such an idiot—what was I thinking, planning a trip to the beach in Santa Monica right now? 😵 😵 😕
The best they can do is ask: "But what if you end up having a baby there?"
And what am I supposed to say? I don't know... thank you all for encouraging me to head to the coast, I guess? *Sigh.* In the end, we won't be going at all. 🙂 🙂 I'm just feeling so exhausted... and angry... all at once.

What if something happens to me? What if I give birth there? 🙂 I truly have no idea how to answer such ridiculous, senseless questions.

Taylor Perez said:There isn't a quick fix, unfortunately. You might try some massage work, alternating between hot and cold water to boost circulation, or maybe a good exfoliant...
just stay away from creams and intensive treatments for now

oh, right 🙂
and once the baby comes, because of breastfeeding, it’s probably no creams again either... at least I'll be able to hit the elliptical...

Sarah Adams3 said:I've had it for a while so I don't find it that shocking, but this recent thing has just gone way too far. Last night I was showering and applying my lotions, and I was basically squeezing the skin and talking to my husband like...
ugh, it's just awful. And him? He's just like, "yeah, sure, whatever," being a total brat about it.

😁
and mine irritates me because he claims I'm just making things up—which isn't true—but I know he's just stalling because he's such a huge flirt. I mean, I wouldn't want to gross him out or anything, but for heaven's sake, just take over and give me a massage already 🙂 😁

Then your little one will be born by the ocean! Yay!
It really doesn't matter what anyone else says, I suppose! It might be hard to tune out all that noise, but you know best, or maybe you could just talk it over with a therapist?
Nicholas Gonzalez2—it really bugs me how he stays so calm when I’m venting about my cellulite. I guess I’d probably be way too depressed and furious if he actually told me I looked terrible. haha

Jeremy Thomas5 said:Taylor Perez, Nicholas Gonzalez2, please forgive me, but I honestly can't even process your concerns right now because I am just so incredibly frustrated. I feel like such an idiot—what was I thinking, planning a trip to the beach in Santa Monica right now? 😵 😵 😕
The best they can do is ask: "But what if you end up having a baby there?"
And what am I supposed to say? I don't know... thank you all for encouraging me to head to the coast, I guess? *Sigh.* In the end, we won't be going at all. 🙂 🙂 I'm just feeling so exhausted... and angry... all at once.

What if something happens to me? What if I give birth there? 🙂 I truly have no idea how to answer such ridiculous, senseless questions.

Jesus, what if you give birth by the ocean... Is the kid gonna be born with fins instead of feet or something? I don't get it. You just check the GPS for the nearest hospital and call it a day. Do women in Santa Monica not have babies or what? It really gets under my skin when people are this unintentionally stupid and indecisive—especially when their stupidity reaches a level where it actually ruins someone else's plans. 🤦

Seriously, Paprika, you think babies are only being born in Washington, D.C.?
Just yesterday at the gym—this girl, heavily pregnant, walks right in for an appointment straight off a ferry! 😁

As for me, I’m planning to head back toward Washington, D.C.—in the opposite direction—about a month before my due date. 🤷

🤦 Honestly, being around you guys makes me feel like such a terrible daughter... Not a terrible daughter-in-law, though, because my mother-in-law is great—she stays out of my business entirely. But when it comes to my own folks? Yeah, I tell them to back off without a second thought. (Sorry for the language, I’m just a bit worked up about all this meddling).
Look, fine, if they think they have some sage advice to offer, let them talk. I always end up doing things my way regardless. That’s just how I am, and frankly, sometimes I don't even care when my brother starts lecturing me, but now my mom is acting all hurt. So what? She's upset because I told her I don't need her playing nanny here after the baby arrives; I'd rather she just come over as a guest for coffee once in a while. What am I supposed to do? Just cave and stress myself out just so someone else—even my own mother—can feel better? There is zero chance of that happening. You never win by constantly catering to everyone else. My priority is making sure my husband and I are happy, and that's it. No one else's feelings are going to dictate our lives.