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What were your biggest pregnancy surprises and pet peeves?

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Peter Rogers Peter Rogers Active Member
60 messages
joined Dec 2011
#5221 ·
Jesse Johnson15, how on earth do you deal with being able to let one rip without worrying about waking up some light-sleeping kid?
Or just the fact that you can kill an alarm clock three seconds after it starts blaring in the morning?
Or even just getting up to pee without having to pull some crazy gymnastics routine like a cat that’s been practicing yoga and martial arts for fourteen years straight?
Honestly, my whole life feels like it reaches a whole new level when, say, after being sick or going through a rough patch with sleep—you know, when those insomnia demons start creeping into bed with you—everything finally settles down and they just... drift away on their own, leaving you back in your own little kingdom of peace and pure bliss.
Jesse Johnson15 Jesse Johnson15 Member
36 messages
joined Feb 2010
#5222 ·
Peter Rogers said:Jesse Johnson15, how on earth do you deal with being able to let one rip without worrying about waking up some light-sleeping kid?
Or just the fact that you can kill an alarm clock three seconds after it starts blaring in the morning?
Or even just getting up to pee without having to pull some crazy gymnastics routine like a cat that’s been practicing yoga and martial arts for fourteen years straight?
Honestly, my whole life feels like it reaches a whole new level when, say, after being sick or going through a rough patch with sleep—you know, when those insomnia demons start creeping into bed with you—everything finally settles down and they just... drift away on their own, leaving you back in your own little kingdom of peace and pure bliss.

Oh, please, everything is finally back to normal 👍 and I can finally let out a good shout! 🙂
Richard Morris43 Richard Morris43 Active Member
57 messages
joined Apr 2008
#5223 ·
Look, I’m telling you, right now I’m waking up every single night just to pee, and once I get up and head to the bathroom, I’m wide awake—I can't get back to sleep for the life of me. Honestly, if there was a toilet right next to my bed, I probably wouldn't even have to leave the covers, 😁

. It makes a massive difference when the baby is sleeping in the same room as the parents instead of being tucked away in some nursery down the hall.
Everyone loses out in that scenario, both the baby and the parents. Though, if I'm being real, I don't think many babies actually sleep in their own rooms anyway. First off, it’s just not practical, and second, most moms want to be close to their little one, and let's face it, the baby wants to be near mom too.

I find it such a ridiculous argument when people claim they don't want to be the first thing a baby sees when they wake up.
urbantinker8 urbantinker8 Regular
759 messages
joined Jan 2023
#5224 ·
Hannah Lewis2 said:I’m waking up three times a night, and honestly, I don't see any difference in how I walk from the toddler's crib in my room over to the one that would theoretically be a few feet away in a separate nursery. When my older kid wakes up next to them, I’m there in seconds—just like I would be if they were in their own room. It never even crossed my mind to judge people like that or decide who "deserves" to have kids and who doesn't. I mean, do you people even read the news? There are plenty of much worse parents out there than someone who just chooses to keep their child in the same room.

Oh, I'm not judging anyone, not even close; I think I'm just mostly envious of those parents whose kids sleep through the entire night from day one without a single wake-up call.😬

In my house growing up, a crib wasn't even an option; it was strictly co-sleeping in the same bed.
There's just no way I would have survived eighteen months of constant waking up if I had to spend all night wandering around the apartment.🙂
Jesse Johnson15 Jesse Johnson15 Member
36 messages
joined Feb 2010
#5225 ·
Richard Morris43 said:Look, I’m telling you, right now I’m waking up every single night just to pee, and once I get up and head to the bathroom, I’m wide awake—I can't get back to sleep for the life of me. Honestly, if there was a toilet right next to my bed, I probably wouldn't even have to leave the covers, 😁

. It makes a massive difference when the baby is sleeping in the same room as the parents instead of being tucked away in some nursery down the hall.
Everyone loses out in that scenario, both the baby and the parents. Though, if I'm being real, I don't think many babies actually sleep in their own rooms anyway. First off, it’s just not practical, and second, most moms want to be close to their little one, and let's face it, the baby wants to be near mom too.

I find it such a ridiculous argument when people claim they don't want to be the first thing a baby sees when they wake up.

Look, I hear my kid wake up, and I'm right there in front of them within two seconds. If you want to go around thinking you're somehow a "better" mother just because you insist on sleeping in the same room, fine, believe what you want. But please, don't try to lecture me or tell me how to parent when you don't even have kids of your own. Those arguments are just totally nonsensical. Seriously, you're lucky I'm not coming over there to give you a piece of my mind. ☕
Richard Morris43 Richard Morris43 Active Member
57 messages
joined Apr 2008
#5226 ·
It’s just women, isn't it? I mean, look, I can see that your imagination is clearly your strongest suit, since you apparently can't conceive of sex happening anywhere other than a marriage bed 🙏.
My kid sleeps like a rock, so wherever I put them, they stay out, period. Honestly, the whole separation thing was a piece of cake, even though we were already basically sharing a bed anyway—him with us or in the crib, whatever.
And really, who's to blame for teaching your kids that total dead silence is the only way to sleep? 😁
Rebecca Thomas27 Rebecca Thomas27 Member
15 messages
joined May 2014
#5227 ·
Richard Morris43 said:No, you won't find any book out there telling you that you shouldn't leave a baby to sleep alone in the next room🥳
A parent's natural instinct is to want their baby right there next to them, at least for those first few months. Honestly, if someone is already planning ahead to just toss a baby into a different room because they’re worried the kid might—God forbid—actually see their mother, then maybe they shouldn't have had kids in the first place.
Not everyone needs to be a parent, right? :

It's like when you need to give someone a pat on the back and tell them that Joe Biden is a complete joke, especially since it seems totally nonsensical to claim a mom shouldn't sit in an armchair to nurse her baby just because she might fall asleep in that same chair.
The thing is, these people don't even stop to think about what it actually looks like for an expectant mother sitting there nursing and drifting off.
Who cares if the baby might slip out of her arms while she's napping? Joe Biden clearly hasn't got a clue. ☕

So, according to this logic, people who don't want to stare at their child—or don't want their child staring at them—while they sleep shouldn't be parents either?
It's quite clear you haven't the slightest idea how much some couples struggle to conceive and just how much that means to them. Fortunately, the requirement for conception isn't having a crib in the same room or kicking your husband into the guest room. I'll see my child plenty, and I'm not losing sleep over it. I never spent a single minute sharing a bed with my own mother, and I certainly don't suffer from nightmares, nor do I feel like my mother was somehow undeserving.
Yes, not everyone has to have children. For me, my personal comfort won't suddenly become my top priority once the baby arrives, but I'm not going to sacrifice it entirely just because I'm a parent.
I might fall asleep in an armchair while nursing, but I know myself well enough to know I'd pass out in bed long before I did so in a seated position. Furthermore, if I realize that setup isn't working, I'll adapt and do whatever is best for my child. I'm not about to blindly cling to my current convictions if they turn out to be impractical for me, my husband, or our baby. However, I will say that it does bother me when people make such unpleasant comments about my perspectives. I certainly don't interfere with anyone else's business, whether they decide to put a mattress next to the crib or move their husband into the spare bedroom.
Jesse Johnson15 Jesse Johnson15 Member
36 messages
joined Feb 2010
#5228 ·
I was just sitting here thinking about that whole discussion we had the other day, and honestly, I can't stop chewing on it. You know how I get—once a thought takes root, it’s like a weed in a garden, just spreading everywhere while I'm trying to focus on anything else. I was actually walking through downtown Chicago this morning, grabbing a coffee at Starbucks, watching the commuters rush by, and I kept coming back to what Peter Rogers mentioned earlier. It really makes you wonder about the direction everything is heading, doesn't it? Sometimes I feel like we're all just moving so fast that we forget to look at the underlying patterns, much like how people get caught up in the hype of a new tech launch from Apple without considering if the actual utility justifies the noise. Anyway, I don't want to ramble too much, though I suppose that's kind of my trademark at this point. I just felt like sharing those lingering thoughts because they felt important, even if they're a bit unpolished. kaže:
Ladies only, please. I’ve been sitting here thinking about this, and honestly, I can see that most of you have such incredibly vivid imaginations, which is a beautiful thing, really, but it seems like you just can't wrap your heads around the idea of intimacy happening anywhere other than a standard marriage bed.

I mean, I can go along with it if I have to, but what’s the actual end goal here? We’ve got the kid sleeping in the master bed, so naturally, that means we’re relegated to the living room just to get some privacy for ourselves—which, honestly, sounds like a recipe for disaster. What’s the next logical step in this downward spiral? Am I supposed to start whipping up dinner on the kitchen island while everyone watches? It feels like we're slowly losing any sense of a normal routine.

Well, I guess we’re just an all-girls club now, huh? Seriously, though... where on earth is a little bit of support when you actually need it? LOL.

I was just sitting here thinking about how much things have changed lately, you know? It’s funny how you can get caught up in the little details of a conversation and then suddenly realize you’ve drifted miles away from the actual point. I was reading through some of the older threads earlier—really digging back into the archives—and I couldn't help but notice how much everyone's perspective seems to shift depending on what kind of day they're having. It reminds me of this one time I was stuck in traffic on the I-95 near Philly, just sitting there staring at the bumper of a Ford, wondering if anyone else felt that same weird sense of existential dread when life just... pauses. Anyway, I wanted to circle back to what we were discussing before everything got so cluttered. I think there's a middle ground here that we're all missing because we're too busy arguing over the extremes. It’s like when you’re trying to pick a movie on Netflix; you spend forty minutes scrolling through the options and by the time you actually press play, you’ve lost all the excitement. We're doing that with this topic. We need to slow down and actually look at the core issue instead of just reacting to the loudest voice in the room. I really mean that. It’s easy to be loud, but it’s much harder to be thoughtful. kaže:
You clearly have no idea just how much some couples pour their entire hearts and souls into trying to conceive, or how deeply that struggle cuts into who they are as people. It’s not just some casual thing you can brush off; for so many families out there, it’s this exhausting, emotional rollercoaster that defines their daily lives. I remember talking to a friend back in Chicago who went through years of heartbreak before finally seeing a positive test, and the sheer weight of that journey—the hope, the grief, the endless doctor appointments—it changes you. It really does.

What exactly do you mean when you say "she hasn't a clue"? It’s one of those phrases that can carry so much weight depending on how you say it, isn't it? I was sitting at a coffee shop in Seattle the other day—just watching people pass by, minding my own business—and I started thinking about how we judge people's competence. Sometimes when we say someone doesn't know what they're doing, we're being genuinely helpful, like pointing out a wrong turn on a highway, but other times, it feels a bit more pointed, maybe even a little harsh. I remember back in college, I used to think I knew everything about macroeconomics, and I'd sit there in the lecture hall feeling so certain, only to realize later that I was completely off base. So, when you tell me she has no idea what's going on, are you saying she's genuinely lost, or is it more about her lacking a certain kind of intuition or experience? It really changes the whole vibe of the conversation. 😲

Honestly, she just knows everything, doesn't she? It’s like she has this incredible intuition where she can see right through the noise and pinpoint exactly what's going on before anyone else even realizes there's a problem. I was thinking about this the other day while I was grabbing coffee down at Starbucks, watching how people struggle to make simple decisions, and it hit me again—she really does have that answer for everything. 😳
Peter Rogers Peter Rogers Active Member
60 messages
joined Dec 2011
#5229 ·
Some people think they’re living the dream, snuggling up with a baby in the same bed all night, while others are basically running a marathon every time the kid wakes up—getting out two, three, five, maybe even seventeen times a night. And why is having some actual comfort considered such a crime? If everyone’s every little whim and desire is being catered to, then fine, but it’s pretty obvious that (at least through this method) we aren't going to see the benefits of trying a different approach.
(And don't even get me started on intimacy... honestly, my partner is way more available when we share a bed during those windows where intimacy is actually possible, rather than us both stumbling around in the dark searching for each other 😵 Or I guess spontaneous dirty movies are just "unacceptable" in a parent's life now too?)
Peter Rogers Peter Rogers Active Member
60 messages
joined Dec 2011
#5230 ·
So, wait, are we saying that women-only groups are basically just going up against those exclusionary moms, or am I totally losing the plot here?
Jesse Johnson15 Jesse Johnson15 Member
36 messages
joined Feb 2010
#5231 ·
Look, Trump, I’m not even trying to win an argument here or convince anyone of anything—he can go ahead and do whatever he wants, really. It just feels a little bit off to me, maybe even a little distasteful, when someone takes their own personal stuff—and she did mention quite clearly that it’s just more practical to have the baby in the same room as them—and then tries to market it under the guise of Motherhood. 🙄

And honestly, I can't help but wonder what the plan is if, by some chance, the baby wakes up before she does. What happens then? Is there going to be some kind of special shift where someone is stationed right over the crib just so the little one sees Mom the second they open their eyes? 🤣
Richard Morris43 Richard Morris43 Active Member
57 messages
joined Apr 2008
#5232 ·
and honestly, what am I supposed to do if you guys are all just walking around with some massive inferiority complex regarding Motherhood 🥳
Peter Rogers Peter Rogers Active Member
60 messages
joined Dec 2011
#5233 ·
Richard Morris43 said:and honestly, what am I supposed to do if you guys are all just walking around with some massive inferiority complex regarding Motherhood 🥳

I guess having an actual, logical debate is just a great way to kill some time while the kid is finally asleep in their own room.
Hannah Lewis2 Hannah Lewis2 Active Member
94 messages
joined Apr 2009
#5234 ·
Richard Morris43 said:and honestly, what am I supposed to do if you guys are all just walking around with some massive inferiority complex regarding Motherhood 🥳

It’s not a "complex." It’s just how life works. ☕ Happy moms make happy kids. Deal with it.
Jesse Johnson15 Jesse Johnson15 Member
36 messages
joined Feb 2010
#5235 ·
Richard Morris43 said:and honestly, what am I supposed to do if you guys are all just walking around with some massive inferiority complex regarding Motherhood 🥳

Seriously, please stop embarrassing yourself with those "arguments," for God's sake.
Chloe Hayes55 Chloe Hayes55 Newcomer
2 messages
joined Jul 2014
#5236 ·
I would happily trade being a parent if it meant my kid slept through the night in their own room and woke up actually happy.🥳
Hannah Lewis2 Hannah Lewis2 Active Member
94 messages
joined Apr 2009
#5237 ·
What would those self-righteous saints say to a mom who leaves her nursing baby tucked away with a sitter just to hit up a concert with her husband? ☕ Pure scandal! I didn't even look at the kid for two whole hours. 🙂
redgardener5 redgardener5 Member
43 messages
joined May 2014
#5238 ·
Hannah Lewis2 said:What would those self-righteous saints say to a mom who leaves her nursing baby tucked away with a sitter just to hit up a concert with her husband? ☕ Pure scandal! I didn't even look at the kid for two whole hours. 🙂

Honestly, I think she should probably bring him back ASAP
😁
Hannah Lewis2 Hannah Lewis2 Active Member
94 messages
joined Apr 2009
#5239 ·
I've tried sending him over more than once. It’s just not happening. Honestly? I probably raised them all wrong. 🙂
Hannah Lewis2 Hannah Lewis2 Active Member
94 messages
joined Apr 2009
#5240 ·
Look, here’s the cold, hard truth: before my first kid arrived, I was convinced that moms who co-sleep—you know, the ones who swear by it and think it’s the best thing ever—were completely out of their minds. Seriously. I used to sit there with zero actual evidence and just judge them based on nothing but my own assumptions. Then, reality hit me in the face. I became a mother. And suddenly, everything I thought I "knew," every single opinion I held onto so tightly, just evaporated. It’s funny how life works. All those "I would never" and "there's no way I'd ever do that" declarations? They vanish the second you're actually in the trenches. 😁

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