What were your biggest pregnancy surprises and pet peeves?
in Pregnancy ·
Let me weigh in here for a second...
I’m seven months along now, sporting a massive belly, yet I’ve only gained about nine pounds total. Everything else just slimmed down and migrated straight to my gut!😁
And honestly, the bigger the bump gets, the more invisible I feel when I'm riding the subway or the bus!😠
The other day, I’m on the bus, and there are two ladies sitting there—maybe in their mid-40s. One starts to stand up, and the other snaps at her, "Why are you getting up? It's not your fault she's pregnant!" 😲 The first one just goes, "You're right!" and sits right back down... Meanwhile, I’m standing there after five long years of IVF... Absolutely brutal... 😢
Then there was this other time on a forty-five-minute bus ride. No seats available, and I’m struggling with all my grocery bags. I’m standing by the folding doors, just waiting for someone to get off so I can finally sit. At the third stop, a gentleman stands up and heads toward the exit. I start picking my bags up off the floor and move toward his seat... Suddenly, this guy from Zetovac notices the opening and practically lunges—literally jumps!—toward the seat, beating me to it by a single step. He sits down and actually says, "Sorry, I can't read my newspaper while standing!" 😲 And nobody says a word... I just had to stand there for the remaining forty-five minutes until the last stop. 😢
There’s plenty more where that came from, but those two gems really take the cake...👎
On the bright side, though, I’m lucky enough that my mother-in-law is an absolute sweeeeeeeeetheart... 🙏 (Yes, yes, they actually exist!😁)
I’m seven months along now, sporting a massive belly, yet I’ve only gained about nine pounds total. Everything else just slimmed down and migrated straight to my gut!😁
And honestly, the bigger the bump gets, the more invisible I feel when I'm riding the subway or the bus!😠
The other day, I’m on the bus, and there are two ladies sitting there—maybe in their mid-40s. One starts to stand up, and the other snaps at her, "Why are you getting up? It's not your fault she's pregnant!" 😲 The first one just goes, "You're right!" and sits right back down... Meanwhile, I’m standing there after five long years of IVF... Absolutely brutal... 😢
Then there was this other time on a forty-five-minute bus ride. No seats available, and I’m struggling with all my grocery bags. I’m standing by the folding doors, just waiting for someone to get off so I can finally sit. At the third stop, a gentleman stands up and heads toward the exit. I start picking my bags up off the floor and move toward his seat... Suddenly, this guy from Zetovac notices the opening and practically lunges—literally jumps!—toward the seat, beating me to it by a single step. He sits down and actually says, "Sorry, I can't read my newspaper while standing!" 😲 And nobody says a word... I just had to stand there for the remaining forty-five minutes until the last stop. 😢
There’s plenty more where that came from, but those two gems really take the cake...👎
On the bright side, though, I’m lucky enough that my mother-in-law is an absolute sweeeeeeeeetheart... 🙏 (Yes, yes, they actually exist!😁)