What were your biggest pregnancy surprises and pet peeves?
in Pregnancy ·
What really got under my skin were those acquaintances who loved nothing more than throwing around these empty, half-baked warnings—you know the type. "Just wait until your second month, then the nausea hits," they’d say. Well, I hit my second month without a single bout of sickness, so they'd just pivot to, "Oh, well, just wait for the third." Then it was, "Wait for the fifth month when it starts pressing on your bladder," or "Watch out for the seventh when it hits your lungs." It was exhausting. As if they couldn't handle the fact that everyone experiences pregnancy differently, or that not everyone needs to spend their entire existence vomiting or glued to the bathroom floor with heartburn.
And honestly? That unsolicited advice doesn't stop once the baby actually arrives...
And honestly? That unsolicited advice doesn't stop once the baby actually arrives...