What were your biggest pregnancy surprises and pet peeves?
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gentlesailor2 said:Being stuck in bed is driving me crazy. It’s the lying around, watching my husband do all the cleaning while I just sit here. And the hip pain? It’s brutal. At this rate, I’m going to end up with pressure sores.
Then there's my mom, suffocating me with these baby pillows. She’s been hoarding them for years, and now suddenly I’m supposed to use them because I’m due soon. Apparently, little babies need these specialized pillows from the hospital. It doesn't matter that we're setting everything up at our place in Austin, and it doesn't matter that a pillow won't fit in an Austin nursery. Or that it's going to be 105 degrees outside for five weeks straight. None of that matters, because she insists I need them for the christening I'm planning in November. How is a three or four-month-old even going to fit in that setup? Doesn't matter. The pillow is mandatory. So now, thanks to her, it’s sitting in a box in the attic.
And don't get me started on my coworker. She had her baby three months ago and now she’s acting like an expert, lecturing me about disposable underwear, breastfeeding, and which hospitals provide better nightgowns or let dads into the delivery room. That’s why she insisted on going to that 31 miles remote hospital out in the middle of nowhere. Seriously? How am I supposed to give birth without my husband when that's how everyone does it now? How am I supposed to wash bloody underwear? Where am I going to get enough nightgowns when she was changing three times a day?
HELLO? No way am I risking 31 miles just to end up giving birth under some rural signpost in a place like a bottomless pit. MM and I already agreed that I’ll be giving birth without him, just like last time, at the hospital five minutes from our house. I don't see what the big deal is—I’ve done this before without him. YES, I HAVE GIVEN BIRTH BEFORE, I HAD MY OWN NORMAL UNDERWEAR AND NIGHTGOWNS, AND I SUCCESSFULLY BREASTFED!!!
I almost forgot about this one—everyone rolls their eyes when I say I’m heading to the DMV solo since everyone's obsessed with going in groups lately—but honestly? Let them roll their eyes! I'll show them all! 😂
gentlesailor2 said:People like that are honestly the worst. They don't see you for years and then suddenly think they have the right to judge your looks or your weight...
But seriously, what's your take on having a kid out of wedlock?! Quincy, Quincy! 🙂 Do you need to call some advocacy group to get directions? 🙂
😂😂 Just this already?! Oh my gosh! Honestly, the best part is when we say we’ll "probably" get married once the baby is baptized—and that I'm totally keeping my own last name! 🙂 So like—what are you even planning to do with that now??? 🙂 Look, I’m definitely not famous—but by the time all this actually goes down, I'll be 37... and honestly? I just can't imagine anything other than signing off and being done with it! 🙂