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Michael Barrett11 said:Why shouldn't I eat mayo? This is news to me.
I'm currently navigating my second pregnancy, so I really don't have the patience for baseless advice or myths. That said, my husband tends to make comments whenever I reach for certain foods; he’s still dwelling on the fact that I gained 21 pounds during my first pregnancy. It isn't that I actually *want* to see the scale climb that much again, but his constant nitpicking is getting old. Honestly, all he does is remind me of a situation I'd rather just move past.
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Mine does the same thing sometimes. He’ll make a little comment, but nothing sticks quite like when he says: there’s a difference between being pregnant and just being overweight.🙂
But honestly, those moments are rare enough...☕
Laura Barnes42 said:I had mentally braced myself for this moment, but I honestly didn't expect it to be quite this grating. It’s such a strange, awkward sensation to deal with—people just reaching out to touch my stomach and trying to strike up a conversation with the baby.🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
And then there's the hair loss on top of everything else. 🙂
That drives me absolutely crazy. Everyone thinks they have the right, even if it only happens once in a while, though I doubt it's that rare...
It infuriates me. After spending the night running to the bathroom—let’s say four or five times—I wake up with a constant wave of nausea. It’s maddening that I can't even enjoy a quiet cup of coffee; by the third sip, my stomach turns. Everything looks revolting, yet I am starving at the same time.🙂It also grates on me that nobody takes me seriously. There is a distinct difference between vomiting and feeling nauseous. Because I am stuck in the nausea phase without actually throwing up, people dismiss me entirely. It’s exhausting walking around the house feeling like my stomach is rising in my throat, only to have someone tell me, "Can you drop the attitude? Try smiling for once." 🙂
I honestly look forward to meeting someone on the brink of puking who actually has a smile on their face. That would be pure bliss...🙄
This is my third day like this. Three days of being trapped in this nausea twenty-four hours a day, and still having to justify my existence every single morning.
Everyone loves to lecture me. They say, "A pregnant woman should be cheerful and bright," while I'm over here trying to explain that it’s hard to fake a grin when I feel like I'm going to lose it every time I take a sip of water.🤷
Then there’s the advice to "just lie down and rest." But if I do that, I get hit with, "You aren't doing anything today," or my favorite: "You're pregnant, you're not sick."☕
The list goes on. This is just the beginning...☕
Roger Rodriguez said:Those patches completely wrecked my hormones; I gained 30 pounds in just six months, and I dealt with constant allergic reactions at the application site, even though I switched spots every single week.🤷Even now, years later, I still have scars on my arms (where I gripped them most tightly because they kept peeling off my stomach) from those rashes that were so itchy I ended up scratching myself bloody.🙂
On the flip side, a close friend of mine has used them for five years straight without a single issue.🤷
By the way, those synthetic scents always made me feel nauseous too, especially that cloud of cologne my boyfriend sprays around the apartment in the morning; I’m honestly surprised I haven't thrown all his fragrances out the window yet.
Right now, I am beyond frustrated because I actually had an accident in my pants right in the middle of the street. It was pouring rain, so maybe people thought I just sat in a puddle, but it wasn't pretty—I spent fifteen minutes hobbling along trying to find a restroom, only to end up losing it like I'd swallowed a gallon of water just five minutes before reaching my apartment.☕
And for three days, I've been worrying about this stomach ache, terrified that I'd start dealing with massive bloating today. Well, here we are; I feel like if I lit a match, I might blow up the entire apartment building. It feels like I've spent the last week eating nothing but heavy greasy fast food, and now it's all making its exit. I have never experienced anything quite this intense. I woke up in the middle of the night to such a stench that I nearly hallucinated; I genuinely thought I was stuck in a barn next to fifteen horses and cows. This is going to be the death of me!🙂
😂😂😂😂😂 Oh god, you really made me laugh. I actually needed this 🤣