What were your biggest pregnancy surprises and pet peeves?
in Pregnancy ·
So, I just hit the 9-week mark, and we made a pact to tell only our immediate circle—parents and siblings—with a huge "please don't spread this" disclaimer. Well, clearly, nobody listens! Just yesterday, I get a random text from my uncle's second cousin—someone I barely even say hi to in passing—congratulating me. She found out from my Grandma, who is basically a walking thunderstorm of negativity that I can hardly stand to talk to, and apparently, my dad was the one who leaked it to her. My dad and I haven't spoken in a decade, so there's that. Grandma is honestly such a nightmare to deal with.
Then, in the afternoon, my husband gets congratulated by his mother's first cousin once removed—a woman I’ve literally only met twice in my entire life—who then proceeds to give him a full-blown lecture on pregnancy. His mom told her explicitly that we wanted to keep this quiet! She calls me to ask if she can tell her brother, and then immediately blabs to a complete stranger.
Lesson learned. The next time anyone hears news about this baby, it'll be when they're actually born.
I’m being extra careful because I’m older, this is my first baby, and after 11 years of marriage, I am beyond exhausted from being judged by every single family member and acquaintance about why we didn't have kids sooner. I am seriously over it.
I feel absolutely terrible.
Then, in the afternoon, my husband gets congratulated by his mother's first cousin once removed—a woman I’ve literally only met twice in my entire life—who then proceeds to give him a full-blown lecture on pregnancy. His mom told her explicitly that we wanted to keep this quiet! She calls me to ask if she can tell her brother, and then immediately blabs to a complete stranger.
Lesson learned. The next time anyone hears news about this baby, it'll be when they're actually born.
I’m being extra careful because I’m older, this is my first baby, and after 11 years of marriage, I am beyond exhausted from being judged by every single family member and acquaintance about why we didn't have kids sooner. I am seriously over it.
I feel absolutely terrible.