What were your biggest pregnancy surprises and pet peeves?

Brandon Barnes85 said:Oof... that is a tough call to make. Honestly, you might be better off getting rid of the dogs just to be safe. Once that's done, you should really start studying pregnancy seriously so you don't accidentally eat the wrong thing or buy the wrong vitamins next time, and try to avoid too many ultrasounds since the radiation isn't great for the baby, plus you shouldn't let doctors do vaginal exams because there's a risk of opening up.
Around the halfway mark, you ought to start reading up on breastfeeding because that's the only right way to do it and babies need it for as long as possible. And whatever you do, don't take any medication during labor. Your job is just to suffer in silence.
Then, once you get home, you have to stare at your baby constantly to build that bond, and if you can, try not to even blink.

🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm actually weeping 🙏 🙏

Samuel Ross60 said:Thanks, Brandon Barnes85, and thanks to all the other girls here.
I'll just sell the dogs so I have enough cash to cover the abortion.

And what am I supposed to do about my husband?! Leave him just because we happen to share an opinion?!
Or are we meant to go seek counseling at a Mayo Clinic facility or something?

God, I almost caused such a disaster. It would be better if this child didn't even have a mother!

~~~Think positive~~~

YOU AREN'T IN COUNSELING?????? YOU ARE COMPLETELY USELESS!!!!!

Steven Reed said:🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm actually weeping 🙏 🙏

Stop laughing it off and start learning before the window closes for good!!!

~~~Stay positive~~~

Samuel Ross60, I’m glad you checked in when you did so we could all weigh in with some advice. Shirley gave you a pretty solid breakdown of the situation; if I were you, I’d probably just take her word for it.

Brandon Barnes85 said:YOU AREN'T IN COUNSELING?????? YOU ARE COMPLETELY USELESS!!!!!

I am not, because I have always operated under the assumption that one only truly becomes a parent once that "child comes to life" in a meaningful way.

~~~Think positive~~~

Michael Barrett11 said:Samuel Ross60, I’m glad you checked in when you did so we could all weigh in with some advice. Shirley gave you a pretty solid breakdown of the situation; if I were you, I’d probably just take her word for it.

For anyone interested, I am hosting a lecture this Friday afternoon at 5:00 PM called "Supernanny," and I will be providing organic snacks during the session along with a face mask for every participant to protect them from breathing in those nasty exhaust fumes.
There will also be a quick quiz at the end, and any participants who fail to meet the standards will be handed an abortion or adoption form on their way out depending on how far along they are in their pregnancy.

Samuel Ross60 said:Stop laughing it off and start learning before the window closes for good!!!

~~~Stay positive~~~

It’s far too late, far too late 😢
both of mine learned how to sleep on their sides and wake up staring at a blank wall😢 : better start saving up for my daughters' therapy sessions

Steven Reed, you really should've just gone ahead and plastered a life-sized poster over that wall. Honestly, I’m thinking about ordering three of them myself—maybe it won't be too late to catch the trend 👍

Steven Reed said:It’s far too late, far too late 😢
both of mine learned how to sleep on their sides and wake up staring at a blank wall😢 : better start saving up for my daughters' therapy sessions

Good grief, what a tragedy! A wall, and such a cold, unfeeling wall at that!

~~~Stay positive~~~

Seriously though, you guys are absolute queens 🤣

🤣 This actually made my day 🙏

Samuel Ross60 said:I am not, because I have always operated under the assumption that one only truly becomes a parent once that "child comes to life" in a meaningful way.

~~~Think positive~~~

😂😂😂😂

Brandon Barnes85 said:For anyone interested, I am hosting a lecture this Friday afternoon at 5:00 PM called "Supernanny," and I will be providing organic snacks during the session along with a face mask for every participant to protect them from breathing in those nasty exhaust fumes.
There will also be a quick quiz at the end, and any participants who fail to meet the standards will be handed an abortion or adoption form on their way out depending on how far along they are in their pregnancy.

Shirley Temple, do you think maybe I don't have to get rid of it?
I want this baby because I know it's the only way I can keep my man!
What happens if I don't give birth? I won't have fulfilled my purpose! What even is a woman without a child?

And yes, I did dye my hair while pregnant. :mommy:

And yes, I plan on using Pampers instead of cloth diapers.

~~~Think positive~~~

Samuel Ross60 said:Shirley Temple, do you think maybe I don't have to get rid of it?
I want this baby because I know it's the only way I can keep my man!
What happens if I don't give birth? I won't have fulfilled my purpose! What even is a woman without a child?

And yes, I did dye my hair while pregnant. :mommy:

And yes, I plan on using Pampers instead of cloth diapers.

~~~Think positive~~~

Okay, now you've seriously gone way too far. 😲

I don't know, Samuel Ross60... I honestly feel like you don't even deserve to call yourself a woman...

Should I consider becoming a sex worker?

~~~Thinking positive~~~

Samuel Ross60 said:Should I consider becoming a sex worker?

~~~Thinking positive~~~

Nah, you're better off working at Starbucks☕

Samuel Ross60, if you weren't around, they’d honestly have to invent someone like you just to fill the void.🤣🤣

redgardener5 said:Nah, you're better off working at Starbucks☕

I suspect even God wouldn't find a way to forgive something like this.

~~~Thinking positive~~~

Samuel Ross60, I honestly just sat here and cried my eyes out 🤣

anasib, 👋 are you actually planning on going out more often? because there's a massive difference between being a troll and actually reading some "gentle parenting" book and deciding that every single little deviation from the rules is basically a total catastrophe. 🤣