What were your biggest pregnancy surprises and pet peeves?

Anthony Watson35 said:I totally get you. I’ve got about two and a half months left—basically three—and people at the office were still giving me those "where's the belly?" looks the other day. I should've just left it at home, goddammit. 🙄

It isn't exactly a stroke of luck, either—my belly has popped out, yet my face, arms, and chest show absolutely nothing. It leads to those awkward moments when retail clerks behind the counter realize what's happening.

Just last month, I had four different employees at various baby boutiques all notice me on the exact same day—it seems they really do keep a close eye on expectant mothers! —"Oh my gosh, you carry it so well, how far along are you?"—"Two months, maybe a little more."—"Wow, that long! I went into the hospital with a much bigger bump than that!"—Thanks, friend, that is very comforting. 🙂

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The other day, some lady was just shouting out on the street, "Is it a boy?!"
I mean, I just played it cool... I told her, "Yeah, we're doing fine,"
even though they actually told me it was a girl...
Now I’m starting to worry, because a fortune teller at the carnival yelled at me a few months ago, "It's definitely a boy!" 😕

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We were heading out, and he was shouting after us, so I just turned back around and gave him a firm "no thanks."
He says, "just you wait."🤣
And honestly, screw those doctors! They kept going on about this girl and that... haha...
My mom keeps telling me we should be getting ready for her, but then there's this guy, and 🤣
I just don't think it's going to work out.

I can't even squeeze into my old jeans anymore. It’s honestly infuriating... 😠

I have to say, I was genuinely irritated today when I spotted a pregnant woman who was clearly on high-risk monitoring—just standing right there in front of the hospital in her pajamas, clutching a drink in her hand.

What an eyesore.

It’s just one of those things... While I was lying in the hospital in Chicago, one of my friends had to make a quick run to the restroom. She was there because her baby was having some developmental delays, and honestly, she couldn't even hold it for a second, let alone wait. It’s such a shame, too, because everyone knows she’s smoking in the bathroom, yet absolutely nothing is being
done about it 😢

My blood pressure is driving me insane.
It’s been high my entire life—I barely dodged intensive medication a few times thanks to white coat syndrome. But now that I’m pregnant, it’s just plummeting... 100/60... even lower. I am nowhere near used to numbers this low. Every time I try to get up from a chair, it takes two or three attempts before I stop feeling like the room is spinning. Now I finally realize why those salt cravings are hitting me so aggressively. I barely made it through the day, and the second I walked through the door, I whipped up some stew with thick bacon. I stuffed myself, and honestly? I finally feel human again. 😍
But the weight gain and the fat intake... 🤦

It honestly drives me up the wall—this ridiculous gas roll I’m stuck using—where I simply cannot rise dough properly. I had this lovely vision of baking some homemade crescent rolls filled with Nutella or something equally indulgent...

Ronald Williams9 said:I have to say, I was genuinely irritated today when I spotted a pregnant woman who was clearly on high-risk monitoring—just standing right there in front of the hospital in her pajamas, clutching a drink in her hand.

What an eyesore.

Man, you see that all the time👎 at the local Mayo Clinic.
The best part was when I showed up for my own checkup early this morning—it was freezing out, and even though I’m usually the type to overheat, I was actually shivering. Meanwhile, you’ve got these smokers wandering out in front of the entrance wearing nothing but thin nightgowns and robes, just rocking sandals without any socks on.😲

And here we are, stressing out about whether we're gonna be stuck eating raw cabbage and tuna for lunch or what.😁

Happy girl :) said:What kind of calories are we even talking about? What fat? I was raised believing stews were healthy and great for weight loss. And bacon... well, that's just part of the stew. 🤣

That’s exactly how I’ve laid it out in my head, too.😍

Now I’m actually annoyed. My husband just blurted out that we're heading to Martha's Vineyard this weekend, completely blowing my plans. I was fully intending to hunt down some maternity leggings on Saturday morning. Between work and everything else, there is absolutely no way I can squeeze that trip in during the week.😢

I suppose I should start my nightly ritual of complaining... 🤣

So, last night, I drifted off on my left side, and the moment I tried to roll over onto my right ribs in my sleep, the pain was so sharp and sudden that I actually started screaming... My husband—bless him—nearly jumped out of his skin, and honestly, I was just stuck there, unable to move an inch until my ribs decided to settle back into some semblance of a normal position. 🙄 Once I finally managed to shimmy over onto my right side, the little guy decided it was time for his midnight aerobics session (which apparently involves "counting baby kicks"—essentially me being lectured five times over in about fifteen seconds)—so I had to pace around the apartment just to get him to settle down. It didn't exactly work wonders, but he calmed down enough for me to eventually pass out...

And then, this morning, when I’m trying to vent to my husband about how I barely got any sleep at all, he has the nerve to tell me that *he* actually got less rest than I did because I terrified him with all that yelling. 🙂 He was already snoring away by the time I was pacing the floor...

Hi ladies! I just wanted to send a big, warm hello to everyone—and honestly, I agree with absolutely everything you all are saying here. I haven't read every single post yet, but goodness, from the moment I was born—well, figuratively speaking—I’ve been dealing with people giving me "advice" like, "Oh, just make sure the baby is healthy and normal!" Like, duh? Of course! Every pregnant woman wants a healthy baby, but it’s just so unnecessary to state the obvious. And then there’s the food advice... personally, I’m not much of a meat eater. I don't mind if someone else is enjoying a steak—it smells lovely, really—but it just doesn't sit right with me; I’d much rather stick to cheese and dairy products. And oh my goodness, the comments about my belly! If I could, I would just give anyone who makes a comment about how "big" my stomach is a little piece of my mind. Or when they used to tell me, "Oh, but you were always so thin!" Honestly, people, just leave us alone! Pregnant women know what’s best for themselves and their little ones better than anyone else. You all are wonderful, and since I’m new here, I won't take up too much of your time... bye! Sending a huge, huge hello to everyone... oh, and ladies, does anyone know how to find the smiley face icon? I can't seem to find it on this computer anywhere... Harold Howard4.

Some jerk is smoking right outside my window, and of course, the smoke drifts straight into my apartment. I’m sitting right in the corner by the glass, so it’s hitting me full force in the face...
I can't even figure out who it is no matter how much I lean out to look. I don't know if it's someone on the street or just a neighbor next door! Honestly, my stomach is getting big enough now that I could probably lean out my top-floor window and act like a total hormonal pregnant lady screaming at them through the glass. Like, who smokes like that?! It feels like they're just ignoring me, though, because this happens every single night!!!
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Smells, smells, everywhere!!! Perfumes and stenches alike!! It’s driving me absolutely insane during this pregnancy 🙂—not even like, making me barf or anything, just straight up getting under my skin 😠 and then I'm just on edge for no reason, ugh 😠
Then I end up being pissed at myself 😠 because I shouldn't be letting stupid stuff get to me this much, which just makes me even more cranky...
Work is the absolute worst, though. There’s this intense scent wafting down the hallway all day—honestly, it's bordering on a stench from the cheap air fresheners 😠 plus coworkers wearing way too much perfume, guys smelling like sweat, and don't even get me started on the bad breath! Like, what is this place? Anyone else dealt with this before work 🙂
Then I finally get home... after being terrorized by smells and stinks all day long... and my mom has gone and made the whole house smell like cigarettes 🙂 so naturally, I'm pissed off all over again!! 😠

Just needed to vent for a second... 😬

Jerry Lee36 said:Smells, smells, everywhere!!! Perfumes and stenches alike!! It’s driving me absolutely insane during this pregnancy 🙂—not even like, making me barf or anything, just straight up getting under my skin 😠 and then I'm just on edge for no reason, ugh 😠
Then I end up being pissed at myself 😠 because I shouldn't be letting stupid stuff get to me this much, which just makes me even more cranky...
Work is the absolute worst, though. There’s this intense scent wafting down the hallway all day—honestly, it's bordering on a stench from the cheap air fresheners 😠 plus coworkers wearing way too much perfume, guys smelling like sweat, and don't even get me started on the bad breath! Like, what is this place? Anyone else dealt with this before work 🙂
Then I finally get home... after being terrorized by smells and stinks all day long... and my mom has gone and made the whole house smell like cigarettes 🙂 so naturally, I'm pissed off all over again!! 😠

Just needed to vent for a second... 😬

And don't even get me started on my clients showing up reeking of cigarette smoke! Just... ugh!

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Man, what a bunch of old ladies! 🤣 🤣

Olivia Miller2 said:Some jerk is smoking right outside my window, and of course, the smoke drifts straight into my apartment. I’m sitting right in the corner by the glass, so it’s hitting me full force in the face...
I can't even figure out who it is no matter how much I lean out to look. I don't know if it's someone on the street or just a neighbor next door! Honestly, my stomach is getting big enough now that I could probably lean out my top-floor window and act like a total hormonal pregnant lady screaming at them through the glass. Like, who smokes like that?! It feels like they're just ignoring me, though, because this happens every single night!!!
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Wait, you have to be kidding me... I mean, what do you even do when you sit down at an outdoor patio and someone starts smoking right at the table next to you?
Are you really going to yell at them to get lost? I guess maybe you should!

Sarah Adams3 said:Wait, you have to be kidding me... I mean, what do you even do when you sit down at an outdoor patio and someone starts smoking right at the table next to you?
Are you really going to yell at them to get lost? I guess maybe you should!

I totally get her. When I hit up a cafe, no, I don't start screaming🙄—but if the smoke hits my face, I'm moving to a different table. And yeah, it stinks. Doesn't matter if it's an open-air patio. Today I was walking down the sidewalk behind some lady who was smoking while walking (🤮) and yeah, even that smelled. 😳

Olivia Miller2 said:Some jerk is smoking right outside my window, and of course, the smoke drifts straight into my apartment. I’m sitting right in the corner by the glass, so it’s hitting me full force in the face...
I can't even figure out who it is no matter how much I lean out to look. I don't know if it's someone on the street or just a neighbor next door! Honestly, my stomach is getting big enough now that I could probably lean out my top-floor window and act like a total hormonal pregnant lady screaming at them through the glass. Like, who smokes like that?! It feels like they're just ignoring me, though, because this happens every single night!!!
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Ugh, oh man... I totally feel for you. It’s the exact same thing in my apartment in Chicago... every night around midnight, I get hit with this stench of cigarette smoke like someone is standing right in front of my window, and I'm on the 6th floor!!

I honestly can't stand tobacco smoke, so I make sure to stay far away from it. It doesn't bother my neighbors or any family coming over for a visit because they don't feel any pressure to light up in front of me. 😠 Sure, it's their house, but those types would probably try to light up at my place too. At first, we let them, but then I just had enough... I looked at my husband and told him, "Nobody is smoking in this house ever again!" 😠 And then I'm the one stuck airing out the place for days on end!
I really don't get how some smokers have the nerve to even ask if they can light up when they already know we don't smoke. We don't even keep an ashtray in the house.

What’s been driving me absolutely crazy over the last month, though, is this brutal bladder pressure 😢 ...it starts with this intense pressure, then I go use the bathroom, and then for a few minutes afterward, it hurts so bad I can barely walk. I guess the little guy just likes lying right on top of my bladder 😁