What are your pet peeves related to pregnancy/birth? They can be things that are going on with you, or things that other people say/do.
My biggest is people thinking it's a sin or something that I'm finding a job and going to be working! My grandmother just told my mom "she doesn't need to be working while she's pregnant!" and my great-aunt said DH just needs to get a second job so I can stay home and take care of dd/myself, since I'm pregnant. Ummm, are they going to give me a paycheck for sitting on my pregnant butt doing nothing? Or explain to my 2 y/o why she never sees her daddy (and when we just went out of town a few weeks ago, if we drove past another QT *convenience store DH works at* dd would FLIP out crying for her daddy
: )? Or pay for our midwife/loan payments/etc? If not- BE QUIET!
Pregnant women who look 100% PERFECT all the time. Never a hair out of place, makeup looks like it was done by a professional, and they look like they stepped out of a magazine. Actually moms that look this way bother me too- who are these women and why do they torture us mere mortals who are lucky to have clean clothes each day?!?!?!
The weird looks you get when people ask what hospital you're going to and you say "none".
The dirty looks I get when I'm hugely pregnant. Yes, I look 14. Most 14 year olds do not wear wedding rings. And if I were 14 and pregnant it'd still be none of your business and STILL be rude for you to glare or make rude comments. A guy walked past me when I was pregnant with dd and he had his two pre/early teenage daughters with him. Pointed at me and said "that's why you're not allowed to date- we don't need you winding up like that".
: He's lucky that I was too fat and waddle-y to chase after him!
My biggest is people thinking it's a sin or something that I'm finding a job and going to be working! My grandmother just told my mom "she doesn't need to be working while she's pregnant!" and my great-aunt said DH just needs to get a second job so I can stay home and take care of dd/myself, since I'm pregnant. Ummm, are they going to give me a paycheck for sitting on my pregnant butt doing nothing? Or explain to my 2 y/o why she never sees her daddy (and when we just went out of town a few weeks ago, if we drove past another QT *convenience store DH works at* dd would FLIP out crying for her daddy
: )? Or pay for our midwife/loan payments/etc? If not- BE QUIET!Pregnant women who look 100% PERFECT all the time. Never a hair out of place, makeup looks like it was done by a professional, and they look like they stepped out of a magazine. Actually moms that look this way bother me too- who are these women and why do they torture us mere mortals who are lucky to have clean clothes each day?!?!?!
The weird looks you get when people ask what hospital you're going to and you say "none".
The dirty looks I get when I'm hugely pregnant. Yes, I look 14. Most 14 year olds do not wear wedding rings. And if I were 14 and pregnant it'd still be none of your business and STILL be rude for you to glare or make rude comments. A guy walked past me when I was pregnant with dd and he had his two pre/early teenage daughters with him. Pointed at me and said "that's why you're not allowed to date- we don't need you winding up like that".
: He's lucky that I was too fat and waddle-y to chase after him!
Although, I do adore my best friend who still looks like she walked out of a magazine everytime I see her- and that's after two pregnancies and kids.
People can be so rude!
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). During my last pregnancy I got 2 totally random strangers (men) months apart telling me that 3 kids is "too much" & I'd "better stop". Wow that was annoying. I expect something like that to come up eventually this time. Otherwise, I've never really gotten negative comments about my birthing & breastfeeding, etc. Or at least, none that I remember because I don't care what people think!!
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