You know you are pregnant when...

[BensMom]

I am home by myself tonight and watching my cheesey shows - Wife Swap and Nanny 911. And I have been crying my eyes out during both shows. I dont even cry during movies that I am supposed to cry in - like sappy love stories. But apparently my hormones are in overdrive tonight. :LOL

[Brenda2005]

when my husband looks at me and i want to kill him..you know i'm pregnant

[SoggyGranolaMomma]

When I completely lose patience with stupid people, then I know I'm pregnant! :irked:

When I have to make a conscious effort not to do something flakey, like put the milk in the pantry or the 2 yr old in the dryer with the laundry he's helping me with! :mischief

I am so ditzy right now. I have ADD and stopped my meds in December to TTC. I am so ineffective right now it's almost comical. Almost. Mostly it's frustrating because I have so much stuff I want to be doing and can't muster up the energy to even get off my butt most days! :irked: I hope this goes away in the second trimester!!!

[mommy2boys]

When you have to wake up 3 times in the middle of the night to pee and you can no longer jump around with your kids without accidentally wetting yourself, and yes I do kegals.
And when you are more nausious from the heartburn than from morning sickness.

[Feathere]

you know you are pregnant when the wind blows and you hurry to cup your super sensitive breasts from the breeze.

[SoggyGranolaMomma]

*snort* so true!!!

[willemsmamma]

You wake up twice a night to pee AND get a drink AND get a snack because if you don't you'll be nauseous in the morning.

You really do nap when the baby does. :zzz

You freak out when you lose your "list" because otherwise you really don't have the capability of thinking fully on your own. :shrug

The compost bucket and the recycle bin make you lose it. :o

You can't use public restrooms.... especially the stall that the little old lady is coming out of!

Your anal sphincter doesn't seem to be doing a very good job of preventing little tufts of green clouds from escaping from inside you. :gross ( am I the only one who experiences pregnancy flatulence?)

You just can't stop eating and the baby just won't take a break from nursing every couple minutes despite the fact it feels like your nipples are about to fall off.

That about covers it for me!

[Belleweather]

You spend two minutes trying to figure out why the salt shaker is broken before you realise that you're trying to salt your food with your water bottle.

Then, about three minutes later, you do the exact same thing again!

[zjande]

So many of the things mentioned here made me laugh! They are so true!! :LOL

For me, I know I am pregnant when I tear up no less than a dozen times a day, with pure joy. :love

[gratefulbambina]

I cried like a baby this week because Jerry Garcia was dead :(

[Kavita]

when you open the microwave door and accidentally swing it into your nipple, because your breast wasn't THAT big a few days ago . . . !

[zjande]

When someone hugs me & I'm all "ooo, don't press on the belly - tender! And, ow, don't press on the boobs at all either! In fact, let's just not hug!!" :LOL

Today I took TWO 2.5 hour long naps. Haha!

[flyingspaghettimama]

I am home by myself tonight and watching my cheesey shows - Wife Swap and Nanny 911. And I have been crying my eyes out during both shows. I dont even cry during movies that I am supposed to cry in - like sappy love stories. But apparently my hormones are in overdrive tonight. :LOL

In which way were you crying - crying FOR the family or WITH the family?

(rant alert)
I can't watch the Nanny shows. Last time I watched one on Fox I cried too- because I couldn't believe that Nanny was such a cold, obviously not-so-loving woman, and why would the parents want the kids to grow up like her? She took away their pacifiers "be a big boy, we're giving it to the babies," forbade the parents to respond to the kids' crying, and made them sleep in their beds by themselves. The kids went to sleep at 5 AM?! And for their efforts, each member of the family was rewarded with their own SUV vehicle (toy ones for the kids). It was so sad. I think we should maybe have an AP-country's Nanny 911. The kids had nothing but hateful looks for the Nanny when it was time to go. Hmm.

I mean, no offense because my father's family is British, but the middle-upper classes (who have nannies, typically) are not known for their warm, open nature without drinking being involved. After 5 pm, it's a different story at the local pub. But before then, just try getting physical affection or an open demeanor. Harsh. I've adjusted, but I wouldn't want my daughter to be like them.

Is the ABC one the one who has kids sit on a "naughty step"? Sorry. It just makes me sad. The episode I saw (above) broke my heart.

Now Wife Swap, that's pure entertainment. Did you read the NYT article about it? Funny. Especially last weeks (who the NYT article is about).

[BensMom]

In which way were you crying - crying FOR the family or WITH the family?

(rant alert)
I can't watch the Nanny shows. Last time I watched one on Fox I cried too- because I couldn't believe that Nanny was such a cold, obviously not-so-loving woman, and why would the parents want the kids to grow up like her? She took away their pacifiers "be a big boy, we're giving it to the babies," forbade the parents to respond to the kids' crying, and made them sleep in their beds by themselves. The kids went to sleep at 5 AM?! And for their efforts, each member of the family was rewarded with their own SUV vehicle (toy ones for the kids). It was so sad. I think we should maybe have an AP-country's Nanny 911. The kids had nothing but hateful looks for the Nanny when it was time to go. Hmm.



(To continue OT) Interesting, it was my first time watching and I'm glad the one I watched was not like that. This was one with a mom who had 3 sets of twins - 9yo, 4yo and 3yo. And all everyone did in the house was whine, cry and hit (the kids hit each other, but I wouldn't doubt the parents hit when not on camera - they gotta learn it from somewhere). This Nanny focused on teaching the kids to use their words instead of whining, teaching the parents to communicate better and trying to get to the root of the anger in the older two. So it wasnt very anti-AP at all. Now if I had seen the other show you described, I probably would have cried more! I liked how the nanny got down on the kids level and spoke to them with respect and in return, they gave it to her. Anyway, maybe I'll just stick with Wife Swap for the future. (And I'll go look for that article)

[flyingspaghettimama]

Well, the one I watched was on Fox. Maybe the Nanny 911 is better on ABC.

One Show's Unexpected Lessons in Reality
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/arts/television/16swap.html

[homemademomma]

little tufts of green clouds

:LOL :LOL :LOL :LOL

[*Amy*]

You know you're pregnant when you sit at your desk to do work and instead spend 4 hours surfing the net to find maternity clothes, read MDC, look at ultrasound and belly galleries, etc., etc., etc. I can't concentrate on anything else!!

[meagen]

I know I'm pregnant when the smell of my dh's breath is so offensive, he has to sleep facing the wall, or is not invited to sleep with me.

...when I cry because the commercials are so touching :eyesroll

...the meer thought of doing dishes/preparing a meal makes me gag

....when I've ordered gyros 4 times in the last week :bag:

I could go on, and on, and on,... oh yeah, and obsessing about every sensation/pain in my stomach, and hating to go to the bathroom, for fear of discovering a mc

[flapjack]

I think we should maybe have an AP-country's Nanny 911. The kids had nothing but hateful looks for the Nanny when it was time to go. Hmm.



There's AP moms in the UK too, you know ;) I can't compare it to the US, having never been there, but I've never had any hassles or complaints about the way I parent my children, and a lot of support. I'm sorry about the TV exports though- did you get the wife swap with Lizzie Bardsley over there??
Anyhow, aside from my total lack of tolerance and my sense of humour bypass, I'm tearing up at everything- I cried at Shrek 2 yesterday when the fairy godmother sang "Holding out for a hero" and my kids looked at me like I was nuts. In fact, they're looking at me like that a lot these days. :bag: And I wander round the shop at work trying to figure out just WHICH product it is that smells different today.

[*Amy*]

I know I'm pregnant when I cry at the drop of a hat. I was flipping channels as I ate lunch and found Legends of the Fall, at the part where Tristan comes home to find his father has had a stroke. They share a moment of tender emotion together, and I just *LOST* it. :bawl Oh, and I was watching Shall We Dance the other night, and started sobbing when he comes to his wife's work with the rose, and asks her to dance.

I'd say this happens at least once a day, with the slightest provocation such as a song, commercial, seeing a mama holding her baby, etc. I can't imagine the waterworks when I actually give birth!

[memory maker]

when I took my kids to the doctor the other day and half way there realized that I didnt have shoes on, but had my house slippers on

[BethHG]

When you go downstairs 3 times to turn down the heat, and forget to turn down the heat 3 times. :eyesroll

When everything that you eat has the aftertaste of a pickle, and sleeping with cinnamon gum sounds like a good idea.

When you are a afraid to drink 32 oz of water for the ultrasound that you are scheduled for.

Emotions can change at a drop of a hat (my poor boys!).

That's about it for now.

[Slackermom]

...when you finally find something to eat for lunch that doesn't make you gag, and it's so good that you almost cry.

...when you have the complexion of a 14 year old boy, and lots of gas. In fact, I have so much oil and gas that I'm sure George W. Bush will want to drill me or invade me soon.

[meagen]

I sooooo agree with the gass comments. I find it a little irritating that the only thing I read about gas while pregnant says to eat slowly, duh. Not that I'm a real slow eater, after all, I have a two-year-old, but when I'm not pg, I dn't fart every two minutes, so what gives?!? Anyway, all you can do I blush and take responsibility :)

[dancingmama]

when the only thing keeping me from falling asleep at the stop light is having to hold in the clutch.... :nut

[averymybaby]

In fact, I have so much oil and gas that I'm sure George W. Bush will want to drill me or invade me soon.



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