Heartburn. I'll gladly get rid of one of these crappy symptoms. QUESTION: would you rather have the privilege of an Ultra Sound of baby at any appointment, or have your SO (or any person of choice) magically feel all of your worst pregnancy symptoms on just one occasion?
I'd go with heartburn, which pretty much has already been my entire pregnancy. And ultrasound. I haven't seen her little face since week 19, I want to see what she's looking like!
I'm working in the middle of the night, so I'll answer all of the questions so far.
I'd get rid of the heartburn...at least you can sleep with hemorrhoids.
I'd gladly give up my one ultrasound to have DH magically feel all my worst pregnancy symptoms. He was trying to tell me his V discomfort was something I couldn't possibly relate to.
I'll take the 6-8 hour intense labor...it's what I know.
Would you rather know the sex or the birthdate ahead of time?
Would you rather have your water break in bed, all over your mattress, or in your car, all over the drivers seat. I hear that smell is hard to get out. Just sayin.
Heartburn.
Would you rather have your water break in bed, all over your mattress, or in your car, all over the drivers seat. I hear that smell is hard to get out. Just sayin.
I'm not sure what smell you're referring to. Your water should be about odorless. That's one of the ways you can tell the difference between your water breaking versus your bladder letting you down. But if I had my choice, I'd choose my mattress...it's an air bed, so the cloth parts can be taken off and cleaned...and I always have a waterproof cover over it...DD1 had puked in our bed too many times to count at this point.
Ohh good one @MandMLeona I might go with birthdate based on how I feel right now! My mattress I think, I can't imagine the smell in my small car in the middle of the summer heat.
Would you rather be told the wrong sex of the baby and find out it was the opposite at birth, or never have an ultrasound at all during pregnancy?
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Would you rather your water break at a job interview or at a public event (festival, concert, etc)?
At a job interview...at least they wouldn't forget you or your interview!
Would you rather gain 70 pounds in pregnancy and lose it in 6 months or only gain 20 and take a year to lose it.
Would you rather have your water break in bed, all over your mattress, or in your car, all over the drivers seat. I hear that smell is hard to get out. Just sayin.
I'm not sure what smell you're referring to. Your water should be about odorless. That's one of the ways you can tell the difference between your water breaking versus your bladder letting you down. But if I had my choice, I'd choose my mattress...it's an air bed, so the cloth parts can be taken off and cleaned...and I always have a waterproof cover over it...DD1 had puked in our bed too many times to count at this point.
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I don't recall a smell when my water was broke with my first, I'm just going off of my friend's story of her water breaking all over her husband, she said he REEKED by the time they left the hospital as they hadn't brought him a change of clothes. I'm kind of of the mind that any kind of bodily fluids sitting for too long without being cleaned out will stink eventually though, maybe that's just an assumption on my part
Would you rather have to pee all night, or all day? (I should add i have a toddler who waits for me to pee before he gets in to trouble! I cant chase him if i am sitting!! So i would take all night easy!!!)
Started TTC in 2006, LOTS of trying, and trying, and 7 rounds of IVF with 13 embryos, 2 perfect little boys and 5 loses.... All finished with babies, started to make diet changes, Keto, to be MORE for my kids, lost 30 pounds, still going, and 3 months in, I had a natural cycle, and then ovulated... Hubs and I are going to see what happens now... Maybe a natural pregnancy? After everything we have been through? Or just a return to normal hormones? We shall see what the future holds!
Would you choose naming the child (versus other family naming and you have no input) or a full college scholarship?
Who are we talking, specifically getting naming rights? Because some people I could deal with/trust... But my brother or brother in law, yeah neither one of those funny bachelors could be trusted, my kid would end up with a crazy name no doubt
I would lean towards the scholarship with no naming rights... It sounds like the smarter thing to do, but would my kid end up being named Skittles or Mr. Bojangles or something? Eeek.
Scholarship for sure, the kid can always change their name when they grow up!
Would you rather get ultrasounds whenever you want, but can't feel the baby move (baby is fine, you just can't feel it), or feel baby move all the time and have no ultrasounds?
I dislike pregnancy enough, at least labor has a more immediate reward, even if it were 48 hours long. I'll take the easy pregnancy and long labor.
Inspired by the recent hormone thread - would you rather have you body bounce back right away and deal with serious baby blues, or your emotions/hormones go right back to normal but take a year to lose the weight?
Having had some baby blues with my first, I would say HANDS down- take a year to lose the weight. A year is realistic anyways, it took nearly 10 months to put the weight on, it's okay to take that long to get it off. Its probably about what it ultimately took me to lose the last few pounds anyways with my first. I dropped an initial 35-40 lbs really quickly, but was far from being back "in shape" and didn't actually get below pre pregnancy weight for closer to a year.
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Would you rather know the baby's birthdate or eye color ahead of time?
I'd rather know the birth date. H & I have blue eyes - as does everyone in our immediate families - so that's easy to guess!
Would you rather be able to eat anything and everything you want during your whole pregnancy, but vomit after every meal or have countless food aversions and a small appetite?
Re: Would you rather... pregnancy edition
Oh wait, that had been my pregnancy! Lol
Would you rather a 48-72 hour relatively painless labor or a 6-8 hour intense one?
And ultrasound. I haven't seen her little face since week 19, I want to see what she's looking like!
I'm working in the middle of the night, so I'll answer all of the questions so far.
I'd get rid of the heartburn...at least you can sleep with hemorrhoids.
I'd gladly give up my one ultrasound to have DH magically feel all my worst pregnancy symptoms. He was trying to tell me his V discomfort was something I couldn't possibly relate to.
I'll take the 6-8 hour intense labor...it's what I know.
Would you rather know the sex or the birthdate ahead of time?
Would you rather have your water break in bed, all over your mattress, or in your car, all over the drivers seat. I hear that smell is hard to get out. Just sayin.
My mattress I think, I can't imagine the smell in my small car in the middle of the summer heat.
At a job interview...at least they wouldn't forget you or your interview!
Would you rather gain 70 pounds in pregnancy and lose it in 6 months or only gain 20 and take a year to lose it.
Would you rather have Ryan Seacrest hold a leg while you are pushing or Oprah?
Would you rather experience your water breaking or contractions as your sign of actual labor?
First BFP: 12/16/13
EDD: 08/23/14
Baby BOY born: 08/29/14
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I don't recall a smell when my water was broke with my first, I'm just going off of my friend's story of her water breaking all over her husband, she said he REEKED by the time they left the hospital as they hadn't brought him a change of clothes. I'm kind of of the mind that any kind of bodily fluids sitting for too long without being cleaned out will stink eventually though, maybe that's just an assumption on my part
Would you rather carry baby low and have terrible pelvic pain or carry baby high and have terrible heartburn/indigestion?
Would you rather have to pee all night, or all day?
(I should add i have a toddler who waits for me to pee before he gets in to trouble! I cant chase him if i am sitting!! So i would take all night easy!!!)
Started TTC in 2006, LOTS of trying, and trying, and 7 rounds of IVF with 13 embryos, 2 perfect little boys and 5 loses....
All finished with babies, started to make diet changes, Keto, to be MORE for my kids, lost 30 pounds, still going, and 3 months in, I had a natural cycle, and then ovulated... Hubs and I are going to see what happens now... Maybe a natural pregnancy? After everything we have been through? Or just a return to normal hormones? We shall see what the future holds!
Baby Dust To All!!!
I need my beauty sleep.
Would you choose naming the child (versus other family naming and you have no input) or a full college scholarship?
I would lean towards the scholarship with no naming rights... It sounds like the smarter thing to do, but would my kid end up being named Skittles or Mr. Bojangles or something? Eeek.
But that's for first draft pic. Not a scholarship.
Scholarship for sure, the kid can always change their name when they grow up!
Would you rather get ultrasounds whenever you want, but can't feel the baby move (baby is fine, you just can't feel it), or feel baby move all the time and have no ultrasounds?
Eta-
Would you rather know the baby's birthdate or eye color ahead of time?
Would you rather be able to eat anything and everything you want during your whole pregnancy, but vomit after every meal or have countless food aversions and a small appetite?
Would you rather be stuck wearing tight closed shoes or maternity pants through out our hot summer months?
First BFP: 12/16/13
EDD: 08/23/14
Baby BOY born: 08/29/14