36wk cramping makes for a grumpy preggo

ldoeberling

I am so over being pregnant and I'm only 36 weeks!
I have been having cramping on and off all day. I didn't go into labor with my first because I had preeclampsia so I have no idea what it feels like to have early signs. I have been ordered to bed rest and can't do anything I want to get done. Rawwrr grumpy preggo

MuffinMom14

I want spaghetti.

MrsSarahRenee

^^

Jennyc00

I cramped a lot from 35-37 wks. Now not much of anything is going on at 38 wks and he's so high he feels like he's gonna take out my ribs! Oh well!

Saragoeswest

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MrMrsandBaby

Reading "preggo" twice in one post makes me grumpy.

And I made spaghetti for dinner.

CubanPinky

is spaghetti just the pregnant woman's go to meal? 

*waits while i twirl a huge mountain of spaghetti on my fork lol*

angelle530

Spaghetti sauce is my nemesis! I got heartburn so bad my esophagus is eroding. Ugh!

FinntheHuman

No to the spaghetti sauce, yes to the spaghetti... And butter.

BreandMikewedding

I almost made chicken parmesan tonight with preggo sauce. Instead we grabbed dinner and I had a chicken parmesan sub. I don't know what brand of sauce they use. My chicken parmesan is better because I use preggo. Oh, and I'm almost 38 weeks pregnant.

vrj0522

Yeah, spaghetti sauce makes me grumpy too. 

helennjui

That is exactly how I also feel.i never had an experience in my first pregnancy. My baby cam at 32 week by emergency c section. This pregnancy I am now 36 week s and I feel like I am done .I am soready for baby. Come

ldoeberling

I don't see anything wrong with being proud of a low weight gain. I'm a plus sized mom and when the dr told me to only gain 20 lbs I thought it would be impossible after my first pregnancy gain of like 60+. I don't get why the negativity. I think we should celebrate each other's successes. Isn't that what this site is for? It's rude and you're being a bully. If you don't like my posts then don't respond. No one needs that kind of negativity, especially not pregnant. Keep it to yourself if you don't like it.

ldoeberling

helennjui said:

That is exactly how I also feel.i never had an experience in my first pregnancy. My baby cam at 32 week by emergency c section. This pregnancy I am now 36 week s and I feel like I am done .I am soready for baby. Come

I had my first son at 36 weeks emergency c section and never had cramping or Braxton hicks or anything. The worst part about it now is having the cramps and Braxton hicks and getting false hope that maybe he's coming sooner!

MuffinMom14

ldoeberling said:

I don't see anything wrong with being proud of a low weight gain. I'm a plus sized mom and when the dr told me to only gain 20 lbs I thought it would be impossible after my first pregnancy gain of like 60+. I don't get why the negativity. I think we should celebrate each other's successes. Isn't that what this site is for? It's rude and you're being a bully. If you don't like my posts then don't respond. No one needs that kind of negativity, especially not pregnant. Keep it to yourself if you don't like it.

This line always goes really well on this board.

If you don't like people who don't like your posts to comment...then no one would comment at all to your posts...It would be a sad cycle of silence for you, friend.

And, for the record, thankfully, I didn't see your weight gain post. As someone who struggles with an eating disorder, I think women who are proud of weight and shout from the rooftops to strangers are insensitive. It's like me telling strangers on a sidewalk that I just won a million dollars. No one cares but me, and I probably just made a bunch of strangers feel like shit. Women are WAY too obsessed with a number on a scale. It's fucking sad.

golfingdarwinfish

ldoeberling said:

I don't see anything wrong with being proud of a low weight gain. I'm a plus sized mom and when the dr told me to only gain 20 lbs I thought it would be impossible after my first pregnancy gain of like 60+. I don't get why the negativity. I think we should celebrate each other's successes. Isn't that what this site is for? It's rude and you're being a bully. If you don't like my posts then don't respond. No one needs that kind of negativity, especially not pregnant. Keep it to yourself if you don't like it.

No one here is being a bully.  That statement is an insult to those who truly are victims of bullying.  Someone disagreeing with you or disliking what you say does not mean they are bullying you.  If you truly feel that way you may want to consider finding another pregnancy board.  People here are honest, blunt, and supportive. If you can't deal with 2 of those 3, again, you may want to consider finding another pregnancy board.

ldoeberling

SPurp13 said:

ldoeberling said:

I don't see anything wrong with being proud of a low weight gain. I'm a plus sized mom and when the dr told me to only gain 20 lbs I thought it would be impossible after my first pregnancy gain of like 60+. I don't get why the negativity. I think we should celebrate each other's successes. Isn't that what this site is for? It's rude and you're being a bully. If you don't like my posts then don't respond. No one needs that kind of negativity, especially not pregnant. Keep it to yourself if you don't like it.

This line always goes really well on this board.

If you don't like people who don't like your posts to comment...then no one would comment at all to your posts...It would be a sad cycle of silence for you, friend.

And, for the record, thankfully, I didn't see your weight gain post. As someone who struggles with an eating disorder, I think women who are proud of weight and shout from the rooftops to strangers are insensitive. It's like me telling strangers on a sidewalk that I just won a million dollars. No one cares but me, and I probably just made a bunch of strangers feel like shit. Women are WAY too obsessed with a number on a scale. It's fucking sad.

My post isn't meant to be insensitive. I'm all for women being proud of their bodies at any weight. As I mentioned, I'm a plus sized mom. I get it. But there's nothing wrong with be proud of something you worked really hard for. I was hoping I would find some other moms who have struggled with obesity to join the conversation. If my post about weight offends you I think there are bigger problems at hand here.
Clearly this site is mostly full of girls who didn't leave high school and again, like to spread negativity. I would never post anything negative to anyone's posts. What purpose does that serve? Other than just being nasty. I will be leaving the group so as to not fuel that kind of garbage and bring out the worst in people.

MuffinMom14

ldoeberling said:

ldoeberling said:

I don't see anything wrong with being proud of a low weight gain. I'm a plus sized mom and when the dr told me to only gain 20 lbs I thought it would be impossible after my first pregnancy gain of like 60+. I don't get why the negativity. I think we should celebrate each other's successes. Isn't that what this site is for? It's rude and you're being a bully. If you don't like my posts then don't respond. No one needs that kind of negativity, especially not pregnant. Keep it to yourself if you don't like it.

This line always goes really well on this board.

If you don't like people who don't like your posts to comment...then no one would comment at all to your posts...It would be a sad cycle of silence for you, friend.

And, for the record, thankfully, I didn't see your weight gain post. As someone who struggles with an eating disorder, I think women who are proud of weight and shout from the rooftops to strangers are insensitive. It's like me telling strangers on a sidewalk that I just won a million dollars. No one cares but me, and I probably just made a bunch of strangers feel like shit. Women are WAY too obsessed with a number on a scale. It's fucking sad.

My post isn't meant to be insensitive. I'm all for women being proud of their bodies at any weight. As I mentioned, I'm a plus sized mom. I get it. But there's nothing wrong with be proud of something you worked really hard for. I was hoping I would find some other moms who have struggled with obesity to join the conversation. If my post about weight offends you I think there are bigger problems at hand here. Clearly this site is mostly full of girls who didn't leave high school and again, like to spread negativity. I would never post anything negative to anyone's posts. What purpose does that serve? Other than just being nasty. I will be leaving the group so as to not fuel that kind of garbage and bring out the worst in people.

Bye!

caranichole

ldoeberling said:

I don't see anything wrong with being proud of a low weight gain. I'm a plus sized mom and when the dr told me to only gain 20 lbs I thought it would be impossible after my first pregnancy gain of like 60+. I don't get why the negativity. I think we should celebrate each other's successes. Isn't that what this site is for? It's rude and you're being a bully. If you don't like my posts then don't respond. No one needs that kind of negativity, especially not pregnant. Keep it to yourself if you don't like it.

We are all about celebrating each other's successes around here but you still have to be sensitive to your surroundings. You obviously didn't even get to know your surroundings with your your weight post and you are clearly choosing to remain ignorant with this one. There's nothing wrong with feeling grumpy or wanting to hold your precious baby or being proud of your low weight gain. There's just a time, place and proper etiquette for everything - especially in this community.

trisharenee0316

ldoeberling said:

I don't see anything wrong with being proud of a low weight gain. I'm a plus sized mom and when the dr told me to only gain 20 lbs I thought it would be impossible after my first pregnancy gain of like 60+. I don't get why the negativity. I think we should celebrate each other's successes. Isn't that what this site is for? It's rude and you're being a bully. If you don't like my posts then don't respond. No one needs that kind of negativity, especially not pregnant. Keep it to yourself if you don't like it.

If you feel sorry for our husbands or children, this could very nearly be a bingo all in one post.

ETA: I'm a plus sized mom too and my doctor asked me to limit weight gain to give me the best possible shot at a VBAC.  I've done that with this pregnancy.  In fact, I've lost weight.  But that's only a success for me and individual to me.  No one else cares about that, especially when there are so many who struggle with gaining weight while pregnant.  The last thing I would want to do is make someone feel bad for gaining weight while pregnant because it's a perfectly healthy and reasonable occurrence.  And if all you're doing is posting about your successes (i.e., bragging), that's not going to come off well, no matter what the topic.

pnwlover12

You guyses! Get off of her post!!!!!#!@!!!

staryb

*Snip*

My post isn't meant to be insensitive. I'm all for women being proud of their bodies at any weight. As I mentioned, I'm a plus sized mom. I get it. But there's nothing wrong with be proud of something you worked really hard for. I was hoping I would find some other moms who have struggled with obesity to join the conversation. If my post about weight offends you I think there are bigger problems at hand here. Clearly this site is mostly full of girls who didn't leave high school and again, like to spread negativity. I would never post anything negative to anyone's posts. What purpose does that serve? Other than just being nasty. I will be leaving the group so as to not fuel that kind of garbage and bring out the worst in people.

You're right, there is absolutely nothing wrong with being proud of your lower weight gain. It's great that you are able to feel good about yourself but when you're posting on a board full of ever gaining pregnant women it doesn't exactly fill everyone with optimism. I think you would do better to have this type of conversation on a different board. Perhaps one about weight loss goals or something? That's where you will find your support system. Or it might even be more appropriate save this for after we've all had our babies and are able to work towards loosing some of the baby weight. Many of us have worked hard not to gain too much weight but our bodies are all different and many of us aren't as lucky as you. In any case, I'll say congrats on achieving your goals and good luck finding a better support system.

On another note, before everyone got all serious and started talking about weight gain and bullying there was a wonderful conversation happening about spaghetti which has inspired me to make a big pot of sauce tonight and freeze it for after LO is here. So yeah, I'm excited about that little bit of motivation. I don't do Prego though, not a fan. 

BreandMikewedding

Op, I'm glad you were able to control your weight gain and feel good about it but you need to understand that there are lots of women on here who watch what they eat and stay active and still gain an amount of weight they aren't comfortable with. Gaining weight is typically difficult for most women because of the pressure society puts on us. This is my third pregnancy and this is the first pregnancy that I haven't had someone ask me how much weight I have gained or commented about how "huge" I am. It is very difficult to hear even though I know my weight gain is healthy. The general rule of thumb here is that if you wouldn't say these same things to a group of women in real life that you don't know, don't say it here.

As far as this post none of us are spaghetti sauce and therefore not preggo. That term is insulting to many people. It's almost like saying we are knocked up. Most of us are farther along than you and all but one or two special unicorns are done being pregnant and have lots of aches and pains. I feel like I have less pain than most on here and currently my probably 10 lb baby is trying to find the escape hatch by pushing as hard as he can on every inch of my stomach. It hurts like hell but there are women on here who have worse pain than me so I consider myself lucky.

Saragoeswest

What did I miss? Sorry, school just got out. Senior year's a bitch!

caitlin333

Sorry to the OP. Seems like people just have to find something to bitch about. Be proud that you didn't gain that much weight- that's awesome! Only people who are jealous would be offended by something so silly .

caitlin333

Ohhhhhh yesssssss.

golfingdarwinfish

Weight gain in pregnancy isn't exactly "silly".

I love judgemental WKs. Always so much more offensive than the people they're trying to reprimand.

caitlin333

People bitching about it is indeed SILLY .

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trisharenee0316

caitlin333 said:

Sorry to the OP. Seems like people just have to find something to bitch about. Be proud that you didn't gain that much weight- that's awesome! Only people who are jealous would be offended by something so silly .

I wasn't offended, therefore I wasn't jealous.  Logic burn.  But I did think it was stupid.  And so there's that.

BreandMikewedding

Jealous )

Nichole7041

I was diagnosed with Intrauterine growth restriction my last pregnancy and had my son born at 5 pounds at 39 weeks.

I'm not sensitive (hence why I love this board) so I personally wasn't offended but it did bring up those sad memories of people always commenting that I only looked 6 months pregnant and was my due date accurate.

It was a very scary first experience and I kept feeling like I was a terrible mother because my body wasn't supporting my child. Thankfully this round no growth issues!

And now I must have spaghetti - no exceptions

caranichole

How did this thread become so focused on the weight gain issue? the annoyance in this thread was about the contextually incorrect use of pasta sauce. I was only a little twitchy about this until this happened...

caitlin333 said:

Sorry to the OP. Seems like people just have to find something to bitch about. Be proud that you didn't gain that much weight- that's awesome! Only people who are jealous would be offended by something so silly .

:-w

This gem almost sent me back to high school. Jealous?! For real?! How about we are kind-hearted adults who are sensitive to the community and relationships we have built here. Believe me, I am not jealous! My weight gain/loss is certainly one to be celebrated but I celebrate it appropriately with my DH and if someone specifically asks me how much I have lost/gained, I will share. Don't be prideful. Step outside of yourself for a moment. It's not appropriate here just as it wouldn't be appropriate IRL.

caranichole

Kaylajade8911 said:

caranichole said:

How did this thread become so focused on the weight gain issue? the annoyance in this thread was about the contextually incorrect use of pasta sauce.

That would be my fault! I mentioned op would be used to snark because of the weight post.
I didn't expect her to comment defending the weight thing.
Sorry!

That's no big deal, I just thought it was interesting how people suddenly started responding just talking about the weight thing. Your point was totally valid. It's all relative.

caitlin333

Haha ..this still went on after I went to bed? Wow some people sure feed off drama. Oh, and miss Kaylajade ..you swear as if "WK" would offend me. I wasn't aware that feeling bad for someone who posted something because they are CLEARLY happy for themselves only for it to be completely dismissed and have their post be made a mockery out of is wrong? Strange.

CubanPinky

this is better than pay per view

caitlin333

Haha. K hun. There's nothing ignorant about it all. You're clearly butt hurt over someone else's accomplishment. So You have fun eating your bom boms and talking shit behind a computer screen for your own enjoyment. What a life you have

CubanPinky

FamousEa said:

What's a bom bom and how does one manage to take a shit behind the computer screen???? I MUST KNOW!!!!!!

@famousea mmmmm u just made me super hungry for chocolate….the bom boms that is…not the "behind computer screen shit" lol

caitlin333

"What's a bom bom and how do you talk shit behind a computer screen?" -- yikes...are you sure you should be having kids?

CubanPinky

Kaylajade8911 said:

Guise I'm butt hurt. Guess I'd better GBCB

@kaylajade8911

golfingdarwinfish

FamousEa said:

What's a bom bom and how does one manage to take a shit behind the computer screen???? I MUST KNOW!!!!!!

I'm on mobile so this won't work, but, bom bom?


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsy7kJyizoc#