UO Thursday | 4.7

serenaxo84

I didn't think this would be a UO but apparently a lot of people I know do it: I can't stand gum chewers at the gym... Why why why do you have to chew gum while you work out!? I can't deal with chomping and gum smacking. And I can't help but wonder how the person is breathing properly while working out while they are smacking their gum!

srcr2011

My UO is that I really don't like getting flowers. DH brings me a bouquet often, and it's a sweet gesture  (that's why I'll never tell him anything ), but they just sit there, die and  get tossed out. I love how he thinks of me and goes out way to show me though.

chloe97

My UO goes along with the pregnancy announcements and gender reveals- I hate (other people's) ultrasound pictures. I love baby pictures of all kinds and ages, but a picture of your uterus with a barely recognizable blob in it? Not interested in the least bit. It actually kind of grosses me out. Don't get me wrong, I love my own ultrasound picture and look at it multiple times a day. But that's because it's my blob who I'm emotionally attached to. Your blob? Gross.

2undertwo2bee

Bouncing off of that.  I really don't like kids. Lol.  My daughter.  I treasure and she's perfect and never annoying lol. Other people's kids just irritate me. Unless we're really close and the. I usually love your kids because their yours.  But random peoples.  I've never been one to stop and just stare at kids in awe at the grocery store or think they are just so adorable.  Their usually little shits. But not my special snowflake.  

zrain

m6agua said:

ShallowSeas said:

@grannysmith912
I'm with you on the gender reveals.  I get wanting a cute pregnancy announcement...because I want to and plan on doing one,  but I've seen some that are just over-the-top.  

Speaking of announcements, I'm not sure if this is a UO or not, but it doesn't seem to be the norm so I'm putting it here: We are not waiting until 12+ weeks to announce.  Initially we considered it, and I completely understand why so many people wait that late.  Kudos to those that actually can. I just can't keep this secret any longer.  At my RE appointment yesterday, I had an u/s done and my doctor said everything looked great and if we wanted to tell everyone, we could feel comfortable at this point to do so.  So we are.  We told our parents last night that they could tell whoever they wanted.  H and I are waiting to tell our friends until this weekend.  We bought a pair of newborn Converse shoes that we want to post a picture of to announce. 

Can I also just say how amazing it feels to have this 'secret' out to our ENTIRE families now? H and I received a few "congratulation' texts last night from cousins, aunts, and uncles who our parents told, and its so nice to have people acknowledge and celebrate this pregnancy. I've been waiting for that and it feels good.

I hate lying and I hate secrets. This is our second pregnancy and hopefully first take home baby. Because of my loss I really wanted to tell everyone earlier with this one. I told my BFF and 2 out of state good friends right away. We told our families at just under 6 weeks. We planned on telling everyone by 6-7 weeks and then posting on social media (we have a lot of friends/family out of town/state so it is difficult to call/text everyone). However right after we found out I was pregnant our closest friends (husband and wife) suffered a miscarriage. Now we put everything on hold until we tell them first. We plan on telling them sometime in the next couple weeks and then will probably put out our social media announcement around 12 weeks. I cannot wait until it is no longer a secret.

Also I like the pregnancy announcements on social media as long as the person isn't overbearing with posts like those who do the pyramid scheme things (i.e. jamberry, younique, etc.).

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I didn't wait to tell anyone this time and I'm so happy with my decision. Like @m6agua, after my loss I didn't want to wait this time. I'm slowly telling all my coworkers as I encounter them at work, and the same with friends. I tell them when we hang out. I told my closest family as soon as we knew and gave them permission to tell everyone else. I know that it's early and I haven't even had my ultrasound yet, but I want everyone's support whether or not this pregnancy lasts. Plus, it's really good to have supportive coworkers when I'm feeling super nauseated at work. Real friends empty bedpans for you so you don't vomit in a patient's room! I'm also terrible at keeping secrets, and something as happy as being pregnant doesn't seem worth it to try and hide it from people. That being said, I'm not sure if I plan on doing a facebook announcement at any point. Those who are most important to me will hear it from myself or my husband or my mom. I'm sure photos of my with a bump will end up on facebook this summer (especially since we have like 5 weddings to go to! Yay for future cute maternity dresses!!), but I don't really feel the need to make a big announcement to a bunch of acquaintances if everyone I care about already knows.

rooftop

My UO is I love breastfeeding photo shoots. I think they're so beautiful and sentimental. I've never been bothered by nudity but when I'm looking at a breastfeeding baby it doesn't even occur to me as exposed skin. I'm usually looking at the face of the momma looking at her baby. There's so much raw emotion. I love it.

whaat

My UO is that I hate when men talk about their partner's pregnancy/breastfeeding/etc. like they are the ones pregnant/breastfeeding/etc., or like they know the struggle. My male cousin made some comments about how natural childbirth and breastfeeding IS BEST (his wife did both) and it made me crazy bc he obviously had no clue that some women CANNOT do this, and many others don't want to. And he has never done this either! It made me so mad. 
(Thankfully she is not like this and would never EVER make those kinds of comments to anyone)
Dont get me wrong, if you've done it, I want to hear about it. I just don't want to hear about it from your idiot husband.