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3rd Trimester
manda_mullins
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What's your favorite pg myth?
manda_mullins
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Or falsehood, or whatever.
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My favorites:
The "glow"; um yeah that would be heartburn radiating out of me
And i LOVE when younger people say "I can't wait till I'm pg so I can eat whatever I want!" Poor things...
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What are y'all's? (<--not sure of the grammar of that word lol) ?
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Re: What's your favorite pg myth?
"don't worry the weight will just fall off"
ummm no.
My boss *insists* that I'm having a boy because of how I'm carrying (we're pretty sure it's a girl).
My hair is NOT as lustrous and thick as I was told it would be.
I do not glow.
I also agree with "the glow".
The only glow i have is from my oily skin.
That's you'll receive lots of special treatment from people when you're pregnant. HA!! I live in the South, and STILL don't receive any special treatment.
Never did understand the "glow" either. My coworkers told me I glowed. Never saw it.
1) I can eat anything I want, bc after the baby it will fall off! umm yeah bc Ill be on a diet to lose all of the weight I gained!
2) Im glowing- I have good makeup! Thats why I spend $25 on it, so i can glow!!!!
3) Pregnant women are beautiful. Its bc you said something bad to one pg person and she snapped and/or we are volumptious- we have big boobies!!!!!
That one tops my list, too. Calories are still calories, even in pg. :: rolls eyes ::
Pregnant women all have crazy, intense cravings 24/7.
From day one, pregnant women look and act like they do at 40 wks.
Pregnant women are all miserable.
Pregnant women are all happy about "their miracle."
Pregnant women only want to talk about their pregnancy. Anything they say must somehow be related to pregnancy, so people should try really hard to make the link.
Definitely the glow!
WHAT glow???
Maybe they're talking about the glistening sweat on my face...
or the fact I am so pale that any light is bouncing right off from me...
This isn't a myth or a falsehood, really, but an annoyance...
Just yesterday someone mentioned it to me again. "Isn't it great being pregnant? You don't have to worry about your period - I loved it!"
Eh, b*tch, I'd rather have my period, with bad cramps, 24/7 than experience pregnancy symptoms. At least I could take ibuprofen or something that WORKS for the cramps, and changing a tampon is a minor inconvenience, compared to insomnia, cankles, 'roids, reflux, and nosebleeds...
Also my favorite.
That all pregnant women are hormonal crazy wrecks. Sure, some are. But I personally don't think I am. DH teases me about being a crazy pregnant woman sometimes, but I say, "I so am not. You're lucky." He admits that he has it WAY better than the people who warned him to walk on eggshells.
Yeah, I might cry easier, but I've only cried less than a dozen times, legitemately or not, this whole pregnancy. I highly doubt that makes me a crazy hormonal woman.
It's the worst when people actually ask me if I'm a crazy hormonal woman now. I've had people ask that--WTF??? No, I'm not. Thank you for asking.
Ditto the "glow" business. I've never looked worse.
The 2nd tri burst of energy -- never found mine either time.
The joy and radiance of pg period -- don't get me started.
And post-pg, how BFing will just have the lbs melt away. Yeah, right. I actually lost more weight once I weaned DD.
DD -- 5YO
DS -- 3YO