I am NOT doing that again until after baby comes!

pixiegirl131415

I had to go grocery shopping. From now until after baby (and probably a while after baby) I am sending DH, even if I only need one thing!

First of all, I have GD and I was miserable because I've been having a hard time controlling my blood sugars when I eat fruit, so I've been staying mostly away. Of course they have gorgeous fresh fruit right now, and all on sale, and I can't have any.

Plus, I was sooo uncomfortable trying to waddle around the store with my cart, when all I wanted to do was sit. I've been feeling as big as a house the past week, and baby is digging up into my ribs, which is not helping. Plus, getting my groceries in and out of that cart is now a major challenge, since belly is in the way and I can't bend over too far.

Also, I've been super easily annoyed the past few days. I got annoyed with the guy who was only buying flowers but for some reason didn't go through the very open self serve lanes, and instead felt the need to go through one with a teller. I got annoyed when the baggers they have were helping 30 year old, seemingly healthy and able people and ignoring the pregnant lady (moi), leaving her to bag her own groceries. Really?!?

Yeah, I should just stay away from people in general for the next 4 weeks...

aligator423uf

You poor thing, I hope you stood there and waited until a bagger came over to help you! I don't do big shops without DH anymore either. I'm not hauling all that in the house by myself!

Brads Girl

I feel your pain, I get irrationally angry at the grocery store.  I really wanted to run over an old man who was shuffling along in the middle of the aisle and I couldn't get by  the other day LOL.......damn hormones!

CactusGirl

Sorry you had such a bad time. That has to be terribly hard not to eat all the fruit you want, but don't worry, not much longer until you can chow down!

I grocery shopped today and completely understand what you mean by not being able to bend over from the front of the cart to put things in... my belly was completely in the way!

mbritto4

I was glad to have DD with me today to get low things, and only got things we really needed. MH is grocery store challenged. He goes in with a list and comes out with other random stuff and often not the complete list.

jesh1111

I feel your pain!!

MuseumMaven

I sent DH today.  My back pain is unbearable when I try to walk - the idea of pushing a cart around the store made me want to cry!

katiewhompus

Grocery shopping is the devil. H won't let me go alone though since I fainted once while grocery shopping, oops. I'm just so sick of eating the same thing because of my GD that I get no joy out of grocery shopping or food. He pushes the cart and I wander around aimlessly.

And the berries...oh the berries are killing me with the deliciousness that I can't eat. We got blueberries today and it was so hard to stick to my 1 fruit exchange at dinner. I just wanted to eat the entire carton.

pixiegirl131415

katiewhompus:

Grocery shopping is the devil. H won't let me go alone though since I fainted once while grocery shopping, oops. I'm just so sick of eating the same thing because of my GD that I get no joy out of grocery shopping or food. He pushes the cart and I wander around aimlessly.

And the berries...oh the berries are killing me with the deliciousness that I can't eat. We got blueberries today and it was so hard to stick to my 1 fruit exchange at dinner. I just wanted to eat the entire carton.

Exactly! You feel my pain. Plums, Strawberries, Mellons, anything yummy is on sale right now, and I can't go near them. Boo!

Ironically, It seems that all of the bad for me carbs are the ones that effect my BS numbers the least... Like potato salad. Fruit would be so much better for me, but they make me spike! :P

beekernbaby

I have GD as well. The watermelon was calling today but I had to walk quickly in the other direction. I would do anything for some OJ in the morning as well. 

iheartmyllama

I did a big grocery shop today to try and stock up on some things (why I waited til now I will never know) and I was miserable! I was huffing and puffing and waddling my way thru the store. I definitely feel your pain. I am feeling so much pressure in my pelvis it is getting hard to do all that walking. When I got to the checkout the guy asked me if I was having a rough morning. I'm thinking, yeah and I still have to go home and haul all this into our apartment and put it away, so shove it. Instead I just smiled and said uh yeah. I think I will be going with DH from now on (he can't be trusted on his own, he buys all kinds of extra crap).

suzyqjmu

I went today, and I can't really complain about the actual shopping. That went ok for me. It was unloading the cart at the checkout that killed me. So hard to reach inside. Oh, and the 24-pack of bottled water was easy to place under the cart, but it was nearly impossible to get it from there into my car. The part that I hated the most was unloading the groceries once I got home. Next time I plan for when my fiance is home.

So sorry for those of you that can't eat fruit. That would kill me right now. I am at work (overnight shift) and about to have my watermelon and grapes. I will make sure to appreciate what I have. Don't worry .. you'll be digging into some fruit salad before you know it!

rab41380

Me neither! I actually sent DH today with a list for the week, cause I hate grocery shopping while pregnant!  I have to pee the entire time and then I get super tired!  Except DH forgot my ice cream!

katiewhompus

rab41380:

Me neither! I actually sent DH today with a list for the week, cause I hate grocery shopping while pregnant!  I have to pee the entire time and then I get super tired!  Except DH forgot my ice cream!

I do that to H too (peeing). I also have the uncanny ability to have my testing alarm go off while we're in the store. So we shop for 10 minutes and I have to pee, shop for a little while longer and have to test. He's hit the paranoid part of the pregnancy too where every time I pee he thinks it means I'm going into labor.

lissiealkie

I feel your pain.  Its tough going up and down the aisles and looking at all the food you'd love to eat but can't because of damn GD.  I keep telling LO that she better appreciate all that I'm going through.  The fruit kills me because it always looks so fresh and inviting with their displays and sales and its usually right there by the entrance so you can't avoid it.   UGH! 

I get annoyed by people more and more, too.  Especially after denying myself the foods I love.  Its all part of the joys of being pregnant. 

redhead2466

Just gotta say....when I read the subject line of this post, I thought it would be having sex.  Ha!

swivle

I'm with you!  I just blew up at DH for going to the grocery store without asking me is I needed anything.  He says he went in real quick to pick up one thing but I'm still mad because it hurts so bad when I walk. I don't want to shop myself.  Baby has dropped and my pelvis is killing me.  I'm stuck here at work and I'm so uncomfortable.