Don't you hate...
...when people try to regulate your intake while you're pregnant.
This weekend I was around about 15 friends that are from different parts of Georgia, but periodically, we all get together to party. They rented a house and I decided to stop by, even though I knew I couldn't drink.
They spent the entire night talking about my weight gain (as if I'm not fully aware of this already), then made it clear that I couldn't drink ANYTHING. I'm grown, I'm pregnant, I know...sh!t. Every time I walked into the kitchen, someone would scream, "NO! You can't drink...someone watch her!"
Friends who see me on a regular basis ask me how much I'm eating and if I don't eat what they feel is "enough" while we're out, they say that's why my bump is so small for 7.5 months, because I "starve" myself. Not to mention, while we're out, a server will ask us if we want drinks, they make it a point to say, "She's pregnant. She can't have any alcohol." Um, thanks...
I went to the football game in New York and my best friend told me how important it was for me to cover up and button up my jacket, because it's cold outside. Thanks, mom (I know she does it bc I'm carrying her Godchild, but geez)!
Sorry for another vent, but this treating me like I'm 5 is REALLY starting to piss me off. *sigh* 10 more weeks, 10 more.
Re: Don't you hate...
I know the feeling. My wedding was a few weeks ago, and I had people ask me what was in my toast glass (it was sparkling cider since I couldn't have champagne and wanted something nice). It was annoying that people thought I would put my baby at possible risk for a formality.
For whatever reason, I think people in general think pregnant women need advice on how not to debilitate our unborn children. I suspect it comes from an instinct to protect the pregnant member of the group. Since we are "civilized", that manifests itself in trying to make sure we don't do anything to hurt the baby, even though we are competent adults who have probably done more reading recently about how to protect an unborn child.
At your wedding? Congratulations!!!
But geez, can you enjoy your day without people hounding you...they might as well have sampled the glass before you drank from it.
I guess they thought I'd get so wrapped up in my wedding formalities that I'd forget I shouldn't have actual champagne. lol.
And thanks.
I wish I had more energy to have properly socialized with everyone. Getting married while pregnant is no picnic, but at least everyone was considerate when I needed to sit back down and let people come to me.
Ugh, yes! Fortunately, most people in my day-to-day life wouldn't dream of commenting on what I eat, because they know it's none of their business, and that I'm better informed than them to make those decisions.
However, whenever I'm around my sister, she feels it's her job to monitor what I eat and drink. She's constantly asking me questions, and if she thinks I shouldn't be eating something, she yells at me. So. annoying. Even though we've had words about it, she still feels she's right to try to "correct" me. I have GD, and there are so many restrictions in addition to regular pregnancy stuff. So if I want an extra glass of iced tea, I'm going to have it! A person can only take so much before they start to rip their hair out.