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2nd Trimester
S/O denying a pregnant woman
The coffee post below got me thinking of other things that people have said about what you should/shouldn't do while pregnant. What have people - friends, relatives, strangers - said to you that made you want to go off?
My SIL yelled at me for putting salt on my corn on the cob. And that was the first thing I was even able to stomach all day!
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Re: S/O denying a pregnant woman
EDD: 03/01/13; DD: 10/26/13
Mourning the loss of Amarine Stella, born at 21 weeks, 6 days.
We will always love you, our little angel.
Caffeine. I posted on FB about enjoying a Pepsi. Apparently when you are pregnant caffeine is the sin of all sins.
Oh yeah, plus coloring my hair and eating twinkies.
My mom told me I shouldn't do anything that requires me to put my arms over my head or it would risk tangling the cord. I told her she was crazy, but I woke up 3 nights in a row with my arms up and it freaked me out. I called and asked the nurse and she said it is an old wives tale and to not worry about it.
Also, my FIL always askes what I've eaten lately and grills me when it is not "ideal". Kiss my butt, I am hungry all the time and a million apples don't cut it!!!
Thanks, I needed this today
I really don't understand where these strangers get the balls to say stuff like that. I would never say anything. Hell, I saw a very pregnant woman chain smoking and didn't say anything. Not my place!
You have no idea how long it took to convince DH to let me have one single piece of his raw sushi. Sometimes enough is enough!
And for the record, I drink caffeine every day. It's the one thing that helps with my m/s!
We actually should be adding [a little] salt to our food since we need iodine and it is not usually found in our vitamins. (Should be iodiozed table salt - I think I spelled it wrong BTW)
On another note - DH has yelled at me for eating too much sweets - he even hide my honey bun from me (I still have not found it - I suspect he ate it). But - no one else has dared to deny me.
What's wrong with Twinkies? ::drools:: I can't even remember the last time I had one! I've got to go get some now!
I was actually a little nervous in Starbucks getting a latte after reading about a bumpie who's friend was denied a latte becaues she was pregnant. I had myself all worked up for a fight to get my latte...but the barista couldn't have cared less.
DH did say the other day after all my pumpkin spice latte talk "there isn't any caffine in that, is there? I thought you weren't supposed to have caffine?" Uh, honey, have you not noticed that I make a pot of coffee every morning and there is always one cup misisng? I've cut way back to 1-2 beverages a day. (From 10-12 pre-pregnancy...OMG)
My boss isn't allowing me to lift heavy things at work anymore, but my heavy lifting consists of lifting bodies - so I'm obliging.
DH gives me a hard time when I drink a Coke. . . I told him at least I'm not snorting it.
And I've gotten the side-eye from co-workers when I have a cup of coffee or a few extra Oreo cookies. NONE of which have been pregnant before or have kids. Go figure.
My MIL isn't interested in anything baby-related unless it's browbeating me about things I shouldn't be doing. She constantly asks DH--not me, but him, when she calls him--whether I'm "gaining too much weight."
She's also on this pretty out-there hippie natural-health email newsletter, and is constantly forwarding me articles about how my deodorant is going to give the baby cancer and stuff like that.
My great-aunt posts on my facebook wall or emails me at least 3 times a week to tell me that my hand sanitizer is going to create superbugs that will kill me and the baby.
A friend of ours has been in med school for a grand total of 1 month, and called DH after he found out about the pregnancy to condescendingly tell us why we were doing the wrong thing by declining optional prenatal testing. Um, thanks, I guess, but a month of med school doesn't qualify you for anything more medically complex than Googling.
The list goes on...I guess people assume that Pregnant = Part of the Collective Human Experience = A Judgmental Free-For-All.
DH (and a friend who agrees) think that I shouldn't play volleyball! He joined a fall league without me, even though they needed another girl on the team. He's afraid someone will spike the ball at my stomach.
I still get pissed at him every Tuesday when he leaves to play without me. This is the first league he's ever played without me. It's the one sport we can play together.
Big Kid Jan 2010
Littlest Man Sept 2012
I surprisingly, haven't been lectured.. one person at work said "I thought you shouldn't drink coffee?" and that was about it.. heck, most of my friends tell me "you can have a glass of wine, or a sip of beer, it'll be OK" and I politely decline.
My husband used to get on me about salt (pre-pregnancy) but now he knows not to say one word about what I eat because the fact that I even eat now is amazing.. I never had m/s but my appetite is almost non-existent
Yesterday at lunch I stopped at Starbucks and got myself a white chocolate mocha and hubby a caramel frapp (he wasn't with me) .. I'm sure I looked insane all fat and pregnant carrying 2 starbucks cups with me the 4 blocks back to the office
My MIL can always be counted on for unwanted advice and comments. Grrr. Constantly asking me how I am doing, what I am doing, what did I eat, why is the belly so big, am I standing correctly, are my nipples stimulated enough, etc.
I had some ladies ask me at the office if my OB knew I was drinking coffee. I just smiled and responded "Yep, she also knows I'm armed too."
That's a fun one! I get that, too. I'm vegan, and one of my friends is always trying to get me to eat an egg or two.
EDD: 03/01/13; DD: 10/26/13
Mourning the loss of Amarine Stella, born at 21 weeks, 6 days.
We will always love you, our little angel.
My coworkers won't let me lift anything. (As in, I tried to lift 3 binders filled with papers and they all came running.)
I've had several friends and family members panic when I approached a hot tub. I was not getting in the hot tub! I was just near it! I know I can't go in!
Generally, people have been listening to me about how much caffeine I can drink (I am very careful; get half caf, etc.). If the Starbucks thing happened to me, I would lose it on them. Oooh, boy...