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1st Trimester
phrases/responses you detest...
"Welcome to my world"
"Just wait and see"
"You think it's bad now"
"You haven't seen anything yet"
ohhh and the words "preggo, preggers"..or anything of the likes
What words/phrases drive you crazy/annoy you?
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Re: phrases/responses you detest...
This!! Drives me absolutely insane!
This totally!
All of the above...especially calling me a jar a spaghetti sauce!
One thing that has irked me the most was when we told DH Grandma and one of the first things she asked was "how much weight have you gained?!". Yeah, that was uncalled for granny.
I was talking to a good friend of mine today and she asked how I was doing. I told her the nausea was gone, so that was good. And she replied saying "well now you get to enjoy the constant peeing and always being uncomfortable!" She has just been negative nelly the whole time, and yes she has been through it before. I just choose to embrace all the good, and the bad, that comes with pregnancy and thank God every day for this miracle!
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"it's not all rainbows and ponies" or whatever that stupid saying is on these boards
prego
baby dance
and TMI...good Lord, people talk about , sore nipples, hairy stomachs, zitty backs, itchy crotches, blood and fluids oozing from all parts of the body...so why do women feel the need to say TMI?! EVERYTHING on these boards is TMI! Besides, a post title of "Discharge" says it all.
I'm sure there are others; just can't think of them at the moment.
pretty much everything you named
AND
the response "you're crazy" when I say we're trying for a natural birth....ugh.
"But you're so young"
"You have it easy, when I was...."
"That's no big deal"
"preggers"
etc..
knocked up really bothers me
also talking about birth stories at this stage
"enjoy _______ while you can" yes I know it gets worse. Yes I know the 2nd tri is the golden one. Yes I know having an infant is exhausting. So yes, I am enjoying all my time as someone who still does not have a child. You don't need to tell me to.
Bar tab = $156,000, Bus to Foxwoods = $0, Puking in the Stanley Cup = Priceless
"You're finally going to be fat!"
Yes, I have been thin all my life - NOT my fault that I have never weighed over 100 lbs in all my life, that I excercise regularly and watched my diet!! And for your information, I am not planning on being "fat", I plan on being pregnant... and I'll go back to being my skinny *** self soon after I deliver. Pffft!!
"I don't see why women need epidurals, I did it natural and it was fine."
"Well I never had to worry or think about that when I was pregnant."
(Well, you had babies 30 years ago and things have changed!!!)
"You finally got pregnant because you STOPPED trying"
... of all the stupid things to say!!
"Who's the father???"
IT'S NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUSINESS, WTF? Who the hell asks someone a question like that? If I don't mention it, and you don't KNOW, don't ASK.
"You're only staying home six weeks???"
"It'll be so funny to see you fat for once."
"You're never gonna sleep again."
"You think you're tired now!"
Like all of you gals, I get so sick of the condescending comments. Oh, and then the helpful folks who ask if I'm taking a prenatal vitamin . . . I mean, really, I had no idea there were steps you should take to ensure a healthy pregnancy! I was planning on drinking margaritas and eating sushi for the next nine months. JEEZ.
Oh yes, and my personal fave: "Have you quit smoking?" Yes . . in 2006.
"Well good thing [you are pregnant], because you aren't getting any younger."
I'm 29.
Oooh, ooh, me...I got some! Major vent here.
Got morning sickness pretty obviously and needed to explain my condition early on to a co-worker:
"Why did you tell us? You shouldn't have told us, because what if you miscarry... My daughter miscarried at 14 weeks, just suddenly started bleeding, its not even safe to say after the 1st trimester necessarily..."
Bad enough that she's making me worry about miscarrying, but she has said this comment SEVERAL TIMES. Also it finally came up that her daughter was well into her 40s and had a lot of health problems.
Got a new job at 5 weeks pregnant and hadn't told my new bosses yet, same co-worker:
"Oh, don't you think you should refuse the job because you are pregnant. They'll be so mad when they find out. I wouldn't be happy if I found out my new employee was pregnant. You shouldn't look for a new job if you are thinking of getting pregnant." (For the record, I wasn't pregnant for my application and the first 3 interviews of the job which took 4 months to get.)
When I told the new bosses and they were delighted (their daughter is also expecting a baby about the same time) and they gave me huge hugs and asked how I was feeling and mentioned they'd be excited to have a new momma around, same co-worker:
" Oh, they just said that because they have to. They can't tell you how they really feel. Trust me, they aren't happy about it. You shouldn't be going to this new job." (Which by the way, is a 3 tier promotion and a 41% raise. They are truly thrilled to have me joining them--and I'm actually still with the same employer, just a different school at the same university. I'd be a moron NOT to take it, especially as I don't like my current job.)
Other behaviors:
Having an aunt-in-law try to force feed me and guilt me into eating her food over the holidays even though I am barely keeping it in me and barely able to eat the main courses, let alone appetizers and the salad. Then when my uncle-in-law tells her to stop being a "food pusher" and pointing out that I am, in fact, pregnant, she curses him out at the Thanksgiving table.
Do people's brains melt when they see a pregnant lady?
I hate, "You do know how this is avoided, right?" They say it in a joking manner, but it still annoys me.
We have a surprise pregnancy. So we've gotten that comment quite a few times. It irritates me because it implies ignorance... as if I'm 11 and don't realize unprotected sex leads to pregnancy.
Umm I REALLY hate being called preggers!!! ggrr but the worst I have gotten so far..."incubator" yes that's right ladies, my boyfriends mom actually called me the incubator...she is CRAZY!!!!