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3rd Trimester
dreambig527
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Things we're most sick of hearing...
dreambig527
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I'm cranky today. And I'm sick of hearing the same lines from people all the time. And I know the rest of you are too so let's rant on here.....
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Re: Things we're most sick of hearing...
"How are you feeling today?" "Have you had that baby yet?"
I feel the same as I do every day now for the past few weeks. I'm uncomfortable. I feel like I weigh 400 lbs. I'm ready to have the baby and DO I LOOK LIKE I'VE HAD THE BABY YET?!? I'm tired of talking about it in general. Talk to me about something else please!
I am 38 weeks 2 days and ready to be done with pregnancy. I am sick of people smiling kindly at me and telling me the baby will "come when he is ready" like babies have eject buttons in the uterus that they can choose or not choose to push. This baby will come when my body finally kicks the eff into gear and forces him out. If that were the case, no baby would ever be premature!!!!
"We have to get together and hang out before the baby comes!"
What? I'm never going to leave the house again once I have a baby? You have no interest in being friends with me once I have a child? Ok I know they really just understand I won't be around much for a while but still- I think I've heard this from every one of my friends!
I also hate hearing "You look fantastic!!!" and then hearing "You look sooooo tired, are you ok?" in the same hour from different people. Look - I get that you feel like you need to say something but shut up! I do not look fantastic, I'm swollen, breaking out like crazy, I'm red, blotchy and covered in rash. I do NOT look good. And yea, thanks for the jerks who want to be honest - but seriously. I'm 8 months pregnant. OF COURSE I'm tired and uncomfortable. You don't need to point it out to me and add feeling bad about how I look to the list too....
The BIGGEST one for me is, "You think you're tired NOW? Wait till that baby comes! You'll never sleep again!" followed by self-indulgent laughter.
Thanks. I'm aware. Believe it or not, I DID think this through when DH and I were TTC.
This!
THIS! There is a 60-something guy in my office and i swear he asks every day. I know he is just being nice, and it is nice of him to ask. But I have to wonder what he'd say if I started in on how often I have to pee, how much my boobs hurt, or how I feel like I've been kicked in the crotch...
DH and I married 8 years. Mom of three, stepmom of one.
Oh yea I never know how to respond to this! That and "how is baby?" ESP when it is asked daily. Ummm baby is still there! That's about all I know!
These people must be insane from not having slept in several years.
" a baby is going to change your life"
Really??? Is it????
To this comment I generally say, "Oh it won't that much. I plan on crate training her, it worked really well with my dog, I don't think a child will be much different." Try it. You'll love the response.
Eh, the "how are you" type questions don't bother me. Though I do get tired of always getting asked when I'm due. What I'm really sick of hearing is "You can't eat/drink that while pregnant!". The fluck I can't, bish...
I mean, seriously, it's not like I'm constantly eating fast food or killing a bottle of rum every weekend or anything, so leave me alone.
Definitely. I've had a number of people give me the side-eye while enjoying my one and only cup of coffee for the day. Back off! I'm allowed my 200 mg!!
LOL. I get this ALL the time. The funny part though is that I am crating my 2.5 year old around when they tell me this. Ummmm.... yeah, I'm pretty clear on how having a baby changes one's life. I mean ya know since I already have one and all. Seriously people?
"How are you feeling?" When I say fine, they ask "Are you sure? Because when I was pregnant I had xyz pain, and swelling, blah blah blah" It's like they want me to feel like shiit, or something. Dude, Im fine. I dont have any pain yet, Im not swelling. Get off my back!
ETA: I also dont like being treated like Im feeble. Like, I cant do anything for myself. People think I need to sitting/laying at all times.
"Just wait until you have two.."
I'm pretty stoked about having two. I don't feel scared one bit at this point.
I'm SO tired of people calling me "Little Momma" or some variation of it every single day at work.
Today this older woman here, who is very nice, asked me.."you have another already right? Did you get this big with him?" What a nice way of telling me I'm massive, thanks!!!
"Oooh! There's just something about little girls!!"
...like geeze thank god I'm having a girl or clearly you'd all be bummed.
How are you feeling? When are you due again? (only from people who have asked thirty times already), "Oh, you poor thing", "How are you going to make it through the summer?", "How long do you think you'll make it?", "You aren't on bedrest yet?!?", "You look due any day now!".
I'm 29 weeks with twins and yes I realize I'm a whale - thank you for repeatedly pointing it out and telling me all about how bad YOU feel for me that I'm having twins and asking how I'm ever going to get sleep then giving me all your opinions about how hard it will be to breastfeed.
Also, today an especially awful person flat out said "How are you going to afford daycare for twins?" Uh... don't you think DH and I thought about that when we were deciding daycare vs. a nanny?!?! When you manage our finances you can feel free to give your opinion about our finances, but until then that's just rude.
I wish more people would ask me how I'm doing
My family lives in Canada, and my husbands family lives about 2.5 hours away in a different state, and I don't have very many friends here. I get kind of sad that no one is going to care about my baby besides me and my husband!
So I welcome any commentary on my pregnancy; it makes me feel special.
My daughter's softball assistant coach says "Oh you look like you're ready to pop! When is the baby due?"
I wasn't too offended, because this being my 3rd, I'm used to it. Plus he has no kids and doesn't realize thats probably not something you wanna say to someone due any day now. One of the other moms, however, reemed into him for me
Shes says "Next time why don't ya just say 'You look beautiful' and leave it at that 
LOL the things some people say.... I have also gotten the "You haven't had the baby yet?" I really wanna say "Yes, but afterwards I swallowed a basketball, that's why I look like this".
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Lately when my friends call me, they don't say hi. They just say "Baby?"
No. You called me. I will call you when I am in labor, unless you keep this crap up and then you'll find out at the same time at my 6th cousins 100 times removed and the random person I met at a party once via facebook.
Eleanor Cadence June 13th
Women used to be chosen based on hip girth? I'm sorry I've got nothing. haha
Eleanor Cadence June 13th
"when are you due?" I reply mid August and they reply "ohhh it's gonna be a long hot summer?"
really?? i'm looking forward to it!
Oh heavens yes, the coffee gripe! I still every now and again have an unsettled stomach when I wake up, and for some reason, coffee helps. So I'm going to drink my one measly cup of joe in the morning, d@mmit...
It's gonna be a hot summer! Are you ready for it?
omg f off people... I'll survive.
complete stranger- "do you have a name yet?"
"yes, but we aren't sharing the name" even though we are, but I don't feel the need to share it with YOU or hear your opinion.
"oh, you should name her Eloisa". Thanks? Are you assuming your name is better than the one that my husband and I picked for OUR daughter? Geesh.
"Is this what a contraction feels like?
Help! I'm a FTM
Mucous Plug, Sex the baby out, bloody show."
Did I miss anything?
Oh wait you mean IRL, I'm tired of people telling me how tired I look as a greeting. WTF you can't even say Hello first? The first thing out of your mouth HAS to be Oh you look so tired. Thanks for telling me I look like shiz, I'm well aware since the last 6 people I saw told me the exact same thing.
People at work would say to me.....
You're still here!
Aka you are huge I can't believe you haven't given birth yet. Eventually I replied with yes, unless I'm a hologram like Tupac!
(Lurking but has rode this boat earlier)
''You're eating for two, have a second helping.'' -- The baby and my entire digestive track are on a turf war, so no, I can't eat an entire turkey and pot of spuds in one sitting.
''What is it?'' -- I'm really hoping it's a human baby because otherwise my other guesses are 1) a puppy, or 2) a tumor.