Shave what? I stopped shaving because the hair is just not growing anymore. My pits and "down there" are another story all together though. I must be having a boy.
I can actually shave my legs without too much trouble. I'm pretty lucky, because I haven't gotten much wider, my belly is just sort of growing forward, so I can bend from side to side pretty easily to get my legs, even if I can't bend forward as much as I used to. My bigger challenge is shaving my bikini line. I'm right-handed and can get the right side with no problem, but I can't reach to the other side with my right hand anymore (the belly gets in the way!), so I've been shaving the left side with my left hand, and there's a bit of a learning curve there. :-P
SS -- I wax...which I really need to get done because the hair growth is kinda out of control...
TTC 1: Off BCP late October 2011. BFP #1 Jan 2, 2012; EDD September 5, 2012; m/c Jan 12, 2012. BFP #2 June 14, 2012; EDD February 22, 2013.
My super all about me birth story:
Then: Fraternal twins born at 26 weeks in 1983. Me: 640 grams. Brother: 840 grams. Family kept watch in the NICU for 5 months before being allowed to go home. On oxygen for a year and a half after being released.
Now: Me: PhD student and married. Brother: Lawyer and married.
Dad's wedding speech: Thank you to all the family who stood watch and prayed for our children's survival. Well now the little scrawny chicken is married. Who would've thought? (Thanks dad for making me laugh and cry at the same time).
My BFP Chart
I've been shaving whatever my arms reach, meaning pits and hoohah. I'd been ignoring my legs since I have blonde hair on my legs and it's winter. But occasionally I take a couple swipes down there when I can feel it getting annoying.
I shave my legs every day. Being pregnant is even more reason to shave, imo. I have no issue reaching my legs, but the hoohaa is a different story. I can manage, but it probably doesn't look too good when I am done.
Thank goodness i can still reach my legs to shave but trying to shave my monkey is a different story and always still missing a spot ! Im thinking about getting it waxed for my DS grand entrance.
I only shave like twice a year regardless of whether or not I'm pregnant. I figure it's a nice treat for DH. lol
I figure I'm a special snowflake because of this. It wasn't really a priority prior to pregnancy! It's kind of difficult to shave anyhow when there is an (outside) baby in the shower with you or throwing toys at you from outside the shower curtain!
I just sit down in the shower to shave my legs. Though I have blonde hair on them, and it seems to be growing slower. I normally shave them once a week, but I may have skipped last week, lol. We'll see how uncomfortable it is this time. Other parts are now out of sight range, so I have to kind of guess.
Shave what? I stopped shaving because the hair is just not growing anymore. My pits and "down there" are another story all together though. I must be having a boy.
This! I can reach my legs but the hair is so light I don't bother very often. Pits I'm not having trouble with, shaving just fine but my bikini area is terrible! I can't reach or even see it without a mirror but it feels so unruly it makes me embarrassed even though no one's really seeing it. I don't dare to try it blind, but I need to do something!
I'm really surprised so many women voted they are still keeping it up!
I don't even shave in the winter when not pregnant though...so I must be the odd one out. I just don't enjoy taking time to shave and take a bath (no way in hell I can do it standing these days). I don't love the feeling of getting hairy, but I also don't think it's worth it to shave. If I do take a bath at the end of a long day all I want to do is zone out and relax.
I'm not bending over to shave anymore. I sit down to shave and kind of go at it from the sides. Not the most graceful thing, but I get it done! (that's for legs)
For south of the border, I just shave blind (feeling as I go) Occasionally I'll check in the mirror to see, but dont worry about it too much.
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I only shave like twice a year regardless of whether or not I'm pregnant. I figure it's a nice treat for DH. lol
Is this a joke???
Nope. The hair on my legs is fine and blonde, so I don't see a reason to shave. Plus, I don't wear clothing that shows my legs anyways. No bathing suits either.
I actually find the custom of shaving kind of ridiculous, but realize that everyone prefers or is used to different things. The only thing I really shave regularly is my armpits and that's only because I feel cleaner that way and DH seems to like it better when I do. If he didn't care I probably wouldn't shave them either.
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My super all about me birth story:
Then: Fraternal twins born at 26 weeks in 1983. Me: 640 grams. Brother: 840 grams. Family kept watch in the NICU for 5 months before being allowed to go home. On oxygen for a year and a half after being released.
Now: Me: PhD student and married. Brother: Lawyer and married.
Dad's wedding speech: Thank you to all the family who stood watch and prayed for our children's survival. Well now the little scrawny chicken is married. Who would've thought? (Thanks dad for making me laugh and cry at the same time).
My BFP Chart
I figure I'm a special snowflake because of this.
It wasn't really a priority prior to pregnancy! It's kind of difficult to shave anyhow when there is an (outside) baby in the shower with you or throwing toys at you from outside the shower curtain!
This! I can reach my legs but the hair is so light I don't bother very often. Pits I'm not having trouble with, shaving just fine but my bikini area is terrible! I can't reach or even see it without a mirror but it feels so unruly it makes me embarrassed even though no one's really seeing it. I don't dare to try it blind, but I need to do something!
I'm really surprised so many women voted they are still keeping it up!
I don't even shave in the winter when not pregnant though...so I must be the odd one out. I just don't enjoy taking time to shave and take a bath (no way in hell I can do it standing these days). I don't love the feeling of getting hairy, but I also don't think it's worth it to shave. If I do take a bath at the end of a long day all I want to do is zone out and relax.
I'm not bending over to shave anymore. I sit down to shave and kind of go at it from the sides. Not the most graceful thing, but I get it done! (that's for legs)
For south of the border, I just shave blind (feeling as I go) Occasionally I'll check in the mirror to see, but dont worry about it too much.
Nope. The hair on my legs is fine and blonde, so I don't see a reason to shave. Plus, I don't wear clothing that shows my legs anyways. No bathing suits either.
I actually find the custom of shaving kind of ridiculous, but realize that everyone prefers or is used to different things. The only thing I really shave regularly is my armpits and that's only because I feel cleaner that way and DH seems to like it better when I do. If he didn't care I probably wouldn't shave them either.