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I am pregnant, not broken

ladycerseiladycersei member
in 2nd Trimester
Hello ladies. I've been a lurker here since my first pregnancy in 2009. I'm on baby number 3 now.
You'd think that maybe, MAYBE, people would understand that I'm not new to this. I don't need the constant nagging and worrying about what I should and should not be doing.
But nooooooooo, instead I hear "you should be resting more"
"You shouldn't be carrying that"
"You need to stay off your feet"
"Let your husband take care of everything"
Etc, etc, blah blah blah.

Yeah. Right.
As a stay at home mom with a toddler and a preschooler, whose husband works long hours, I have things to do! The world doesn't stop because I'm pregnant! I'm not some speshul wittle gum drop who will break at a glance.

**rant over**

I found this article and it made my day. I may email it this to everyone who has a "helpful" comment lol.

https://www.scarymommy.com/i-am-pregnant/
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Re: I am pregnant, not broken

  • bell18bbell18b member
    edited July 2014
    Haha love this post. Lately I can't get through a workout without someone asking questions about my pregnancy.
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  • SerenityAESerenityAE member
    Love the post! So true!
    I'm a FTM so new to the whole being pregnant thing but it makes me so annoyed people think I've lost my common sense. 
    Do I ask for help to lift a 40 pound bag of dog food in Petsmart? Yes. 
    Do I need help carrying a 5 pound bag of potatoes to my car? Um. No. And if you ask me again if I need help I'll probably hit you with the bag of potatoes...
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  • TashaPlusNikaTashaPlusNika member
    So true!

    The one thing that annoys me more than people treating me that way, is when pregnant women themselves act like they're fragile breakable. "I cannot lift that, cannot do that, cannot go there etc" types of attitude. 


    TTC #2

    Cycle 1:   (January/February)                            Cycle 2:  (February/March)

    O - CD17                                                     O - CD15
    IB @ 11dpo                                                            11dpo-13dpo spotting
    BFP @ 12dpo (late pm)                         AF CD28 (late 13dpo)                     
    13dpo = positive fading all day
    14dpo beta = 7.2
    AF CD32 - Confirmed Chemical Pregnancy

    CYCLE 3 (March/April) 
    O - CD19 
    8DPO - Faint BFP on Wondfo
    9DPO - Neg. on FRER
    11 DPO - BFP FRER
    14 DPO - Beta 123
    17 DPO - 784, yay! 
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  • katiescarlett1katiescarlett1 member
    Awesome! I need to print this out to give to my boss, who immediately after finding out I was pregnant would intervene if I wanted to life ANYTHING. Box of cupcakes? No no I GOT THAT. Bankers box with empty gift bags, light as a feather...he RAN to cut me off and carry it, lest I hurt my poor pregnant little self.

    Drives me crazy! You keep going, Mama, you know what you're doing. :)
    Married 11/2008. Started TTC January 2014.
    BFP 3/30/14. <3 EDD 12/4/14
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  • alexandrac86alexandrac86 member
    Completely agree! I'm not sick, I'm not broken, and I am certainly not stupid. I know what I can and can't do, so leave me the f alone. If I'm tired I will rest, if it's too heavy to lift I will ask for help. I think dh is the only one who doesn't bug me about being pregnant. 
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  • SSCmommaSSCmomma member
    Love this. I have a fairly phsyical job and people expect me ti just stop working and sit at home knitting until baby arrives. I don't here any of those folks offering to pay my bills though !
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  • JessiRyan810JessiRyan810 member

    That article is fantastic! It highlights not only the non-pregnant people treating us pregos like we're incapable of doing anything, but also the pregnant women who think that their baby is going to be born with 3 arms because they had one cup of coffee.

     

    First baby Due: 12/17/14

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