Perks of being pregnant

tarheelgirl8 · July 2015

It's so easy to focus on the pain and discomfort that comes with pregnancy especially in the third trimester. I'm curious to hear what your favorite perks are. I have two. 1) DH never screens my calls, even when he's at work. 2) Everyone constantly encourages me to go ahead and eat extra sweets. I feel like it's the only time I can eat three donuts in a row 100% judgement-free!

acgonzalez22 · July 2015

I love how society treats pregnant women! People give up their seats for me and hold doors open. At Publix some random lady helped me with my groceries! It has been nice to experience the non-rude side of the general public. I am most humbled. Especially since some women have had negative experiences.

Kwest1007 · July 2015

My favorite perk is actually feeling healthier than I did before. I've had to see specialists for what they believe to be Chron's disease. It was something I struggled with daily but since being pregnant, I have been sooo much better (guess this is common for autoimmunes). I'm hoping my system doesn't go back to how it was!

deviduke412 · July 2015

Foot rubs whenever I want from my hubby.

CarelessDiva89 · July 2015

No period was always my favorite perk & being able to have an excuse to eat a little extra or having my husband go get me special food and drinks that I was craving

Lalala2326 · July 2015

I got a free sundae AND my meal for free at a restaurant the other day. We were out with a bunch of people, and somehow my order didn't get put in till really late after everyone else's. When they realized it the waitress made a big deal about naturally forgetting the pregnant woman. They rushed the order, took it off the bill, and then brought me a sundae complete with hot fudge, whipped cream and sprinkles (my daughter was quite thrilled

) Nobody even said anything to them about it before they did all that. I just laughed when she told me and said I wasn't all that hungry anyway so it was no big deal. I'm thinking that would not have happened had I not been pregnant. At least not the free sundae!

gulimz · July 2015

People holding doors, being extra nice, family and friends always doing things for you (especially my mother who has been a lifesaver), and eating whatever with 0 guilt. I actually feel guilty about not eating when I have no appetite sometimes.

dpmm93 · July 2015

No periods has been really nice! SO reminds me every night to wake him if I need anything (glass of water, help getting out of bed, etc.)

astreetx3 · July 2015

I straight up used the mens bathroom in a grocery store today because there was a wait for the ladies. I didnt even think twice about it either, i walked up, saw the line, went "NOPE!" and waddled my ass on in lol.
Nobody said a word to me either!

mjones0721 · July 2015

astreetx3 said:
I straight up used the mens bathroom in a grocery store today because there was a wait for the ladies. I didnt even think twice about it either, i walked up, saw the line, went "NOPE!" and waddled my ass on in lol.
Nobody said a word to me either!

I did this the other day at the gas station. It was either that or pee my pants lol

jesigirli · July 2015

One of the malls near me has mommy-to-be parking spots next to handicapped spots. The lazy girl in me loves this.

kettlekitten · July 2015

I had acne until my first pregnancy at age 34. My skin cleared up in the first trimester and I've never had pimples since! Woot!

Perfect Sonnet · July 2015

No period is good. Not looking forward to the 6-8 weeks of bleeding ahead of me.

Other than that, I get to telework everyday until baby is born. This is probably correlated with being pregnant, but I love not having to get dressed up and on the train every day. I will probably be really excited to do this when it's time to go back to work though.

MamaMandy2015 · July 2015

I like not being expected to help with certain things. My DH always says to just sit back and he will take care of it. Naturally though it's not in my DNA to just sit pretty, I feel worthless so I'm always doing things I shouldn't or overdoing it. Mostly because I'm pigheaded and damn stubborn and want to do it all

hjenkii · August 2015

No periods! No acne! Both of those have been horrendous for my growing up. And so far I've been blessed with no stretch marks (still have 2 weeks so..knock on wood). Not having a period for 9 months has been a blessing. This 6-8 weeks of bleeding after delivery has me terrified of the mess to come.

Laurmi · August 2015

I have to say that one of the perks that I've noticed is that I'm so much less focused on myself than ever before. I tend to over think things and get anxiety and second guess everything I do. Also, I'm generally way over obsessed with the way I look and always having to be perfect. Since I've been pregnant I've never been more confident!! I feel like I have something way bigger than me happening. I feel like I'm borrowing someone else's body so I'm treating it like I should be treating myself (aka....i have gestational diabetes so I've given up any and all indulgences because of it for the health of the other person I'm sharing my body with). I also like the fact that I'm seeing different sides of people because of this. For instance, I never realized that teenagers, of all people, seem to be so interested in it. I could go on and on....I'd love to say that I love being able to eat fun food but I haven't had a single donut this entire pregnancy. Boooo. 4 weeks!!

Bickey11 · August 2015

The cook at the Chinese restaurant said he gave my order since extra love yesterday. People smile at me ALL the time it's like I make thier day? Hubby is always green lighting me to take a load off and relax. Not cleaning the litterbox. My bosses believing in pregnancy brain....
The list is endless

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