Confession session

ReturnOfKuus

If pregnancy is the enjoyable part, and even that is a bunch of nausea and discomfort, then why the hell do people have kids?!

I've been having a really hard time since my guinea pig died.  It feels like a major effort to make myself shower, or exercise, or go to work.  I still do those things, but it's just so tiring.  Grief sucks.

Cant_wait!

It'll probably come tonight hooka, since tonight is the one night I'm not going straight home. Plus also, I live in a teeny town and the mail sucks. They take forever. I don't expect you to have yours until Monday because I picked the cheapest shipping, which was 5-7 days.

Also, tonight is my friends 25th birthday party. She said she wanted to do something "classy" and asked me to pick a nice, fun restuarant, so I did. Now the plan is to go out to the bars after. Sorry, I didn't realize that was "classy". I was over the bars when I was 21.5, I can't imagine still wanting to go there for my 25th birthday.

Butter Cookie

ReturnOfKuus:

I've been having a really hard time since my guinea pig died.  It feels like a major effort to make myself shower, or exercise, or go to work.  I still do those things, but it's just so tiring.  Grief sucks.

This will be me when my cats go. ((hug))

MinM

O-Face - I applaude your running, but you know that pea, cottage cheese, and tuna concoction scares the hell out of mw.

baconsmom

awesome-sauce:

baconsmom:

Just because someone's pregnant, and other people aren't who want to be, doesn't negate the hell that pregnancy can be. Meg's entitled to be uncomfortable, FFS.

 

I took it as she was saying that she hates the way pregnancy makes her body feel. Not that she hates the baby she is having. I could be wrong?

If someone skimmed over it, I could see where it could be taken a different way.

I've heard women IRL say you either love pregnancy or hate it. Not that they hated the baby, but that pregnancy changes your body so, that you can be quite miserable.

I'm with you, Awesome. L&R told her the good part is "the little baby inside you."

Yeah, it is. And it's even better when that baby is OUTSIDE of you. I'm judging L&R's judging of Meg.

MinM

If people are allowed to biotch about not being pregnant, I supposed the preggos should be allowed to biotch, too. It does bother me that my friend who is 4 months preggo and who still weighs less than me complains about being huge and fat. WTF does that make me then? I guess I am closer to housebound obesce than I thought.

LnR70707

baconsmom:

awesome-sauce:

baconsmom:

Just because someone's pregnant, and other people aren't who want to be, doesn't negate the hell that pregnancy can be. Meg's entitled to be uncomfortable, FFS.

 

I took it as she was saying that she hates the way pregnancy makes her body feel. Not that she hates the baby she is having. I could be wrong?

If someone skimmed over it, I could see where it could be taken a different way.

I've heard women IRL say you either love pregnancy or hate it. Not that they hated the baby, but that pregnancy changes your body so, that you can be quite miserable.

I'm with you, Awesome. L&R told her the good part is "the little baby inside you."

Yeah, it is. And it's even better when that baby is OUTSIDE of you. I'm judging L&R's judging of Meg.

Whatever.  I am well aware that a healthy outside baby is the desired result, and that pregnancy can be uncomfortable.  I can't imagine having to look for the enjoyable part though.

ReturnOfKuus

Nothing I have heard about the descriptions of pregnancy sounds enjoyable.

This is an unrelated confession:

Call me Tom Cruise, because I kind of believe that there are few emotional problems that exercise doesn't solve.  Anxiety, grief, depression, anger - all vastly improved after a half hour on the treadmill.  And I think it's ridiculous how often people go straight for the drugs without either trying something else or bucking the hell up.

NOLABridesmaid

Kuus, I think that people are all about the pills, and they have their place, but there are other ways to deal with these issues.

PMeg819

L&R, everything takes me longer. I'm impatient. It takes me 15 minutes to shave my legs. It takes me more time in the shower because I've got to move slow so I don't whack my belly. Getting dressed is hard because if I want to wear socks, well...come on over for a laugh. Walking up and down stairs at home can be painful especially after a long day. Getting out of bed at 1 am when you have to pee sucks because usually the kid is up in my ribs or already pounding on my bladder and I'd rather not wet the bed.

I feel embarrassed when I go to do an ECG on a patient and my belly is all up in their face while I attach the leads. Or when I have to do measurements, and again my belly is hitting them.

And honestly, I don't love how I look. My boobs have started leaking very slightly. I can't see my crotch so it's overgrown. I have copious amounts of hair on my stomach and I swear I have blonde side burns.

After spending the first 16 weeks sick, then the next 4 were actually good, and after 20 weeks....forget it. I'm ready for May, and I'm ready to hold him. I don't love being pregnant, and I won't be doing this again. I do wish that everyone would have the opportunity to have the choice to be pregnant, but that doesn't mean I have to love it because other's want it badly.

awesome-sauce

PMeg819:

I can't see my crotch so it's overgrown. I have copious amounts of hair on my stomach and I swear I have blonde side burns.

Oh dear. That's unfortunate.