Things no one mentioned (TMI Tuesday)

PandPMeant2B · January 2014

Possibly TMI... Why didn't anyone ever tell me I was going to get random shooting pains in my lady bits???

I was just talking to my sister and asked why there are so many unpleasant/weird things people neglect to tell you about being pregnant. She said it's not that no one wants to tell you it's that you forget most of all that once LO arrives.

So, what are some of the weird/unpleasant/unexpected things you've experienced?

DangerMuffin23 · January 2014

That not sleeping when you have a newborn is the second step in crazy. The first step is never being able to sleep during pregnancy because you can't f'ing breathe.

Ayres12 · January 2014

There's so many weird things that i never knew about too lol. In my 2nd tri i started having major book leakage. If i was braless around the house i always leaked through my shirt.

greenbeanqueen · January 2014

@pandpmeant2b my bmb called that lightning crotch.

My boobs were hard as a rock and leaking all over my shirt this morning. No one told me I would be like a milk fountain. Lol

amccul20 · January 2014

that you can't eat during pregnancy because as soon as you take a bit you're sooo full

LuckyAngel07 · January 2014

amccul20 said:

that you can't eat during pregnancy because as soon as you take a bit you're sooo full

This in 1st tri. I would expect it in 3rd; but not right off the bat! I was stuffed last night and barely managed to finish my single-serve pot pie!

GoodWolf · January 2014

@DangerMuffin23 - I'm with you on the no sleeping, only it's not because of congestion. I'm just such a light sleeper anymore that everything wakes me up! Cats, husband, dog, temperature... and I don't even have any aches and pains yet. Oh boy!

The general icky feeling that I have sometimes is really not fun. It's almost how it feels when you're about to get a fever, with the sensitive skin and overall discomfort. I actually had someone say "yeah, you're not quite to the 'glowing and pregnant' stage yet...". Um, thanks? I'm sure the pregnancy acne and bags under my eyes from lack of sleep aren't helping, but come on.

LuckyAngel07 · January 2014

Oh! Belching!! I need to burp constantly! Especially after eating anything.

GoodWolf · January 2014

LuckyAngel07 said:

Oh! Belching!! I need to burp constantly! Especially after eating anything.

Haha, YES! I'm always burping! Or the weird hiccup-burp thing? I don't even know how to describe it.

skreedrake · January 2014

That sleep deprivation makes you seriously crazy. But that you get used to it pretty quickly and learn to function on three hours of sleep.

AshleyMatt1215 · January 2014

Not being able to poop after c\s... and peeing my pants after the catheter came out

ljraff29 · January 2014

Not being able to poop on a regular basis.

waterfall213 · January 2014

Having constant crazy discharge. Panty liners were my BFF during pregnancy.

botanicalbliss · January 2014

Booger factory!

cinderin · January 2014

That you bleed for about 6 weeks after birth. Crazy!

sgautschi · January 2014

Yeah no one warned me about my postpartum body...

Engorged, leaky boobs that eventually become saggier when your milk levels out.

That if you don't use each boob equally when BF, they will get lopsided.

Any bleeding in the first 6 weeks is NOT your period, just random pp bleeding. Mine kept coming and going.

Just because you are BF doesn't mean you won't get your period.

That it may take months before you are hit with the crazy pp hormones.

Your hair will fall out like crazy.

blueeyedblossom · January 2014

http://thoughtcatalog.com/jessica-blankenship/2014/01/6-disgusting-things-about-giving-birth-that-you-need-to-know/

This post made me think of this article that someone JUST posted on FB.

DangerMuffin23 · January 2014

^^lol that was awesome

sgautschi · January 2014

Haha that article was awesome!! So true. Lol

skreedrake · January 2014

Oh, and that I wouldn't be grossed out by things that come out of my daughter (boogers, poop, pee, spit up, etc.).

smbenevides1989 · January 2014

That your hormones go so crazy your cold during the day then sweating through your clothes at night.

fallbrideoct05 · January 2014

1) my milk also didn't really come in... And once I started talking about it with my mom friends there were so many in the same boat! 2) I would miss feeling baby move. 3) I thought the c section was not a big deal. A lot of women had me so scared for it... I really found the recovery to be quite easy.

lb1117 · January 2014

1) I was hopeful to enjoy pregnant eating. I basically kept nothing down in 1st tri. At like a pig 17-26 weeks. Around 26-28, at the start of third tri, I went back to food aversions and feeling full after a bite or two of anything.

2) All the boogers and bloody noses. Every morning my nose is super stuffed up and I can't blow it out. When I finally do, it bleeds.

3) I feel like my insides are constantly bruised from hands, feets, elbows, knees and a butt. I think Baby E is boney like his mama.

greenbeanqueen · January 2014

@lb1117 have you tried putting Vaseline or neosporine on a quetip and rubbing it in your nose? That helped when mine would bleed like that.

botanicalbliss · January 2014

greenbeanqueen said:

@lb1117 have you tried putting Vaseline or neosporine on a quetip and rubbing it in your nose? That helped when mine would bleed like that.

This is what I do! I do it each night before bed - it helps SO much!

lb1117 · January 2014

Oh, I need to try that. This is getting ridiculous.

spin25 · January 2014

sgautschi said:

Yeah no one warned me about my postpartum body...

Engorged, leaky boobs that eventually become saggier when your milk levels out.

That if you don't use each boob equally when BF, they will get lopsided.

Any bleeding in the first 6 weeks is NOT your period, just random pp bleeding. Mine kept coming and going.

Just because you are BF doesn't mean you won't get your period.

That it may take months before you are hit with the crazy pp hormones.

Your hair will fall out like crazy.

Another boob-related phenomenon...your boobs might be lopsided regardless of how you BF. I only pump and from the start, lefty was much more productive than righty. I'm talking 4+ ounces vs 2.

LuckyAngel07 · January 2014

blueeyedblossom said:

http://thoughtcatalog.com/jessica-blankenship/2014/01/6-disgusting-things-about-giving-birth-that-you-need-to-know/ This post made me think of this article that someone JUST posted on FB.

OMG I'm laughing SO HARD!!

botanicalbliss · January 2014

spin25 said:

sgautschi said:

Yeah no one warned me about my postpartum body...

Engorged, leaky boobs that eventually become saggier when your milk levels out.

That if you don't use each boob equally when BF, they will get lopsided.

Any bleeding in the first 6 weeks is NOT your period, just random pp bleeding. Mine kept coming and going.

Just because you are BF doesn't mean you won't get your period.

That it may take months before you are hit with the crazy pp hormones.

Your hair will fall out like crazy.

Another boob-related phenomenon...your boobs might be lopsided regardless of how you BF. I only pump and from the start, lefty was much more productive than righty. I'm talking 4+ ounces vs 2.

Same here! Lefty beats righty every. single. time.

fallbrideoct05 · January 2014

@madeline10L I am still trying to breast feed. C gets anywhere from 3-6 oz of breast milk that I've pumped per day. Plus still putting her to breast but she is still having the majority of her feedings from formula

. I didn't realize how emotional I would be about breast feeding and the lack of being able to EBF.

linnae939 · January 2014

LuckyAngel07 said:

amccul20 said:

that you can't eat during pregnancy because as soon as you take a bit you're sooo full

This in 1st tri. I would expect it in 3rd; but not right off the bat! I was stuffed last night and barely managed to finish my single-serve pot pie!

me too!!! I always feel full/mildy nauseus. Like hmm, a cracker would make me feel better, but i'm full from that 1/2 granola bar and glass of milk.

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