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Things that suck about being pregnant: A list
December 16th, 2009
* Permanent congestion
* Heartburn
* Only being able to sleep on your side(s)
* Daily headaches and only being able to take Tylenol for pain relief
* Fatigue
* Cravings for obscure food items that you don’t possess in your house
* Waddling
* Moodiness (Granted, this sucks more for the family members of the pregnant woman, but still.)
* Round ligament pain
* Maternity pants – Every pair ever made.
* Sore boobs and constantly erect nipples.
* Gas
* Discharge
* And the worst one is heightened desire. Because the above list is bound to make you incredibly sexy to your partner, right? “Hey babe, wanna get bizz-ay? Just let me blow my nose for the 12th time this hour, burp and yell at you for breathing too loud. Then we can get it on.”
15 Responses to “Things that suck about being pregnant: A list”
Yes, yes and YES. I get ANGRY when I go to bed and I have to sleep on my side. Like big deep woe is me sighs and punching the pillows and generally just waiting for someone to feel sorry for me.
Must refer to this list constantly over the next few months. Maybe it will help relieve my baby fever.
Oh Jess, that implies that baby fever is rational and logical. Nothing can be further from the truth. Hell, I knew all of these things BEFORE this pregnancy and SWORE to Gawd I’d never be pregnant again and see where I ended up? Teh Baby Fever is a sickness.
bwahahaha! That last part just cracks me up.
I’m just getting caught up…congrats on the boy.
xoxo
Hah! You know, I think the thing that shocked me the MOST about pregnancy was the, um, discharge. Yes. No one told me about that, and the books seem to gloss over it. Around the second trimester I was all, “Hello! What is THIS about?”
And the sex dreams. Those were a fun surprise too.
What about not being able to drink Irish car bombs??
Oh, there’s another whole list that details the things I cannot drink and why that makes me very sad.
Ha ha ha, oh the things we forget. Despite all that, it’s totally worth it. Otherwise I don’t think we’d keep doing it.
Is it possible that you have insurance for a chiropractor? Or ask that a Christmas gift might be to a masseuse? Some are even specialized in helping pregnant women relieve some of those things. Like how I’m not going to my chiro for another week but of course right now I have the headache brought on by having everything out of place with the 23 pound weight I’ve been carrying around the last few weeks, oh well.
Sarah, I totally agree with the discharge I was shocked! Erica, I am so tired of sleeping on my left side I can’t stand it. Luckily this week I’ve been sleeping on my back with pillows under my legs and have been more comfortable. Great list though, I love the way you ended it!
I am due with my first on June 2nd, so I am not far behind you. I have loved reading all your posts! This one is the best and I can definitely relate!
Sarah, even the Almighty What to Expect… book glosses over this glorious fact of pregnancy. They’re all, “Oh, and you might experience a small amount of discharge and this is totally normal.” What they need to say is “Buy a metric ass-load of pantyliners cuz you’re going to need ‘em, sister.”
Amen baby, there’s nothing like stepping on a discarded pair of panties and having them stick to your foot
LMAO!
I absolutely love this list. I’m about 10 weeks pregnant right now and I have to agree with at least 7/8th of the list. I can’t agree to all because it’s still early, but I know I’ll be agreeing with all soon. At least thats what I remember from the last pregnancy. The last 3 are the killers though. I don’t have the belly yet, but the “desire” is nuts right now and the gas seems to get in the way. Not sexy AT ALL…