I Was Once A Belly Toucher

I love being pregnant. These last few weeks have been great! The nausea has gone pretty much away and now I can enjoy my growing baby bump. With all the great things I've enjoyed about pregnancy, I found some things that I do not enjoy as well. All of the opinions just make me feel icky. The FAQ's are starting to drive me insane! So I've made a fun little list of the crazy things you have to deal with being pregnant (at least so far). Remember it's all in good humor.

1. When to tell...Somehow this wonderful life change is not your own to tell people...and I believe it is generally expected to tell EVERYONE as soon as you know you have a little one on the way. No matter when and who we tell that were expecting, the replies are always "Why didn't you tell me!" or "You've known for that long!", but by far my favorite has been "I didn't even know!"-that's because we just announced it, lol.

2. Belly Touching...this is an odd one that I've only had to deal with a little bit. I'm still undecided about how I feel about this. I originally planned to count belly touches...but I believe last week I lost count at a family party. It's really the oddest phenomenon. All of a sudden you're belly is not your own, it becomes public property. At least now that I'm starting to show more, it makes more sense. The weirdest were the belly touches when I had no bump at all. I realize that people think they are touching the baby...but really they are just touching me.

3. Opinions are endless. This one I won't elaborate on too much. We all know how it feels to get unsolicited advice. Again a weird phenomenon, once one finds out you're expecting, they can't wait to tell you all about it.

4. There are some things we're either not decided about or things we don't care to discuss. With this in mind how do you avoid people pushing for information! Even things as little as names, or as big birth choices, feeding decisions, and baby care have come up so much I think I need to make a maternity shirt that reads some snarky answer that I have yet to come up with. Let me know if you think of anything, however in my current state of mind I require it to be snarky.

5. There are some questions that just feel odd to be asked: "Was it a surprise", "Were you trying", or "Was it planned". I think that's a little personal. Maybe people don't realize what they're actually asking here, it's become one of those FAQ where people don't think before they speak.

6. More unusual questions. The list goes on and on. Along with #2 and #5 above, for some reason there's something about pregnancy that makes people lose their sense of privacy and respect. No, I don't want to discuss how I will use my breasts or the rest of my body with you-but thank you for asking.

7. I think this quote sums up this point: "You weren't invited when the baby was created, so you will not be invited when the baby is born".

I always heard babies make people go crazy.

Of course all of the above is conditional on the relationship you have with the other person. Being related or knowing the person isn't an open door however.

I have to admit before I was actually dealing with these things, I was probably a HUGE offender. I think I have committed at least 5 of the 7 pregnancy crimes above. I offer my sincerest apology to the world of expectant females around me. Oddly enough, I still see a full term pregnant belly and have the urge to touch it. Maybe once I'm full term we can put our bellies together and have the babies touch each other (Ashley D. this means you-hehe)...creepy right? So you get my point.


*This post was not created by the inspiration of one person. It was inspired by the many encounters with people crazy on the contagious drug called pregnancy.