Tell us all about it! Pregnancy-Info's weekly newsletters have been producing some wonderful comments from readers, particularly about those pregnancy pet peeves. Now that you are pregnant, are you finding you have some new pet peeves? Does you partner chew too loudly? Does your coworker hum all day long? Share your stories about those habits that just drive you crazy! Click here to read about other moms' pet peeves! And check out Pregnancy-Info for information about the hormonal changes that may be causing those pet peeves!
Pass Along Your Pet Peeves
Name: sheena • Due Date: n/a
My biggest pet peeve is that since I am a first time mother everyone is giving me there advice about my eating habits. i just basically have to tell them that I eat what the baby lets me eat without having to throw it back up.
Name: Jessica • Due Date: 07/04/2006
My pet peeve with pregnancy is how all of the sudden your personal life and space are gone. People ask such personal questions!! Also having people ask if you are having multiples when you are not, and all of the negative talk of how life will basically suck afterwards. I disagree. I am so ready for this baby. As far as people telling me that I won't get more sleep than I am now when the baby is here, I want to say well atleast when I do sleep I won't be 200 degrees and peeing every other hour!!
Name: Victoria • Due Date: 09/07/2006
Overheating so far is my biggest pet peeve. I spent the weekend out of town, and with the sweltering hot hotel room and the walking, i guess i wore myself out, and paid for it. Ususally this wouldnt bother me, but i got very sick from it.
Name: Tabitha • Due Date: 01/13/2007
I found my first pet peeve for this pregnancy. Why is everyone trying so hard to scare me or discourage me in some way? I'm so excited that I'm pregnant. I'm not woried about how things are going to work out so why is everyone else? My mom, for instance, keeps telling me how hard it is to raise 2 kids as close together in age as my 2 will be when the new baby gets here. They will be about 18 months apart. I'm just thinking, "Duh! I know it will be hard. Raising kids is always going to be hard work no matter how many I have. Now, do you have ANYTHING positive or encouraging to say to me?" And my father-in-law has such an incredible knack for being an a**hole. When I said something in front of him about my being pregnant all he said was, "You were just starting to get your figure back too." What kind of thing is that to say to a pregnant woman who knows she will soon lose control of her body? I can only control the weight gain to a certain extent. I'm happy about this pregnancy, and I'm not that concerned with the weight gain, so everybody else can just kiss my butt!
Name: Heather • Due Date: 05/30/2006
I’m 37 weeks and 5 days pregnant, and am getting tired of all the pregnancy symptoms! I wish I had seen this message board before! Not only can I relate to all that have said they hate their belly being touched, but my pet peeve right now is how my family and my husband’s family just “gush” every time they see me. I am fully aware that I am having the first grandchild, first niece/nephew on both sides of the family, but for crying out loud, I am not a little puppy dog!! I don’t need the “ew’s” and the “ah’s” every time you lay eyes on me!!! I don’t need everyone grabbing my belly and saying “Oh, look how big you’ve gotten!” (Duh??? Don’t you expect the baby to grow???) or how about everywhere I go with my family and some stranger asks me about my pregnancy, they have to pipe up first and say “I’m gonna’ be a grandma! It’s my first grandchild!!” and then talk about my pregnancy as if I’m on display and my own private information is now become open-to-any-one-who-asks, just because I’m pregnant! Gimme a break!! I know people are excited and I understand that but after 9 months, get over it. A baby is coming, gush when it gets here. Not on me.
And BTW, EVERY time I move, moan or groan I don’t need to be asked if I’m okay or if I’m uncomfortable. I’m about to have a baby! Of course, I’m uncomfortable!!!
Boy, am I moody! (Thanks for letting me vent!)
Name: Jackie • Due Date: 09/01/2006
My biggest pet peeve is when people ask me what I want, a boy or a girl. Now I can say I want a boy, because it is one, but before I found out, it really didn't matter to me. All I would say is I just want a healthy baby. If I would have chosen before finding out what it was, I would have felt so bad if it turned out to be the other sex.
