Is It That Hard To Ask? A Pregnant Vent ;)

[luvmy3]

That's one thing. But I guess it depends on how much personal information is revealed on message board.

I guess, but if I was paranoid I would worry more about those who could see me everyday and follow me wherever I went as opposed to those on a message board who may or may not be in my immediate area. I'm also not the type to reveal anything too personal about myself so thats another reason why it wouldn't worry me.

 

[PaulaSB12]

Amen! That's when you walk into a room and you have become that woman who pushes the stroller.

I guess if you can get people to treat you like a princess when you're pregnant, then you should go for it. Because soon an extremely demanding tyrant will be treating you like his/her 24/7 servant girl and will expect you to cater to his/her every whim.

Does it seem to anyone else that the whole "It's My Day" Bridezilla thing has kind of morphed into the "It's My 9 Months" Mom-to-Be-zilla?

I think the terms mom-to-be-zilla and bridezilla could both be replaced with bratzilla.

 

[lilybrooke14]

I think the terms mom-to-be-zilla and bridezilla could both be replaced with bratzilla.

It's just a symptom of today's lifestyle. You've got people suggesting that you have a wedding website so that people can keep up with your planning! (When really, very few people probably care). You've got all of these shows telling you how special you are and how magical your day should be! Twitter, Blogs, and Facebook allow you to tell your minions up to the minute details about your wedding in agonizing detail! Registries that are tied to store return policies so that you can pick all of your heart's desires and your guests can pick and choose what to shower you with for your life changing event!

Then you get married and get pregnant and it all starts again. It's your birthing experience! It should be special! You need a birth plan! Here are books, and blogs, and message boards, and more Facebook, and more Twitter!

It's marketing and consumption, and we're falling for it hook, line, and sinker.

And the older generations think we're nuts.

 

[Mrs. Charming]

It's just a symptom of today's lifestyle. You've got people suggesting that you have a wedding website so that people can keep up with your planning! (When really, very few people probably care). You've got all of these shows telling you how special you are and how magical your day should be! Twitter, Blogs, and Facebook allow you to tell your minions up to the minute details about your wedding in agonizing detail! Registries that are tied to store return policies so that you can pick all of your heart's desires and your guests can pick and choose what to shower you with for your life changing event!

Then you get married and get pregnant and it all starts again. It's your birthing experience! It should be special! You need a birth plan! Here are books, and blogs, and message boards, and more Facebook, and more Twitter!

It's marketing and consumption, and we're falling for it hook, line, and sinker.

And the older generations think we're nuts.

I'm 30 (married, 2 kids and one's a newborn) and I think it's nuts.

 

[Swalphin]

It's just a symptom of today's lifestyle. You've got people suggesting that you have a wedding website so that people can keep up with your planning! (When really, very few people probably care). You've got all of these shows telling you how special you are and how magical your day should be! Twitter, Blogs, and Facebook allow you to tell your minions up to the minute details about your wedding in agonizing detail! Registries that are tied to store return policies so that you can pick all of your heart's desires and your guests can pick and choose what to shower you with for your life changing event!

Then you get married and get pregnant and it all starts again. It's your birthing experience! It should be special! You need a birth plan! Here are books, and blogs, and message boards, and more Facebook, and more Twitter!

It's marketing and consumption, and we're falling for it hook, line, and sinker.

And the older generations think we're nuts.

You are absolutely correct.

 

[robinb]

It's just a symptom of today's lifestyle. You've got people suggesting that you have a wedding website so that people can keep up with your planning! (When really, very few people probably care). You've got all of these shows telling you how special you are and how magical your day should be! Twitter, Blogs, and Facebook allow you to tell your minions up to the minute details about your wedding in agonizing detail! Registries that are tied to store return policies so that you can pick all of your heart's desires and your guests can pick and choose what to shower you with for your life changing event!

Then you get married and get pregnant and it all starts again. It's your birthing experience! It should be special! You need a birth plan! Here are books, and blogs, and message boards, and more Facebook, and more Twitter!

It's marketing and consumption, and we're falling for it hook, line, and sinker.

And the older generations think we're nuts.

While a part of it is marketing and consumerism, I would say that another large part of it has to do with where people live when they are engaged or having a baby. 30-50 years ago people didn't move too far away from home and their extended family was around to help with the wedding and the baby. Grandmothers, mothers, sisters and aunts were all right there in the neighborhood to lend a hand or stick their nose in your business . You didn't have to plan your destination wedding because everyone got married in the local church. You didn't need a birth plan because women were knocked out for the delivery of their babies. While you may look down your nose at social media, it does keep people in touch with each other. The newsletters of the 1970's gave way to the mailing lists of the 1980's which have given way to Facebook and Twitter. It's all the same, just faster and more annoying .

 

[Liberty Belle]

Well, if all goes on schedule, I'm due in mid September, so he bought a sapphire.





Aw c'mon, I don't think and I won't think my baby is more than just another baby to everyone else. I love children, I work with them 5 days a week, little ones, and I love them all.

And to the nice poster who suggested a pregnancy thread, I looked for one but couldn't find any.

I'll try to keep my pregnancy topics down to a bare minimum, don't worry. I see how it can annoy some people.

When I was pregnant with my youngest child, I joined a support group on ivillage. He's now 8 and I'm still friends with several of the woman in the group. It gave a TREMENDOUS amount of support and information and people understood when you whined. lol

 

[cm8]

I think the terms mom-to-be-zilla and bridezilla could both be replaced with bratzilla.

I totally agree!

 

[Swalphin]

While a part of it is marketing and consumerism, I would say that another large part of it has to do with where people live when they are engaged or having a baby. 30-50 years ago people didn't move too far away from home and their extended family was around to help with the wedding and the baby. Grandmothers, mothers, sisters and aunts were all right there in the neighborhood to lend a hand or stick their nose in your business . You didn't have to plan your destination wedding because everyone got married in the local church. You didn't need a birth plan because women were knocked out for the delivery of their babies. While you may look down your nose at social media, it does keep people in touch with each other. The newsletters of the 1970's gave way to the mailing lists of the 1980's which have given way to Facebook and Twitter. It's all the same, just faster and more annoying .

I also think people are alot more self absorbed today.

 

[MM27]

I've never been pregnant, so maybe my pov doesn't count, but I would never think to ask a pregnant person if they needed me to make them dinner. You're pregnant, you don't have a terminal illness. If you're not up to making dinner, are you really going to be up to eating dinner? Should the husband ask? Of course. Should every other family member ask? Nope, not their job. (unless of course they offer and then I would say, take advantage of that)

There's a girl that works with me that just had twins in August. If you listened to her talk for a while, you would think she was the first person to ever give birth. She talks like nobody has ever experienced anything that she is going through with her kids. There are other girls that work with me that have also recently had babies, but she can always top their stories with, "Now imagine having two." She was the same way before they were born. You would've thought, listening to her complain, that no other woman had ever experienced the effects of being pregnant.

 

[lilybrooke14]

While a part of it is marketing and consumerism, I would say that another large part of it has to do with where people live when they are engaged or having a baby. 30-50 years ago people didn't move too far away from home and their extended family was around to help with the wedding and the baby. Grandmothers, mothers, sisters and aunts were all right there in the neighborhood to lend a hand or stick their nose in your business . You didn't have to plan your destination wedding because everyone got married in the local church. You didn't need a birth plan because women were knocked out for the delivery of their babies. While you may look down your nose at social media, it does keep people in touch with each other. The newsletters of the 1970's gave way to the mailing lists of the 1980's which have given way to Facebook and Twitter. It's all the same, just faster and more annoying .

I love social media. It's great for staying connected with family. But there are always the people on there that are going to take it too far. Those are the ones who think we're interested in every intimate detail of their lives.

"ZOMG! I'm so hungry! I think I'm going to get pizza for lunch!"

"What yummy pizza! Sometimes it's a little undercooked when I get it from Jimmy's, but it was so great this time! I just love mushrooms!"

"Uh oh. Maybe Jimmy's was a bad idea. Now my tummy hurts!"

"Oh Noes! I can't stop pooping! I'm never eating pizza again!"

"How come nobody ever responds to me anymore?"

"Hello? Is this thing on?"

Yeah......Now substitute pizza with wedding or baby or kid or school or........

That's when it gets annoying.

 

[Mrs. Darcy]

I love social media. It's great for staying connected with family. But there are always the people on there that are going to take it too far. Those are the ones who think we're interested in every intimate detail of their lives.

Yeah......Now substitute pizza with wedding or baby or kid or school or........

That's when it gets annoying.

Do you really think people post EVERY intimate detail of their lives?

Do you find pregnancy tickers annoying since they basically announce the baby's development to strangers on a daily basis? Or weight-loss tickers?

Do you think people are interested when strangers put the names of their pets in their signatures?

See where I'm going? I think people these days get annoyed so quickly over the silliest things.

 

[redlight]

I love social media. It's great for staying connected with family. But there are always the people on there that are going to take it too far. Those are the ones who think we're interested in every intimate detail of their lives.

"ZOMG! I'm so hungry! I think I'm going to get pizza for lunch!"

"What yummy pizza! Sometimes it's a little undercooked when I get it from Jimmy's, but it was so great this time! I just love mushrooms!"

"Uh oh. Maybe Jimmy's was a bad idea. Now my tummy hurts!"

"Oh Noes! I can't stop pooping! I'm never eating pizza again!"

"How come nobody ever responds to me anymore?"

"Hello? Is this thing on?"

Yeah......Now substitute pizza with wedding or baby or kid or school or........

That's when it gets annoying.

Why should that be annoying? If you aren't interested, just ignore it.

 

[Tasha+Scott]

There's a thread here on the Community Board dedicated to moms-to-be.

Also, babycenter . com has a huge following and there's a board dedicated to each due date month. Go check out the August or September 2011 board (I'm not sure what month you're due), most all will be going through the same things you are. I still belong to my due date (now birth) board and while there can be drama, it's a wealth of support and knowledge.

Yes, Mrs.Darcy, there is a moms-to-be thread on the CB on the DIS. They started one here way back when I was pregnant with my 1st back in 2004 and I enjoyed that thread. Of course that particular thread got too long and was locked eventually but there have been several since that are still going strong.

I personally loved sheknows.com when I was pregnant with both of my kids. They also have due date boards for each month. It was great being able to talk pregnancy with other women who could relate to what I was going through at the time. I was very excited about both of my children but I realized that not everyone would share those feelings so I found a forum where I knew people could relate to me and would support me. I highly recommend finding a pregnancy forum because you would be surprised how much you might enjoy that. I still talk to some of the moms from both my due date boards. I have been cyber friends with some of them for 6 years now.

I bet if you simply googled something like "pregnancy forums" you would get tons of options. It might be worth a shot.

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Okay, so I just found the Moms to Be thread here on the DIS. Here is the link, just in case any of you pregnant ladies on this thread are interested:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2394340

 

[Mrs. Darcy]

Thank you!

 

[mdsoccermom]

Do you really think people post EVERY intimate detail of their lives?

Do you find pregnancy tickers annoying since they basically announce the baby's development to strangers on a daily basis? Or weight-loss tickers?

Do you think people are interested when strangers put the names of their pets in their signatures?

See where I'm going? I think people these days get annoyed so quickly over the silliest things.

Considering that you posted the details of how you got pregnant, yes, I do believe people do post every intimate detail of their lives

 

[okeydokey]

Considering that you posted the details of how you got pregnant, yes, I do believe people do post every intimate detail of their lives

I agree, TMI.

 

[SaraJayne]

Do you really think people post EVERY intimate detail of their lives?

Do you find pregnancy tickers annoying since they basically announce the baby's development to strangers on a daily basis? Or weight-loss tickers?

Do you think people are interested when strangers put the names of their pets in their signatures?

See where I'm going? I think people these days get annoyed so quickly over the silliest things.

Says the girl who posted her cringe-worthy "conception" story.

 

[SaraJayne]

Considering that you posted the details of how you got pregnant, yes, I do believe people do post every intimate detail of their lives

Glad I wasn't the only one.