im pregnant, i havnt got a disability!!! ffs!

[BumbleTumble]

gah!

just so annoyed at people in the house trying to do stuff for me and worrying about me going out when its dark!
its like, you cant do that, youre pregnant.
i wish i didnt have to have told everyone, but the staff said i had to, dont know why. suppose you have to share everything in a theraptic community.

im pregnant, not disabled! i can still do things, i cant cook alot because most foods make me want to vomit. but thats about it.

just so irritating.

 

[BabyBrain]

It's a natural reaction hun. Human instinct and the need to protect a mother and her child make people a bit over protective sometimes.

One thing I will say as you get bigger you do feel very vulnerable out at night. You aren't as light on your feet and you can't run away if you need to. I'm a karate black belt and even I am thinking twice about it.....I hate feeling this helpless but you have to be sensible when you start to slow down.

Just take it that they are being sweet....you'll appreciate it on the days when it's hard to even stand up xxxxxxxxx

 

[ISH]

I don't know, I certainly feel slightly disabled at this point! Could do with a bunch of people doing things for me

 

[Rachaellius]

I don't know, I certainly feel slightly disabled at this point! Could do with a bunch of people doing things for me

Lol WSS^^

I can no longer reach down to tie my own shoe laces or put my own socks on and I can't lift myself out the bath! Haha! I feel most undignified. I suppose in the earlier stages though it must be a bit annoying. At least they care about you though hun, they just don't want you or baby coming to any harm x

 

[BumbleTumble]

i suppose i will appereciate it later on, but i wont be living here then!!! the irony! lol
hopefully the people where i go next will be the same, but ill probably be going somewhere for women who are also pregnant. the system is complicated!!!

part of my mental health thingymabob is being very implsive with feelings of being invincible.
luckily, im now well enough to recognize that im like this, so trying not to do such stupid things! like disappearing into london and not coming back until the next afternoon

 

[BabyBrain]

Trust me sweetie it will get to the point you simply can't be impulsive cos that takes far too much energy.....and invincible doesn't work when you are waddling like a duck pmsl

 

[BumbleTumble]

this is true!!

im trying to train myself to be a grown up, or at least more sensible! lol

i wouldnt complain if someone would get up for me on the bus though!

 

[l_maclean]

I felt like this for a wee while early on - mostly cos everyone - my collegues, friends, family etc - seemed to decide all at once that i couldnt do anything. but it died down after a wee while. now its quite nice when i cant be assed doing things.
xxx

 

[ceris]

hee hee... my oh has finally given up trying to stop me from doing things... i decorated the bedroom and moved the bed and wardrobes around today ( at 38 weeks pregnant).. still teach dancing full time and will stop when i need to. i am the best judge of me! it is sweet that people care so much though!! will probably miss people offering to carry stuff etc xxx

 

[BumbleTumble]

lol! nesting instinct?

my mum tiled a whole (big) bathroom floor when she was about to pop with one of my siblings!

 

[Princess81]

I could do with someone following me round with a winch these days also someone to cut my toenails and put on my socks and shoes would be good

 

[ceris]

hee hee... know what you mean about the socks, shoes and toe nails... someone needs to cash in and design something for dragons den... a foot reaching aid for pregnant women.... or a pregnancy escort service where you can pick a strong handsome Adonis from a catalogue to follow you around for the last few weeks... to do the menial tasks we genuinely cant do... hmmm....

 

[l_maclean]

The Adonis definitely sounds like a better idea. lol

you can get gadgets to help you put on ur socks when u cant reach, i used to work with the elderly, and a lot of them had stuff.
xxx

 

[taperjeangirl]

hehe i was about to say wait till you get to 30+ weeks and you will welcome the help!!

 

[BumbleTumble]

lol

thats always the way though isnt it!

i doubt ill be getting the help when i need it!

 

[Rachel1509]

Ohh I feel like this a lot too! I go to work on public transport early in the morning when it's still dark, and OH is messaging me saying 'please be careful, it's dark out'. I'm not 7yrs old!!
Oh and another one is my eating habits. Him and my mum are worse for it, they'll ask me what I've had to eat all day then say 'ohh dear that's not enough now is it, you need to eat something'.
I'm a human being, I can speak for myself and if I want to have some food I WILL!!

 

[leannesxb]

I have to say the rest of my family are great I just get the normal "take care of you and that bubba" but the OH and my 13 year old are awful!!! The other day during dinner I went to get up and both of them threw their dinner down and jumped up saying "whats the matter?". I only wanted a drink is wasn't like my waters had broke and I was in labour!!!! I had a word with them both and said "I love that you two are so protective and love me so much but by the time this baby comes you will have suffocated me with concern. If and when I need you I promise I will ask for help and tell you if I feel bad". Both of them have chilled out alot more since then. xxxxxxx

 

[BumbleTumble]

lol! thats extreme caring there!

people are asking me if im ok all the time!

i know theyre just being nice, but its really irritating!

 

[BevG]

my friends know me well enough to not try and help me if i dont ask. my mum isnt gonna stop mothering me til she dies so its acceptable from her. my OH says things about me not lifting stuff but if hes not around i do it anyway lol

 

[BumbleTumble]

mums!

i wish my mum would be like that though! she hasnt spoken to/text me in weeks. lol

its been especially bad today, everyone was like, she shouldnt have done that to you because you're pregnant.
well, she shouldnt do that sort of thing to anyone!

*sigh*