What are some annoyances to being pregnant that you never thought of?

don't get me wrong, i LOVE my baby %26amp; am SO grateful she's healthy %26amp; i've had no serious complications...





but i was surprised at some issues that have come up...


~i can't reach my feet! at all. i have to "lasso" my feet with my clothes to get dressed, and my husband has to tie my shoes for me! (thank god for pedicurists!)


~i can't see my upper thighs or lower stomach. are they still there? i assume so since the stretch marks itch...


~rolling over in bed while in the last month of pregnancy should be an olympic sport! it is SO hard!! and forget about getting 7-8 straight hours of sleep, can't get comfy! i thought sleep deprivation didn't occur until AFTER baby was born??


~i am SO slow when i walk... i miss having a long stride %26amp; being able to keep up with my friends when we go shopping!


~balloon feet.


~booths in restaurants were not designed with a pregnant lady in mind. i've gotten stuck!


~i've become SUCH a messy eater-can't eat over my plate anymore!





any others ??

What are some annoyances to being pregnant that you never thought of?
I love my son thats inside of me, and happy he's almost here, I feel selfish sometimes really bad lately with this!





-Not being able to tie my shoes! (really who knew that I'd miss something so simple, and I am embaressed to have my hubby do it for me!) I wish it was summer, or spring already, then my flip flops would be here! I told everyone the day I leave/enter the hospital, I am not taking shoes, I'm bring my fluffy slippers!


-Where are my feet?! Is there anything down below my tummy? I know there *used* to be.... sob


-Begging my husband to walk slow, I feel like a snail, I am a foot shorter than him, and I was used to walking a fast pace to keep up with him, but now, ugh it hurts my lower back, and I hold his hand like a kid to keep him at my speed (lol, I know how we look at least doing so)


- I wanna get out of bed, and go to the bathroom normally again! I agree it feels like a olympic sport to get up and down!


- (this one shocks me big time) I used to love taking bubble baths, but am I the only one who dreads getting out of the tub? My son is positioned JUST SO that anymovement that is remotely normal speed hurts, it's weird!


- Oh, the numbing of the rib, in ONE little spot, I know they do this, but I swear he doesn't like to move from the one spot lol


- I miss driving... I have a great car, but my tummy is big, and I have short legs, I cant drive *cry* And I only just got my liscense this past summer (lol all at once)





Finally... something I never would have thought about, it's whiny, and I know it's pathetic but....: Why are the public restrooms SOOO small? Hello? Is it just me? I'm no pixie, but I'm almost 9 months and they are seriously tiny now I feel like a whale in them, squeezing out of the stall when the toilet paper thing is RIGHTTHERE at the door, ouchies!
Reply:for me, it's trying to get a good night sleep and you can never find a comfortable position while you're trying to fall asleep. i've been very cranky the last few days because of that =(
Reply:Trying to heave-ho my much bigger behind and belly in and out of bed, the couch or a chair.





I never knew that looking at milk would for some reason disgust me so badly.





That even though you never had morning sickness, constipation, or weird food cravings with your first two pregnancies and even though you hear from everyone that every pregnancy is different, when you suddenly have one that comes with just about every symptom in the book that you are shocked.





Where did these boobs come from??? - lol - I never knew I would not like having a larger chest.





I didn't think feet could get that big - if I could only see them....








Thank you for asking it was therapeutic to respond, and helped to read others (and your) responses.
Reply:i know those. cant think of anymore right now but ill think.
Reply:thrush, hemmorides cant sit comfortably siatic nerve getting compressed
Reply:going past due date it's bad enough round 34 weeks you just so tired of being pregnant. But to go past and still not be dialated can really mess with your mind.
Reply:The smell of newspaper, the inside of my cabinets, cardboard boxes, air fresheners, you name it made me gag.





That was the WORST.





It also annoyed me that it felt like my belly owned me, like it carried me and I was just the caboose. Especially when I bonked my belly on the door jam.





Not being able to buckle my shoes.
Reply:1. Yeah, having to ask my husband to slow down so i can keep up.


2. Shortness of breath. I used to be a smoker, but quit, but now i have shortness of breath as if i was a chain smoker.


3. Cant see my hoo hoo. Seriously. It drives me nuts


4. Putting on pants, socks...anything below the waist...I should hear applause every morning once i've accomplished putting my compression stockings on.


5. My babies foot in my ribs. It really really hurts.


6. Rolling over in bed....heck yeah, it should be an olympic sport.








Ugh.
Reply:HE HE Enjoy the fun stuff, As they grow up Quickly.


To me at first it was the waking up for feedings and diaper changes also.


But after Number 2 I was good to go, I told Her Chill I Got it under Control :)


So its a Matter of getting accustomed to dealing with the Newborn :)


But now Im Well broken in :) Smiles, LP
Reply:not to be gross, sorry, but i was not expecting the moisture you get "down there" pretty much all day, every day





putting socks on!!!! ughhh





being constantly worried about getting stretch marks (just got my first one at 31 weeks)





having one pair of pants to wear because i'm too tall to fit into any maternity clothes and i happened to have a big pair of pants from prepregnancy that still manage to fit



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