What REALLY Grips My ****

*Inspired by Britmums Blog Prompt, my biggest pet peeve is_______ :)*

It's something that has come up quite regularly over the past few weeks and to be honest, I've been dying for an excuse to rant over it!

I Don't Want Him To Be Born



Photo by Louisa Stokes


For the past few months my attention span has been, in some cases, limited. This is very much the case when it comes to my hospital bag - 38 weeks and 4 days gone and my hospital bag is still not packed!

Whenever somebody has asked me "Why on earth isn't it done yet???" I tend to fall back on my go-to excuse for all things I've previously procrastinated on: I didn't have the time.

Well, considering pelvic girdle pain (PGP, formerly known as SPD) has made me housebound, we all know that is not the case. Thankfully nobody has pointed that out to me yet - I have been saved the embarrassment of having to shuffle my feet and "Oh, erm... well..."

The truth is, I'm not sure I want this baby to be born.

I'm 35 Weeks And Not Ready For This Baby!

It was blatantly obvious to me and Big Bear last night how much things have got out of hand. I started having mild pains at about 10.30. Originally thinking it may be IBS I took some paracetamol and tried to get some sleep. Palpitations started just moments after getting back into bed and the pains were already stronger and more frequent. I’d already given birth twice before – so why was I so nervous?

It'll Probably Be Fine... NOT!

Don't you just hate it when you can tell there's something wrong and you get told time after time that everything is probably fine? Sometimes they think you're just being a hypochondriac, and other times you can just tell they are lying to stop you from worrying yourself to death.

Really Annoying Things Non-Pregnant People Do

Having a huge baby bump gives people a special pass to insult you, or so it seems. Not a day goes by where somebody rudely interrupts my day: stopping me to chat when they normally wouldn't look at me, insulting me in any which way they can, touching me without asking (cringe!) are just a few of the things people continue to do even when you've told them not to!

1. "You're not pregnant AGAIN!" No, I'm naturally this fat and hid it well up until 6 months ago.
2. "What have you been eating then?" Babies, apparently.
3. "You're putting on weight all over, aren't you?" Thanks, because I wanted to feel fatter than I already do.
4. "You can't have long left now/You look ready to pop!" Unfortunately not, but how kind of you to notice how huge I am!
5. "Pregnancy is not an illness/an excuse to slow down etc..." So I should over-exert myself and end up doing myself and my baby harm?
6. Touching the bump - especially sneaking up from behind or from the first trimester! Seriously: get a grip! You aren't touching the baby, you're touching my skin and I do not like it.
7. "Another one already? Are you MAD?" Oh I'm sorry, I didn't realise you doubted my ability to cope with more than one child.
8. (After the birth) "So did you poo?" ...Why are you that interested?
9. (After the birth) "An 8lb baby? OMG that's huge... there's no coming back from that, you're gonna be saggy down there for life!" Cheers, I worked that hard for that long and that's what I get for it!
10. "You can't do that, you're pregnant!" I feel able to do it and so I shall.
11. "Awwww, bless you!" Thanks for letting me know how awful I look!
12. (When expecting a baby of the opposite sex to LO)"One of each, that's nice - you can stop now." I didn't realise it was considered good form to stop having children once you've had at least one of each gender!

People are unwittingly so rude to pregnant women - there's no need for it! Just because I'm cooking a baby doesn't mean I don't have feelings, in fact, thanks to hormones they are a little bit more sensitive than normal, so would it kill you to be a little bit more considerate?

Listen To Her!

I do often wonder what goes into the teacher's mind when my 5-year-old actually says something that makes sense. It's not very often this happens. She usually lives in a "fantasy world" where she'll imitate games and things she's seen on TV over and over. So as far as I'm concerned, it's all the more important to take her seriously when she says something that relates to the real world. But when it comes to her teacher, this just doesn't seem to be the case.