14 weeks left and struggling

Also, I'm not a fan of all the attention that my pregnancy status gets.

COMPLETELY AGREE. I don't even like my own mom touching my bump with permission. I also hate strangers feeling entitled to comment on the groceries I'm buying, acquaintances feeling obligated to ask "How are you feeeeeeeling?" every time I see them, men being increasingly emboldened to catcall me (WHY?!), yoga teachers noticing I'm pregnant and constantly yelling out unnecessary pregnancy modifications during class, having to tell my dentist to please stop calling me "Mom"...there are so many tiny yet tedious social burdens that go along with being visibly pregnant in public. I saw a maternity shirt that said "PREGGO!" in huge black letters and I just thought, god, could any woman possibly want to draw even MORE attention to her pregnancy than she's already getting?

I'm almost done with my second pregnancy and I've been extremely lucky that they've been healthy and happy with few complications. But I don't enjoy being pregnant. It doesn't add anything. I'm looking forward to this one being over.

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