Frustrations.
Sometimes this community is really frustrating to me and I guess since I'm irritable and pregnant I'll speak my mind.
1. Religious debates. So I am tired of seeing a debate about God vs. Science in the informational section about what your baby is doing on this day. I mean it's not the time or place to start an argument and really it's not worth it. People have their own beliefs and all we can do is try to show each other the same respect we hope to receive.
2. Differences of opinion. There have been times I have disagreed with the majority opinions and get ridiculed and disrespected and honestly just fee bullied. We are adults and should act like it. It's the same as above respect even if you disagree.
3. Miscarriage freak outs. Now this is where I'll probably lose some of you. I have had a miscarriage and it was completely devistating and now that I'm pregnant again I can see how all the worry that people go through is unhealthy. Part of this is that everyday that we are on this site there is someone worried about a symptom that could be a sign of miscarriage. Miscarriages and losses are mostly uncontrollable and I think that's where it gets difficult and messy. We have to completely relinquish control to our body to be able to sustain life and sometimes things happen and we can't control it, but we lose one of the things we are most excited about. Here's my issue though, we lose sight of how very special each moment is when we're looking and expecting for disaster. People don't allow themselves to enjoy the special moments because they are too worried about losing the baby. After my loss, I can tell you that I cherish and love everything I experience with this pregnancy. The sickness, the constipation, the heartburn, and diarrhea. Bloating, cramping, and bood tenderness are all good things. I hate the complaints because we forget about the people who are still tying after years and the people who can't have children. When we worry as much as we do, we ruin the moments for ourselves. Take my advice and cherish that moment no matter how long or short it is. With that being said I like the 'is this normal?' posts and get frustrated with 'I'm miscarrying because I have brown spotting and no other evidence' posts.
I'm sure that there are more things that frustrate me, but this is my two cents. I happily invite respectful conversation and disagreement we're all independent thinking humans. And something I told a friend.
If I have 1 piece of advice to give you with what I've been through is that you need to just cherish and be grateful for this time. Be happy about the gross feelings and yucky symptoms and cherish the moments you have. Enjoy the feeling because it means things are working. If anything you've seen how hard it is for people who want this and struggle for it so be gracious and grateful that you get to enjoy and experience that. If on the off chance something goes wrong, you have the time you spent excited to be happy about. Don't ruin the moment for yourself because of worry or guilt or you will regret it.
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