Don’t complain about pregnancy in front of me

One of the things I hate most, and I believe most of the women who are struggling to have kids feel the same way, is to listen to pregnant women complain about their pregnancies. They go on and on and on about how sick they are feeling, how the baby moves so much that keep them awake at night, how the baby is pushing against their lungs so they can’t breathe, all the things I have been anxious to feel.

Every time it happens I have to fight the urge to ask them if they would rather feel their baby stop moving so they could sleep or if they would prefer eating a meal instead of carrying a baby. Most of the time I just want to tell them to shut up. To stop taking all of this for granted. That they should be very happy they can go through all the trouble because in the end they will have a precious baby in their arms.

They have no idea of how nerve-wrecking and sad a pregnancy can be. They are blissfully ignorant of how fragile a pregnancy is. But they should be educated that there are a lot of women out there that won’t be comfortable listening to their rambling or will have any sympathy at all. So I suggest a rule of thumb to all pregnant women: complain to your husband, your parents, his parents and your doctor. Complaining about pregnancy to anyone else should not be encouraged and considered plain rude behavior. After all, you never know if your friend or in-law is crying inside while you are dissing the one thing they want so much.

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