WARNING:
PREGNANT LADY RANT ABOUT PREGNANCY STUFF
Yesterday, I wrote that I was more than ready to welcome that baby into the world. When I think about it, I don't even fear childbirth (please, don't burst my bubble)!
However, I am only at 38 weeks and Alice could decide to come out at, I don't know, 41 weeks and 6 days. While having intense gastric reflux last night, I was wondering what I should do until the big day. Now, tell me if there is something wrong with me. Would it be nice, just for the remaining time, to act like if I was not pregnant? The problem is, at that point, it is almost impossible for people (and how could I blame them) to dissociate "pregnant Claudia" from "regular" Claudia.
It is probably part of the "game" but, even if you don't want to, your pregnancy become the "center of the universe" and people start to ask you non-sense questions like "so, how is Alice today"? And when you try to talk about something else like the situation in Japan or in Lybian, you don't even have time to realize it and you get another "did I tell you about my friend's hair stylist that gave birth 10 years ago"?
To conclude this pregnant lady rant (blame the gastric reflux), I realized that cats are super smart creatures! Yes, cats! Right before they are about to give birth, they find a nice safe place (no, I won't give birth in my closet!), they quietly isolate themselves from people (um, cats) who ask them "so, how are the kittens today" and let nature do its things. Well, today, I truly want to be a cat ;)
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Kids modern wall art, C is for cat by Wee Doodle
6 comments:
I can definitely relate to this feeling. By 36 weeks, I was looking forward to giving birth just so I could stop being the centre of attention and talking about being pregnant. And it was a wonderful relief when the baby finally comes and every one has someone else to focus on. Of course, then the unsoliticed parenting advice really starts!
that's the problem with pregnancy... there is an ever present physical reminder that prevents people from viewing you as a separate individual (with actual thoughts and opinions that do not involve babies). i can be pretty shy when it comes to revealing information about myself to strangers, and i hated the fact that others knew something personal about me once the bulge could no longer be hidden. hang in there claudia! i know those last few weeks can be SO difficult. alice will be here soon to refocus everyone's attention. :)
amen.
i feel you on this. how about a woman who hadn't seen me in awhile yelling "well i know how you kept busy all winter!!!"...
good luck on the reflux, i had it so bad last week but then cut out decaf coffee and chocolate and i am sleeping soundly.
Hi Regular Claudia! I think you're awesome and I love your rants. Anytime you want to talk about the state of the world let me know!
I second Su!
What would you like to talk about?
And how about spending those last weeks doing stuff you won't be doing for a while? Museums, movies, pedicures...
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