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The ten worst things about being married to a pregnant woman
Topic Started: 22 Apr 2013, 09:24 PM (1,063 Views)
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ONE very brave man has written about how hard it is for a woman's other half to put up with pregnancy craziness.

1. Violent mood swings.

Crazy as it seems, that beautiful and sexy woman you married has the strength and stamina of a hungry UFC fighter. During this time she wants things a certain way and if they don't go her way, hell's fury will rain down. During our first pregnancy, my wife asked me to vacuum the carpet on a Friday night. I got the vacuum out, but got busy doing something else. Sunday afternoon rolled around and I was parked in front of the TV set watching the Cowboys - vacuum still in the middle of the living room and carpet untouched. She asked me again to vacuum the carpet. I told her I would after the game was over. The skies turned black, the wind picked up, and Psycho music started playing. This should've tipped me off to what was going to happen next. My beautiful, pregnant bride easily picked up the upright vacuum cleaner with one hand, threw it across the room at me and screamed, "VACUUM THE &%#$*@ CARPET!!!". She ran out of the room crying and I sat there saying things to myself like "I'll be damned someone throws a vacuum cleaner at me...," "Who does she think she is?!?!?", and "I am married to a crazy b***h!". Then I vacuumed the carpet for the next 30 minutes.

2. Breastfeeding class.

Yep, like many expecting dads I got conned into attending a breastfeeding class on a Saturday during FOOTBALL season. Now, I like boobs as much as the next guy, but come on! Eight hours of instruction and video on how to use these things? I don't even have them but they seem pretty simple to operate to me. One dad in the class was even asking questions about how his wife should treat her cracked and sore nipples.

3. Compliments that aren't taken like compliments.

Don't make the mistake of even responding when your wife complains about her body during this period. Just act like you don't hear it. Any "compliment" you can provide her to make her feel better will be taken out of context and placed in the same category as a quote from Bin Laden. A warning from my personal experience - when walking through the shops, be sure to avoid the trap of "Do I look as pregnant as her?". The best thing to do in that case is run aimlessly through the shops screaming that your balls are on fire - much less traumatic for you.

4. Baby showers.

One of the biggest whips there is. Nothing like going to a party (usually scheduled during a much-anticipated sporting event) with a bunch of people you don't know, giving you a bunch of stuff you couldn't care less about, and NO ALCOHOL to make it all better. Brutal. And you have to sit there and open all the "gifts" and smile like you got the most precious nugget of gold or best bottle of bourbon which incidentally is NOT what you got. And the stories being told - find your happy place and quick. By the third kid, I was like Rain Man at these things.

5. Attending doctor's visits.

It's something you have to do, but I always felt perverted sitting around a bunch of pregnant woman with my pregnant wife waiting for the scheduled doctor visit (that was an hour late). Then the doctor sits with you for five minutes, tells you everything looks good, and charges your through the nose for it.

6. Thinking up a name.

Seriously?! Can't these things be assigned by the government or something? You think for hours on end about what to name this little person that will eventually grow up and sneak your alcohol when you aren't around, only for you (or someone else) to "change" their name once they appear in this world. My youngest is named Andrew Dalton. The first minute I held him I called him AD. He has been AD ever since and even his friends call him AD. People in the stands at his sporting events call him AD. He signs his papers AD. Someone once asked me how Andrew was doing and I asked, "Who the hell is that?".

7. Weird food cravings.

Yes, we think it's fine that you crave hotdogs dipped in ice-cream, but that doesn't mean WE want to eat that, too. And don't act like our double-meat, double-cheese burger is the most disgusting thing you have ever seen and that you can't stand the smell of it so we need to eat it somewhere other than the location you are in.

8. Sex.

I know this is an easy one, but it has to be listed. We love you very much but contrary to what everyone says there truly is something creepy about doing that whole "thing" with your sweet, precious, unborn infant just a few inches from the nasty probe that caused this whole mess. And the more kids you have, the further you - and sex - slide down the importance scale. By the third kid, I was approximately the seventh priority after the kids, the dogs, and a couple of nice sweaters.

9. Boobs.

The good news - this is the coolest thing about a woman's pregnancy - you get a free preview of what a boob job would look like on your wife. The bad news - you can look but don't touch. Why must God make them so sore at the same time he made them so big? Oh, and afterwards, they go away - far, far away.

10. Nightmares.

I'm not sure if everyone's pregnant woman has these but mine would scream at 3am like she was an extra on the Blair Witch Project. I'm not talking a "normal" scream - more of a 30 second guttural, deep throat, building in crescendo, to the point the dogs are flinging themselves under the bed in panic, that pops you straight up from a dead sleep with your heart pounding like you just finished a 300 metre dash and thinking that Jason has just walked into your bedroom with a machete in one hand and a severed head in the other. Only to have her wake up and tell YOU to "BE QUIET! I'M TRYING TO SLEEP, DAMMIT!" Just roll over, Beethoven!

There you have it, mummies-to-be. You now know exactly what your hubby is really thinking behind that scared smile the entire nine months you're pregnant.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/the-ten-worst-things-about-being-married-to-a-pregnant-woman/story-fnet08ck-1226625813990#ixzz2RBcUwCe9
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Only #2, 4 and 6 are specifically related to pregnancy. The rest are just related to being female. Though you can still get to experience the pleasure of #2, 4 and 6 vicariously though the other chicks your chick hangs with. Life's tough - But I still personally reckon it sounds better than being married to a bloke ... :re:
Edited by herbie, 22 Apr 2013, 09:36 PM.
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This is a crack up..@ true

I personally did not have a good start in pregnancy, which I wouldnt wish on anyone .. 2 consecutive miscarriages after 12 weeks.
Was in a very dark place during those times.


I now have 3 healthy kids..although we weren't expecting twins, got the shock of my life & cried my heart out.

After twins it took awhile to get back to bikini work.
The twins were born prem @ 32 weeks they had to stay in hospital for another month...which was hard, I got to take them home Xmas eve 2005 ...best Xmas present in my life.

This was something I learned that you cannot take everything for granted.

There is families who never had the chance to take their babies home, something no parent should experience but it happens.

My advice..
All you can say to your lady is positive things otherwise ... there won't be much happening in the bedroom.

Newjerk? can you try harder than dig up another person's blog. My first promo was with Billabong and my name in English is modified with a T, am Perth born but also lived in Sydney to make my $$
It's Absolutely Fabulous if it includes brilliant locations, & high calibre tenants..what more does one want? Understand the power of the two "P"" or be financially challenged
Even better when there is family who are property mad and one is born in some entitlements.....Understand that beautiful women are the exhibitionists we crave attention, whilst hot blooded men are the voyeurs ... A stunning woman can command and takes pleasure in being noticed. Seems not too many understand what it means to hold and own props and get threatened by those who do.
Banks are considered to be law abiding and & rather boring places yeah not true . A bank balance sheet will show capital is dwarfed by their liabilities this means when a portions of loans is falling its problems for the bank.
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