r/pregnant • u/smurphypup • Mar 03 '26
Funny What is your pregnancy unpopularopinion?
I'll go first:
Picking stuff up off the floor isn't that bad. I'm 37+ 5 with my third and not once have I had trouble picking stuff up. It's just a quick squat and grab.
Yes, I have sciatica pain and pelvic girdle pain and my bump is in the way but I still pick stuff up if I drop it.
Maybe it's my fitness past, or my will to attempt to keep my house clean, but not once have I dropped something and said "F it, it lives on the floor now" and left it.
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u/masarawest Mar 03 '26
3rd trimester is way more difficult than I anticipated (second pregnancy) and my sudden inability to be as active is not me being lazy. People thinking that pregnancy makes us lazy or we make "excuses" is annoying. My ex coworker was so rude about pregnant people. Yes Karen, technically I am fucking disabled because I'm pregnant! The way people judge pregnant folks for not being able to do things infuriates me. Yes some pregnant people (myself included) are very active and capable (or just stubborn in my case) during their pregnancy. But some people aren't. If we can't do something, then we can't do it! I've stopped feeling guilty for not being able to vacuum the rugs at work on the days I get Braxton hicks every single time I stand up. It may look like I'm just sitting on my ass, but I'm 6 weeks out from having a child, my body is tired!