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The Why List

31 replies

Sayuri · 04/03/2008 18:01

I figured that it could be fun to put together a list of pregnancy things that make you say "why??" -- they are retorical

Here's mine

Why is my sense of smell so sensitive if everything I smell makes me feel sick!

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JossStick · 04/03/2008 18:10

Why is it that as my tummy gets bigger it also sadly gets hairier?

Think fuzzy football.

charlotte121 · 04/03/2008 18:48

Why do we get silly, weird and peculiar cravings??? I mean Quavers dipped in penut butter! Chocolate and cheese!!! What the hell is going on with that! Found out my ice craving is due to pica- very low Iron but the rest there is no answer to. My suspicion is that an alien may have taken over my body.

EEC · 04/03/2008 18:50

Why am I absolutely exhausted and can't wait to get into bed every night, then lie awake half the night tossing and turning?

Truffy18 · 04/03/2008 18:50

Why do unborn babies ALWAYS wake up and start kicking just as we are trying to get off to sleep?!

finallypregnant · 04/03/2008 18:56

Why am I suffering all of the above - no joke!

icklegem · 04/03/2008 21:11

Why do we put ourselves through all of this and more, again, when we complained non stop about it all the first, 2nd, 3rd times round.....???

tyaca · 04/03/2008 21:12

why does my wet flannel smell so nice that i want to suck it?

donbean · 04/03/2008 21:14

why have i not had a poo for 4 days?

why do i feel 90 years old when pregnant?

why is such an exciting fantastic experience so worrying all the time?

Sassafrass · 04/03/2008 21:14

Why does every illness or problem I have get blamed on pregnancy? Sore eyes - pregnancy, headaches - pregnancy etc

donbean · 04/03/2008 21:16

Charlotte, i had a fierce ice craving with ds, ate ice cubes out of the tray like chocolates, they could freeze quickly enough for me...didnt know it was iron deficiency...mine was fine throughout my pregnancy.

charlotte121 · 04/03/2008 22:24

yeh its called pica. You can eat different things with it, some people crave coal, others want paper, some wanna eat dirt off the floor and some even wanna eat poo. thank god i got off lightly with ice

LikerabbitsBX · 05/03/2008 10:37

Why cant we all own ultrasound machines so we can see our little ones everyday!

Why does each freaking week seem like 6 months!!!

LikerabbitsBX · 05/03/2008 10:39

oh and why do they say 9 months of pregnancy when it really is 10 months.

Sayuri · 05/03/2008 15:27

why didnt I take up my vets offer to do an ultra sound on me when I had the chance because Im still not convinced there is anyone in there

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hannahjb · 05/03/2008 17:07

why do I feel so bloody randy?
why does everything hurt?
why am I not a bloomer?

beeper · 05/03/2008 19:25

Why do I keep getting spots on my arse.

Why does the constipation poo always want to exit when I am out in town.

Why are my boobs leaking milk already.

Why does every week over 30 weeks feel like an eternity.

Why are I disgustinly rich so I dont have to do house work.

Why oh why.

ThePFJ · 05/03/2008 20:22

LOL.
WHY does everyone tell me I look like I might give birth early when I know full well SODS LAW says I'll be late. Getting my damn hopes up!
WHY do my thighs hurt so much.
WHY why bloody why to.. EVERYTHING...
and I agree with the 'why do we get pregnant again after moaning so much about it last time' This is my first pg.. but I so know that'll be me soon! Hehe.

gladysQ · 07/03/2008 08:23

Why does dh choose now to go off sex, just when I can't get enough?

imyflutterby · 07/03/2008 08:54

Why do the last few weeks seem to take longer than the rest of the pregnancy altogether?

Why does everyone have to give an opinion on how huge/tiny/puffy/high/low/wide/on the hips/all around/all out front etc I'm carrying? - don't they know if I try to piece together all these images in my head I get a massive 'freak' complex!?

Katelyn · 07/03/2008 09:12

I've a 'why'...

why does my baby move but as soon as my husband puts his hand there is stops??

~growls~

TheMaskedPoster · 07/03/2008 10:43

Why does it look like I am carrying a baby in each buttock as well as my belly??

and why is my face so fat too??

monkeypie · 07/03/2008 19:01

Why when are are the size of a whale and desperate for labour to start does everyone you see have to say,'you not had it yes'?? Yes i had it yesterday i just decided to shove a beach ball under my top as i was missing being huge!!??

Why when you have had baby and are in hospital does it seem that everyone has a baby who sleeps all the time except you? Just me then!?

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lexysmith · 07/03/2008 20:26

why don't antenatal classes tell you about how it will AFTER you've got the baby out? Useful stuff like how to get dressed, go to the loo or (maybe one day...)eat lunch with a baby stuck to your boob.

dizzydixies · 07/03/2008 20:32

why when the minute you have the baby do people start asking 'well, are you going to have another?'

no right farking now, I still can;t sit from the labour 2 days ago [humph!!]

why do people ask if a new born baby is 'good' for you

no, she's up half the night drinking, smoking and texting her mates?!!? WTF!!!!

sorry just realised these are a tad post pregnancy - do they still count?!?

dizzydixies · 07/03/2008 20:37

ok, more relevant one

why do I permanently feel as if have been kicked in fanjo

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