Most Popular Pregnancy Q&A

Since I work primarily with high school students and college students, I get a lot of the same (and sometimes hilarious) questions. Here are some of the most popular pregnancy questions answered:

 

 

"When are you due?"

June 19th

"How are you feeling?"

Depends on the day. Some days are a breeze, others feel like I have done a triathlon. Overall though, not too much to complain about.

"How are you sleeping? Does she kick at night?"

Again, depends. It kind of goes in a cycle. I'll sleep bad a few nights in a row and then get so tired that I sleep hard the next night. There have only been a few nights where she has kept me up kicking. I told Austin this morning that Adelyn decided to throw a 3 a.m. dance party last night. Dances included the Macarena, line-dancing, river-dancing, and something resembling the Superman dance.

"Any weird cravings?" (people LOVE this question)

I'm still on a blue Gatorade kick. Grapefruit all of the sudden sounded really good too. Popsicles as well.


"Are you going to have an epidural?"

Lord willing.

"Is the nursery ready?"

Pretty much. I still want to deep clean it and figure out how some of our new gadgets work (monitor, pack 'n play, etc.).  But if we had the baby tomorrow, it wouldn't be like we are scrambling to get things ready.

"How is Austin handling all of this?"

Pretty good. Once he realized that Adelyn could hear him and recognize his voice, he's been chatting it up with her. We've also gotten into the habit of reading to her every night (which is something we want to continue to do until she's too old for it). He has told me that every time I call he wonders if "this is the call."

"How do you think your dogs will do with the new baby?"

I think they'll be just fine. We've had a quite a few babies at our house recently and they seem to be getting used to them. I imagine Sophie will be a bit jealous and Chauncey will be a bit shy and skeptical of the new arrival. Hopefully they'll figure out she's more than a squeaky toy.


"Is your belly button sticking out yet"

Still in there. It's getting smaller and a bit more strained but is still an inny.

Questions NEVER to ask a pregnant woman:

"Wow- are you like due tomorrow??" (I haven't gotten that one but know people who have)

"Are you higher risk because of your age?" (People, I'm 28 years old. Not 40. No my childbearing age is not high risk)

"Are you so freaked out about delivery?" (No, but your tone makes me think I should be...)

"Do you realize that you have to push out something the size of a watermelon?" (I like to think of it more as a rotisserie chicken, but yes. Thank you for the reminder of my near future.)