Pregnant Thought Today: (Making healthy food instead of eating cookies) This is for you baby. Man, you better like me when you are older. Wait is there iron in this oatmeal?
Week 17
I think the internet is both a new mom's best friend but also her worst enemy.
Every time you wonder if you should or shouldn't do something or if something is safe to eat it is only a google search away. “What kind of cheese can you eat?” For example. Now you will find the answer for sure. You can eat this one but not that one says this website. Oh but this website says you can eat that one but not this one. Oh but this one says all cheese is ok. That one says you should just avoid all dairy all together. So… I eat the cheese? But then when your stomach hurts later for probably a completely unrelated reason you can’t help but think “oh my god it's because I ate that cheese”. Now imagine if you are already a stress ball waiting to implode at any given moment and how even this silly decision about cheese can drive you mad. But don’t stress because that is bad for the baby! Go take a hot bath to relax you… but not too hot because that can cause problems in some tubular growth (or something). Seriously. How any of us came out even half way put together and functioning when our moms didn't know all this information is beyond me.
At the end of the day I think what it all leads to is a fear that I am sure every pregnant woman has: Am I doing this right? Am I screwing up being a mom and the kid isn’t even born yet? I know that I think about this. My poor little peach does not stand a chance given how bad I am at following a diet that gives me the exact amount of nutrients I need in a day and how stressed I am on a daily basis. My work life is stressful enough without the added pressures of if I am doing everything I should be when I get home. How do we do it? How do we work, keep up our house, eat healthy, exercise and grow a baby while still maintaining our sanity? Am I screwing this up already or is this just what being pregnant is like and I am doing just fine? The questions with no clear answer I am afraid.
Well that’s the pregnant thought of the day. Bit of a worry filled one for the first one but aren’t they all with me?
Thanks for reading and keep an eye out for more of these thoughts from the mind of a twisted average girl with a baby in her belly!