November 3rd, 2007
My pregnancy with Carter was anything but eventful. It was plain ol’ by-the-book perfection. I was spoiled. Rotten. Since the beginning of this pregnancy I’ve been accused of faking symptoms. The nausea, dizzy spells and fatigue are just my feeble attempts at getting out of housework: that is, if you ask my husband.
Yes. He insists that I am faking. Every. Last. Symptom. I have been experiencing.
I retch and gag for attention. Why, yes I do honey. Now tell me: what kind of attention am I searching for when ever cough sends me into a fit of gaging? Am I hoping to swoon Matthew McConaughey (Mmmmmm…. Matthew…..) with my charming ways? Hardly my love. Hardly.
He was particularly pugnacious this evening after he had to cook dinner then he had to wash the pans since the mere thought of caked on food will make me retch. I wasn’t feeling very well, but decided to help out by sweeping the kitchen floor when I was all I don’t feel good then he was all oh, yeah. right. You just don’t wanna do anything.
He was right, I was trying to get out of housework. Because I didn’t want to barf up everything I’d eaten today.
He tried to call my bluff. By walking up to me making disgusting gaging and retching sounds.
He called and I folded. I folded into a ball of mush, at the mercy of The Porcelain God, sharing everything I’d consumed for the day. Nice.
Oh and to top it all off. I peed my pants.
[Since having Carter my ability to hold my pee has diminished. Considerably. Nothing like this yet, but only time will tell since I am the WORST at doing Kegels and you know, tightening up down there. ]
I full on Peed. My. Pants.
Ugh.
He’s yet to say anything about the incident and I have avoided him since.
I wonder if he may believe me, even a little.
This is just another reason why I would love for a man to have the blessing of carrying a child.
I’d so fuck with him.
I’d fuck with him so royally, he would cry.
That’s the only thing keeping me going at this point. The thought of what I would do to my husband had he been able to carry this child.
Oh…that’s horrible. They just don’t get it, do they. They think they are being funny, or cute, or something.
I hope he realizes, and makes it up to you in whatever way works for you!
November 3rd, 2007 at 7:40 pm
Jerk ….LOL
November 3rd, 2007 at 8:46 pm
On man, Sam. I wished you had puked on him. I cannot believe this… You have all of my sympathies. I hope you feel better soon…
Oh, by the way, I tagged you for a meme.
November 3rd, 2007 at 10:38 pm
What is with men??? Seriously!
November 4th, 2007 at 12:09 am
I’m sorry girly, you are definetly in my thoughts (and prayers!
)………….
God-love them though, but being a parent, ESPECIALLY a Mamma! Is HARD! Yes, I wish they could experience pregnancy, child-birth, motherhood a’la’ “Junior” just for 24 hrs. too! Tell him to shape-up and get it together or else I’ll come up there and kick his butt! 
LOL Really though girly, hang-in there, we’re all pulling for ya’! 
Men oftentimes, especially during pregnancy, (after the first one especially too) show their fear, etc. in MUCH different ways than we do. I.E. the “assholism”, but I know (and I’m sure you know too) that he loves you, and the babie(s), ha, there are TWO now!
But, it still doesn’t “excuse” his behavior, but to be honest, I could definetely see my hubby being the same way every now and then if we have a 2nd. Because as you described, our first was very easy, no sickness, or anything, and I obviously had no other child to run/care after, work, etc. AND you both know what is coming this time! LOL
November 4th, 2007 at 11:51 am
My ass of a husband was exactly the same way with my last 2 pregnancies…even with my first he thought I was MAKING myself throw up because for some reason I sounded like I was coughing while I was hurling and apparently that’s just not normal. *rolls eyes*
Men would so not survive if they had to go through the same things we do. *hug*
November 4th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
Oh my, my. I want to kick his ass for you.
November 4th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
ohhhhh…. you know…. even though I remember my hubs as being saintly and perfect …. um… yeah… you have totally reminded me of a time when he was not - he stressed me out so bad I saw spots and almost passed out - it was only the fact that I was so focused on chewing him a new one that I just sat down, and kept right on a chewing.
This too will pass - there’s always the vasectomy….
November 4th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
*actually* now that I think of it - apparently post vasectomy it’s *very* bad to uh, check the pipes, in the first week - sorta like pouring salt on an open wound - so you could comfort yourself with the idea of sending him off for the snip someday and then ENCOURAGING him to … check stuff out….
November 4th, 2007 at 9:56 pm
ROFL, OMG your husband and mine… have the same asshat gene. Mine acted like I wasn’t pregnant at all, both pregnancies. You poor thing… I hope he gets a good dose of food poisoning.
My asshat ignored the kids when they were screaming last night because they vrashed intoo each other head first, he was too busy playing his xbox 360.
The worst part? I think the real reason why he got po’d with me was because I probably embarrassed him by yelling at him while he had a live mic and was playing online with his buddies. I told him to get his effing priorities straight.
Yup, he more then likely was harassed by his gaming buddies for you yelling at him. LOL
November 5th, 2007 at 11:05 am
Wow. I am sure your husband(s) are real pleased with your opinions of them ladies…..
TMOTS
Not sure what TMOTS is… but that’s fine…
And I only wish my husband read this so he could understand how hurtful his accusations of faking have been to me. I am of the opinion that he should be pregnant even just for a day to understand what we women go through. I stand by that, thank you.
November 6th, 2007 at 7:57 am
OMG Sam! my husband always acted so put out during both of my pregnancies. He always acted like I was faking it, too.
I still have ALOT of anger about this. ALOT.
I wish our husbands could be pregnant, too. They deserve the misery.
Glad to know I’m not alone, nor over reacting. I feel very put out by his reactions and it’s driving me insane I am so mad about it.
November 6th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Girl you are suffering needlessly … you are deficient in nutrients. Just because you take something like a general maintainance vitamin, doesn’t get you to where you need to be if you are starting out at a defecit. You gotta get some vitamin b 6 in you pronto….it is the nutrient in charge of regulating the hormone overload into your stomach making you sick. However, I reccoment you taking a multi b complex at least for two weeks then back to just your regular pre-natal vitamins. I hope you are taking them! (I have been working with Nutrition for about 30 years though never had the money to get the masters I wanted….due to raising two boys WITHOUT the a-hole fathers helping to any degree) You can find all kinds of good into on trusted sites real quick to back me up. Taking only one b vitamin, the way it is absorbed by the body, can make you deficient in another. Because the way it works chemically is like musical chairs. Any b vitamin can sit anywhere. Other nutrients have designated spots and are left empty if not filled. This is why taking a ‘balanced b 50′ is the best. It is high enough to get you out of the deficiency range and do it efficiently and quickly. Good luck and tell your husband he needs to watch out because one big slap is likely to hit him upside the head out of the blue! LOL and like my son says …. muhahhhhh ( I think! evil laughing you know )
November 6th, 2007 at 7:10 pm