When a woman learns she is pregnant, the joy (usually) is overwhelming. One simply can't think about anything else other than this incredible news that another human -- her future son or daughter -- is actually growing there, right there, inside her. Never mind it has happened to women since the beginning of time (literally), it often feels like she's the first and only person ever to embark on the experience.
Throw in some hormones -- lots of hormones -- and it's not uncommon for some inner attention whore to break out during pregnancy. Typically the resulting behavior doesn't hurt anyone, but it may annoy everyone who is subjected to it. Because of said hormones and the euphoria, most pregnant women likely won't realize it. In fact, they often behave as if what they're doing is expected of them. It's not.
For example, what's up with pregnancy announcement cards? Creative ways to tell close family and friends the exciting news are one thing, but when it comes to actually ordering printed cards (like the one above from Zazzle that is $2.95 per card!), putting postage stamps on them, and mailing them to everyone in your address book, that's a bit obnoxious and a waste of trees.
Birth announcements are one (debatable) thing, but just say no to the pregnancy announcement cards. Besides, what a great Facebook post!
As for a Facebook account for your unborn baby to give updates to the world from your womb -- don't even think about it.
Another highly annoying habit of pregnant couples today -- the gender reveal party. I'm sure there are cards for this purpose too, but a party just to say boy or girl before the baby arrives is about as ridiculous as it gets. People may come for the cake, but they're probably rolling their eyes all the way there. Get some really good cake if you have one of these.
Throw in a few huge, extravagant baby showers, an endless stream of Facebook belly shots and tweets about each kick, hiccup, and craving, and you too can be an extremely annoying pregnant woman.
That being said, it's hard to find fault with someone who is that excited about her child and the amazing experiences that lie ahead of them. So if we all have to endure a little annoyance in the name of her spawn, it's not the worst thing that can happen. Besides, it's not that we don't care, it's just that we don't care that much.
What's the most annoying thing you've done while pregnant? What things do pregnant women do that annoy you?
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I don't think I was annoying really. I was kind of private about things when I was pregnant lol. People often begged me to show belly pics and such.
Pregnant stuff doesn't annoy me. I guess I'm the only one who doesn't roll my eyes if someone posts she has a pregnancy craving, or weekly belly pics? Instead I chuckle and share my own stories, sympathize, smile at the growing belly, whatever. One of my very good friends is pregnant with her first baby right now and she calls me almost daily, asking me questions, telling me she felt more flutters today than she did yesterday, that she feels like a fatty bc she had 2 bowls of ice cream. I am thrilled to be that person she wants to lean on, the one she wants to share her stories with and ask for advice.
If a friend of mine is so ecstatic about her child that she wants to share every minute detail with me, I am overjoyed to be included in such a huge part of her life. After all, she's my friend for a reason. What is important to her is important to me.
I agree with jagamama0710! I enjoy pregnancy stories!
Wow- I don't know anyone who gave out pregnancy announcement cards or who had a 'gender reveal' party. I guess my friends are not hip (or annoying?) enough! I'm honestly happy to read people's pregnancy updates and whatnot on Facebook... the only time I found it annoying was when I was having a hard time getting pg and recovering from a m/c. At that time I found I just couldn't handle people's pregnancy news, I was happy for them but too upset about my own loss to cope with it. Luckily, that time in my life preceded Facebook so I wasn't bombarded constantly by it. I know, for me, I really did not want to talk about my pregnancies much- I was superstitious, in a way I was afraid that talking about how excited or happy I was would jinx me.
I too am happy to hear Facebook updates during a pregnancy -- just so they're from the mother and NOT from the unborn baby!
I don't talk about my pregnancy on facebook, I don't have belly pics, I don't even have sono pics posted. I feel like if you run into me in RL, you'll be able to tell. I don't feel the need to blab what I see as a somewhat private matter all over facebook, but to each their own.
why are birth announcements debatable?
I'm all for the FB updates and such. I wasn't annoying-not that I know of-because like Hempmommy, I didn't share a lot of things with people...and FB wasn't even around when I was pregnant. lol
The only thing that annoys me is when a pregnant woman would complain about being pregnant or gaining weight...as the mom of a former preemie, I'd gladly take the stretchmarks, weight gain, being hot as hell and miserable to watching my son fight for his life with wires, tubes, being poked and prodded...