Help! I'm pregnant and I can't do anything!

[Beck]

I'm starting to have a hard time getting up from lying on my back (I know, I know, I shouldn't lay on my back!!). Anyway, I feel like a turtle that's been flipped! I look so funny trying to get up.

Actually, I look something like this...

http://images.animationfactory.com/imagedir/animations/animals/turtles/turtle_stuck_on_back/turtle_stuck_on_back_lg_nwm.gif

Oh, and you know how people keep saying you should go for walks to increase blood circulation in your legs and stay fit while you're preggo? I try to do that. I swear I do. Then it comes time to putting my tennis shoes on and I nearly give up every time! They need to come up with tennis shoes that are comfortable for walking, but don't require me to bend down, put them on and tie them!!! In that scenario, I look like...well...the above image.

Beck

You are too funny! I loved the turtle gif!

I know what you mean about the shoes, except I wear boots so pulling them off is a Mission and a half.

Walking is such fun now don't you agree? I waggle like an elephant now.

KWYM about the turtle thing.

[JoyLynn]

I love the turtle! :D I remember that feeling.

You girls are funny! [rotfl]


Joy [welcomewave]

Oh and by the way.... where are my feet anyway? I can't even see them!

My pregnancy sucked...plain and simple... i was underweight so walking wasn't an option


but perhaps for the shoe dilemma you could get some slip ons...when my muscles went haywire I found some comfy slip on tennis shoes, no laces...at walmart..

cute turtle...that can't be fun I imagine...

If only angelsmom, it's WINTER here so I couldn't buy slip ons for love or money - and my twins have mysteriously VANISHED one of my actual warm slippers [whathelp] I bought for wearing in the house ... they have been watching The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe cartoon so perhaps they left it in Narnia (LOL) during one of their many visits to their closet to check if Mr Tumnus is there ???????????? [whatcrazy]

[Bekah]

Slip-ons... it is the only way I survive pregnancy...

Aussi mom... don't they have nice winter clog type slip ons down there??


And hey Beck... when you are on your back roll to your side then swing your feet over the bed and push yourself up with your elbow... much simpler than trying to be the turtle!!! :lol:

[Reneemomto5]

Too funny, sounds funny but try to just enjoy it. I agree about shoes with no ties, slip on or just shoes I would buy a size bigger and leave tied so I could just slip my foot in.

I soo remember what you describing though, hang in there. Oh I loved being pregnant and I love reading all the posts here.

Aussie mum you need some "ugh boots"! Do they have those in Aussie?
Nice and warm!

I can so relate to you though. Except my problem is the pains I have lifting up one leg at a time. Even if I'm sitting down it still hurts "down there" every time I try to put on my pants, socks and shoes. :(
I am so ready to deliver this little one! :lol:

[mom n luv]

[rotfl] [rotfl] [rotfl]
My husband sometimes wants me to roll over while we are sleeping, and I'm like shall we strap a bowling ball to your stomach and have you roll over :lol:

I basically only wear sandles right now, but the whole leg shaving and toenail maintence thing are about to become my hubby's responsibility soon. Maybe he'll let me spring for a pedicure so he can get out of part of it.

Karla

[soulmom]

when my belly was huge, the only trick that worked for getting socks and shoes on was to sit on my bed then twist sideways so my knee would bend out to the side and my leg would come up on the bed then my foot would be right in front of me. I hope that made sense...

[BlessedMommy]

LOL. This thread is SO true! I feel so big and bulky now. I'm ready to be done!

[Rach]

Skechers makes awesome slip on tennis shoes - they have elastic instead of laces.

I did water aerobics when I was huge. The YMCA had classes for old ppl/preggos :lol:

Renee totally we have ugg boots they were invented in Australia :wink: the shoes I described my kids lost one of, were fake ugg boot style slippers - but pink.

Oh yeah we have those slip on ballet styled pumps in the stores at the moment but I am too embarassed :oops: to wear them (no offense to anyone that likes them) - there are also ballet style pump sneakers (trainers)

If it was summer NP, I would just wear thongs ( arr not as in underwear flip flops, jandals or whatever they are called in your country)

Rach you know Sketchers over in Australia are worth 120.00!!!

Maybe we are just discovering why the phrase "barefoot and pregnant" was coined.

[rotfl] [rotfl] [rotfl]
My husband sometimes wants me to roll over while we are sleeping, and I'm like shall we strap a bowling ball to your stomach and have you roll over :lol:

I basically only wear sandles right now, but the whole leg shaving and toenail maintence thing are about to become my hubby's responsibility soon. Maybe he'll let me spring for a pedicure so he can get out of part of it.

Karla

Oh so true :lol: It takes me like 10 seconds to roll over in bed now. I have to do it in stages... move a tiny inch and then a little bit more and a little bit more... :lol:

I don't think my hubby would clip my toenails for me... he wouldn't even rub my feet for me last time round. :( He would shave my legs though.

Renee totally we have ugg boots they were invented in Australia :wink: the shoes I described my kids lost one of, were fake ugg boot style slippers - but pink.

Maybe we are just discovering why the phrase "barefoot and pregnant" was coined.

Oh ok LOL I thought they were made in NZ... just like Pavlova and meat pies etc... everything seems to be made in NZ and Australia HAHA I guess we'll never know for sure :wink:
We have this ad on TV for some insurance company where they say how everything NZ was stolen by Australia (no offence intended!) HAHA and how we need to insure ourselves LOL :lol: I think they said Crowded House was stolen by Australia... anyway, I think it's hilarious. :lol:

I think the barefoot and pregnant thing is like referring to how our feet swell when we are pregnant and our shoes won't fit anymore HAHA At least that's my problem. I don't have Oedema as such ... but my feet are slightly bigger so I need a size up in shoe right now. Unless I stick to jandals/sandals.

Renee, all the NZ come here and bring their goodies with them :wink: - although you can have Russel Crowe back if you want - [whistle]

The uggies however are definately an OZ thing I saw it on 20 to 1 -
the guy who invented them was on TV too. Although I am sure that many Kiwi's would have looked at their sheep and decided when turned inside out they would make a fine pair of boots LOL LOL LOL

Hey I am far from offended by a bit of light trans- tasmin banter - although I have noticed the NZ vs Australia thing, or Australia vs NZ thing has taken on a nasty edge of late. For those in the US who don't know what we are talking about, there is a HUGE amount of teasing between Australians and New Zealanders. We always seem to be trying to compete or state WHO IS BETTER Aussies or Kiwis. It's quite funny when not taken too far.

[sheepjumpingrope] [loveyou] Renee!

Oh what has this got to do with being pregnant? mmm I DID have odema last pregnancy and it was terrible !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JoyLynn]

You guys are too funny!! [rotfl] [rotfl] [rotfl]


Joy [welcomewave]

Renee, all the NZ come here and bring their goodies with them :wink: - although you can have Russel Crowe back if you want - [whistle]

The uggies however are definately an OZ thing I saw it on 20 to 1 -
the guy who invented them was on TV too. Although I am sure that many Kiwi's would have looked at their sheep and decided when turned inside out they would make a fine pair of boots LOL LOL LOL

Hey I am far from offended by a bit of light trans- tasmin banter - although I have noticed the NZ vs Australia thing, or Australia vs NZ thing has taken on a nasty edge of late. For those in the US who don't know what we are talking about, there is a HUGE amount of teasing between Australians and New Zealanders. We always seem to be trying to compete or state WHO IS BETTER Aussies or Kiwis. It's quite funny when not taken too far.

[sheepjumpingrope] [loveyou] Renee!

Oh what has this got to do with being pregnant? mmm I DID have odema last pregnancy and it was terrible !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:lol: I didn't even know Russel Crowe was a kiwi... I thought he was American :oops: :lol:

I'm glad you knew I was joking around :lol: I think it is ridiculous how some people just take it too far. I totally agree with you. I couldn't care less. Actually I think Aussie is better than NZ but hey... I don't live there. I have only been there on holiday and I told my dad I wanted to move there and he was like "it's because you are on holiday Renee... if you lived here you'd think it was just the same as NZ". The thing I wouldn't be able to deal with is the spiders and snakes :shock: I am terrified of them. But the weather is beautiful. And you can get bigger houses for less than you can here. And jobs pay more. And you get a bigger baby bonus... HAHA ok that has nothing to do with it. :lol: I'm not that bad! :wink:

:lol: Do ugg boots have the tops folded down just a little so you can see the sheepskin? Or is that something people do when they buy them? Are they long and go up to the knees? I've never owned a pair. I think my mum has though.

Oedema has to be horrible. :cry: I'm glad I haven't had it. I just get Hs or fissures instead UGH :cry:

:lol: I didn't even know Russel Crowe was a kiwi... I thought he was American :oops: :lol:

Well there you go I guess you do learn something new every day HAHA... see what happens when people move to a different country... we don't know where they are from! .................

Biography for
Russell Crowe (I)

Birth name
Russell Ira Crowe
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Nickname
Rusty
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Height
5' 11½" (1.82 m)
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Mini biography
Born in New Zealand, Russell has made his home in Australia since he was a small child. The son of movie set caterers, Russell got the acting bug early in life. Beginning as a child star on a local Australian TV show, Russell's first big break came with two films ... the first, Romper Stomper (1992), gained him a name throughout the film community in Australia and the neighboring countries. The second, The Sum of Us (1994), helped put him on the American map, so to speak. Sharon Stone heard of him from Romper Stomper (1992) and wanted him for her film, The Quick and the Dead (1995). But filming on The Sum of Us (1994) had already begun. Sharon is reported to have held up shooting until she had her gunslinger-Crowe, for her film. With The Quick and the Dead (1995) under his belt as his first American film, the second was offered to him soon after. Virtuosity (1995), starring Denzel Washington, put Russell in the body of a Virtual Serial Killer, Sid6.7 ... a role unlike any he had played so far. Virtuosity (1995), a Sci-Fi extravaganza, was a fun film and, again, opened the door to even more American offers. L.A. Confidential (1997), Russell's third American film, brought him the US fame and attention that his fans have felt he deserved all along. Missing the Oscar nod this time around, he didn't seem deterred and signed to do his first film with The Walt Disney Company, Mystery, Alaska (1999). He has recently achieved even more success and awards for his performances in Gladiator (2000) and A Beautiful Mind (2001).

[Rach]

Rach you know Sketchers over in Australia are worth 120.00!!!

Maybe we are just discovering why the phrase "barefoot and pregnant" was coined.

YIKES I'd totally send you some, but with shipping, it would probably cost me $120 :lol: :lol:

I got mine at Kohl's on sale for like 40 bucks. Money well spent!

You could always go the slipper route. No one would give a preggo grief for that!

Rach - if only, our neighbourhood is extremely SNOBBY LOL!

Going back to being pregnant and not being able to do anything, HOW MANY OF YOU are just finding it near on impossible to clean?

At least I am not making cooking mistakes tho LOL - I remember last time I was pregnant I was such a dolt I burnt TACO SHELLS ROTFLMAO

[Beck]

Going back to being pregnant and not being able to do anything, HOW MANY OF YOU are just finding it near on impossible to clean?
Ooooh, oooh! Pick me! Pick me!!! I just picked up the living room and Riley's room and I was nearly out of breath! Look at the bright side of it...it's just another reason to make our husbands clean!

(HA! Like that actually works!)

LOL :lol: Yep I am finding it pretty hard to clean now. I'm glad my hubby will usually help with what he can.

[mom n luv]

On most days I just kick the toys into one big pile in a corner of the living room and DH picks them up. What was killing me today was ds grabbing things out of cart and throwing them on the floor in store. Seriously at one point I was close to asking a stranger to pick things up for me.

I shove things into my daughters princess tent in her room and also kick unfolded washing into the AHEM what is meant to be the nursery LOL LOL.

I think that annoys DH, but we can't sort that room out until we buy shelves in a few months anyway.

:lol: you should see the pile of laundry in our room that I have to fold today HAHA seriously it's like a mountain now. :shock:

DH came up with a most excellent idea while he was getting ready for work and saw me trying to do bendbacks almost to pick up the kids dirty dishes this morning - LONG articificial arms for pregnant women!

BRAINWAVE! :idea:

He gets annoyed because I don't ask for help LOL.

LOL great idea! Now he just has to make them! :wink: :lol:

Um my hubby sees me picking up things off the floor and doesn't tell me to leave it for him. :( Only if I grumble about it then he will say "you should have just left it for me" or "you should have asked". Well buddy, you can see me doing it so why not just come and do it for me?! :? :roll:

I asked if he could cook dinner last night (more like "I don't want to cook" "you could cook for once you know") and his reply was "I have to watch Fair Go" :( Priorities man! Obviously TV is more important. :roll:
Then he was greasing up to me when I gave him his dinner saying "thank you baby" "you did a good job". And I was like "yeah yeah stop your greasing!"