Obviously there are going to be things you canβt do after having a baby that you could do before.
Like going bra-less, drinking past midnight without dire ramifications and spending Sunday mornings in bed nursing a hangover and reading the newspapers while sipping (hot) tea. (I’m not bitter, honest).
But as well as the obvious bodily and lifestyle changes, Iβve discovered that there are also some weird things I canβt do since having a baby.
In no particular order:
1. Go into Costa Coffee. When I was expecting Little B, BB wasnβt at school yet and my mother-in-law used to come and look after her for two days a week so I could work. I used to leave them at home and decamp to coffee shops with my laptop, usually Costa because the Wi-Fi is reliable. I had morning sickness pretty much throughout the whole pregnancy, and since Little B was born in October 2014 I canβt go near the place because of the smell. Just walking past the door and catching a waft of their particular type of coffee bean is enough to send waves of nausea sweeping through me.
2. Eat chicken soup. When I was pregnant the second time round I ate gallons of chicken soup. It was the only thing I fancied, and it had to be Tescoβs own label fresh soup. I was so worried about them selling out and not being able to get any that Iβd bulk buy three or four at a time. A bit like Costa Coffee, I can no longer stand even the smell of it.
3. Look at knitted toys without thinking about a knitted boob. Anyone who has done an NCT course will know what Iβm talking about: the knitted boob they bring out to show you how a baby should be latching on, probably knitted by a well-meaning member of the WI. Almost five years after having BB the Knitted Boob is still talked about amongst my NCT group β especially the dads.
4. Listen to Ken Bruceβs Pop Master on Radio 2 without remembering BBβs birth. She was born at 10.58am, at the end of the first round of the quiz, which was playing in the back ground. The midwife and Misery Guts were debating answers to the questions while I was pushing, and I wanted to scream βhello, Iβm having a baby hereβ. But couldnβt.
5. Look at the fishing net they keep at the side of swimming pools in quite the same way. Little B was born in a birthing pool, and they have a smaller version of a swimming pool fishing net on hand to catch any you-know-whats. And yes it did have to be used. Which wasnβt my finest moment.
How about you? Is there anything odd you canβt do since having a baby or becoming a parent?
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It’s fish and chips for me. After a vomit session on the side of m4, I can’t stand the smell or site of the greasy chips and batter. blurgh. And lol the boob. I didn’t do NCT but they had one at the NHS course I joined. x
I’d love to know who knits those boobs – and if I can have one for memory’s sake! Don’t blame you over the fish & chips!
Hee hee I’m with you on the knitted boob! And the radio somewhat – when I was in the water the midwife asked if I wanted the radio on and I said I didn’t really mind as long as it was on low – when the birth was over I could actually hear what she’d put on – the FOOTBALL! x x
I made up my mind to remember what song was on when BB was born and then of course I totally forgot!
I can’t have diary – before baby ate ice cream until I thought I would burst. Baby comes she’s intolerant and now I am! Very strange lol #MarvMondays
That IS rather strange – how odd!
Haha this made me laugh. My hubby actually put on countdown while I was in labour, he put radio 1 on first but Niki Minaj rapping was the last thing I wanted to hear while having contractions. Number 5 made me laugh xx #Fartglitter
I think Niki Minard was actually number one when Little B was born – don’t blame you for switching off!
Ha ha, no 5 made me giggle. We had an incident at the pool when a swim nappy couldn’t contain all the excitement so to speak! Pool evacuation and swimming nets had to come out, the shame! Via#MarvMondays
Oh no total pool evacuation – that’s one for the 18th birthday!!
Ha, when I was planning a water birth, my SIL warned me about the fishing net! I now can’t eat green olives as I massively went off them when I was pregnant – which I hate because I loved them before! Fab post #marvmondays
As well as chicken soup I can’tcope with Shloer (which I drank as a wine substitute) and tinned mandarins. That’s a shame about olives as they’re lovely!
Ah those blinkin knitted boobs!! They give knitting a bad reputation haha. I’m also with you on the fishing net thing *shudders*.
Great post!
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Great post. Knitted boobs. Wow. I feel that NCT failed me because they didn’t use knitted boobs. I would have been tempted to shove one in my handbag so pad my post breastfeeding bras with. Pen xx
Jeez, done it again. Sorry #fartglitter
Yes the knitted boob! Ha ha. I was looking through some pics my husband took once we had had our little one, believe it or not in the corner of the room was a knitted boob!! Claire X #MarvMondays
I missed the knitted boob as didn’t do NCT. Funny how songs and smells bring back memories. Adele Chasing Pavements always reminds me of being on labour with my first baby as was on television radio in the delivery room!
Haha! Gutted about Costa lovely π this made me smile. The associations are funny! It’s amazing what the body craves during pregnancy and then hates after. I had the net too but luckily think I was so empty pre labour managed without it!!! Xx #twinklytuesday
For me it’s picked onions. I used to LOVE then and would eat loads of them straight from the jar. But when I got pregnant with my first 19 years ago! I went right off them and can’t stand them even now. Gutted because I really really loved them lol.
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Great post. A friend asked if I wanted to go trampolining the other day at an indoor place…. nooooo. My bladder def couldn’t take that! #TwinklyTuesday
The strangest thing for me was finding that, after watching it while suffering with morning sickness, hearing the opening credits to Man Vs Food made me feel really queasy! x #TwinklyTuesday
When I was pregnant I barely set foot in Costa but since giving birth I have been in every day… Need the coffee to compensate for the broken sleep :-/ #fartglitter
Haha I think im lucky that I didn’t have many cravings when pregnant with either boys, although I did snaffle down ham and cheese toasties everyday after work with my eldest….don’t eat them much anymore…Although thinking about it I could eat one now. Funny post π #twinklytuesday
I can’t bear oat cakes any more because they were one of the things that helped ease the nausea when I was pregnant with my eldest daughter but that’s the only food I’ve really gone off since having a baby. One weird thing though was that I couldn’t physically bite through Sellotape when wrapping presents for the first few months – it was very annoying when wrapping Christmas presents as I had to use scissors instead. By the time her first birthday came around, I could bite through the tape without any problems at all. Very odd.
Haha! I’d be very upset if I’d been put off Costa! I was off ginger biscuits for a while after trying to use them to beat morning sickness, but I’m okay with them again now. #fartglitter
My NCT class didn’t have a knitted boob, which I was deeply disappointed about. I wanted one that Piglet could wear as a hat when feeding. #fartglitter
You crack me up. The smell thing fair enough as smell really is one of the most powerful memory triggers isn’t it? We don’t have any unnatural synthetic toiletries etc in our house anymore but when I was preggers with the first, we still used conventional detergents, skincare etc. And the handwash we had was carex. I had the worst sickness (although not the whole 9 months like you poor girl). I never reacted back then to the carex but now I almost heave when I’m in a public bagthroom or someone’s house and they have that handwash I guess because it catapaults me right back to that time. Number 4 made me laugh. But my parting shot has to be the knitted boob. How the flipping heck did I NEVER see the knitted boob during NCT classes? I hate my life π #MarvMondays #fartglitter #TwinklyTuesday
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My wife had some weird aversions too and it’s only just recently that she can eat rice. During the pregnancy and a good few months later it was banned from the house and had to be referred to as the R Word!
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Ha ha I’ll never look at the net by the side of the pool again!!
Thanks for brightening my day.
My friend has the same sickness association with Peppa Pig. That was all her eldest would watch while she vomited into a bucket next to her. The sound of that theme song makes her want to haul. So lucky I wish I could use that excuse!
I loved reading this, the things weren’t what I expected to read but I could relate to them all. They change our lives in the craziest of ways. There are two songs that when I listen to them I tear up, because like you they remind me of my children being born and their cute early months.
Peppa Pig is enough to make me feel rather green around the gills too! I love how certain songs remind us of certain times toox
Marvellous! Its funny what happens once you have children. I’ve heard about the NCT knitted boob, its infamous π Thanks for linking up to #MarvMondays. Emily
The NCT knitted boob ought to have its very own blog!!
I LOVE the swimming pool one! Pahaha! I didn’t get turned off by anything really in pregnancy, so very strange!
That’s very lucky! Although not being able to go near Costa and their cakes probably isn’t a bad thing…