tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370623155565789372.post4216720784850110677..comments2023-05-09T02:54:19.314-07:00Comments on Park Slope Promised Land: Sizing Things Up; or, Brand New BodySecret Sloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16007764157682145537noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370623155565789372.post-89246234045661936762011-06-19T06:57:41.926-07:002011-06-19T06:57:41.926-07:00I enjoyed reading this post. I felt this way for ...I enjoyed reading this post. I felt this way for some time and just was afraid to put it out there. Can I tell you that I had such a tough time finding bras (I'm not even telling you what size) that I've been wearing my original bras with an extender until last week? EEK!<br /><br />I also enjoyed reading about shopping in NYC. It's been a couple of years since I've been (and used to go several times a year) and miss it very much.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507118457609696378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370623155565789372.post-75362322388941144702011-06-16T15:58:43.857-07:002011-06-16T15:58:43.857-07:00Great post, Sloper. I found the whole body image t...Great post, Sloper. I found the whole body image thing way too complex to put into words while I was pregnant but you did it really well. It just doesn't feel like the you you're used to and it's been taken over a bit by an alien. A welcome alien, but an alien nonetheless. It got even weirder for me at 38 weeks.ALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150067629614839175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370623155565789372.post-18831376142455116422011-06-15T11:14:54.966-07:002011-06-15T11:14:54.966-07:00Well said! It's not that I really dislike my ...Well said! It's not that I really dislike my new body...it just doesn't feel like ME. It's so foreign. Every move I make has a different outcome than it used to. Very weird.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239548717452353436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370623155565789372.post-21611672931895865072011-06-14T18:46:17.070-07:002011-06-14T18:46:17.070-07:00Great post.
I particularly relate to the "do...Great post.<br /><br />I particularly relate to the "doing too much" part. The weekend before I was put on bedrest I went to Costco, organized our basement storage unit (yeah, what?), swam at the gym for 15 minutes, and went to a hip restaurant for din and stoically waited 1 hour for a table at crowded bar where no one offered me a seat. And then I got put on bedrest the next morning and while EVERY DOCTOR assured me it had nothing to do with that weekend of activities (and the truth is, there were many weekends like that, and I was working 50+ hours a week on my feet, and commuting to work thru snowstorms....and and and...), I will forever replay everything I did that weekend. (Le sigh.) So please do take it easy, however you can. Not b/c I think you're going to hurt yourself or the baby, but b/c you are totally and completely pregnant and your body is already working VERY hard, and you DO DO DO need the rest, my friend! <br /><br />As for the body stuff....oh yes. Oddly, I experiencing it much more now that I'm post-partum. I will forever remain in complete awe over what my body accomplished and I find it fascinating to see how it has changed my body and how my body is bouncing back. It's totally a trip! xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370623155565789372.post-51326203589116116802011-06-14T00:35:09.689-07:002011-06-14T00:35:09.689-07:00Heh, heh, wait till the the 3T! Then the belly get...Heh, heh, wait till the the 3T! Then the belly gets really crazy (it's fun!).nurslouisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749921400852799303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370623155565789372.post-1493264620270581032011-06-13T16:31:52.050-07:002011-06-13T16:31:52.050-07:00EXACTLY!!! I've bitched (sometimes harcore) a...EXACTLY!!! I've bitched (sometimes harcore) about my issues w/ gaining weight, but this really hits it for me.<br /><br />I feel weird and alien and when I look in the mirror, it takes a second of searching for "me" before I realize that the reflection IS me. It's a bizarre feeling.<br /><br />And, LMAO @ what Lesley said - that has happened to me a couple times recently. He's growing so fast and geting so far out in frotn of me, I don't know my own dimensions anymore. And I was a klutz to begin with. I laugh every time...and hope I haven't bumped the baby's head. LOLAllisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571149055152186880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370623155565789372.post-48236739731035711752011-06-13T14:34:21.793-07:002011-06-13T14:34:21.793-07:00The best is when the bump gets really big, and you...The best is when the bump gets really big, and you simply forget that it's there-- so you turn around and whack it into people or doorways, or you try to 'quickly slip by' someone, and end up causing a huge commotion! It's pretty funny.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015353387009923240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370623155565789372.post-63363331860253796172011-06-13T14:19:40.755-07:002011-06-13T14:19:40.755-07:00Super post. I''ve read your blog for a wh...Super post. I''ve read your blog for a while now and have been captivated by your journey. I'm 11 weeks pregnant and you cleverly expressed the feelings I have about my own changing body. I look down at my bizarrely bloated chest and think 'how very odd'. (I live in NY and know the 98 degree day you are referring to - top effort!!).Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11965282082049616188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370623155565789372.post-53794634336706033302011-06-13T13:23:27.970-07:002011-06-13T13:23:27.970-07:00You know, I've been feeling the same exact way...You know, I've been feeling the same exact way. Sometimes I feel great and think I look great and then others I just look like a frumpy preggo. I worry constantly about gaining too much and yet will eat another cookie anyway. I'm really struggling with how my thights have somehow become pregnant and not just my belly. Why on earth did those blimp up so fast and so big? <br /><br />Yay for the new bras! I'm still in my original ones b/c I'm an A-cup and, hey, I barely filled the A-cup out before. Now they fit just right ;).<br /><br />As for pushing too hard, that's totally me, too. I do too much and end up so tired and so sore. I'm having sciatic pains down the oleft side of my leg (been there since week 12) and it's SO painful. I've had 3 knee sugeries and this is till one of the weirdest and painful things for me b/c it just won't go away no matter the stretching or exercises I do. Just sucking it up for the nugget!So-Calledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995728640451748880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370623155565789372.post-15770209499933252612011-06-13T12:08:46.183-07:002011-06-13T12:08:46.183-07:00This is a great post. Congrats on the new bras! xo...This is a great post. Congrats on the new bras! xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com