• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • Products / Baby Gear
    • Best Mom & Baby Products
    • Ultimate Baby Registry Guide
  • Pregnancy
    • Prenatal
    • Breastfeeding
  • Baby
    • Month 1-3
    • Month 4-6
    • Month 7-9
    • Month 10-12
    • Second Year
    • Toddler
  • #MomLife
  • About Us
  • Nav Widget Area

Rookie Moms

Pregnancy > Parenthood

You are here: Home / Making me grumpy / Five things I can’t wait to do on maternity leave

Five things I can’t wait to do on maternity leave

29 shares
  • Facebook28
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

Rachel is our newest contributor. She and her partner Heather are expecting their first baby. We asked her to introduce herself by way of reflecting on the countdown before her maternity leave begins. Here is her first post.

I have a stressful job, and it’s no one’s fault but my own. I’m pretty sure there are receptionists who read magazines between phone calls, but I’ve managed to make a customer-service hell for myself by working so hard, and now that I’m knocked up, it’s mere purgatory.

To relieve the stress while I’m still working, I started building a list of what’s going to be awesome about maternity leave. Every now and again, when a customer tells me he’s been waiting for someone to call him back, or another one is upset her order hasn’t come in yet, I breathe deep and pull up the list.

#1: Having Pregnancy Symptoms in the Safety of My Own Home
This relief will be short-lived, depending on how long it takes for our newest family member to make her appearance, but, after nearly seven months of sharing morning sickness with my repulsed co-workers, it seems like a privilege to vomit at home.

What I text when I'm pregnant

The first time I got sick, actually, was at work, and I did not make it to the bathroom on that occasion. Now that the little one is getting bigger– and hey, guys, I’m not going to sugarcoat this — my bladder hasn’t been able to withstand violent sickness, so getting to the bathroom (and hoping no one else is in there) is all the more important. I can’t pretend the process is any more glamorous at home, but there’s no one around to wonder why I’m mopping up the floor.

#2: Hiding from Well-Wishers
The other reason work shouldn’t stress me out is that I have a lot of really kind, supportive co-workers. I think any pregnant woman would tell you, though, that it gets to a point where if someone else asks her how she feels, she’s going to start screaming the details. “I feel uncontrollably grumpy and my back hurts! Stop talking to me!” But they don’t.

What grumpy preggos post on Facebook

“Got a name picked out?”

“Have you started decorating the nursery?”

The questions are inevitably followed by advice, and the advice is as nauseating as the smell of broccoli during my first trimester. That’s saying something.

#3: Finding Out If All The Gear Is Worth It
We’ve had a SnotSucker sitting in the house since Christmas. I just have to know.

Is the Nosefrida worth it?2,000 Amazon reviewers can’t be wrong

#4: Finding Out If Homebirth Is Worth It
Giving birth doesn’t sound any better than mechanical snot-sucking, but, again, I just have to know. Will this be a moving, sacred experience that bonds our little family, or will I remember nothing but cursing and the rim of fire in my lady-parts? After 20 hours of class and dozens of YouTube videos, I’m ready to face my demons and torment others with the details.

#5: Finding Out If The Baby Is Worth It
What’s the deal, universe? Were 40 weeks of discomfort and anxiety, preceded by three years of charting and anxiety, worth the effort? Are babies really all that terrific? Will she make us better people? Will she cry until I unravel? Will she need the SnotSucker?

Graco Pack and Play with Cuddle Cove

Waiting: Graco’s Cuddle Cove marks the spot

April 3, 2014 6:47 am Whitney Filed Under: Making me grumpy, Momoirs of a Rookie Mom, Pregnancy

Don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter

Primary Sidebar

Search our site

The Best Gender Reveal Gifts (30+ Unique Ideas!)

The Best Gender Reveal Gifts (30+ Unique Ideas!)

10 Best Strollers In 2023 – For Every Mom’s Needs!

10 Best Strollers In 2023 – For Every Mom’s Needs!

The 15 Best Nursery Gliders for 2023! [Traditional to Unique]

The 15 Best Nursery Gliders for 2023! [Traditional to Unique]

The 50 Best Toys for 2 Year Old Boys in 2023! [+ Toys of the Year]

The 50 Best Toys for 2 Year Old Boys in 2023! [+ Toys of the Year]

The Best 20 Stay at Home Mom Jobs in 2023!

The Best 20 Stay at Home Mom Jobs in 2023!

10 Amazing LGBTQ+ Children’s Books to Celebrate Pride Month

10 Amazing LGBTQ+ Children’s Books to Celebrate Pride Month

Join our Rookie Moms Facebook Page

Rookie Moms

Disclosure

Review Policy
Privacy Policy

This site is an Amazon affiliate.

Popular Articles

150 Unique Middle Names for Girls

Footer

Browse By Age

  • Pregnancy
  • Month 1-3
  • Month 4-6
  • Month 7-9
  • Month 10-12
  • Toddler
  • Preschooler

Problem Solving

  • Sleepy
  • Eating
  • Breastfeeding
  • Home
  • Baby Registry
  • Pregnancy
  • Baby
  • Toddler
  • Preschooler
  • Baby Gear
  • #MomLife
  • Holidays
    • Holiday Gift Guide
    • Holiday Entertaining

© Copyright 2016 · Pretty Lifestyle WordPress Theme by: PDCD