I took a photo of myself every week during my pregnancy but didn’t share them anywhere- and there were no props. It was just for the baby book and to see it grow (I thought it would be funny, turns out it was kinda boring). Anyway, some of those weeks it was touuuuuuuuugh to pull it together. I was rebelling against…

Word to Chimimanda! Pregnancy culture is weird and I feel, heavily consumer driven. It’s annoying how before a baby is even born, everyone is expected to shop for it and celebrate with multiple gift showers. And now we have these additional “gender reveal” parties, a phenomenon so farcically self indulgent and…

Kudos to her, I guess? She assumes the public at large would care/notice?

Gender reveal, maternity pictures, babymoon pictures, OMG OMG shut up! Another reason I am happy to have disabled my FB account.

Gender reveal parties are revolting, and remind me that most people should not have passed 8th grade biology.

I’m also in the “you do you” camp. However I feel like I’m being bombarded by social media posts by people who feel the need to proclaim their happiness. I’m at the point where most of my friends are getting married and having babies. It’s like if they don’t constantly update or check in it didn’t happen. We’re living…

“Why didn’t you post sooner??”

is that a thing? i was briefly facebook friends with an ex of mine who did those posts with the picture of his wife’s belly/profile and an update on the baby written on a chalkboard the wife was holding. i just thought he was weird (which is true); i had no idea that it’s a popular thing to do.

I love her take on this.

Wow, no idea how she did it! The gossip-mongering public is usually all over the fertility status of lauded Nigerian feminist authors who give interviews to the Financial Times.

This is the antidote to every fucking FB post I see re: monthly baby bump size update, specifically those posted by men on behalf their wives. Ugggggggggh