Is it just me or have you found when pregnant leaning more and more on Google and less and less on the front desk office of your Ob/Gyn. My nurse is so calm and relaxed and as a new parent it is hard to hear "yes, Dana, that is normal" time and time again. Which leads me to the Google maching needing it to answer all of my inane questions throughout the day. Also, there is something comforting about finding a comrarderie of women who ask the same insane questions that you need answers to without dealing with the pregnant pause (pun not intended) of your doctors office and them trying not to laugh.
What is not comforting is that if for some reason out of pure boredom the FBI just decided to look at my search engine to make sure I am not a threat to my community (I can barely walk around TJMaxx without becoming exhausted and pottying at least twice) would however cause them to speculate my sanity and feel realllly bad for my husband.
Typing in the questions is a lot like how we all open fortune cookies and add the phrase "in bed" at the end, accept instead I just add the words "when pregnant"
Here is just a taste:
Should I have these many vericose veins when pregnant
Being constipated when pregnant
Can I eat Arby's when pregnant
How to solve itchy skin when pregnant
How to solve an itchy scalp when pregnant
When cocoa butter doesn't work on pregnant skin
What can I dye my hair with when pregnant
Getting a pedicure and waxing eyebrows when pregnant
How to heal a blown vein when pregnant (#hereslookingatyouNurseRatchett)
Warming cooked crawfish
Ants are building small villages in my bathroom...
The last two obviously were just me trying to live life...
I have never been so thankful for the What To Expect (WTE) Community because no matter the crazy question that I pose to Google, the same question has not only been asked on WTE, it has been asked more than once and over a series of years. #praisethecrazypregnantladies
Although I agree with my doctor that overGoogling (#canicointhatterm) is definitely a thing and something that should be done in moderation lest you end up with small pox or malaria at then end of your search (here's looking at you WebMD), there is still a small sense of comfort in knowing you are not alone. However, I encourage that if you see a lot of variations of a problem you are incurring, definitely reach out to your doctor after all, one individuals outcome does not necessarily mean its yours. In other words, know when to back slowly away from the computer, take a deep breath, ignore the sniggles, and call your doctor's office.
Sometimes I like looking at my Google search history to laugh, other times I am mortified which leads me to closing my eyes and hitting the delete button as quickly as possible , because I am convinced that someone is reviewing my Google search, judging my life choices, and finding the appropriate association to provide me some much needed help or community. Hopefully the community likes long walks in Target and Homegoods and all things pumpkin because I am #basic.
Oh, and after reading this don't even pretend like I am the crazy one that does this and if I do, just nicely keep it to yourself ;)