EP 104 - HOW TO HANDLE DUMB COMMENTS & SET BOUNDARIES AFTER ANNOUNCING YOUR PREGNANCY

Unsolicited advice and comments aren’t new to the experience of being a woman. But phewww do they come out of the woodwork when you catch a baby and tell people about it.

And, going from Diane’s question box and DMs after a recent poll… this is an uncomfy shared experience!

So this week, we’re sharing common comments that we hear after announcing pregnancy, and how to respond.

From abundant, nonviolent communication options…to unhinged clapbacks. Choose your adventure based on your energy!

We also talk tips for setting boundaries and building your support system during pregnancy.

So jump in to this week’s episode, and send us any other clapbacks or crazy comments you’ve received during pregnancy!

In this episode of Get Your Shit Together…

🧡 “Was this planned?”, weight questions, guessing seggs of baby, & other dumb comments

🧡 Abundant and unhinged ways to respond to comments about your announcement

🧡 Things you can say to your pregnant pal that are actually nice & cool

🧡 Setting boundaries with others (& yourself!) during pregnancy

🧡 How to choose your support system & mental peace

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Resources & Other Good Shit

What We’re Consuming

• Adina is watching season 2 of The Bear (Hulu)…YES chef.

• Diane is reading Out on a Limb by Hannah Bonham Young, which is v on trend for this episode because pregnancy. Except for the unplanned part. This is such a charming rom com with great disability representation!

• Adina is very into her new Fujifilm XT30 ii camera and 23mm f2 lens to make art again.

• Diane is making sourdough chocolate chip cookies finished with sea salt, of course.

• A listener asked Diane what pregnancy books she read. Not many! In part because she reads them for work (a lot of her clients’ goals are healthy preconception/fertility, feeling well during pregnancy and beyond! But Expecting Better by Emily Oster is pretty great for cutting through a lot of outdated pregnancy advice! Spoiler…Diane still drinks and eats raw dairy preg…among other things 🍣 ¯\(ツ)/¯ But you do you!

Other Good Shit

• The only “just wait” pregnancy comments we want to hear are positive, or this bit by Andy Samberg that went viral.

• We chatted about that time Adina had her baby at home on purpose, like a witch (a la Jim Gaffigan).

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Related Episodes

Season 4

• Ep103 - How to Get a Perfect Score on Your HTMA

• Ep 101 - Working on Our Summer Bodies

Season 3

• Ep 97 - What’s On Your Plate?: Support & Accountability for Your Busiest Season

• Ep 81 - How to Talk to Your Dumb Doctor - Part 2

• Ep 80 - How to Talk to Your Dumb Doctor - Part 1

• Ep 72 - Adina’s Home Birth Story: Baby Stew Coming Through

Season 2

• Ep 65 - Your Anxiety Needs to Hear This

• Ep 61 - What to Do When You Don’t Fit In With Your Friends & Fam

• Ep 49 - Flying High in Your First Tri: How to Deal with Nausea, Disrupted Sleep, & Food Aversions
  

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