To follow on from last week's post, Annie has more or less finished her bag project.
From left-right (Front, inside, back). The only thing that really needs sorting now, is a shoulder strap, but that's not too urgent given that we're 5 months off of needing to use it. I was immensely impressed with how good a job Annie did and I think it looks good too (manly enough that I can take it around as well). Unfortunately this did lead to some interest from other mums in Annie's "Due in October" group, which Annie was quick to snuff out as it really is a lot of bother and would require a hefty charge, given that the fabric isn't cheap and it wasn't easy to do.
We recently found out that a couple we know are pregnant, which they have been keeping under their hats. They have told all their close family and friends but when asked why they didn't want to announce anything on Facebook, they said that they wanted it all to be personal. It got me thinking about different peoples' attitude towards the publicity of their baby and pregnancy. Annie has obviously thought about this as well and conducted a brief survey in the group that she belongs to.
As is logical, I suppose, it seems that for every person who wants to Tweet their scan picture as soon as they get it, there's one who thinks that is too personal. For every person who wants to tell the world everything, there's another who would rather keep it all between themselves and immediate family. Obviously Annie and I have been vocal about our experiences from as soon as we found out, and not that there's a right and wrong way to do things, but it seems to work for us personally.
In my opinion it is a fantastic outlet for pregnant couples to be outspoken about their pregnancy. I know that in Annie's group there are a lot of shared experiences, ranging from physical symptoms, to emotional problems, to marital problems and to other issues that are not always too savoury. Pregnancy is undoubtedly a strange and stressful time and to share these experiences is not only helpful but can be fun as well.
In typical fashion though it is the female gender that is much better at communicating these thoughts and feelings and the men are left to be quiet and cagey about everything. This is one of the main reasons that I like to do this blog. I've never been particularly good at gathering and sorting my thoughts, but to sit down and try and write about a topic or event is helpful in processing all the information, and quite therapeutic. Still I can't help but feel like the same sort of attitude that the pregnant ladies in Annie's group show would be helpful if it were more present in a large group of men. It is always fantastic to talk things over with your partner, and we talk about a lot of baby related stuff, but it is also nice to find common ground with other people in your position. Besides, I think that as well as benefiting the expectant fathers, the mothers like it when their partner shows that amount of interest in the pregnancy - A man joined one of the cloth nappy groups on Facebook recently and there were mothers cooing and swooning all over the place, so if nothing else, men should think of it that way. For the time being I'll have to settle for being nosey about what's going in the mum's group.
We recently found out that a couple we know are pregnant, which they have been keeping under their hats. They have told all their close family and friends but when asked why they didn't want to announce anything on Facebook, they said that they wanted it all to be personal. It got me thinking about different peoples' attitude towards the publicity of their baby and pregnancy. Annie has obviously thought about this as well and conducted a brief survey in the group that she belongs to.
As is logical, I suppose, it seems that for every person who wants to Tweet their scan picture as soon as they get it, there's one who thinks that is too personal. For every person who wants to tell the world everything, there's another who would rather keep it all between themselves and immediate family. Obviously Annie and I have been vocal about our experiences from as soon as we found out, and not that there's a right and wrong way to do things, but it seems to work for us personally.
In my opinion it is a fantastic outlet for pregnant couples to be outspoken about their pregnancy. I know that in Annie's group there are a lot of shared experiences, ranging from physical symptoms, to emotional problems, to marital problems and to other issues that are not always too savoury. Pregnancy is undoubtedly a strange and stressful time and to share these experiences is not only helpful but can be fun as well.
In typical fashion though it is the female gender that is much better at communicating these thoughts and feelings and the men are left to be quiet and cagey about everything. This is one of the main reasons that I like to do this blog. I've never been particularly good at gathering and sorting my thoughts, but to sit down and try and write about a topic or event is helpful in processing all the information, and quite therapeutic. Still I can't help but feel like the same sort of attitude that the pregnant ladies in Annie's group show would be helpful if it were more present in a large group of men. It is always fantastic to talk things over with your partner, and we talk about a lot of baby related stuff, but it is also nice to find common ground with other people in your position. Besides, I think that as well as benefiting the expectant fathers, the mothers like it when their partner shows that amount of interest in the pregnancy - A man joined one of the cloth nappy groups on Facebook recently and there were mothers cooing and swooning all over the place, so if nothing else, men should think of it that way. For the time being I'll have to settle for being nosey about what's going in the mum's group.
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