Thursday, August 27, 2009

My Flat Stomach

I walked into my ob/gyn’s office this morning for my annual exam, and every woman, and I mean every woman, was noticeably pregnant. I felt like such an outsider with my neatly tucked in camisole and fitted jacket over my flat stomach. I could over hear the fertility-blessed asking each other when they were due and what sex the baby was, while I sat and answered work emails on my blackberry, never looking up. Truly, it was almost comical to see the sheer number of bloated bellies. I guess nine months ago it was the middle of winter – makes sense.

The other thing that I had to laugh at was when my gyn asked me if I was using any type of birth control. Yeah, that stopped happening about five years ago, and apparently I never needed it.

10 comments:

  1. Ugh. That's SOOOO annoying - I was at a party once with some super religious people and every woman was sporting a big belly of one size or another. It was like one of those dreams where you have nowhere to run. Ahhhhh!!!! I hear you, sister!!

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  2. I have had those moments too... or days when it seems every customer I help is either very obviously pregnant or looking for the "what to expect" books. Hang in there.

    ICLW

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  3. Their needs to be an ob/gyn office for infertiles to avoid this. I bet they'd do really well! Or Infertile Day so you can at least avoide the pregos while going in the already so enjoyable annual exam. Anyway, you aren't an outsider amongst us! I'm sure you looked adorable, too, and made those pregos jealous...

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  4. Or how about the Parenthood/Baby magazines piled a mile high at the RE's office??? My blackberry has saved my sanity:)

    Yeah, and it is a shame to know how much money we wasted on BC...argh! Hang in there honey:)

    huckoann.blogspot.com

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  5. Yeah, that is frustrating. But look at the bright side: you have a flat stomach! I'm desperately trying to get a flat stomach at the same time I'm desperately trying to get a bump. Hmm, maybe I should rethink my plan?

    ICLW

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  6. Who needs a flabby stomach, stretch marks, varicose veins, stress incontinence and saggy boobs anyway?!

    ICLW

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  7. That sucks. But they were looking at your hot bod and wondering if they will ever lose the baby weight. Yeah, I don't think i ever needed bc pills either

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  8. I have the nicest obgyn, when I lost my pregnancy in 2007, I asked him to see me before his office became flooded with his fertile and very pregnant patients and guess what he obliged. I felt so lucky to have him as my doctor.

    I know how you feel girl, I have been there

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  9. A lovely Blog Award has been awarded to you!

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  10. Isn't that always the way? I found myself in a meeting recently with 2 pregnant clients and 2 pregnant colleagues. Everyone else in the room, besides me, was male.

    Fertility fail.

    Hang in there...I love your blog.

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