Screw you, Pinterest!

[chicago]

Pinterest already makes me feel like a horrible mom!  I'm not taking weekly pictures of my belly, writing letters to babyinchicago, or keeping a pregnancy journal.  How do pregnant women find time for this?  I am too damn exhausted to do anything but watch Orange is the New Black and pass out on the couch when I get home from work!  

I should probably try to start taking a picture a week I guess, but I am so not crafty enough for all this stuff I see on that site.

[snickers]

I know right?
IN reality, who does have time for all of this? not many people I know.

[natablue]

I haven't done any of those things either. I'd like to start doing pictures once a week, it seems like everyone has a fancy DSLR and we don't. Just iphones. But I guess since I'm not doing it to show off a blog, it doesn't really matter?

[Deleted]

Some people just aren't the type. I never did any of this, even with my first. I have about 2-3 bump pics from all my pregnancies. DS is almost five and he still doesn't have a baby book. I've had to step away from the Pinterest so I don't feel guilty!

[browneyedgirl9]

I think people are either really into it or not into it at all.

I have always been really crafty, and love scrapbooking, and pinterest. I had been pinning ideas since looong before I was pregnant of what I wanted to do! haha. I have been doing belly pictures with a chalk board of info/baby size every 2-3 weeks (totally copy cat of a girl on pinterest)and I plan on doing a pregnancy scrapbook with all the pictures, milestones (gender reveal, sonogram, shower) and info about the pregnancy. I work full time, and I am really tired when I get home... but I have fun doing it, so I make time for it.

But, all of my friends who are pregnant arnt into it, and havent done any of it.

[vmars]

We take a couple bump pics on Saturday or Sunday each week with my iPhone. It takes about 2 mins. I will use basic photo editng to add in the # of weeks.

[winecheery]

I had ambitions to do the journal/letter thing. It hasn't happened. The only bump pix I have that show growth are the crappy iphone selfies I post here!

I DO have some actual nice pictures of my bump though; my mom and I played around and did a photo shoot. I'll post those pix at some point for you all. I'm glad we did that.

There's a couple of me and DH from my shower and I want to get a couple more in before babywine comes. Just so there's a handful of good pictures of her mommy and daddy while she was cooking you know? But besides that...ummm...I heart Pinterest so hard, but I just didn't make time for this other stuff.

I will be one of those psychotic moms who does Pinterest inspired birthdays for babywine, however. But I like entertaining and am very detail oriented about it, so all the dinner parties or showers/events I have hosted over the years are going for that "Pinterest Worthy" vibe already. I am really excited for her first year birthday already; I have a secret board for it. I guess I'm half nuts...

[thejackpot]

I don't really like the bump pics. I only have a few pics from my first pregnancy and a few with this one. I did keep a blog for my first pregnancy and this one none. I just do what I can and not worry.

[sent]

A single friend of mine who seems to have lots of pregnant friends right now (including me) asked me yesterday "Are you keeping a baby journal?"

The look on my face said "WTF is that?"

Though I think I would be an awesome scrapbooker if I had the space to do it. I'm not really into Pinterest and based on what I read here, I am scared to look at it for fear of becoming hooked.

[trafficgirl]

Aug 12, 2013 20:27:03 GMT -5 @bunnybean said:

Since we do HDBD here, I am taking weekly pics on my iPhone. And I'm fine with just doing that!

Yup, this is what I do too. It is kind of cool to see how my belly is growing week by week, but I'm not sure what I'll really do with the pictures. I might do a baby book once the kids are born, but we'll see how much time I have.

And mekiakoo - our nursery is going to be super simple too. We painted the walls (one green, one blue,the other two white), but probably won't do much other decoration than that. I just don't have the energy for it, nor do I really want to spend the money on it.  Just not my thing (at least at the moment).

[irish]

Yeah, I take irregular HDBD pictures and there won't be any journal.

Our ''nursery" is a bedroom. We just moved and the whole house was painted in the same colour. At the moment it has fitted wardrobes (with dh's clothes in it), a twin bed and a hand me down Winnie the Pooh picture leaning against the wall. That's it. Simple enough? Will eventually get around to putting up the swinging crib but that will go into our room for first few months. His/her clothes are still in the vacuum bags waiting to be unpacked from last time...

I reckon those who do the blogs/journals/etc on pinterest are or have a background in media and are getting paid for it. Make anyone feel better?

[dizzydee]

R actually surprised me the other night with an email address for the baby. He has been writing and sending pictures to him since 20 weeks. It made me all teary. My sister made up little business cards with his email address on them to pass out at the baby shower, so everyone can write to him. Super cheesy but I'm more likely to send an email than to get out a baby book and write in it. We figured we'd print them out occasionally and put them in a file or binder for him.

[browneyedgirl9]

Aug 13, 2013 15:57:27 GMT -5 dizzydee said:

R actually surprised me the other night with an email address for the baby. He has been writing and sending pictures to him since 20 weeks. It made me all teary. My sister made up little business cards with his email address on them to pass out at the baby shower, so everyone can write to him. Super cheesy but I'm more likely to send an email than to get out a baby book and write in it. We figured we'd print them out occasionally and put them in a file or binder for him.

That is such a cute idea!!!!