Comments on: My Chemical Romance: I Miss You, Toxins

By: tidus

tidus — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:07:37 +0000

My latest annoyance?

By: tanya

tanya — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:23:06 +0000

Teresa, thank you for this blog. I’m on week 7, kid number 2, and the second time around isn’t any easier. I had my first child 7 years ago and thought I would somehow be stronger during the second pregnancy…wrong, wrong, wrong! You are my hero for putting yourself out there!!! Congratulations on your baby boy. I’m looking forward to seeing the pictures. When I take my first sip (gulp) of whiskey after several months of sobriety I will be thinking of this blog and raise my glass to you!

By: RN, BSN

RN, BSN — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:18:24 +0000

While your ordering from NetFlix, add The Business of Being Born to your list. Great movie to give you some interesting things to think about!

By: Shan

Shan — Thu, 21 May 2009 03:14:58 +0000

Hang in there sweetie, I know it’s rough, but it’s well worth the wait. Just make sure you plan a night out with the girls about 6 weeks after delivering. Make sure they know you need alcohol, xanax & nicotine to be present. (Don’t forget to pump PLENTY before you go) Best of luck to you! You will make a marvelous Mother! MUAH!

By: julie

julie — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:03:22 +0000

Teresa I am almost 21 weeks pregnant and I couldn’t agree with you more. Up until last week from week 5 my head was in the toilet constantly while everyone around me smoked, drank, took meds and I just wanted to knock them all in the head. I do miss sleeping at night and wish I could have a cocktail and a cigarette pretty much on a daily basis what makes me angry is when people point out the obvious ” you just can’t do it cause you are pregnant, so deal with it” well F you people, I should be allowed to complain and if you don’t like it too damn bad, make sure not to see me when you are pregnant.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:03:49 +0000

Oh, Teresa – so much fun reading your blog – you are foulmouthed, smart, funny and introspective! I am a mom to a 2 1/2 year old boy, and will never tire of hearing other people’s hilarious experiences with their own “alien invasion”! Having a baby is the best fodder for self-deprication and an appreciation of the absurd! My only advice to expecting or new moms is to 1) always laugh at yourself and enjoy the humbling, exciting, neurotic, maddening, euphoric and chaotic experience of it all…even when you’re losing your mind; and 2) surround yourself with people who know how to laugh and reassure you that whatever you’re doing is working just fine!

By: Tara

Tara — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:23:02 +0000

Ah, Teresa, I miss listening to you in the morning with Adam! You guys were such a bright spot in my commute home after dropping off my daughter at school. I got such a guilty pleasure knowing I listened to public broadcasting on the drive with my daughter in the car, and the Adam Corolla Show on the way home! I’m thrilled to have found your blog and will enjoy keeping up with your posts.

As for the drugs and chemicals in pregnancy — I can relate! I used to have what I called “sin dreams” throughout my pregnancy. I’d have the most vivid, hedonistic dreams about smoking cigarettes (and other things), drinking, eating, not to mention sex. Oh my god the dreams I had about sex! It was cathartic on the one hand, disturbing on the other.

Reconciling who we are as we “gestate” (would love to help you in finding a better phrase for the mom-to-be, but alas…) with who we were before we started the journey to motherhood is something most women face, I think, although we don’t often give voice to it.

Congratulations to you, my dear. I know you wanted this for a while. May you enjoy your beauty, your body, and your changing role all through the journey of motherhood. Don’t hesitate to drop me a line if I can help you.

Cheers,
Tara at Maternitique.com

By: MoDLin

MoDLin — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:19:13 +0000

Hang in there. You won’t be pregnant for the rest of your life (of course, you might feel like you will some days!) You know you’re doing the right thing – bite the bullet! But if the road really gets too rocky, there are things your doc can give you. You just need to ask.

By: rachel

rachel — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:10:16 +0000

I really liked the Lansinoh breast pads. Comfy and really neat feeling when they fill up with milk.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:33:05 +0000

Mmmmmm. Sometimes, don’t you just hate growing up and doing responsible, selfless … grown-up things??

By: Jeff in CT

Jeff in CT — Mon, 04 May 2009 05:44:50 +0000

Hi T !!!

Miss you terribly in the morning. And I’m still jealous that you married somebody else

Sounds like you’re doing great… If you WEREN’T struggling, then I’d be concerned about you. Gain your strength by thinking about how you’ll be able to look back on this time with no regrets about things you could have/should have done differently. The chemicals will all be there later if you really want them. This is a one-time experience in your life.

Hugs and kisses to ya…

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:08:55 +0000

A little off topic, but I wanted to say the following: All my life, I’ve heard some guys say that they think that pregnant women are beautiful, and all my life I’ve disagreed.

Then I saw your picture on the Carolla Podcast page. Dear god, you are gorgeous.

By: Colette

Colette — Sun, 03 May 2009 03:59:48 +0000

T. You are a funny lady. I would love to have a friend as bright and witty as you. You will be a great mom, because you want to be a great mom. Best of luck with your pregnancy and new momhood!

By: Liela

Liela — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:43:03 +0000

I love your blog….

By: poorjavier

poorjavier — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:08:12 +0000

T. T. T. T. & baby & batman = i’am laughing again.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:09:05 +0000

You are so amusing. Not to make light of your situation, but hey…you started it. )

By: T

Sat, 02 May 2009 09:16:00 +0000

I admire your willpower but don’t be so hard on yourself. It won’t stop after the kid is born, either (do you know of anyone who developed secondary sexual characteristics from phalates? Won’t stop people from freaking.) so do what you think is right.

By: Just Me

Just Me — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:16:31 +0000

One note about the hair color issue. I always feel that tinge of guilt going in to the salon (maybe not so much on the way out), but it is a time when I am thankful to be covered by that big tent cape thing.

By: Jiles B.

Jiles B. — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:33:19 +0000

Firstly, I seem to be the only person who noticed that once you have your baby, you’ll be back on booze and vicodin. And smoking (I know, you won’t do it around the baby. But even the smoke lingering on your clothes is bad for the child). It seems like as soon as you can start self medicating again, you will be.

Or, as a fellow person who had a rough childhood, you could jump on my bandwagon. After I got married to a wonderful person, became successful running my own business and generally having good relationships with friends and colleagues, I realize that there wasn’t much reason to be a complete ball of anxiety all the time. It was hard to listen to you on the Adam Carolla show, the podcast and it’s hard to read your writing because you cling so dearly to your self-induced anxiety over who is thinking what about you at all times. Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy your input in those mediums, but your level of unjustified self loathing is a bit overwhelming. Get a grip. Not unlike me, you’re married to a wonderful person, you’re successful in your career, you have people who truly like you, and you’re not a bad looking lady. I think maybe your soon-to-be new family will be healthier without mommy strung out on vicodin and xanax in order to numb the “pain”. he pain is in the past… Let it be past.

By: Ashlie1028

Ashlie1028 — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:16:50 +0000

Look on the bright side T.. once you pop, you’ll be such a light weight to all your favorite toxins that it will be like trying them for the first time. I do feel your pain though. I never wanted alcohol and the occasional joint more than I did when i was pregnant! Just think “it’s only 9 months”. (permission to punch me in the face granted) lol