Exploiting My Baby : A Blog by Teresa Strasser » Preggisode Video

Check Out a Jeweler Hacking Off My Wedding Ring

Teresa Strasser — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:26:25 +0000

The Mr. and I head down to the mall to get my ring removed after my hands swelled to corpse-like proportions.

Perhaps my wussy attitude toward ring removal does not bode well for childbirth. I always thought I had a high pain tolerance, but this is not a rugged display.

Preggisode Week 35: Lordy, These Rings from Teresa Strasser on Vimeo.

New Pregnancy Meltdown Caught on Tape

Teresa Strasser — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:41:04 +0000

Can’t breathe at night. Normal pregnancy symptom, I’m told. Still, it feels so torturous I keep expecting John Yoo to write me a memo.

The good news is that this middle-of-the-night meltdown was captured by the Mr. If I’m going to exploit my baby, why not start now by exploiting my baby-related meltdowns?

If you are pregnant and panicking ’cause you can’t breathe, know you are not alone. If you are not, please enjoy a private but satisfying sense of superiority. That’s what I would do.

Oh, and this is NSFW. Sorry, I’m short of breath, but long on swears.

Enjoy another offering from Sonny and Overshare.

Preggisode: Week 25, Suffocation from Teresa Strasser on Vimeo.

• Exploiting My Meltdown

Exploiting My Meltdown

Teresa Strasser — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:16:13 +0000

Preggisode: Week 11 from Teresa Strasser on Vimeo.

If I’m going to exploit my baby, why not start now, by exploiting my pregnancy-related emotional problems?

In this video, my husband tapes me freaking out during my first trimester. Someone told us to keep a video diary. Self absorption meets hormone surge and they get along great!

The Mr. is just a regular guy who works for a computer company, which is why he adorably, but unknowingly, shoots right into a mirror. Still, he does a decent job tamping down the tears. I’d like to say we’re kind of Sonny and Cher, but more like Sonny and Overshare.