Just venting. There is no such thing as a pregnancy glow during Covid. 31 weeks and pretty f-ing over it. I just want my hair dyed, a pedicure and a wax. I think I’ve aged 10 years in the last 7 months.

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26 weeks pregnant and I feel the same! I want to get waxed! I need a freakin Brazilian so I can feel clean. I need a pedicure. I look like sh*t

Sending you love

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You are definitely not alone! Hang in there momma!

Don’t worry once baby arrives you won’t have time for any of that anyway

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My COVID hair was like a lion’s mane!

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I’m 20 weeks and just got a pedicure and it made me feel so much better. I also started wearing makeup more because I was feeling so gross and disgusting Anytning helps lol

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It seriously made such a difference to my mood just blow drying my hair and putting on mascara 😂

Sounds like hubs should watch a video on giving a pedi 😬

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He tried painting my toes and it was SO BAD!!! hahaha definitely won’t let him touch my hair after that experience. Though it’s hard to imagine it can get any worse at this point. He’s a trooper in dealing with me for sure

I was ~20 weeks in September on my birthday and treated myself to a nice home pedicure. The friggin bottle I got had a wonky brush and my toes looked like crap for weeks, bc I accidentally ordered gel instead of regular and couldn’t get it off. #2020

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Oh no! What a 2020 experience :(

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I wish I could have someone come over and give me a Brazilian wax. I need it so badly. I know this is a first world problem 😢

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Same. I feel like a jerk complaining but also tired of feeling like Shrek 😣

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In San Francisco also 38 weeks pregnant and I guess I’m the weird one that is really enjoying my pregnancy. I shave down there and can’t see below anymore but I kept shaving by feeling for hair anyway. Anything for vanity 🤪🤪🤪

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There is silver lining. Not having to ride the MUNI while battling morning sickness was a huge plus! Taking a power nap on a lunch break every so often was also amazing.

And I still shave too, just prefer a wax annnndddd I feel like my days of being able to see anything down there are coming to an end 😳 congratulations on 38 weeks my fellow SF mama!

Uh oh...I’m 34 weeks and have dyed my roots, kept up with Waxing and had one pedicure. Any reason you can’t? I took precautions and have been fine.

K2 - I’m originally from Florida and I have a friend there who said she had “COVID PTSD”... and I’m like, does the P still stand for ‘Post’? ... As in, Covid is over down there in Florida???! 🤦‍♀️🧐

I think you can do some of this stuff safely

Ah, rats. I’m in Michigan but most of this stuff has re-opened here. In that case, I would order a good pedicure kit and some face masks, hair masks & body scrubs. Not exactly the same, but might help a little!

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