I NEVER thought...

As you go about life, there are certain products you'd never thought you'd have to buy or use. I remember having this feeling when I was a child watching Always commercials: why would anyone want to wear a diaper all day and why, oh why, is someone discharging blue pee!? Of course, as I grew into a woman I learned the value of such feminine hygiene products.

Well, I guess this same evolution is happening now that I'm prego. Here's a list of products I never thought I'd have to purchase, let alone use regularly:

Neti Pot: This tiny tea kettle like container holds a water-saline solution that you pour into one nostril, hoping and praying, it shoots out the one. The purpose? By flushing out your sinuses, it's a "natural" (although really how natural is shooting water up your nose?) remedy for allergies. While it's proven some relief, there is no replacing drugs - and real drugs - when it comes to allergies.

Gas-X: I've seen commercials for Gas-X, Beano and the like for years, and each time I just never understood why anyone would need or want such a product. If beans or peppers bring on the farts, well then, don't eat them, non? Being prego, I've realized it's not a particular food nor a specific food group - it's anything and everything, and it can happen at anytime. Finally a drug - really a magic pill - that brings the relief I need when I need it!

Baby Powder: There are many uses of baby powder and to be honest when I got preggers I figured it'd be something I'd purchase frequently to keep my babe fresh and dry. Never would I have thought I'd be purchasing the white stuff by the truckload for me! I'm the proud owner of my very own set of thunderthighs. By just taking a short walk, I conjure enough heat and electricity between my thighs to light Times Square for a day. Other than wearing pants - which is difficult since few pants still can actually be pulled over my massive thighs - I'm left applying powder religiously to my thighs to lessen the friction, swelling and pain.

Preparation-H: There I was enjoying my morning shower, when, OMG, what the F is that??!!My first chance I got, I quickly consulted Dr. Google only to learn that hemorroids were another lovely gift of pregnancy - yippee! Too embarassed to purchase the product myself, I finally confessed my sad state to Mr. Oh. Without needing to plead he purchased the product I needed to "shrink the swelling". Oy vey.