If one more person says...

alw12290

if one more person tells me how big I am, I am going to throat punch them!!

Any one else have a frequent phrase they have been hearing that they are ready to burst at the seams if they are asked/told again?!! 

cy&damonsmommy

I haven't gotten that one yet but one of my customers today that I guess I waiting on Friday night called me that cute little pregnant girl.

TNvols27

I keep getting "look at that belly!" 
It doesn't really bother me though because no one is actually saying "wow you're huge!" ... If they were saying that, I might have a problem lol

Mamabraun7911

I'm always told how big I am!! It's so old!! I fee your pain!!

berky84

Told this constantly. So annoying. 

marriedtoadutchman

Yes! And I know it only gets worse

curleemama32

I keep getting the "Just you wait" and "you have so far to go still!" which I don't get because 2 and a half months is not that long. People suck.

CopperLane

I get the opposite. I have a long torso and I'm slim, so it's always "ohhhh....really? But you are so tiny"!

rlbrooks84

Yes I'm hearing "you're huge" and "wow you look exhausted!" Yes I have a 5 and 3 yr old and can't sleep because I'm getting up 5 times a night because this baby is sitting so low every time I turn in bed I swear she pushes on my bladder. So over it and I have 10 weeks to go! But on a positive there are some great moms at my son's school that always tell me how great I look and make me feel better.

goldie987

I've gotten a lot of the "oh, you're that far along already?".  Yes, I am now borderline 7 months pregnant.  Yup, 100% sure of my dates.  Yes the baby is healthy.  No my doctor is not concerned.  Are you done making a pregnant lady feel super self-conscious of her apparently too small belly and worried that maybe there is something wrong now?

Wepplo

I teach 5-7 year olds so at least 10 times a day, some little one is mentioning my giant belly! I think it makes the comments from adults less jarring. In fact, I don't even mind an unsolicited belly rub from an adult and I can only assume it's because of the constant curious touching by my students!

ecolton01

I am sick of people buying me baby clothes !! Nice gesture but if one more person gives me a pink onesie I will explode . Nice gesture but at some point I want to buy my own kid the clothes I want !!! No joke I have not bought a thing or had a shower and she is set for an entire year 

KatAttack101

I keep getting "sleep now cuz you wont be sleeping ever again. " which sounds absolutely magical to the 30 week pregnant woman who cnt sleep more than 20 minutes without having to pee or get kicked or Braxton hicks contractions.  Its like a cruel joke.

Knottie95349912

My parents like to say "wow you really are getting fatter" each and every time they see me. They wonder why I limit visits to once a week or two....

cmac827

A hostess at a restaurant last week said to me "oh, you is preeeeggggnat".

Boonhilde

ecolton01 said:

I am sick of people buying me baby clothes !! Nice gesture but if one more person gives me a pink onesie I will explode . Nice gesture but at some point I want to buy my own kid the clothes I want !!! No joke I have not bought a thing or had a shower and she is set for an entire year 

Why don't you just return stuff and buy what you want?

Boonhilde

Knottie95349912 said:

My parents like to say "wow you really are getting fatter" each and every time they see me. They wonder why I limit visits to once a week or two....

Why do people mention weight to pregnant women!?! It should be outlawed! 

loveymay

Lurking

I'm 39+4 and on Easter a family friend remarked that my baby is going to be big, and my great aunt asked me how am I still driving? I guess I'm so gigantically huge that I can't fit behind the steering wheel?? Sheesh! I actually don't think that big for being 9 months, but apparently to other people I am.  

26pointrunningfor2

@CopperLane Same here!! Every damn day someone tells me "oh you can't be 30 weeks! You're too tiny! Are you gaining enough weight?!"

alw12290

It is so frustrating on either scale--big or small! @loveymay I too don't think I am all that big but I think people are used to be being fairly slim before. But I literally feel like I cannot take one more person commenting on my size while creating a life inside of me! Luckily my cute husband is always there to tell me I am not big and then grab my belly to talk to his daughter in complete amazement. Here's to a few more weeks ladies!

kbequette08

I haven't really gotten the huge comment. Kind of wish I'd get something similar cause I'm tired of everyone saying how small I look for how far along I am. Makes me worried the baby isn't growing

BlueJuice

I'm getting nothing but the "how much longer do you have?" questions, followed by the "really? You look ready to pop now!" from everybody. I'm like 'I THINK YOU JUST CALLED ME FAT ARGH SHUT UP' and I'm trying to restrain myself and be jovial about it but I'm pretty sure my responses are getting more and more pointed. There's two full months left, people. Also I've actually only gained 15-18 lbs so far so if anything I'm a little concerned that I need to be growing more. 

*grump*

snowhite12

My MIL is actually the worst about it, she keeps telling me I look bigger with this one (boy) than with my DD.
I know she doesn't mean it like I am fat but it severely offends me.

arhodes6

Lurking from July (original EDD of July 4th but measuring big at EDD 6/27 so I check out this board a lot too)... We had a thread similar to this and many of us, me included, are absolutely sick of people asking "how are you feeling?" I have a client who asks me every time I speak with her, which can sometimes be 3 times a day!! I get that they are concerned, but do you really want to hear about all the symptoms and issues I'm having? Probably not. The best response I have heard, and am now using, is "I'm feeling pregnant!" Sums it up nicely  

MamaNicoleof3

Gah! I'm ticked reading these! 

Of course you (tend to- not always) look bigger with a second and subsequent pregnancy. Your muscles are already stretched. 

My favorites have been, "wow! You don't even look pregnant!" Then, two weeks later, "oh yeah. You totally popped. He's gonna be a big boy!" So basically, I went from not preggo to HOLY CRAP, SHE'S GONNA BLOW in two measly weeks. 

shut up. 

Lyette1206

Two family members asked over Easter if i was having twins. This is because I was being compared to another family member due at the same time, who is very very petite. Before I was pregnant I was approximately three times the size of her.... So obviously I'm still bigger! Funny thing is I'm actually measuring small and haven't gained much weight and she's measuring ahead. 

mar101483

Sgoldberg247 said:

I've gotten a lot of the "oh, you're that far along already?".  Yes, I am now borderline 7 months pregnant.  Yup, 100% sure of my dates.  Yes the baby is healthy.  No my doctor is not concerned.  Are you done making a pregnant lady feel super self-conscious of her apparently too small belly and worried that maybe there is something wrong now?"

I hear this constantly! "Make sure you're eating enough" "You're so small, are you sure he's ok" "I hope hes getting big". I've gained over 20lbs people! I've gained more weight than I should my whole pregnancy, so STFU. Meanwhile my Husband says "wow this baby is going to be a 12lb turkey". Ugh I hate all the comments, I think it's funny I get both and very annoying.
I have more, but this one hits a nerve. The only person I want commenting on my weight is my doctor and even that makes me uncomfortable, but at least she's suppose to.

chiiandhideki

Yes, so tired of it, from strangers and MIL. Everytime MIL comes over, she makes a comment on how low I am carrying, how big I am, how big my baby will be...I seriously want to be like "say hello to Mr. Frying pan!"

What is it with people and crossing boundaries?!?

mar101483

snowhite12 said:

My MIL is actually the worst about it, she keeps telling me I look bigger with this one (boy) than with my DD.
I know she doesn't mean it like I am fat but it severely offends me.

Doesn't she know that you are going to look bigger faster with the second baby? I'm a FTM, but that's common sense. I'm sure you look beautiful.

Alanna999

Being pregnant has really opened my eyes to how socially inept most people are. One day I'm told I look huge, the next day I'm told that I look way too small to be pregnant, let alone over 7 months pregnant. People tell me I look tired, people are constantly telling me to "sleep while I can", and people are always offering unsolicited advice about really personal things like... how to raise my child! If I've learned anything, it's that moving forward when speaking with pregnant women, I'm simply going to say "wow... you look amazing!", and leave it at that!  

vulpini

I got the opposite - two comments a day appart on how small my bump looks for 28 weeks.  That's not a compliment, folks.  Especially not for someone with a history of preterm labor.  How about we just not comment on the size of a woman's body, pregnant or not.

alw12290

@Alanna999 exactly!!! A friend of mine said that people say things to a pregnant woman that they would NEVER dream of saying to a woman/individual who wasn't expecting. This is my second child as well, and I've gained 23 pounds and am now 30 weeks. I am uncomfortable and hate myself right now (which is natural) and I think a lot of it has to do with the comments of others!

Alanna999

@alw12290 I completely agree! I wish people would realize that just because a woman is pregnant doesn't mean you have an open invitation to comment on her appearance. I'm also uncomfortable and kind of hating myself right now, and every time someone comments on my weight, good or bad, I just smile and nod and try to let it go in one ear and out the other... easier said than done though

edeibel89

I keep getting the "sleep now, because you never will again comments" and the one that really pissed me off was from my husband's cousin's wife, who's a FTM with a 4 mo old, telling me to sleep now. Hello, you just did this, I'm 28 weeks along, I'm not sleeping for shit right now anyway! And then the people who keep saying "oh it's only going to get worse! You've still got awhile". First of all, like a PP said, 2.5 months isn't that long considering I've already made it 7 months. Secondly, I'm already miserable, stop minimizing my discomfort!

berky84

H and I went to brunch with another couple who were in town the other weekend. The husband, (a good friend and the father of their 2 year old), clearly learned a thing or two from his wife's pregnancy. Both times I've seen him since getting pregnant the only thing he's said is "you look amazing." And I struck me how sad it was that that seemed like a foreign comment compared to the "holy shit you're huge!" comments I get on the reg. 

DrKariC

On consecutive days I got "you look like you're about due" and "how far along are you, 3 months?" lol. I'm trying to keep my sense of humor about it but yikes.

angbhylt

I hate the "just wait for/until" comments. Really? Leave me alone. And the "get sleep now" comments. Yes, because in August I'm going to say thank goodness I took that nap in April, let me tap into that 90 mins and add it to my tank....that's not how any of this works. 

kwife15

Yes! Adding just you wait when you have kids...as in they give you a license to act like an a-hole?

chiiandhideki

vulpini said:

I got the opposite - two comments a day appart on how small my bump looks for 28 weeks.  That's not a compliment, folks.  Especially not for someone with a history of preterm labor.  How about we just not comment on the size of a woman's body, pregnant or not.

^This.

karicontreras82

The one that gets under my skin lately is "How far along are you?" and their response is ALWAYS, "Oh, you still have so long to go!" Grrr... this pregnancy has flown by for me, so I'm not really sure why it bugs me so much. I guess it's just the constant reminder that it's not June yet lol.

SMLmom

@Sgoldberg247 I had that exact issue when pregnant with my daughter.  Sooo frustrating!