Someone grab a calculator for this woman!

MrsYam

I got some cash and a gift card for Motherhood Maternity for my birthday. I have a lot left from my previous pregnancy, but I wanted to get some new things just because its nice to have new things.

Anyways, I walk in and the sales lady comes up and asks me some questions and she tells me she just had a baby in the spring, yadda yadda yadda. Then this is how the conversation goes:

DL (dumb lady): So, how far along are you?

Me: 20 weeks

DL: Oh, well you're probably going to need a winter coat because you have 6 months left of your pregnancy.

Me: Looks at her like she's an idiot. 

6 months?!

houndbaby

lol, poor dumb lady. She should be better than most people at figuring out pregnancy weeks and months if she works in a maternity store.

cess525

All ladies working at MM are idiots.  Let's just say I have not had good times there basically.

uklawgirl

DERP DERP!

I had to laugh- there is a lady that's pregnant at work with me and due in two weeks. When I revealed that I was pregnant she couldn't figure out how far along in months I was when I said 20 weeks.

MeganMaryA

cess525:

All ladies working at MM are idiots.  Let's just say I have not had good times there basically.

Seriously!  I second this one!   

pawcall

uklawgirl:

DERP DERP!

I had to laugh- there is a lady that's pregnant at work with me and due in two weeks. When I revealed that I was pregnant she couldn't figure out how far along in months I was when I said 20 weeks.

This never ceases to amaze me.  It's funny, because everyone really always asks "how many months are you?" and when I answer in weeks (because that's how ALL PREGNANT PEOPLE COUNT IT) they look at me like I'm insane.  I watch a few moments of failed mental math occurring and then translate for them.  It's just misleading because everyone assumes that the moment you hit month 9, you give birth.  I mentioned to my mom that I couldn't really travel across the country for Christmas due to being NINE MONTHS PREGNANT and she told me to stop being so dramatic.  I clearly can't be 9 mos pregnant in December if I'm not due until January.

Me: well mom, how many months is 36 weeks?

Her: I'm not exactly sure

Me: Let's just say four

Her: So that would make you... Um...  Um...

Me: (big sigh) nine months, mom.  9 x 4 = 36.  

Her: Oh.  Wow, are you sure?

/eyeroll

 

People really turn their brains off far too often.

mzclaire

I have to admit, before I was pregnant, I used to get urked everytime people replied to "how far along are you'?' with weeks (just like when people describe baby age in months instead of saying 1.5 years or 2 years, etc.) If you're not part of the club, it has no point of refernce. I used to get pissed and think "don't make me do math!" But now I realize that not only are you pregnant for closer to 10 months, but the count is totally weird because the first two weeks you're not even pregnant! It's a whole differnt way of counting.

AND for our parents generation, they counted in months, not weeks. so I get that confusion, as irritating as it is to constantly explain to older folks or to my parents who stil refuse to do the math.

All of that being said, a woman working at a maternity store who HAD a baby should totally know the lingo. she's just a complete idiot.

AlwaysMrsS

ok, as a math person, I beg to differ... most months have 30-31 days not 28, and I refuse to be 10 months pregnant... if I'm asked weeks I answer in weeks, but in months... the first day of my lmp was April 11th, so I add a month on the 11th of the month. I may be 20 weeks pregnant, but I'm 4 1/2 months until Sept 11th.

CarolinaNiki

AlwaysMrsS:

ok, as a math person, I beg to differ... most months have 30-31 days not 28, and I refuse to be 10 months pregnant... if I'm asked weeks I answer in weeks, but in months... the first day of my lmp was April 11th, so I add a month on the 11th of the month. I may be 20 weeks pregnant, but I'm 4 1/2 months until Sept 11th.

Me too. I always chalked it up to being an engineer.

That said, there is seriously no reason for that girl's math. Either way you look at it, it's not 6 months.

CarolinaNiki

AlwaysMrsS:

ok, as a math person, I beg to differ... most months have 30-31 days not 28, and I refuse to be 10 months pregnant... if I'm asked weeks I answer in weeks, but in months... the first day of my lmp was April 11th, so I add a month on the 11th of the month. I may be 20 weeks pregnant, but I'm 4 1/2 months until Sept 11th.

Me too. I always chalked it up to being an engineer.

That said, there is seriously no reason for that girl's math. Either way you look at it, it's not 6 months.

MichelleL1118

AlwaysMrsS:

ok, as a math person, I beg to differ... most months have 30-31 days not 28, and I refuse to be 10 months pregnant... if I'm asked weeks I answer in weeks, but in months... the first day of my lmp was April 11th, so I add a month on the 11th of the month. I may be 20 weeks pregnant, but I'm 4 1/2 months until Sept 11th.

This is what I do, too... almost to the day! 

AppleMomma

Hmmmmmm, I guess they don't screen if these women actually know anything about pregnancy other than your belly gets bigger.

holiday819

i wonder if their interviewing process goes like this:

can you talk to strangers?

why yes i can... 20 minutes later you know her everything that happened to her that day.  

 and the sad thing is it that they can't take a hint, like i just want to look by myself i really don't want to hear your life story.