Conversations with your bump :-)

MegZRN

As I was cooking dinner and feeling LO move, I thought about how I really don't talk to her THAT much. Which got me wondering what you ladies say to your bump/LO. 

Please share!  

Surreal123

I actually don't talk to my bump either.  It is just a little weird to me.  I think most people probably do though so I'm interested to see everyone's response.  

nugget0411

i say "baaaaabyy" and it seems to get LO going...or else "mommy/daddy loves you"   totally corny i know but it's so much fun! why not.............as long as your not talking to your belly at the mall i don't think anyone will care! hehe

stefaniew26

I talk to her a little bit each night and my hubby reads her fairy tale stories about 1-2 times a week so she can get to know his voice as well. other than that, I don't really say much to the bump lol. I sing in the car but that's about it.

AllysonKG

I haven't really talked to my bump much at all until recently.  After my last appointment when my OB told me I was dilated and "could go into labor at any time now" I have found myself talking to LO saying things like, "Are you getting squished in there?  Are you running out of room?  I'd like it if you'd stay put for at least another week or so, but if you're really ready and you're healthy, then I'm ready for you whenever you're ready to come out and meet us."

luvdelilah

Just the occasional "oh no, you did not just kick me there" or "please get your behind out of my ribs!".  I don't have conversations with it. 

I don't really like it when DH tries to talk to the bump - He uses his high-pitched "oh its a puppy!" voice.  Adult voices please!

LittleDelany

Generally I swear at him, or yell at him for kicking me, or poke him for poking me... it's not necessarily a loving thing between us at the moment.  Most commonly it's "QUIT DOING THAT YOU LITTLE F*CKER!"  Every time I say it DH and the dog both look at me like they're in trouble.

MegZRN

luvdelilah:

Just the occasional "oh no, you did not just kick me there" or "please get your behind out of my ribs!".  I don't have conversations with it. 

I don't really like it when DH tries to talk to the bump - He uses his high-pitched "oh its a puppy!" voice.  Adult voices please!

Oh my! My mom uses the awful baby voice and uses baby talk. I HATE IT! I've always hated it since I was a kid and she'd do it to my cousins. I hope she knows that it still KILLS me when she does it and she won't be doing it with LO. Its like nails on a chalkboard to me.  

htuzzi324

I haven't really been, but lately as he is banging his head against my cervix, I tell him he can come out after Friday. Last night, BF was trying to get him to calm down when we were trying to sleep because he decided nothing could be touching my stomach.

jackiemk83

I haven't really talked out loud, I think about it him and what I will say to him.  For now I do read to him at night (not every night, but most nights).  I read from the first book I remember having at age three.  Also, I play music for him....just a few songs. 

Nanna

Neither me nor my DH have ever been big talkers to my belly.  But, #1 is obsessed with talking to the baby in my belly and has been for months now.  It will be cool to see if she "recognizes" or responds to his voice when she's born!

anniegirl1

We always ask when he/she is coming and if he/she is a boy baby or girl baby.  If I get hard kicks I'll ask he/she to take it easy.  DH talks to my belly at night and the baby definitely knows his voice because it always gets some kicks or some sort of reaction.  It's very cute!

ckolak:-)

I don't usually talk to her, but she hears me read to DS every night.

irelandsangel81

I don't usually talk to my LO.  The only time I really talk to her is when I'm asking her to move positions :-)

g00dg0llymsm0lly

I don't talk to my bump very often, but when I do, I'm usually telling her "You are already SO beautiful!" or "Mommy would REALLY appreciate it if you could kick somewhere else!" Her daddy likes to sing Metallica to her.

msj215

We both tell her we love her everyday. And I find myself saying hi and asking her how she's feeling in there when she's moving around a lot. I also tell her how much I can't wait to meet her.

Twirple

LO gets most active when I'm hungry, so I tend to say things like "Just a few minutes, and I'll get you something to eat, I promise."

Holly520

The last couple of days I've been reminding her that she would have so much more room to do all the stretching she wants if she would just come out.

mamababyrn

The only time I talk to my bump is when I am asking her to move her feet out of my ribs. I figure she hears me talking enough as it is. DH talks to her every night though.

misssurly

I don't talk to my LO that often but I figure as long as I talk during the day and rub my tummy lots - baby doesn't know the difference right?

I do sing in the car and daddy usually says good night, please stay in there until my days off baby

Carbaby411

I talk to him a lot when I am in the car.  I have a long commute and if I am really bored I'll talk to the bump.  It is really just a way of clearing my head, but he is a good listener.  I also ask him nicely to stop punching so hard or I'll ask him what piece of him is sticking out of my belly. 

nancyanderik

I don't talk to my belly, but I sing in the car and at home a lot. When DH and I have a conversation between each other, he places his hand on my belly. LO seems to be able to hear his voice better that way (vibrations??) and always responds with kicks and turns. 

photomagnate81

I do most of my talking in the evening when DH is at work. I guess really I am just talking to myself but it makes me feel better about it if I direct it towards my bump. Things like "mommy needs to fold laundry" "what should mommy eat for dinner"

DH just likes to say "baby give mommy her brain back" after I do something silly. 

Gatorney

DH has mostly done "darth vader" to the bump ("Allie, I am your faaaather").  I ask her to stop sticking her foot in my ribs (she mostly just sticks a leg out, doesn't really kick so much) and ask her what she is doing when my belly would shake like jello.  A few other random things, but nothing real specific or regular.

StarJay

Maybe its b/c I'm a SAHW and I get lonely during the day, but I talk to my kid a lot...lol. Really random stuff, like what he wants for lunch or what we should do today, when he thinks daddy will be home. I also try to acknowledge him when he moves a lot, hoping that he'll figure out I like feeling him move and will keep it up. Silly but...

I realized today while shopping with DH, that I talk to him so much, I apparently do it in public and don't realize it. We got some funny looks in line at the grocery store...lol.