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Worst things to say to pregnant women
Hey Bumpies!
What were the worst things people would say to you when you were pregnant?
What were the worst things people would say to you when you were pregnant?
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Re: Worst things to say to pregnant women
Wow, you're huge.
::throat punch::
"Are you sure you aren't having twins?!"
I've got two:
-Guy in the grocery store after I walk by: "Good Lord!"
-Guy from work: "Wow, your face is only a little wider than before!"
Uh, thanks?
I say it is... if you look at other boards, there's this question from all bump staff names... they do it about once a month
In addition to the above mentioned ways to say "you're huge," a coworker told me I was shiney. What he meant to say was that I had a lovely pregnancy glow about me, but botched the compliment.
I just question it because of the newbie status, the wording is different in every post, it's only on the babies boards and not on the tri boards, and the "B" after her name. Plus the boards are being overrun with trolls today.
"So did you mean to get pregnant?" or "Was this planned?"
Probably 10 different people asked me this.
You didn't have the baby yet? (while standing in front of me...hello!)
Are you sure you're not having twins?
Was it planned?
kinda this
i would get the whoa your huge from friends and family, but my MIL always was like your so little or you didnt get that big. but she had twins at once so not everyone gets as big as she did
THIS!! Drove me nuts!!
"Do you want a boy or a girl?"
It bothered me because all we wanted was a healthy baby.
I would tell them and they would saysomething like, "Oh come on, I know you have a preference"
I agree with you. I've seen her post before so she'd have more than 3 posts to her name. Unless her original S/N was hacked or something and she needed to create a new one.
Haha sheesh, such skeptics! To clear up some of the confusion: This thread was posted by our new Editorial Assistant, Caitlin B (yes, our Bump editorial staff is now Kaitlin, Caitlin, and Kate -- nuts). She's working on an upcoming piece and needs some quotes, so please welcome her and share a few of the annoying things people have said to you, if you can think of any. Thanks to all who have shared so far!
(FYI she's just setting up her account, which is why her avatar/bio is still generic and therefore semi-sketch looking.)
TIA!
The Other Kaitlin:)
MIL: "How much weight have you gained?"
Me (at 35 weeks): 22 lbs
MIL: "Wow! Does you doctor have you on a diet? I only gained 11 and 14 pounds total with my two pregnancies!"
"Are you excited?"
I think that is such a werid question.... um, duh. I said, no, honestly I am scared to death.
"Was this planned?"
"You barely look pregnant!"
"Are you going to eat THAT?"
The worst was always "You're huge!" ...I didn't think it could get any worse than that....UNTIL...my baby shower! I had 6 women (2 of them being my closest friends) crowded around me discussing how huge I had gotten all while displaying looks of horror. I was blinking away tears - it was so overwhelming. I really only gained in my belly - it looked like I had shoved a beachball under my shirt.....but it was just thier tone...oh, it got to me sooo bad! I swear my bestie saw the tears welling in my eyes, yet continued in the conversation. To make matters worse they then all started to agree that there was no way I'd make it to my due date...let alone to the end of the week and that surely there had been an error in the dates. This was a whole month and a half before my due date.
HAPPY BABY SHOWER!
WE'RE HERE TO MORTIFY AND FRIGHTEN YOU!
edited to include: he was almost a 10 pound baby!
"You're gonna miss this You're gonna want this back You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast..."
Always hate the "Are you sure there's only one in there??"
and I also hated when we would be around little kids like toddlers that were being a bit rowdy people would turn to us and ask "are you ready for this?" Am I ready for a toddler? No! But I am ready for a BABY.
THIS!
I'm tired of you being pregnant, lets go for a run.
"let me rub your belly"-from about 15 people I didn't know very well when i went to a festivle like 3weeks before my EDD and 1 week before LO was born. Wasn't happy it was like 98 outside and i felt crappy.
"Sleep while you can!"
I got this one too!! - AT MY BABY SHOWER!!!!
I'm engaged and 26 years old - not exactly an accident!!
Also : Are you sure theres only one in there??
I got alot of the same as PP...
"Sleep while you can!" Honestly I got more sleep after she was born then I did when I was pregnant, huge, had a sore back, and waking every hour to pee! My daughter slept for 3 hours at a time when she was a newborn. Worst advice ever.
"Do you want a boy or a girl" We were team green and it really didn't matter to me. I also hated when people would say "your definatly having a ---", how the h do you know?
"Are you getting excited?" Well, duh!
And I also got "OMG your huge" as well as "OMG your so tiny".... yea, people are clueless.