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January 2012 Moms
Questions I am no longer answering.....
Are you in labor?
When's that baby coming?
Are you having any contractions?
How are you feeling?
Did you have the baby yet?
Have you tried _____(insert misc OWT) to start labor?
You know ______(insert misc OWT) isn't going start labor right?
Not to be mean, but unless it's a doctor asking me any of these questions then I am SOOO sick of them. And I appreciate that people care and want to be informed but I'm so over it. I am a total jerk, I know.
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Re: Questions I am no longer answering.....
And especially when it's total strangers!!! If one more person tells me she looks lower, I'm going to scream. Of course she is low, I'm only 5 feet tall, she doesn't have a lot of options on where to hang out.
I swear I just want to answer people, "what are you talking about" and act as though I don't know I'm 9 months pregnant (or pregnant at all). Let them think I'm crazy or they'll see me on the "I didn't know I was pregnant" series!
Lurking Dec 2011 momma, but wanted to add...
At the end, when people would ask, "haven't you had that baby yet?" or "are you still pregnant?" - I would reply (with a straight face) "Actually, I had the baby yesterday. But since it's not too hot today, I left her in the car with the windows cracked - she should be fine, don't you think?"
Shut them up every time...
I've taken to just shrugging and saying I've had eight months to get used to the idea.
You can always direct them to this website:
www.haveyouhadthatbabyyet.com
I turned our phones on silent two days ago (and still haven't told my husband, he has no idea!) and refuse to go on available on facebook chat.
I'm an azz.
I also may have posted on facebook that the next person who asks me how I'm feeling gets an in-depth rant about that state of my lady-bits. I also may have deleted that post after I realized that I'm a raging lunatic.
Oh, and in the Dr's office the other day some RANDOM woman said to me "You're not having that baby anytime soon, you haven't dropped yet!"
Took everything I had not to shake my pee stick at her and fling the drops all over her.
Lol... how about "ready for what?"
Yeah people are incredibly stupid... I need to have some snappy responses ready for tomorrow... gah. The "still pregnant" one just kills me...
Yep, we've stopped telling people IRL about any labor signs, Braxton Hicks, etc because it only encourages more questions/comments/advice.
People are coming out of the woodwork contacting me to see if anything is happening. This weekend alone we've had about 10 people call to see if there's any news. I hope he decides to come soon because I'll go nuts if this lasts 2 more weeks.
My least faves are:
1. How do you feel? (like crap. done. exhausted. done. how do you think I feel??)
2. How much have you gained? (really? i cannot believe this is an appropriate question ANYwhere)
3. You don't really want to have a c-section do you? (that's irrelevant. I don't have a choice so YES I want one because it's the only way to get the baby safely out of my body).
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I actually told DH yesterday to field all phone calls. AND to tell people to stop asking those questions you listed in the OP. He went one step further and told folks I was really not in the mood to talk because I was over due, so to leave me alone please.
Gooood DH. I love you so much!
Whats sad is, I get these questions alot less than many of you, my friends and family know I get very very cranky when my privacy button gets pushed a bit to hard.
Just wait until you are overdue. This is the one that pisses me off to no end:
"Are you sure your due date was right?"
Listen lady, we were TTC for 10 months. I was charting and using OPK's. And early ultrasounds confirmed the conception date. So yeah, I'm pretty f'n sure when I got knocked up.
yesterday I was walking with my husband and our 2yo and I swear every five steps someone said some lame comment. I stopped even turning around.
"she's about to POP!" ahhhahahah. ha.
"that's a GIRL!" (wrong)
"are you going to have that baby right here!?!?!" (on the sidewalk next to a bunch of homeless people? not on your life!)
"omigod you're about to give birth!"
I was closer to decking someone than giving birth, just for the record. ugh.
I love it! with my first I'd say I sold him on the black market. people who don't share my sense of humor probably still think I'm a terrible mother.
Yup I just went to a baptism and reception at a friend's house full of people and kids. I heard from different people:
1. Wow I don't know how you're doing it, should you even be lifting her anymore? (meaning how I was picking up my other toddler and running after her).
Seriously? My toddler weighs 25 lbs I'll be fine. and WILL continue to lift her up if I want to. Not that I LIKE to lift her but you have to do it sometimes.
2. OMG you look so small!
no I don't at all.
3. OMG you look like you're ready to pop.
yes I agree with this one.
4. Wow you're still carrying so high, you must have a few weeks left?
NOPE due this week.
5. Wow you're really carrying low, any day now huh?
Yes. thank you.
6. Are you going to be induced?
F to the no. Why would I be induced?
7. Make sure you're walking a lot that will do it!
Yes because I don't walk at ALL now right? (I WALK A LOT)
8. Oh just eat spicy food and the baby will come.
are you f***ing kidding me? I'm 1/2 mexican. I eat spicy food ALL THE TIME.
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