ok..i am getting sick of these comments! The first thing everyone asks is... when r u due?? I tell them July 22 and they all get this look like..."really?" meaning..they think i should be due earlier..then they say " your're getting big!" and I just laugh..but inside I',m like..really??????? u r really going to say that to a prgenant person?? I'm not actually that huge yet..I've gained about 20 lbs and my doc said I'm right on track! people are crazy! at least when i see pregnant ladies they always say I look good..yes..that's what we want to hear!!!
Re: "you're getting big" comments
I started getting those comments right around the same time as you are now, 32 weeks or so.
People are idiots. I think part of it is that people don't know how big a 40 week pregnant woman actually is, unless they have been or know someone who was recently expecting. Hollywood only ever shows pregnant women as big as you probably are now.
My usual response is to smile and say "Nope, the doctor says baby and I both are measuring right on track!"
Which is polite and non-confrontational, but still makes the person feel like a dingleberry (as they should) for being wrong.
That about sums it up for me!
I like those ideas!! haha
This exactly. I don't think most people have any idea what a full term pregnant woman actually looks like.
I get comments on how big my belly is, but how tiny I am everywhere else. Science lesson: babies grow in the pelvis/abdomen area not in the legs, arms, or a$$. Granted most pregnant women gain weight elsewhere, but it shouldn't be such a shock that my entire body hasn't expanded.
Yesterday while in the grocery store waiting in line here is a conversation I had:
Stranger: Oh, so you're due any day now?
Me: No
Stranger: wow
I kind of gave her a look like WTF...and almost joked that I was carrying multiples but I was tired and wanted out of the store so I didn't have time. Not sure if she was trying to start conversation but why does it matter to her how far along I am.
IUI #1 10/12/11 (Bravelle + HCG + Prometrium & acupuncture) = 10/26 BFP! Beta #1=250, Beta #2= 615. 1st u/s 11/8.
LOL!!!!