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Crazy Grandmas

deejohn2012deejohn2012 member
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When I first got pregnant, my maternal grandma told me to wear regular maternity clothes because some women wear "that tight stuff to keep from looking pregnant, and it crushes the baby." ... No clue what she was talking about, but whatever. She's a little nuts anyway.

Then today I'm out to lunch with my paternal grandma also a fruit loop. She asked if I had any maternity shirts ... I was wearing one. She said that she doesn't like those shirts that are really tight "to hold the baby in" and the baggy shirts are better.

They are both in their 70s. Is there some generational thing I'm missing, or are these women as crazy as I think/know they are?
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  • mjune3881mjune3881 member
    Haha!  My mom in her mid-50s says some of the same things. :)
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  • ladybugpjbladybugpjb member
    Definitely a generational thing. It used to be more proper not to discuss pregnancy or show your pregnant belly. My grandma never said anything about tight clothes, just generational views on propriety.

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  • Wish82Wish82 member
    My grandmother said something similar-definitely a generational thing v
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  • TiffMarie07TiffMarie07 member

    lurker from july:)

    last time I saw my grandma she was talking about how cute maternity clothes were now, when she was pregnant and even when our parents were pregnant it was normal to wear "tent like clothing" as she called it. At least she likes our fashion now! But that is probably what your grandmas are referring to! 

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  • agerstneragerstner member
    Sounds exactly like my MIL... Lol
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  • deejohn2012deejohn2012 member
    Haha I just couldn't figure out how I was going to "crush the baby" or "hold her in" with the type of shirt I chose to wear. My paternal grandma adopted my dad and was never pregnant, so I can almost forgive her. But my maternal grandmother had 3 kids, 7grandkids, and 10.. soon to be 11 great grandkids and still throws out some wacked out stuff.
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  • YakutYakut member
    My therapist, who is old enough to have "senior moments" (her own words), mentioned to me early on in the pregnancy that it was a wonderful thing that pregnant women wear body-flaunting (she used the word "celebrating"), tight-fitting clothes these days and don't feel compelled to hide their pregnancies under yards and yards of drapes. Unfortunately, it seems like a lot of people in her generation don't share her opinion. I have a few body-hugging maternity shirts, and I sometimes get irritated or censorious looks from older men or especially older women when I wear them (older men seem more likely to blow smoke placidly in my face as I waddle by and get all upset by my pointed, passive-aggressive, unladylike, phlegmy hacking noises, but that's another story). It seems to me that older people might be more upset by the trend, but it's the people with,  um, social problems who actually feel compelled to say something about it to us or otherwise make their opinions known about something like this that really doesn't concern them.
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  • iggles09iggles09 member
    This is the same thing my grandmother said. She said all they could wear while pregnant were mumu type dresses and it was awful.
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  • MaelaraMaelara member
    My grandma says the same thing :) she hates all the maternity clothes out 'now a days'. I just ignore her!
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  • CoffeeBeanFiend91CoffeeBeanFiend91 member
    My gram is the type to say the same things. I'm glad I've only seen her twice in the past 9 months
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  • CorleyraeCorleyrae member
    I sent my Grandma a picture of me wearing a "tight" shirt that may or may not have been maternity, but it fit. She told my aunt (who had to upload the picture) that maybe she needed to send money so I could get some maternity clothes. My Aunt laughed and said "Girls these days aren't hiding behind tents, pregnancy is cool". Yeah for my Aunt! My grandma just kind of went with it... hehe.
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  • meggers102meggers102 member
    Yesterday my MIL who is in her late 50's made a comment about my maternity shirt.  She made a point to say how pregnant I was looking and then followed up with "well, you know, when I was having babies we just wore tents!".  DH's family has very little filter when it comes to pregnancy and weight/baby bumps.
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  • adove1018adove1018
    Just after I got pregnant, my mother and I were doing a little shopping and she noted how different my clothing options were from her options in the 80's. My immediate response was, "I don't want to look FAT, I want to look PREGNANT." She hadn't thought of that, and after a second, seemed to think that was absolutely reasonable. Given that I still feel like I'm getting looks of "is she fat, or is she...?" I'm glad that I'm not wearing tents. Probably doesn't help that I work on a college campus filled with ultra-skinny 19-year-olds....
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  • SLaBM2BSLaBM2B member
    My GM is 78 and she's an effing loon.

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