Wow! You must be...

TBarker925 · April 2014

Random lady: Due pretty soon, huh?
Me: Nope. I'm only halfway there. I guess I'm just fat. Thanks.

How is everyone else looking? Apparently, I look 7-8 months pregnant. I was so proud of my not-so-little-bump... That brought me down a notch.

wrightpalomo · April 2014

Hahaha! This reminds me of a friend of mine who was 7 months pregnant and a woman in an elevator asked her if she was having TRIPLETS! She was so pissed that she told the woman how rude that was. Way to go! I hope I can be that quick when some jerk says something like that to me.

MrsLaLaBug · April 2014

I dealt with that last time soooo much! I know it sucks but don't let it get you down. Some people just turn ignorant when it comes to pregnancy comments. Embrace the bump no matter what size and gather a little stockpile of quick witted retorts for these random asshats.

mcstrepp · April 2014

I don't know why people think they can say whatever they want to a pregnant woman. Try to ignore them!

Ecat504 · April 2014

I'm sorry you had to deal with that. People can be so rude and ignorant!!

I am 20 weeks today and have absolutely NOTHING to show for it!!! I get remarks all the time like "are you sure there's a baby in there" like no all the fricken ultrasound pics are big jokes! Not to mention the fear it causes after not hearing a heart beat for 3/4 weeks! Or "you're not gaining any weight. You're gonna have an unhealthy underweight baby" people just need to SHUT THEIR BIG MOUTHS!

JustCricket · April 2014

I get the opposite. I'm showing a bit... and I get the "omg you don't even look pregnant! How are you 20w!" Um thanks??? so this belly just looks like fat???

T&HLove · April 2014

Haha yea. With my first, I got "it must be twins" "you are ready to pop any minute" (I wasn't) then, when I would tell them how far I am, they would say ominously, "I don't think you're going to make it..."

biokitty42 · April 2014

People seem to think pregnant women are public property. Try not to let it get you down -- I don't think most people have a good idea of what 5 months, 6 months, 7 months, etc. actually looks like, and how much it can vary.

JSS1002 · April 2014

biokitty42 said:
People seem to think pregnant women are public property. Try not to let it get you down -- I don't think most people have a good idea of what 5 months, 6 months, 7 months, etc. actually looks like, and how much it can vary.

I STILL don't and this is my second :-)

nilvero · April 2014

Ecat504 said:

I'm sorry you had to deal with that. People can be so rude and ignorant!! I am 20 weeks today and have absolutely NOTHING to show for it!!! I get remarks all the time like "are you sure there's a baby in there" like no all the fricken ultrasound pics are big jokes! Not to mention the fear it causes after not hearing a heart beat for 3/4 weeks! Or "you're not gaining any weight. You're gonna have an unhealthy underweight baby" people just need to SHUT THEIR BIG MOUTHS!

This is me. Yesterday at a family bbq, I got multiple comments about how little I am. It's nerve wracking when people say that. OP, people are jerks and like a PP said, some people think they can say whatever they want to a pregnant lady. Crazy!

whataboutscience · April 2014

22 weeks tomorrow and just starting to have a small bump. People are asking if I'm really pregnant constantly. It's getting old. I'm excited to be pregnant and would like to look it a little more so I didn't feel like I was getting teased by everyone about being small still. Also, strangers still can't tell. I really wished I looked pregnant yesterday when we were stuck at the Apple store 2+ hours and the entire store had maybe 8 stools to sit on.

portentosa · April 2014

Ecat504 said:

I'm sorry you had to deal with that. People can be so rude and ignorant!! I am 20 weeks today and have absolutely NOTHING to show for it!!! I get remarks all the time like "are you sure there's a baby in there" like no all the fricken ultrasound pics are big jokes! Not to mention the fear it causes after not hearing a heart beat for 3/4 weeks! Or "you're not gaining any weight. You're gonna have an unhealthy underweight baby" people just need to SHUT THEIR BIG MOUTHS!

This is what I'm dealing with. People are so frickin' opinionated when it comes to a pregnant woman!

People can't tell I'm pregnant unless I'm wearing a shirt the REALLY emphasizes it. My work uniform hides it really well, I'm 21 weeks today, and when I tell people I'll get someone else to lift their 40lb bag of litter because I'm pregnant there's a quick glance and a weird look....or a comment like, "Oh! You don't look pregnant. Still early?" I took forever to show last pregnancy and was hoping to show sooner this time, but it looks like this is just how I carry kiddos.

JSS1002 · April 2014

Honestly, there is no body/ shape / size comment that will make a pregnant woman happy, other than "you look fantastic!" These instructions should be issued when people turn 13 years old.

alisonc87 · April 2014

I have been getting that a lot! At church the older ladies keep asking if I'm sure it's not twins (clearly not understanding that after 5 u/s they would have seen it by now) and can't believe that I still have a little over 4 months to go. I am all belly (the belly is huge but I still haven't gained any weight), so it hasn't been too offensive, but if I had put on weight or weren't carrying out front I would be very irritated. Lol

megs2011 · April 2014

Ugh, I hate people that think it's ok to have an option about a pregnant person in any regards. All of our friends think its funny to tease me and ask if they are sure there is only one this time. I think I'm just as big as I was at this point in my twin pregnancy. Sorry my muscles weren't as tight as they were the first time so I'm showing a lot already. With the twins, I always got the comment that I'm too small for being pregnant with twins. I also hate people that just grab your belly. I want to grab theirs and when they give me the "why the hell are you touching my stomach look" say, hey you're touching mine....

MMason12 · April 2014

I had the opposite happen to me today. I'm basically 18 weeks and I definitely have a bump. It's pretty clear that I am not just fat and that I'm expecting. However, today when I was at my cousins baby shower, a lady came up to me and we were talking about how I was expecting. She looked right at me and said, "Oh you're expecting. I had no clue. I just thought you had a heavy belly and needed to lose weight." Hum, seriously.... who the f%*(@ would actually say something like that someone?!?

larbeadles · April 2014

Ha! When I'm at the gym in the tight-ish workout clothes, I think I am such a puzzle to people these days (17 weeks). "Is she...pregnant? Or does she just need to do some ab work?" (That's what the look in their eyes says.)

jmolr · April 2014

It's so annoying. I had dinner at my friend's mom's house 2 weeks ago and she greeted me with "Hi Fatso". Luckily I don't have body image issues but more important, luckily I am not a violent individual. She did the same thing to me last time I was pregnant.

Sicheyanne · April 2014

My DH and I were visiting my ILs and as soon as I walk through the door my SIL looked at me and said " um... There's no way your pregnant, you're not even showing". Of course this made me angry but I just ignored her comment (she LOVES to get a rise out of people). Besides I knew I was definitely showing.
Then my MIL came around the corner and commented on how "incredibly huge" I was and started rubbing my belly.
At that point I wasn't sure which comment I hated most... They both suck. The only comment they should make is how pregnancy suits you or something complimentary.

Sorry people are so rude

bainidhedub · April 2014

My DH has started saying "you're looking fat today" when he notices my belly, and it's all I can do not hit him, especially after the 5th or 6th time. I'm not fat, I'm pregnant, he just wants another chance to point out that he's lost weight.

OTOH my coworker has tried to touch my belly a few times and I've told her anyone who does that is getting punched. She just says "well yeah for strangers, but it's different because I know you!" I don't know how to explain that that's worse, because it means she's ignoring what she knows about how I feel about it.

whataboutscience · April 2014

I'm the one that keeps saying fat lol. I guess it doesn't bother me. My husband is the one trying to correct me. I used to be much heavier and from time to time, I run into someone who had a hard time recognizing me, so I tell them I used to be fat, and then they figure out who I am. It makes DH uncomfortable!

larkin2 · April 2014

I've always been small, and since I've gotten my baby bump people that know me have been telling me i look "normal" now. Normal? I wasnt normal before?

dobbysmom · April 2014

This has been getting to me lately. I'm so happy I started showing early and that my belly is so big. I've always wanted a big baby belly, and I've gained less than 5 lbs as of my last check up, so it's all baby. BUT my sister in law who is due in a month herself Can Not Stop herself from commenting on how I'm bigger than her and she's nearly due. If anyone even mentions her stomach she spazzes out, starts crying etc. why is it okay to make me feel overly large (which I'm not, I'm just carrying this way)

It's just frustrating. I don't say anything because I know she has body image issues but it hurts my feelings.

ashaw512 · April 2014

With my first I always got the comments, your not even showing, your going to have an underweight baby, all that nonsense. When I started showing it was finally a belly to look at, your still gonna have a tiny baby. Now this time its "here comes the belly" when I walk in the door. Or your gonna hurt and your baby us gonna be huge, my favorite one- you don't really want to eat that do you?

Ppl are asshats about pregnancy anyway, even if they don't mean to be they just don't know how to comment on pregnant women's belly's.

escortDEW · April 2014

Don't worry. Youre not alone. I'm almost 22 weeks & every time I tell someone that, I get the wide eye. To make is worse, people at my job who see me everyday still walk past & ask "sure you aren't having twins". I just want to tell them to go jump off a bridge sometimes.

Last time I was pregnant, my cousin who hadn't seen me since I had gotten pregnant walked up to me & said "dang you got fat" even though she knew I was pregnant. Before I even knew it, I retorted back "you're fat!" and walked away. She actually had gained weight & hadn't even had children before. At first I felt bad but then said oh well, she won't say that to another pregnant woman again.

AmandaR204 · April 2014

You guys should try being more unapproachable. I do and no one ever rubs my belly or tells me I look heavily pregnant. Ppl just smile and avoid eye contact,..:) I like that better.

LTMama · April 2014

Haha I must be unapproachable, too. I don't really get size comments, except from one friend who is due in June with her first because we're almost the same size. But her comments are more about how she's a little concerned that she seems to be carrying small, though her baby looks healthy. Everyone is different and people really have no idea what a pregnant woman is supposed to look like, apparently.

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