Stupid Things People Say to 9-month pregnant ladies.

oklahomamom09 · November 2014

I hate getting the 'Oh, you're still here??' from customers I help the day before.. Like whys it so shocking I didn't go into labor over night when I told you I still have over 2 weeks left and not going on leave until next week.

Another thing I'm getting annoyed with is they'll ask me how far along I am and I tell them and they'll be like do you know what it is yet? It's not that they are asking what I am having that gets to me it's the them saying 'yet' gets to me. Like I think if I was finding out I woulda found out about 18 weeks ago lol not at 37 weeks lol

mander82 · November 2014

I get two texts everyday. One from SIL asking how I am feeling. One from SD asking if I had the baby yet. Same two people. Same question. Everyday for the past week.

MissN06 · November 2014

I'm still being told you don't look pregnant from behind. Now it's followed up with: when your standing. You can tell when your waddling. I'm not even sure how to respond to that. :-/

krissykris89 · November 2014

"You haven't popped yet?!" No I'm just hiding a basket ball under my shirt. Ugh!

Finduilas · November 2014

I had a baby shower with some of my family Saturday and they all wanted to guess when DS would come, and anytime someone would guess something others would chime in, "no she can still breathe and get around ok she is going to go late."

And my mom has been awesome *sarcasm* this entire pregnancy with comments like, "you're probably going to have trouble with labor since you're so petite." And now it's changed too, "I'm afraid you're going to have a c section cause you're so tiny and he hasn't didnt early, and since they're telling you he is big." I just want to tell her to shut up. -_-

MollMoll4 · November 2014

I think this has been mentioned before but I'm getting tired of the "(X date) is my birthday/our anniversary/the day I adopted my kitten - that would be a good day to have the baby!"

Folks, I'll take just about any day that isn't further than a week after my due date but I'm not currently taking requests.

howin23 · November 2014

"How much do you weigh?" Why do people think this is now an appropriate question?

ColtiersMom · November 2014

A girl on the grocery store told me I look miserable...gee, thanks for the compliment A-hole!

BabySchroeder2014 · November 2014

The repairman for our dishwasher just walked in and the first thing he said to me was, "looks like you need to chew your food better!". What the heck! Is that even a thing? I've never heard anyone say that to a pregnant woman!

JNU76 · November 2014

Finduilas said:

And my mom has been awesome *sarcasm* this entire pregnancy with comments like, "you're probably going to have trouble with labor since you're so petite." And now it's changed too, "I'm afraid you're going to have a c section cause you're so tiny and he hasn't didnt early, and since they're telling you he is big." I just want to tell her to shut up. -_-

This might be none of my business, but I'm 5 feet tall, small framed, and gave birth to a 9 pound baby without any surgical interventions. Try not to let her scare you, if possible- you can do this. When I was nervous about the possibility that this one could be bigger, my midwife reminded me that bodies know what they're doing, and they generally won't grow a baby that's "too big." Good luck!

kfo22 · November 2014

MissN06 said:

I'm still being told you don't look pregnant from behind. Now it's followed up with: when your standing. You can tell when your waddling. I'm not even sure how to respond to that. :-/

Same here. Was is that even supposed to mean? My baby is growing in my uterus, not my buttcheek.

hiketheworld · November 2014

cheath02 said:

Have you named him yet? No, not yet Of course you have, you just aren't telling anyone. Ummmmmm. No?
Lol that's so aggravating. We have had a name for a couple months but are only sharing with family and close friends until she's born. Random people at work ask me consistently what the name is. I say, "we're waiting till she's born to share" and they get legitimately offended. If you're not helping me with her birth certificate I don't see why you can't wait a couple more weeks...AMIRITE? @hiketheworld‌ I'm sorry if people like me ruined it for you.

I don't think its people like you who ruin it! It just drove me nuts that someone (aka a relative) would accuse me of lying about it. We legitimately did not have a name. Now we do, but aren't sharing it until he is born.

hiketheworld · November 2014

JNU76 said:

Finduilas said:

And my mom has been awesome *sarcasm* this entire pregnancy with comments like, "you're probably going to have trouble with labor since you're so petite." And now it's changed too, "I'm afraid you're going to have a c section cause you're so tiny and he hasn't didnt early, and since they're telling you he is big." I just want to tell her to shut up. -_-

This might be none of my business, but I'm 5 feet tall, small framed, and gave birth to a 9 pound baby without any surgical interventions. Try not to let her scare you, if possible- you can do this. When I was nervous about the possibility that this one could be bigger, my midwife reminded me that bodies know what they're doing, and they generally won't grow a baby that's "too big." Good luck!

@finduilas I have a two friends who are very thin in every way- they have narrow frames, etc. and they both had their 8+ lbs overdue babies without pain meds and without interventions. Try not to let her comments get you too much!

abbyful · November 2014

tamarnina said:
This isn't so much about being 9 months pregnant, but I took myself out for a pedicure Friday and I was chatting with an older woman at the drying station. We talked about how it was my third kid and she asked how old my others were so I told her 9 and 3. She then asked if they all had the same father. I was just so taken aback. Who asks that? FTR, the answer is yes.

DS is blonde. DH & I have dark brown hair. Countless times random strangers have said "where'd the blonde come from?".

First, yes, 2 brown-haired people can have a blonde kid. And second, if it was an awkward situation, or if we had adopted him, it's none of your business!

Singingmama10 · November 2014

yesterday the cashier lady at a cafe grilled me for literally 5 minutes about my pregnancy. A couple of the questions/comments included:

Wow you look miserable

When are you due? (don't mind that one so much)

are you getting an epidural?

have you effaced yet?

Is your cervix dilated?

Are you going to get your membranes stripped? (NO JOKE!)

Mind you this was in a cafe for everyone to hear and I have NEVER met this woman before. I am too nice!! I should have went off on the woman.

Ster1106 · November 2014

Totally agree about strangers asking about the name. I work in the ER, which makes it even *more* awkward. I just smile, say, "We're still deciding," and walk away.

foodieforlife · November 2014

I'm 1 week away from my due date and if one more person tells me to enjoy this time to myself, i'm going to throttle them! Yes it's great to have free time but when you're huge, can't sleep and just waiting it's not a vacation! and everyone keeps saying how excited they are and anxious to hear the news! uggg. i'm grumpy and hormonal:)

maple1422 · November 2014

foodieforlife said:

I'm 1 week away from my due date and if one more person tells me to enjoy this time to myself, i'm going to throttle them! Yes it's great to have free time but when you're huge, can't sleep and just waiting it's not a vacation! and everyone keeps saying how excited they are and anxious to hear the news! uggg. i'm grumpy and hormonal:)

Sorry to bring up an old board, but didn't feel the need for another thread on this one. We just hit our due date today, 40 weeks today! I posted that we are hoping for spontaneous labor because we aren't scheduled to induce until December 9th, quite a ways away. This morning I got to wake up to a facebook comment from my cousin five states away: "Don't rush him. . .babies know exactly how long they are suppose to "cook." He will come when the time is right. Enjoy the quite peaceful time and get lots of rest. You will need it with a new bundle to care for! Praying for a blessed labor and delivery." While it was sweet, I wanted to say I'll be as excited as I want to meet our little man because as far as I know, they've not linked eager facebook posts to labor and delivery. She already has children, so I felt like she should already know that 40 week pregnant women realize these three things: 1. The baby will come when it wants to (we hear it everyday). 2. Bringing home a newborn will change your life. 3. When you're huge you can't get lots of rest, and if you do it was probably on accident. I probably overreacted, but when we're this close, nobody wants to hear, "Don't rush him". I didn't reply to her comment because I wasn't sure I could behave.

abbyful · November 2014

@sparkleanne‌ - I had the opposite. I didn't want induced (baby was born 10 days after EDD, not induced), and people couldn't believe it. All I heard was "when are you getting induced?", "you're past your due date date and they haven't induced you yet?!', etc.

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