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stupid things people say when your pregnant!

lexirollelexirolle member
in January 2015 Moms
Hey ladies, what was the most stupid sayings that people have said or you've heard while being pregnant? Mine has to be if I stretch my arms above my head the umbilical chord will wrap around my babies neck!
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  • sanbrysanbry member
    My nanny actually said that to my mom when she was pregnant with me. Some old school old wives tale I guess. Mostly I've gotten the old wives tales about sex of the baby(carrying low vs high etc), none of which have ever made sense for me. I get the opposite ones I should get for the sex of the baby. Other than that, not too much.
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  • lexirollelexirolle member
    An give advice! It's annoying.......like" enjoy the pregnancy because when the baby comes your life will turn upside down", I'm over here being happy tho, just because they're not happy with where they're life is......
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  • MrsFaFa2MrsFaFa2 member
    Someone told me I didn't even look pregnant yesterday at TJMAx.....really? I am very clearly pregnant (35 weeks) ...not just fat. Thanks. Just don't say anything.
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  • pleireypleirey member

    I have one coworker that I have never gotten along with, who has gotten caught lying to try to get me in trouble in the past, who cannot stop himself from commenting on how huuuuge I am and asking if I'm still sure it's not twins.  He always makes sure to say it around other coworkers, so I finally got so fed up that about a month ago I started pointing out that his old man gut is way bigger than my preggo belly.  :-D 

    I also had some random guy try to tell me that I'm too small to be having a girl, that I would've put on WAY more weight if it were a girl and the ultrasound had to have been wrong.  Really?  Nevermind that there were 4 separate ultrasounds: the a/s, the ultrasound to screen for Downs because I tested high risk, the fetal echocardiogram, and our 3D/4D ultrasound...he still swore I was too small to be having a girl. 

    Some people are too weird for their own good...

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  • AneldaMAneldaM member
    What gets me are the idiots that look at me and go 'wow! You are pregnant!'. Really? Do you think I haven't noticed.
    And this morning in at the mall a stupid sales man came up to me and said ' must be twins, right?'. I just gave him my DIE DIE DIE look.
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  • sanbrysanbry member
    Sometimes I wonder if I don't get a lot of stupid comments this time around bc I'm usually in public with my 3 year old, so people know it's not my first rodeo lol. I did get some dumb comments the first time(heard the twins one from some mall security guard) but I've been shocked that most people have actually been nice this time so far. And I live in Las Vegas, so you'd think I'd get more crappy comments, especially when I'm out downtown. Lol.
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  • bigbobdolebigbobdole member
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    megan81112 said:

    People will ask when the baby is coming (Jan 5th) and then ask what we're having (we didn't want to know the sex) and then my favorite of all "OH YOU DIDNT FIND OUT YET.. WHEN DO YOU FIND OUT?" We find out on January 5th after the baby is out. :|

    Haha we've been telling people the same thing. 



    Like we're going to go in for an elective us 2 weeks before rcs.. totes makes sense!
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  • mockasinsmockasins member
    edited December 2014
    One of my co-workers decided to pass along some "wisdom" her mom gave her when she was pregnant... To make sure my "business" is all clean and trimmed up so the hospital staff don't make fun of me behind my back. Okay, because I bet they don't see enough women daily who are too pregnant to care what their vaginas look like right now. Sheesh.
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  • SamiBabi006SamiBabi006 member
    Everyone seems to want to tell you every horror story they either experienced themselves or knew someone who had a terrible experience. Really?!? thanks, but no thanks. I know things arent going to be perfect and smooth sailing but i dont need the gory details that are just going to freak me out and cause anxiety attacks... And when i tell people i have a midwife they ask all kinds of stupid questions or tell you that, that's risky bc they dont know as much as the o.b, or something stupid.  Please keep that to yourself lol
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  • lexirollelexirolle member
    Lolol ladies I have enjoyed these comments, the gory stories I don't even hear, my husband shuts them right down now that I'm on bed rest, some people just don't think before they open up their mouths!
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  • sgambill75sgambill75 member
    I've gotten a few stupid comments but the best one so far was when my boss told me I looked really bloated the other day. Thank you.. I'm 9 months pregnant, I am bloated, no need to point it out!
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  • Disneygeek77Disneygeek77 member
    Nothing too bad, just that I look tired and this only happens when I don't wear make up; however I get that comment when I am not pregnant too.   Yes people I know, I look tired when I don't wear make up, I get it. 
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  • ravenessraveness member
    My H and I went out to dinner last night at one of our favorite places. Everyone here in OR is very friendly, so we've made friends with some regulars. One of the ladies last night just noticed I was pregnant. I'm at 37 weeks, I'm not trying to hide anything because I can't. Here is a snippet of our conversation:
    Lady: "Wait.. are you? Are you pregnant?" (pointing at my tummy)
    Me: "Yes. I'm due January 9th."
    L: "Have you been pregnant the whole time I've known you?"
    Me: "... umm yeah"
    We moved out here when I was 4 months pregnant. Apparently, she has a hard time doing math.

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  • mellizzardmellizzard member

    Not so much stupid things people ask me, it's more like the stupid actions people take when around me.

    One of my co-workers asked if baby is moving a lot and I replied with, yes! She then took it upon herself to place both of her hands on my stomach and ask if he's moving right now? I had to awkwardly respond with, no...

    I also get a ton of stares... like, people have never seen a pregnant woman before?

    And I too get the awful "advice" from already-parents. Like, how much our lives are going to change once baby is here, and they purposely emphasize on the bad. WTF?

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  • GracefulStarGracefulStar member
    When they tell you don't listen to people's horror labor stories and then they tell you one. When they ask if I will have another (can i have this one first?). I have a boy, when they ask what I hope this one is (team green) and when I say just healthy they keep asking saying but you want a girl right? And then, if you get another boy will you try again for a girl? Again, can I have this one first? Geeze
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  • jaesmommyjaesmommy member
    edited December 2014
    Didnt mean to quote my own post
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  • cbowery825cbowery825 member
    I had someone ask when I was due- I responded with 4 weeks. She proceeded to yell to someone across the room- "hey stay away from her she's about to Explode!".... Ummm 4 weeks till I'm due and I still don't foresee it as an explosion!!! People can be so rude!
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  • lexirollelexirolle member
    Listen..............I hate that have your baby on my birthday foolishness!!!!
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  • Stephij1Stephij1 member
    I hate when people think it's ok to ask about my symptoms. Yes, I have hemorrhoids and swelling down there. Yes, I have to pee every 20 minutes. No, I do not want to discuss it with you!

     

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  • marvan5marvan5 member
    I've had people comment that it must be a boy since I carry like it's a boy, you know like a basket ball or really low. I have a friend who's carrying high and she's having a boy. It's all nonsense. Definitely sure after a 3D us it's a girl. But thanks for the expert opinion, you know, cause pregnancies always follow a certain set of rules.
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  • mrsmoose5mrsmoose5 member
    Every time I take time off work for a doctor's appointment, I have a co-worker who comes to my desk and asks how my appointment went. I usually reply with something vague, like "Good, they saw me really quickly" or whatever, but she always follows up with, "What did your doctor say?" Umm...  the details of my doctor's appointments and what we discuss are none of your business. I always have to make up something generic, like, "He said everything looks good." But she'll still linger around my desk longer like she's waiting for me to give her more details. So awkward.
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  • EdventEdvent member
    I was just walking (ok waddling) down the hall at work and one of the psychiatrists was walking out with her patient and making small talk about when I'm due. I said it's 4 weeks (until RCS) and she kind of side eyed my belly and made the comment that she doesn't think I'll last 4 more weeks. I laughed and said that I don't either.

    Then the annoying patient that was there seeing the psychiatrist also decided she'd chime in asking "is that one baby or two?" and when I replied one, "DANG that's a big baby!".  I get it people, I'm huge and I feel huge... leave me alone!!
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  • shebernshebern member
    When that same coworker ask you, "so how long do you have left? ", once a week. You want to tell them just subtract a week from when you asked the last time. Or the coworker that works in the basement that see you once every 3 months says, when your almost 9months pregnant, "oh I didn't know you were pregnant." Uhh, for 1 Lady I don't even know your name,, and 2 I've never had a conversation with you beside an occasional hello in the hallways.
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  • caitylady12caitylady12 member
    We have a new guy at work that's maybe been with the company a month. His first week he saw me faxing my breast pump prescription and asked "Are you leaking yet?" What the hell kind of question is that?! I told him it was none of his business. He was confused as to why I had such an attitude about it. He blamed it on my hormones for finding it to be such a ridiculous question.
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  • beccs88beccs88 member
    Oh and another one even worse... At dinner my friend randomly started a convo stating that a distant friend of hers just had her baby pass away bc the umbilical cord was wrapped too tight around her neck at 36 wks( right where I'm at) . Why would she say this?!! And she has a 2 yr old! Then tells me she doesn't mean to concern me or make me wry. Then wtf would u say that.
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  • rvkellerrvkeller member
    I post some "pregnancy cravings" food pix on FB from my travels or vacay. My cousins husband comments on how "I wont be able to eat like that when the baby arrives!" Umm. 1. They don't have children or never been pregnant 2. Clearly I won't eat like this bc they don't have exotic foods were I live 3. Just bc there's a pic of the plate doesn't mean I are the whole damn plate. It's about the cuisine not my consumption. Very annoying
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