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October 2015 Moms
mishala12
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Sh!tp people say...
mishala12
member
So I am a FTM and just announced on mothers day. I was expecting to hear some craziness but not this soon!
So far I have heard...
A new mom/co worker tell me that she went into labor 3 weeks early because she is so active but i will probably go wayyy over my due date because I dont do much.
My grandma said she is glad i finally announced because thoes lose tops i was wearing were making me look quite fat.
And a whole lot of "but your not married" or "are you getting married". Even though I've been with my BF for 8 years.
And a whole lot of "was it an accident" or people just being shocked when i say that we were actually trying to get pregnant.
Its amusing at this point but in another 4 months I can see it not being such a hoot. Lol
What have you ladies been hearing now that the news is out?
So far I have heard...
A new mom/co worker tell me that she went into labor 3 weeks early because she is so active but i will probably go wayyy over my due date because I dont do much.
My grandma said she is glad i finally announced because thoes lose tops i was wearing were making me look quite fat.
And a whole lot of "but your not married" or "are you getting married". Even though I've been with my BF for 8 years.
And a whole lot of "was it an accident" or people just being shocked when i say that we were actually trying to get pregnant.
Its amusing at this point but in another 4 months I can see it not being such a hoot. Lol
What have you ladies been hearing now that the news is out?
Re: Sh!tp people say...
When I was pregnant with DS, I was told I must be having a girl because I held a coworker's toddler boy and he didn't fuss.
People told me at 12 weeks I was definitely having a girl because of the way I was carrying.. I had gained 4 pounds at that point, I told them I came out of the womb with these hips and they haven't grown. So awkward!
I have been asked if it was planned twice.
And I work around dairy cattle. A Hispanic immigrant milking at one farm insists that I'm having dos bambinos. I told him no not twins only one baby and he doesn't believe me.
Thanks, Mom. Guess I know where I'm carrying the baby weight.
One woman's response to me saying I was pregnant was, "oh, I thought you were looking puffy."
Another coworker insisted my due date was wrong and there had to be twins in there. Or maybe something was wrong with me/baby because how could I be so big??
Another coworker immediately asked if I had any prior miscarriages. I was like WTF?!?
Today someone asked me if I was excited for next month and when I asked why they looked confused and finally said "aren't you do in a couple weeks?"
The worst was my OB who asked me if I thought it was the best idea to get pregnant now. I am 28, married, we own a home. And yeah, as a resident physician I work a lot and my schedule sucks, but it is really none of her business. I am so happy I changed practices.
Our Angel: EDD: 05/11/17. MC at 6 weeks
Baby #2- EDD: 07/18/17
My mom also has the wrong due date/twins theory.
My boss asked "exactly how pregnant are you?" I told him its a yes or no option, not differing degrees of being pregnant. So he asked how much time I have left until its over.
I'm 19 weeks and I've gained 7 lbs so far. I feel like 7 lbs is pretty good and I'm still fitting into my pre-bump clothes. I had a coworker today say Wow you're really packing on the pounds!!! like thanks a$$ I thought I looked good but I guess not lol. People, especially men should know by now you never call a woman fat!
Coworker: "I knew you were pregnant, I asked your boss because you looked like you were having a rough time."
Dad: "are you showing yet? Because you shouldn't be." At 8 weeks when I was beginning to show.
Grandmother: "you're going to get fat and just look fat like your aunts. They just looked fat and not pregnant"
Mom: "I don't want to be a grandmother" upon us telling her
After going through IVF I have packed on a few (okay like 30+lbs) and with drugs prepping my uterus for 4 weeks prior to transfer, I was in maternity pants at 10 weeks, with a 2 lbs weight gain. Super excited after 5 years to be carrying a sticky bean.
Probably the worst thing said to me (so far) was my BF comparing me to her athletic SIL who carries small, and another friend who has had MS for 5 months, was: You hopped into those maternity pants a little early. You will be huge if you are starting in them so early!
So mad I could've spit! There was some silent treatment on my part. But what the heck do you say to that??
5 - IUIs, 3 - IVF retrievals, 2- failed transfers (fresh, and frozen), PGS on second IVF resulted in 1 perfect emby, and DD.
3rd IVF w PGS resulted in 3! perfect embys. 1st transfer - Sep 2017 2 more on ice.
"Open your mouth to me again and you'll lose teeth." Was my response.
When pregnant with my twins I got a lot of sideways looks because I got married young and look even younger. I got pregnant immediately. I was also living with my parents because my husband was stationed and Europe for the majority of my pregnancy.
About half way through my pregnancy my dad called me fat and when everybody was like what the hell did you just say he back tracked and said I meant you were chubby BEFORE you got pregnant. Yeah thanks dad, by the way I had always been in the healthy range for my weight and only gained 30ish pounds by the time I delivered at almost 35 weeks.