We decide to go into town, take a little walk and get some ice cream. I’m standing outside the ice cream shop with the stroller waiting for my H to get our ice cream, baby is napping in his car seat, toddler is chilling in the rumble seat, all of a sudden both kids start crying. Ugh. Then a huge swarm of people come over as I’m trying to stop the crying and start ooohing and aaahing over the baby. This one old woman goes straight over to the baby and sticks her hands in his car seat as if she’s gonna pick him up. Wtf?? Get your hands away from my baby. Then another old lady she was with comes over and goes “how old? let me guess, premature?” I said “no....he’s a week old and was born full term.” Then she goes “well how much did he weigh?” I said “he was 7.11, perfectly healthy and perfectly average actually”. WTAF? A few mins later a woman around my age comes over with a little kid and tells me she heard what that woman said to me and my baby looks absolutely perfect and commended me for getting out of the house. At least there are some decent people to balance out the nasty old bats.
My favorite time of pregnancy is coming up on Thursday (due date) and Friday (officially overdue) this week..."Ooooo when are you due?" Me: "Today/Yesterday." Person always backs away like I'm going to birth a child on them. It only gets more fun the further from my due date I get....
DH- You know there are people who do nothing and go into labor? Why do you try so hard? (Uh, because I've never gone into labor on my own I AM CLEARLY NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE)
Person at farm playgroup this morning: Out here picking blueberries? If that doesn't send you into labor nothing will! Spoiler: I've been once already and did NOT go into labor. This was time #2. Sigh.
Ugh people @SmashJam!!!! Guess what, a little thing called oxytocin will send you into labour if the blueberry picking won’t!! Scientifically proven, along with the blueberry thing obvzzzz.
“How is he still breathing in there?” - my mother... genuinely concerned because she thinks he breathes through his nose, and his nose would be squished by now. Lol - thought I’d add that in here for a laugh.
Today at grocery store: "Oh man do you look uncomfortable!" What the eff? This is the first time I've been like, "REALLY?!" in my head when someone said something about pregnancy.
"Are you gonna have to go through the whole summer like that?" - its the end of july. Its been the whole summer basically.
Both people were surprised that I was due today, and that shut them up pretty quick, lol. I get to be uncomfy rollin' through the store at 40 weeks with babe head butting my cervix. Guess I should work on my pain game face for public spaces, lol.
@SmashJam I was at target two days before my due date and when the cashier asked when I’m due (of course, because it’s basically impossible to go anywhere or shop at any store pregnant without having to answer that freaking question) and I said in 2 days, she couldn’t believe I was so close to my due date and out doing errands and made such a huge deal about it. I wanted to be like, I’m sorry, am I too pregnant to leave my house? Should I just be bed ridden until I pop? So annoying!
@zande2016@SmashJam with my DS I was due in December and hosted thanksgiving at my house for all the single coworkers of my husband and I (military). When we were at whole foods grocery shopping the cashier was staring at me and said “Should you really be hosting thanksgiving when you are literally due any day?” I was only 32 weeks at the time. I looked at her, my husband put his hand on my arm, I smiled and said “I still have eight weeks before baby comes so I’m not too worried about how many people I’m cooking for. Just because I’m pregnant doesn’t mean I can’t keep living my life.” She turned red and tried to tell me I looked great. Bye, Felicia. I’m done with you.
Re: Things People Say to Pregnant Women
We decide to go into town, take a little walk and get some ice cream. I’m standing outside the ice cream shop with the stroller waiting for my H to get our ice cream, baby is napping in his car seat, toddler is chilling in the rumble seat, all of a sudden both kids start crying. Ugh. Then a huge swarm of people come over as I’m trying to stop the crying and start ooohing and aaahing over the baby. This one old woman goes straight over to the baby and sticks her hands in his car seat as if she’s gonna pick him up. Wtf?? Get your hands away from my baby. Then another old lady she was with comes over and goes “how old? let me guess, premature?” I said “no....he’s a week old and was born full term.” Then she goes “well how much did he weigh?” I said “he was 7.11, perfectly healthy and perfectly average actually”. WTAF? A few mins later a woman around my age comes over with a little kid and tells me she heard what that woman said to me and my baby looks absolutely perfect and commended me for getting out of the house. At least there are some decent people to balance out the nasty old bats.
Me: yesterday! Them: oh.... Backs away slowly
DH- You know there are people who do nothing and go into labor? Why do you try so hard? (Uh, because I've never gone into labor on my own I AM CLEARLY NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE)
Person at farm playgroup this morning: Out here picking blueberries? If that doesn't send you into labor nothing will! Spoiler: I've been once already and did NOT go into labor. This was time #2. Sigh.
“How is he still breathing in there?” - my mother... genuinely concerned because she thinks he breathes through his nose, and his nose would be squished by now. Lol - thought I’d add that in here for a laugh.
"Oh man do you look uncomfortable!" What the eff? This is the first time I've been like, "REALLY?!" in my head when someone said something about pregnancy.
"Are you gonna have to go through the whole summer like that?" - its the end of july. Its been the whole summer basically.
Both people were surprised that I was due today, and that shut them up pretty quick, lol. I get to be uncomfy rollin' through the store at 40 weeks with babe head butting my cervix. Guess I should work on my pain game face for public spaces, lol.
Kylie M.
Baby #1 Born 12.16.2015
Baby #2 Due 7.13.2018