Comments on: Pregnancy Comments are a Scream

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:50:13 +0000

Ha! With my first son, I gained…um…slightly more weight than recommended. On one of the rare occasions I stopped by McD’s to grab a bite to eat, the cashier leaned out of the window and said “Don’t you think you should be watching what you eat? You’re pretty big.” ??? I just smiled and drove away.

My new favorite – now that I’m on my 4th pregnancy in less than 4 years is “you know how that happens, right?” Or even better, the lady who tried to educate me on birth control methods. Umm…thanks. A simple “congrats” would have been plenty

By: Maggie Mae

Maggie Mae — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:00:11 +0000

"OUCH" was my favorite comment when I was pregnant with the twins who were born 8 weeks premature so I actually missed 2 out of 3 of the growth months. And I've seen enough ready-to-birth bellies to make me totally understand the sentiment. You could take a survey and write a funny pregnancy book. Then you could laugh about people's comments all the way to the bank. .-= Maggie Mae´s last blog ..Not Just Another Sarah Palin, Family Guy, R-Word Advocacy Rant! =-.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:08:41 +0000

I loved your stories! ISn’t it funny how pregnancy just brings out the awkward remarks from total strangers. I used to laugh them off, too! I got lots of comments during my two pregnancies. I’m a relatively smallish person (or, used to be, anyway), but I carried each of my boys all out front.

When I was pregnant the first time, I overheard a mother and her son (who was maybe 5 or 6 years old) talking in line behind me a Target. I stocked up on diapers (using coupons & sales) for months before our due date. The boy apparently made a comment about my ginormous size, and his mom replied, “Oh, no, Honey, That lady is pregnant. She’s going to be a mommy.” To which the boy said something to the effect of, “Oh. Wow, she’s gonna need more diapers because she’s got a LOT of babies in her belly!”

With my second son, I gained a lot less weight and didn’t look at all pregnant from behind, though again, I carried him ALL out in front. I frequently got the “Oh! You’re PREGNANT! You didn’t LOOK pregnant from behind, and then you turned around and you’re SO BIG it SURPRISED me!!!!!” from strangers all the time. Gee, thanks. Maybe if we do it again, I’ll have some T-shirts made with “DO NOT BE ALARMED. I AM PREGNANT,” printed on the back.

By: mandi@itscome2this

mandi@itscome2this — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:21:54 +0000

Oh that is too much!! Honestly, that is one reason I really didn’t enjoy being pregnant that much. I hated all the attention from people I knew + total strangers … people can say some really stupid things;)

By: LifeAtTheCircus

LifeAtTheCircus — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:51:46 +0000

With my first, I got lots, and I mean LOTS of “wow, are you sure there aren’t 2 in there?” comments… I gained over 50 lbs with my son and he was a whopping 9lbs 5 oz baby boy. I remember with my 3, my husband and I were out and I had about 6-8 weeks to go…. this guys said, “wow, guess your due any day now, huh?” to which i replied… nope… still have 2 months to go… to which he said, “ummmm I know very little about this stuff”

surprisingly I have not gotten too many with this one… though I have noticed I am bigger…. I think most of my comments are in the line of “wow, your going to be busy” or “you must like kids” less on my belly… but just wait… once spring is here and i am no longer wearing a winter coat… i know they will come.

they don’t bother me, like you said… I know I can lose the weight and it is weight for a good reason… i do not however appreciate people touching my belly.
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By: Uma

Uma — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:35:10 +0000

I have loads, but this is my favorite:

Moron: You’re due any day now?
Me: Not really. I still have two more months to go.
Moron: God forgives you!
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