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I just thought I would post this. I have been pregnant 4 times and just consider it as a public service post for pregnant women. Feel free to add to it.
1. Are you sure you're not having twins?
2. When are you due? To which you reply:'Not for 2 months" and to which they reply "You look like you are about to pop"
3. Do not rub my belly if you don't know me under any circumstance.
4. I can tell you are having a girl as the baby girl takes away the mother's beauty.
5. Wow. You're belly is really big"
6. Was it planned? I'll answer that right away for you. I love to discuss intimate details about my sex life with a total stranger
7. How are you feeling? This question is ok if asked BEFORE the 3rd trimester.
If the answer to #1 is "why yes, actually, I am having twins/triplets/whatever!", DO NOT ask "did you use drugs?" Also, do not then make inane comments about the uber-multiples du jour (Gosselin, McCaughey, Octomom, whomever). I think those people are stupid and irresponsible, and do not care to be lumped in with them.
I learned real quick through three pregnancies exactly what to say and not to say. My neighbor at the time, was not so fortunate. It was during my wife's second pregnancy and she always carried big, if you know what I mean. She was just entering the third trimester and everyday when she saw our neighbor he would comment that she looked like she was ready to pop or ask if she was sure it wasn't twins. Despite telling him several times she still had a couple months to go and that we were pretty positive it was just one. Well, one day she had enough and when he said it she walked over to him, placed her hand on his gut and proclaimed, "Man are you ready to pop! Is it twins?" I don't think he said another word to her throughout the rest of the pregnancy.
I learned real quick through three pregnancies exactly what to say and not to say. My neighbor at the time, was not so fortunate. It was during my wife's second pregnancy and she always carried big, if you know what I mean. She was just entering the third trimester and everyday when she saw our neighbor he would comment that she looked like she was ready to pop or ask if she was sure it wasn't twins. Despite telling him several times she still had a couple months to go and that we were pretty positive it was just one. Well, one day she had enough and when he said it she walked over to him, placed her hand on his gut and proclaimed, "Man are you ready to pop! Is it twins?" I don't think he said another word to her throughout the rest of the pregnancy.
As someone who's got about 4 weeks left on this pregnancy I couldn't agree more with the original list. I am not a big gal and carry large babies so I look like I'm ready to give birth any minute and people do tell me I look like I'm going to pop any day now. They've been wondering why I haven't already had the baby for about 3 weeks already. I've been asked if I'm having twins...
Been told that I'm having a boy and they are 100% convinced that I'm carrying a boy because it's all out in front and not wide and around.... (ok....) I'm having a girl btw....
And my all time most annoyance is the plethora of strangers that say "Oh, you're so cute" and touch my belly. At least ask first if you can touch.
I learned very early on NEVER to ask a woman if she is pregnant, wait until they tell you! I must have been 7 or 8 when I ran into an old friend of my mothers I said "OMG, I haven't seen you in so long I didn't even know you were pregnant and look! Your about to give birth!!" FAIL, she was NOT pregnant it was very embarassing.
Also, do not tell a woman "your as big as a house, whale" etc. Not nice. When I was pregnant I told more than a couple people who said that to me "So is your a$$"
And don't touch people, just don't. If the woman is not someone who would greet you with a hug then your not comfortable enough to touch her belly. I wish I had the galls to reach out and start rubbing someone's butt if they reached for my belly!! HAHAHAHA
Last edited by icibiu; 06-15-2010 at 07:37 AM..
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I learned very early on NEVER to ask a woman if she is pregnant, wait until they tell you! I must have been 7 or 8 when I ran into an old friend of my mothers I said "OMG, I haven't seen you in so long I didn't even know you were pregnant and look! Your about to give birth!!" FAIL, she was NOT pregnant it was very embarassing.
I too have done this. But I was in my twenties. Thank god I don't see this woman anymore. Things got very uncomfortable every time I saw her after that. I learned my lesson and I would never under any circumstances make that mistake again.
I learned very early on NEVER to ask a woman if she is pregnant, wait until they tell you! I must have been 7 or 8 when I ran into an old friend of my mothers I said "OMG, I haven't seen you in so long I didn't even know you were pregnant and look! Your about to give birth!!" FAIL, she was NOT pregnant it was very embarassing.
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Originally Posted by manderly6
I too have done this. But I was in my twenties. Thank god I don't see this woman anymore. Things got very uncomfortable every time I saw her after that. I learned my lesson and I would never under any circumstances make that mistake again.
I was in my 30s when I made this mistake!
I asked a cashier when she was due. She looked like she wanted to kill me.
It wasn't even post-baby tummy. She had never been pregnant.
I hated it in my 2nd pregnancy when people would assume that I was hoping for a boy since I already had a girl and I guess everyone must desire one of each. When I told them I was having another girl, they would ask when I was going to try for a boy.
I learned real quick through three pregnancies exactly what to say and not to say. My neighbor at the time, was not so fortunate. It was during my wife's second pregnancy and she always carried big, if you know what I mean. She was just entering the third trimester and everyday when she saw our neighbor he would comment that she looked like she was ready to pop or ask if she was sure it wasn't twins. Despite telling him several times she still had a couple months to go and that we were pretty positive it was just one. Well, one day she had enough and when he said it she walked over to him, placed her hand on his gut and proclaimed, "Man are you ready to pop! Is it twins?" I don't think he said another word to her throughout the rest of the pregnancy.
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