Don’t you just love the comments people come up with when you are pregnant?
Of course, most of them center around your protruding midsection.
Do you think they are a scream or do they make you want to scream?
The comments have definitely started for me since I am now fully showing and am apparently looking much more like I’m in my eight month of pregnancy rather than my sixth.
I tend to get rather large in pregnancy and I’m okay with that (most of the time). It’s weight for a good cause that will come off…in time.
Thankfully, I’m not offended very easily!
I tend to laugh the comments off and go on my way.
I received two comments this weekend during our short trip to Williamsburg, VA that I just have to share.
We were in Williamsburg for a marriage retreat that my husband was helping to lead. On Friday night the kids and I walked into the conference center where we would be having dinner.
As we were standing around waiting for the session to end, I introduced myself to someone that works with my husband. She commented that I looked really good to be eight months pregnant.
Eight months??
I asked her to repeat herself, thinking that I must have misunderstood.
She again said that I looked really good to be eight months pregnant.
And then I told her the truth, “Well, I’m not eight months. I’m just six months.” (and really, just barely six months)
Her reply…”Oh, well, then, you have a really big belly!”
Thanks…I’ve noticed, too!
Then on our way home we stopped by Chick-fil-a to pick up dinner.
I began to daze off into space, enjoying a few minutes of relative quiet, while I waited on my order.
I heard the lady ordering next to me ask, “So, how far along are you?”
Coming out of my daze, I replied, “Six weeks….No….six months. Not six weeks because that would be really bad. That would make me huge. I’m six months.”
She replies, “Well, we just came from a birthday party and there was a lady there that is ready to give birth any minute. In fact, she’s being induced on Tuesday if she doesn’t go into labor before then. And someone was sitting behind her who was at the birthday party who’s also due any day now. And here you are. Isn’t it funny how things always come in threes.”
I agreed all the while thinking, “Yes, but unlike the other two ladies you saw today, I’m not ready to give birth any day now. I just look like it.”
Did you get comments from perfect strangers during pregnancy? I would love to hear some of your funny stories in the comments!
Linda@cookingtipoftheday says
I was HUGE when I had my son… all baby… on two relatively normal sized legs… all in the front… from the back you wouldn’t know I was pregnant… from the side… well …throw a sheet over me and show movies… need I say more?…. my son was 6 weeks early and 7 pounds 14 ounces…. all my doctor would say for months… big baby… well duh… did he have to go to medical school to figure that out?…
Anyway… I gave birth and as soon as they let me I jumped on the scale… figuring… I just had passed a good sized bowling ball… and I gained a pound!… I was shocked and devastated… the doctor explained it was water weight and would come off… which it did …eventually… anyway… since he was premature… I had to leave him at the hospital… I went to get birth announcements… and the girl at the register smiled at me and asked… when I was due…
didn’t know if I should laugh or cry…. and so I just said… brightly… in six weeks… and rushed out…
I heard every pregnancy joke about size known to mankind… I’m still amazed that this body could stretch like it did… I had toxemia and the water weight was huge… I ended up losing over 20 pounds in two weeks after he was born… the rest came off slowly… but it was all worth it… and I look back and laugh … you have to laugh or you’ll cry..
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Uma says
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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LifeAtTheCircus says
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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mandi@itscome2this says
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;)
Kelly says
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.
Maggie Mae says
“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.
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Jenny says
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 🙂