The stupid things people say to pregnant women! Share your gems!

First time seeing midwife at 36,37, and 38 weeks... (Post cerclage removal)
"Are you sure you were 115 before getting pregnant? I doubt with all this weight you will lose it in a decent time " keep in mind... Bed rest since 15 weeks, and I am 168 carrying lots of water weight . Shattered :(

Husband had foot in mouth moment when talking about a female who said she joined the navy to be a model... She was same height as me 5'2 and at their weigh in topped scales at 210. He said "yeah maybe a pregnant model the same far along as you" needless to say he caught what he said right away. Poor baby...

And my SIL telling me to not eat so much because I looked very swollen and she couldn't imagine getting as big as me. Ugh
 
Being called fatty by a so called friend.

Being told I've put weight on in my face.

Being told BF is disgusting, and 'why would I do that?'

Being told my bump is HUGE (its not, it's just a baby!)

Too many things to mention haha x
 
I absolutely hate any sentence that has the words "just wait" in it.

Oh you think you're tired now, just wait.
Oh you think you're big now, just wait.
Just wait til he's born, you'll never sleep again.
Boys are way harder than girls, just wait.

SHUT THE F&*( UP ALREADY!
 
Went to see mil last wk i ahd been having alot of pain in my lady garden when i walked so i was walking a little funny and my tummy hurts when she moves.... She asked if i was ok i repiled yep im really good ta... Oh then said no she been having alot of pain to which she repiled oooh u still have a long way to go... In my mind i screamed at her i have just over 10 wks in my mind its not too long...

Another is people coming up to me oh wow ur pregnant how far gone are u ur a stranger its none of ur business but i reply no im not pregnant and walk away... I am getting very grumpy now lol
 
Being called fatty by a so called friend.

Being told I've put weight on in my face.

What a friend!!! I would smack her face.:growlmad:
I hate the face comment, I get it all the time. I have chubby cheeks anyway, it is the way I am, I never had angles on my face, so why suddenly some are so eager to tell about my face idk :shrug: I look the same btw.

I absolutely hate any sentence that has the words "just wait" in it.

Oh you think you're tired now, just wait.
Oh you think you're big now, just wait.
Just wait til he's born, you'll never sleep again.
Boys are way harder than girls, just wait.

SHUT THE F&*( UP ALREADY!

I'm with you, they need to shut up. these are nasty comments.:dohh:
 
I absolutely hate any sentence that has the words "just wait" in it.

Oh you think you're tired now, just wait.
Oh you think you're big now, just wait.
Just wait til he's born, you'll never sleep again.
Boys are way harder than girls, just wait.

SHUT THE F&*( UP ALREADY!

I absolutely HATE this too. With a passion.

Best thing I've ever had said to me was:

After month 6 of hyperemesis and many hospital admissions, I had given myself a hernia from the strain of vomiting. The doctor actually said to me "just try not to be sick".

Brilliant.
 
The best two were both from clients at work(im a beaty therapist) i started showing really late into pregnancy (and i won't include all the 'are u sure your preggers/are you sure baby is growing ok' comments ) one of my clients said, you do look pregnant,i can see it now,all round your chin and neck!! Cheers!
Another said when i was having a bit of a moan about oh not doing something, well you can ditch him now you got what u want from him, u got your diamond ring and he got you up the duff! Who says that??? my oh makes my world go round and everyone i know knows that!! cow bag! xxxx
 
Some people really need to engage their brains before their mouths!

On numerous occasions I have had 'are you sure you're only x weeks?' yes, surprisingly enough I am keeping a track of it! I am only just 5' tall and started showing quite early, and now my bump is all out the front, as there is nowhere else for her to hide!

On telling people we are having a girl (already have a boy) 'oh, well, you don't need to have any more then'!!! We do only plan on having 2 but that would still be the case if we were having another boy.

Also on hearing we know we are having a girl 'oh, I wouldn't find out, I think it ruins it. Nothing to look forward to when it's born'! Huh? A newborn baby isn't enough to look forward to?
 
To get me to stop complaining about how much pain i am in i keep hearing 'ach you've not got long now' from absolutely everyone and its really pissing me off! i am having a planned c-section in 8 days, but it is dragging in! its going to be the slowest 8 days of my life! all i want to do is stay in bed all day and feel sorry for myself, but housework isnt going to get done by itself! i just wish this pregnancy could be over already :( xx
 
Is your face really fat because of the baby or food? SIL
 
We always get... Weren't u using anything?! Like I want to go into full detail about birth control?! Or.. How wil u cope with 3? The same way I cope with 2? Usually from women with no children I might add! Some people don't know when to shut up! I also get awww I hope she doesn't look like her dad! Well considering she's going to e half me half him there's a pretty good chnce she will! The cheek of it xxx
 
The strangest comment I had was when I had announced that I was pregnant to my work colleagues. Someone actually said to me he had thought I must be pregnant as I smelt different?! apparently his wife's scent changed when she was pregnant with their son and he now notices the changes in other pregnant women. wtf??!
 
I am sick of the in-laws saying 'I'm huge and that isn't a small baby in their' it really peeves me off, they wouldn't say something about my weight if I wasn't pregnant so I don't see why people think its acceptable when your pregnant. And probably at one of one times you don't want to hear your huge!! :grr:
And the funny thing is these people saying this to me aren't exactly slim jims themselves :haha:

Rant over :rofl:

Xx
 
your tiny are you sure your that far alone. - i've had that one alot.
don't mean to be rude but are you pregnant - only had that one once, you can clearly see i am as thats the only area that has extra weight to it.
 
"Was it planned"? Erm well, since you ask - no it wasn't, but I'd never dream of asking that lol!
 
One of my sisters friends came round a few weeks ago said hi to everyone else normally but when it came to me she said "Hi bump" I just walked off without saying anything to her as i thought i'd rip her a new one if i did lol
While yes bump is growing nicely i'm more than a bump! I'm a person still.
 
I absolutely hate any sentence that has the words "just wait" in it.

Oh you think you're tired now, just wait.
Oh you think you're big now, just wait.
Just wait til he's born, you'll never sleep again.
Boys are way harder than girls, just wait.

SHUT THE F&*( UP ALREADY!

I absolutely HATE this too. With a passion.

Best thing I've ever had said to me was:

After month 6 of hyperemesis and many hospital admissions, I had given myself a hernia from the strain of vomiting. The doctor actually said to me "just try not to be sick".

Brilliant.

Oh thanx doc! I had no idea it was that easy!! How could I have missed that?!
 
My hubs side of the family always tries to tell me how "small" I am and that I don't even look pregnant and that I'll be showing eventually....


uhhh I've been "showing" (some bloat, yes, BUT i had a nice 6 pack pre-pregnancy) since 9 weeks, considering I haven't been able to button my jeans since then!

And since I post bump pics on my FB everyweek into my pregnancy album...everyone says "you're ALL belly" umm considering I only post pics of my belly, how do you know? The fact that I've moved from size 0-1 to 3-5 in jeans and from a Small to Medium soon-to-be Large in shirts completely disagrees with what you're saying right now!

And OMG my hubs aunt, for like 3 bump-week pics in a row all the commented and said was WOW, like wtf does that even mean?! that could go SO many different ways!

I also get the, are you sure your so far along? You're tiny!
https://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o560/Powell130/bump5weeks_zps7d08e55d.jpghttps://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o560/Powell130/27_zps8c1c8016.png
Ya blind??

The other day we ran into a girl (who is about my size pre-pregnancy) that my husband worked at McDonalds with as a teenager and she's 12 weeks pregnant and has a cute (but average size bump for that far along) and tried to say that we're the same size, that i'm tiny! I was like are you kidding me?!

OMG don't even get me started on the random belly touching. Like if I know you like that, it's cool. BUT if I don't give you the go ahead, DON'T TOUCH ME. I'm seriously gonna start reaching out and touching their bellies when they touch mine lol


wow i just realized that ALOT of stuff drives me crazy hahaha sorry for the rant
 
Im fed up with when im at work, wearing my mat uniform...which is like a marquee and I tell people im pregnant... they are like...really..are you expecting? you must only be a few weeks....um no actually im just over 7 months and if I stand up/pull my tunic tighter you will see the huge bump!!

I had one person say to me...oh are you pregnant? I thought you were just fatter....(F';k off was my response!!!

And from one of my work colleagues..."you're really spotty youre having a boy" erm no im having a girl but thanks for the insult!!
 
I saw this posted on another similar thread in 1st tri, which I like to post on all the threads like this because it's AWESOME lol I even posted it on my FB

The Pregnancy Ten Commandments
1. The appropriate response to a couple telling you they are having a baby is "Congratulations" with enthusiasm. Any other response makes you a jerk.
2. Through the wonders of science, we now know that babies are made ONLY by the mother and father- not grandparents. Unless the baby is in your uterus, or you are the man that helped put it there, you may not ever use the phrase "my baby"
3. On the same note, unless you made the baby as defined in #2, the pregnancy, birth and the raising of the child are not about you. You do not have input. No one wants to hear your opinion unless they ask for it.

4. The body of a pregnant woman should be treated the same as any other body. You would not randomly touch someone's stomach if they were not pregnant, nor would you inquire into the condition of their uterus, cervix or how they plan to use their breasts. Pregnancy does not remove all traces of privacy from a woman.

5. Likewise, no woman wants to hear comments on her weight- ever. A pregnant woman does not find it flattering that you think she is about to pop, must be having twins, looks swollen or has gained weight in her face. Telling her she looks too small only makes her worry that she is somehow starving her baby. Making such comments invite her to critique your physical appearance and you may not act offended. The only acceptable comment on appearance is "You look fabulous!"
6. Most of us have picked up on the fact that summer is hot. We are hot every summer when we are not pregnant. We don't need you to point out that we will be miserably hot before the baby comes.
7. There is a reason that tickets to Labor & Delivery are not yet sold on Ticketmaster. Childbirth is actually not a public event. It may sound crazy, but some women really do not relish the idea of their mother, mother-in-law or a host of other family members seeing their bare butt or genitals. Also, some people simply feel like the birth of their child is a private and emotional moment to be shared only by the parents.
8. Like everything else in life, unless you receive an invitation, you are not invited. This includes doctor appointments, ultrasounds, labor, delivery, the hospital and the parents' home. You do not decide if you will be there for the birth or if you will move in with the new parents to "help out". If your assistance is desired, rest assured that you will be asked for it.
9. If you are asked to help after the birth, this means you should clean up the house, help with cooking meals, and generally stay out of the way. Holding the baby more than the parents, interfering with breastfeeding and sleeping schedules and making a woman who is still leaking fluid from various locations lift a finger in housework is not helping.
10. The only people entitled to time with the baby are the parents. Whether they choose to have you at the hospital for the birth or ask you to wait 3 weeks to visit, appreciate that you are being given the privilege of seeing their child. Complaining or showing disappointment only encourages the parents to include you less.
 

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