Comments on: What Not to Say to Pregnant Women

By: Hurted Badly

Hurted Badly — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:32:54 +0000

i think no one and esp. the husband should not say to his pregnant wife that “pregnancy is not a disease and everyone has to go thru every pain”
People should not be bothered if you find a pregnant woman being more cautious about her bump esp. during her first pregnancy.
Last thing, dont “curse” any pregnant woman even if she’s being rude in any arguments… i think thats the worse thing anyone can do to her… who knows what all she goes thru cuz of her hormones!!!

By: Lisa H

Lisa H — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:10:48 +0000

I was really large with baby #2 and frequently got “Are you sure there aren’t twins in there?” and the classic “You’re so big, they’ve must’ve gotten you’re due date wrong.” Jerks!

By: Jamie Ervin

Jamie Ervin — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:20:43 +0000

At 38 weeks with my second daughter (who weighed in at 9lbs 7ozs, delivered vaginally), a big man on crutches yells across the home improvement store “How many babies you got in there?” Gee… thanks Pop.

I adored being pregnant… even when I was throwing up nonstop for five months each time.

My sister was expecting twins at the same time I was expecting my second… EVERYONE, and I mean every single person we know, commented on how HUGE I was, how much bigger than my sister, etc… but “oh, from behind you can’t even tell you’re pregnant”. My one baby weighed as much as her twins combined and I’m several inches shorter and a few dozen lbs smaller on an everyday basis!

By: Cate Nelson

Cate Nelson — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:27:55 +0000

Wow! You guys have had some good ones!

Actually, I also LOVED being pregnant. I felt strong and beautiful, too.

But it never ceases to amaze me the things people say to women when they’re bringing life into the world. Also, people say things they would NEVER say to, say, a fat person. Who walks up to strangers and comments on what they’re eating and the shape of their belly? Only happens to women when they are pregnant. Odd.

By: Binary Blonde

Binary Blonde — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:23:11 +0000

Up until the last month or so, I got a lot of:

- “You don’t even look pregnant.” (Gee, really? I sure FEEL pregnant.)
- “Are you sure you’re eating enough? You’re supposed to eat for two, you know.” (Actually, no, no you’re not.)
- “Pshh.. you call THAT a baby bump? Come ON!” (Almost direct quote from my blog comments when I posted a pic of me at 16 weeks. *sigh*)

THEN, when I hit about 8 and a half months and I was more baby than body, I got stuff like:

- “Wow, are you having twins?” (I just smiled and said “Yep!”)
- “Wow, you must be overdue!” or “You must be due very soon.” (I loved telling people I was IN labor when they said this.)

My son was born a perfectly health 7 lb. 3 oz. five days before his due date.

I know I’m in the minority, but I LOVED being pregnant. I have never felt more beautiful in all my life. I know women are goddesses, but I actually felt like one when I was pregnant.

By: joel@havingtwinsnow.com

joel@havingtwinsnow.com — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:53:26 +0000

Big is beautiful ladies, knock it off.

Think about those ladies that aren’t as big as they should be when they hear comments like: “Are you sure you’re pregnant?”, “Eat something preggo” or what we heard today “Are those twins alive in there?”

People suck no matter if youre big or slim, here or there.

Pregnant women are hot, plan and simple.

Ima go hug my wife now, scuse me.

By: joel@havingtwinsnow.com

joel@havingtwinsnow.com — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:49:02 +0000

Big is beautiful ladies, knock it off.
Think about those ladies who aren’t as big as they should be when they hear comments like: “Are you sure your pregnant?”, “Eat something preggo!” Or what we just heard today ” Are those twins even alive in there?”
People suck anywhere & everywhere. Pregnant women are hot, plain and simple.
I gotta go hug my wife, scuse me.

By: Alyson

Alyson — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:36:54 +0000

Just thought I’d throw in a positive story, to show that not everyone is clueless (although many are, lol). When I was pregnant with my son, I was constantly bombarded with things like “you’re so big – are you sure you’re not having twins?” That was the big thing among friends and family “Oh Alyson is sooo big, she MUST be having twins.”

Then one day, I went to a family reunion on my husband’s side, and his grandmother was there (a woman who actually DID have twins.) I told her about all the comments people were making, and she just took one look at me and said “No. There’s no way you’re having twins. You’re not NEARLY big enough.” I could have kissed her! I told THAT story for the rest of my pregnancy. Especially when someone commented on how big I was .

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:30:43 +0000

I’m an average-sized woman currently expecting my second child, with about two months to go. My cousin’s wife — a tiny slip of a thing who could easily be knocked over by a slight gust of wind — is due about a month before me with her first. My aunt recently commented about how big I was , so I asked if her daughter-in-law looked big too. “Oh no,” she said. “But then she’s not big-boned like you are.” Ummm, thanks.

By: Holly

Holly — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:00:49 +0000

When my husband and I became pregnant with our 4th (planned) child, we were asked repeatedly, did you plan this? Are you happy to be having another one? I mean, how rude is that, do these old women not remember that THEIR mothers had 15 children?!