Belly-talking cw is escalating

[pitterwoo]

I've mentioned in the randoms before that I have a cw who talks to my belly. Basically every morning she comes in and says, "hi baby!" directed towards my belly. She also waves.

Sometimes she'll come in and say things like how she wants the baby to recognize her voice. Last week she stated referring to herself as "adopted grandma" after purchasing an infant safe stuffed animal for my baby.

This morning when she came in she said the baby can't hear her so she came around my desk and bent over my chair and proceeded to talk to my belly about staying warm from the storm and a bunch of random stuff. I just kept typing at my computer.

She's a sweet lady, but fairly nuts. Unfortunately she knows that she's nuts so she just laughs it off.

Twice I've seen her look like she was about to touch my stomach and I really don't know what I'm going to do then!

Not sure if this is a vent or a question. I guess I just wanted to share. It's so weird. Feel free to share your weird preg encounters too.

[Deleted]

Uh um I am not sure what to say except I am sorry. That would completely freak me out too. I am not sure what I would do to stop it ... personal space people, personal space.

[pinotgrig]

Oh dear. That's a tad awkward. :/ I have no advice but it sounds like you're handling it well so far. She seems to realize she's a little kooky, no?

I have a friend does this but it's super cute coming from her BC she's just so excited about the baby. She has baby rabies but they're not quite ready yet. And she's a friend, not a CW.

[zarapipe]

OMG. Crazy lady. Are you close to this woman. I may just start ignoring her a little, I'm bad at this stuff though- I let people ask me when I'm having another and never say anything except laugh it off- even when I was going through losses. There needs to be a "the more you know" moment on NBC or something about appropriate things to say to child bearing age and pregnant woman.

[FastHands]

Oh geez. I'm sorry!

[narockshard]

It sounds like she means well and is harmless, but that is soooo awkward. I'm not sure how I would handle that situation...

[lilles]

Wear a Tshirt to work that says "Baby is meditating and needs silence"

[lilles]

I forgot to say that during my first pregnancy a coworker got a little obsessed with my pregnancy/belly and ended up giving me a crib set that was $$$ that she chose, not out of my registry or anything. She had a special name for the baby and would talk as if the baby was hers and all sorts of crazy stuff. I think she meant well but it was a little awkward. I didn't go back to work after I had the baby so I don't know how she would have acted once the baby was born.

[pitterwoo]

Feb 28, 2014 12:56:58 GMT -5 lilles said:

I forgot to say that during my first pregnancy a coworker got a little obsessed with my pregnancy/belly and ended up giving me a crib set that was $$$ that she chose, not out of my registry or anything. She had a special name for the baby and would talk as if the baby was hers and all sorts of crazy stuff. I think she meant well but it was a little awkward. I didn't go back to work after I had the baby so I don't know how she would have acted once the baby was born.

Oh wow, that's over the top too! I feel like they're related. My cw has purchased a few outfits and a teddy bear so far and dropped a hint that she was going to get a diaper bag too. She's also made mention that I should be allowed to bring the baby to the office and how she has a perfect quiet corner in her office where the baby could sleep.

[ringstrue]

Ugh I'm sorry! I would say something like "Ok, I gotta get back to work now" to start off with. It's hard to deal with that sort of stuff if you don't shut it down right from the start (not that you knew it would escalate to this). If she gets too pushy about it I'd talk your supervisor or HR because that's sort of harass-y to put you in that compromising position.

[blushing]

Ok, I have to admit I laughed reading this. But that is because it is one those really awkward situations that I would have no idea how to handle. Are there any other pregnant women in your office? Or someone else that has been pregnant in the time this woman has worked there? How did/does she treat them?

[centralsquare]

That's weird and creepy. I'd nip that in the bud now before it gets more uncomfortable.

[loira]

Haha, oh man that is a bit odd! I can sympathise a bit, though maybe not to quite the same extent. Young Dude Colleague is very interested in my pregnancy and says hello and goodbye to both me and mini loira every day (admittedly not directly to my belly, thank god). He also suggested I name the baby after him (I diplomatically said I was flattered he thought the baby was going to be cool enough to share his name, but that that was NOT going to happen), and has made some relatively harmless comments about my belly growth (he is surprised it is growing so quickly). Sometimes I answer his questions, other times I tell him that his comments aren't really appropriate. While we're not close, I know him well enough to know that he's just really curious, since I'm the first pregnant lady he's ever known personally. He's kind of like a puppy.

[mrspost08]

I laugheftoo because its so strange lol

[bowies]

Posts like these make me really thankful for my own coworkers who just remark on my size.

You could start talking to her stomach. I'd pay to see that.

[loira]

Mar 1, 2014 14:26:27 GMT -5 bowies said:

Posts like these make me really thankful for my own coworkers who just remark on my size.

You could start talking to her stomach. I'd pay to see that.

OMG yes, please do as Bowies suggests and report back for our entertainment. You could say things like 'Good breakfast burrito, huh?' and 'Aw, poor lower intestine, are we feeling a little gassy today?' As a lullaby, you could sing it the Tums jingle.

[bowies]

Tumtumtumtum...TUMS! Damn you loira for getting that stuck in my head!