So, that just happened

[leeluu]

I'm 39 (and a half!) weeks pregnant, with a horrible cough that makes me throw up. So, not in the best of moods.

I go to the nail salon today and this conversation ensued with another customer.

Bla bla bla small talk about how I'm pregnant...

Her: Oh so its a boy?
Me: No, I'm having a girl
Her: …. yeah….you are really round
Me: Silence
Her: You're having a BIG baby!
Me: Silence


Thank you so much lady, that is exactly what I want to hear. I KNOW I'm huge m'kay?!?! And baby is measuring right on track, so its just me who is huge, thanksomuch.

[nadasteph]

Aww. The last few weeks are torturous. And people are insensitive jerks. You're almost done though!

[sharknado]

Puke on her shoes.

[leeluu]

Feb 27, 2015 17:38:03 GMT -5 kevin arnold said:

Can you do the coughing till you puke thing on command? If so, take a seat right up next to that jerk and pull that tigger!

Ha! You're so smart. I will have this tactic ready to go should someone else make a rude comment 

[McGavin]

People see a 6 month belly and say "any time now, huh?" so a 9 month belly blows their mind. It's like no one ever had a baby before.

[speckledfrog]

People have no idea what a pregnant woman is "supposed" to look like.

[sparkythelawyer]

The world would be a better place if we could face punch people who ridiculously deserved it :-)

[Deleted]

Yeah, I hear ya.

It's a good thing I'm not sensitive about my weight because everyone seems to comment on it daily. I've decided in the last couple days, that nice-tongue-biting teabag is gone and bitchy teabag is here to stay. Fuck off people!!

[cheeseandcrackers]

Shit, i'm almost in the 9th month of pregnancy and i'm not even sure I know what a pregnant woman is suppose to look like! Lol.

[isabel]

Feb 27, 2015 17:41:02 GMT -5 McGavin said:

People see a 6 month belly and say "any time now, huh?" so a 9 month belly blows their mind. It's like no one ever had a baby before.

omg, yes! People are like, "you're so big!" and then last week, my boss commented that this was nothing and how huge I'm going to get in the last few weeks. Can all of you just quit talking about how pregnant I look? Jesus.

[kams]

I'm 39 weeks too, and just got over the cough that had me puking & peeing simultaneously - I FEEL you. The worst.

I recently had a bit of a revolution that is making me feel better about the comments, because they are inescapable at this point. Maybe helpful to you, maybe not at all. But, I realized that women are this hugely pregnant for such a short time, and at this point many are on leave or staying home as much as possible, so people just don't really see women that are super pregnant very often. It makes me feel better to think of it as more of a novelty than me actually being so big, kwim?

[leeluu]

Feb 27, 2015 18:44:57 GMT -5 isabel said:

Feb 27, 2015 17:41:02 GMT -5 McGavin said:

People see a 6 month belly and say "any time now, huh?" so a 9 month belly blows their mind. It's like no one ever had a baby before.

omg, yes! People are like, "you're so big!" and then last week, my boss commented that this was nothing and how huge I'm going to get in the last few weeks. Can all of you just quit talking about how pregnant I look? Jesus.

Yes, why do people think that just because you're pregnant, the state of your body is open for public discussion?

[isabel]

Feb 27, 2015 18:56:03 GMT -5 leeluu said:

Feb 27, 2015 18:44:57 GMT -5 isabel said:

omg, yes! People are like, "you're so big!" and then last week, my boss commented that this was nothing and how huge I'm going to get in the last few weeks. Can all of you just quit talking about how pregnant I look? Jesus.

Yes, why do people think that just because you're pregnant, the state of your body is open for public discussion?

I should probably be thankful it hasn't happened more, but this woman touched my stomach without asking the other day. I was so shocked, I didn't even respond. She did it as she was walking by me and was gone before I processed what had happened. I am still so very WTF about the whole thing.

I haaate the comments though.  

[livinitup]

My sister was pregnant with twins, at 8 months she looked like she was 8 months pregnant with twins. The TV delivery guy (maybe 22ish), said "Oh, you're not that big." Which worried my sister SO MICH that she wasn't 'that big' that she made an emergency doctor's appointment.

BECAUSE THE TV DELIVERY GUY WAS TRYING TO BE NICE!

No one should say anything to PG women about their shape. Ever.

[meemz]

Why do people feel the need to make comments like that? I mean really.