At no time in my life have I ever fielded as many ridiculously horrible comments from strangers as I did when I was pregnant. It's like everyone and their sister had to come up to me and make absurdly awful comments -- the sorts of things you should never say to ANYONE, let alone someone hormonal and pregnant.
So, now that I'm no longer hormonal or pregnant, I've compiled a list of the most wicked things people said to me while I was pregnant.
1. Are you SURE you're not carrying twins?
2. Wow ... you're taking this whole 'eating for two' thing to a new level, aren't you?
3. Be happy you only have morning sickness. It was much worse for me.
4. So you're due next week, right? Oh ... you're only three months along? Well. I guess pregnancy looks different on everybody.
5. I was in my size 4s after delivery!
6. Oh, be careful. I had a friend whose friend whose cousin had a baby with [insert horrible complication here]. Let's hope YOUR baby doesn't have it.
7. You ARE breastfeeding, aren't you?
8. You AREN'T breastfeeding, are you?
9. Labor was the most intense, grueling pain I've felt in my entire life. I'd rather die than go through labor again.
10. My friend's cousin's friend's mother nearly died in labor. Actually, maybe she did die. Or it was a plot on Melrose Place. I can't remember.
11. You should REALLY look into birth control.
12. Let's hope he doesn't get your husband's nose. Sheesh! What a honker that is!
13. Um, that was the name I was going to use for MY baby even though I'm not pregnant. You can't use it. Ever.
14. You think you're not sleeping now? HA! Just WAIT until the baby gets here.
15. Well *I* was still running 60 miles a week when I was x far along.
16. I only gained 10 pounds during my entire pregnancy.
17. I breastfed those extra 10 pounds right off!
18. How dare you complain about not feeling good. Didn't you WANT to be pregnant?
19. My labor only lasted 15 minutes. I think it was because I was in such great shape after running 60 miles a day.
20. So, how DO you get your shoes on?
Your turn! What horrible things did people say to you while YOU were pregnant?
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Another thing you shouldn't do to a pregnant lady......touch/rub her belly without permission! I hated when random people would touch my bell without asking LOL.
I hated when friends and family would say things like "you shouldn't eat this or that" REALLY I'm the pregnant one and I can eat what I please LOL. I say NEVER come in between a pregnant woman and her food. NEVER!!!! =)
When I was 5 months pregnant, my husband's cousin (who is a twig) walked up to me on CHRISTMAS EVE and all she said to me me was, "WOW you got fat!" Nothing else. Not even "congratulations on the pregnancy" or "how are you feeling?" I guess I'm mean because I'm really looking forward to her getting prego so I can say the same thing. Oh, a lot of people also said, "you must be having a girl!" because of the horrendous acne I got; nope, I had a boy.
I had a customer who asked me who the lucky dad was. He came in nearly every day and I know he had to have seen that ring on my left hand at least once! I think he was the reason I was so reluctant to stop wearing it when my fingers got so swollen I thought I was going to have to cut it off.
Can I touch your belly?
If you know me that well, you don't have to ask. If you have to ask, the answer's NO!