10 Things You Really Shouldn't Say To A Pregnant Woman

During the last eight months of pregnancy I've at times been left completely amazed by the random and interesting one liners that some people have come out with when talking to me about my ever-growing baby bump and what life for me will be like in time to come..

It's true that there are some people that don't actually realise quite what they're saying and some that simply mean for their comments to be taken in good humour and although I've not actually ever taken anything that's been said to heart, {because I do actually see the funny side}.. I thought it would make for quite an interesting post to tell you about just some of these comments.. 

1. "Hello Fatty"  Yeah OK.. funny {to some}, even potentially flattering the first time {that someone notices your growing bump} but only maybe the first time - not so much on the 100th time. 2. "You're a bit young aren't you?"    Well no.. actually I'm no - I'm 25 this year, married and have been with my baby's Dad for over 10 years for your information.. 3. "Having a baby isn't cheap you know."   Yes, thank you I do know.. This happens to have already crossed my mind just a few times, you know whilst buying all of his new things and during the endless discussions of finances with my Husband.  4. "You should make the most of sleep whilst you can."   Yep I'm trying to but sadly my bladder has other ideas.. 5. "You'll have to watch your cats with the baby."  Seriously for the 100th time I KNOW. I'm really not going to let the cats bite/scratch/smother my child.. I'm not stupid. 6. "Haha, look it's cyclops!"  {Referring to my popped out belly button visible through my t-shirt} It happens to some {but not all} of us pregnant ladies - our belly buttons pop out..We have a small human growing inside of our stomach! We don't however need to be constantly reminded about our 'weirdly shaped' belly buttons or told that it's an 'all seeing eye' or even that perhaps it's popped out in sympathy {thank you anyway Mr. Random Post Office guy!}. 7. "How much weight have you put on?"  Erm, number 1. I don't actually know because I've not been weighing myself - I'm very obviously going to put on weight and actually I have no desire whatsoever to be constantly jumping on and off of the scales to know just how much weight I have gained, surely as long as my baby's growing properly that's all that matters? And number 2. Is it really any of your business? 8. "Well, women in poor countries work right up to the minute they're about to give birth, pop their baby's out and then go straight back to work."  I don't know why some people feel the need to inform pregnant women of this when we say that we're tired? We know that we're extremely lucky to have support around us and to live in a wealthy country, we know that not everyone has access to the same medicines and treatments that are available to us -  we don't just forget this suddenly because we're pregnant.. 9. "Aww..You look awful!"  Thanks for this, that may be because I've been up most of the night emptying my bladder, snoozing until 15 minutes before I'm meant to leave for work, then in a hurry throwing random often non-matching pieces of loose fitting clothing on together with the tiniest amount of make up - all with zero energy and still half a sleep. Oh and it's pretty difficult to look your best whilst feeling like a zombie mindlessly walking about planet Earth.  10. "Having a shower will become a luxury - you will NEVER have any time to yourself again." Yay for focusing on the positive parts of parenthood! NOT. ;-)
xo
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