so i copied this from a friend because i thought it was really funny AND true and wanted to share it with you guys.
If only I could get this put on a T-shirt....I'd wear it everyday.
* If you're pregnant or have been pregnant and reading this, feel free to add your comments. BUT....make it clean and keep it general.*
1. Rub or feel her belly without permission.
Would you go up to a perfect stranger who wasn't pregnant and touch their belly? No, you wouldn't. So why do people feel like a pregnant woman's belly is public property?
2. "So, when are you due?"
This wouldn't be so much of a problem if it were coming from someone who truely didn't know. That I can understand. But WHY is it always the SAME people asking you the SAME question everyday as if the date had miraculously changed overnight?
3."Wow, you're getting big."
REALLY??? You think? Nope...I hadn't notice that I couldn't see my feet anymore, couldn't fit my clothes and couldn't get out of a car without the help of my husband. Thanks for pointing that out to me. Seriously, every pregnant woman is very well away of her growing size and thinks about it EVERYDAY. No need to point it out. How about saying something nice like, "Wow, you look great!"
4. "You look ready to pop, I can't believe you still have (insert time frame here) to go."
- X
Thank you. So what you're saying is I'm fatter then what I should be? A pregnant woman can be very self-conscious of her growing size. You're probably doing anything but making her feel even more insecure than she already is, especially if she still has a few months to go.
5. "You haven't had that baby yet?"
Ummm, NO. Nothing makes a pregnant woman want to strangle you more than this if she's still pregnant. And if she isn't near her due date, once again you're just telling her she's fat.
6. "Are you sure you're not having twins?"
Of course I'm sure! How would I not know if I was having twins?
7. "Are you prepared for the pain of labor?" They then proceed to tell you theirs or someone else's birth horror stories.
Listen: I'm well aware of what may happen during delivery. I think I can handle it without you reminding me of pain, blood and gore I'll face in labor and delivery. How bout' we pray that I can handle it without too many interventions?
8. "Should you really be eating/drinking/doing that?" (including taking her food from her)
Criticizing whatever a pregnant mother is eating or drinking or doing is not appropriate. We appreciate your concern but remember we're pregnant not handicap.
9.Oh your so tiny!
Thank you, but just like I don't need to know how big I am please don't tell me I'm tiny. Now I'm thinking the baby is too small, I'm not eating enough, or my baby is not healthy or something is just plain wrong.
Just say wow u look good, great or perfect! No pregnant women needs to be reminded of about her size whether big or small.
My favorite
10.You are going to be so hot this summer!
Really? Well what's keeping you cool. I thought everyone was hot during the summer. I was hot last summer, where you? How do u know that I would like being pregnant in the winter, when I have to pile on clothes after clothes on this already heavy belly.
What NOT 2 say/do to a pregnant woman
