Thursday, 8 January 2015

Silly things people say to pregnant women

So you are pregnant? Congratulations, but be ready for unsolicited  but often well meaning questions  and advice from any and everyone you meet for the next 9 months and beyond.


1.Have you had the baby?
I don't understand how someone can ask you this question,with your visible bump while you are doing the penguin walk....Oh,and this one.... You still haven't had the baby? (These types of questions are mostly common in the last trimester)

2. Wow you look so huge/you look small
This is really so confusing,because you could get someone saying you look huge and a different person saying you look small all on the same a day. Oh the joys!

3. Should you be doing/eating that?
Can't afford a nutritionist or life coach? Get pregnant and everyone in your life becomes  one. :-)

Can you think of weird,funny or even rude questions you were asked while you were expecting? 

4 comments:

  1. Funny and so true. Mine was after giving birth and the comments were about breastfeeding. My mother in law told me that breastfeeding was for poor people who had too much time on their hand and couldn't afford formula...Lol just the encouragement I needed, NOT!!!

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    1. Thanks for the comment.
      Your mother in law is definitely against breastfeeding. Maybe she had a negative experience but it's not very nice to project it on to you. Glad you see the humour in it and are able to share. Xx

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  2. LoooooooL SO TRUE! The weirdest I've come across so far(out of a whole bunch of them) is "start eating custard with loads of milk everyday even after baby's born, that will help with Breastmilk production".... WTH, who died n made U midwife of life?? When in reality that will only make me as fat as a cow n probably develop diabetes Cz of Sugar LOL!!! It's such a shame that people don't relaise how utterly ignorant most of their suggestions/advice sound especially when unsolicited, that's just now how it works! Smh!

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    1. Thanks for your comment Suga, Lol @'midwife of life,'I can't stop laughing. I think the person that gave you the advice secretly wants you to pile on weight after the baby. Some mean well, some are just plain old bad mind. 😄

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