Anyone else get stared at?? (Moms who are younger or look young for their age)

I look young for my age, I am 26, but look like I am 20 or younger. Now, normally I like that because I would rather look younger than older, but I HATE this while I am preggo.

The same thing happened when I was preggo with Ryan. People STARE at me. I walk into anywhere, a store, Dunkin Donuts, CVS, you name it, and people look at me like I am a freak! They look me up and down, its sooooo annoying.

It will only get worse for me since I carry very big (I am short person and my belly is definitely more pronounced), I am toting around a toddler wherever I go, and this plus the fact that I look like a recent high school grad makes people stare wherever I go. It put me in a real sad state last pregnancy and I hated to leave the house alone.

I guess I am just venting because no one else really understands. People tell me, "who cares, ignore them." Well I can do that to a certain extent and then it starts to pizz me off!!

Thanks for listening!

Re: Anyone else get stared at?? (Moms who are younger or look young for their age)

Posted by dottiemchugh

I look young for my age, I am 26, but look like I am 20 or younger. Now, normally I like that because I would rather look younger than older, but I HATE this while I am preggo.

The same thing happened when I was preggo with Ryan. People STARE at me. I walk into anywhere, a store, Dunkin Donuts, CVS, you name it, and people look at me like I am a freak! They look me up and down, its sooooo annoying.

It will only get worse for me since I carry very big (I am short person and my belly is definitely more pronounced), I am toting around a toddler wherever I go, and this plus the fact that I look like a recent high school grad makes people stare wherever I go. It put me in a real sad state last pregnancy and I hated to leave the house alone.

I guess I am just venting because no one else really understands. People tell me, "who cares, ignore them." Well I can do that to a certain extent and then it starts to pizz me off!!

Thanks for listening!

Re: Anyone else get stared at?? (Moms who are younger or look young for their age)

LOL...BTDT...I was only 20 with my 1st preggo, 21 with my 2nd preggo, and 25 with my 3rd...

BUT I will have to say this..at 34 and looking at least somewhere around there...people still stare! I think its just a normal thing for people to stair at pregnant women!

Message edited 5/4/2007 4:11:04 PM.

Re: Anyone else get stared at?? (Moms who are younger or look young for their age)

I HEAR YOU....
I am 26, and look young too.... people look at me too, I hate it, but who cares about them, don't worry
its a good thing us ladies look young

Re: Anyone else get stared at?? (Moms who are younger or look young for their age)

I am 25 and look very young...I feel like people are always looking at my finger to see if I am married. Lately, I have not been wearing my rings because they are too tight, and I feel like people go, oh poor thing, when they dont see a ring....

Re: Anyone else get stared at?? (Moms who are younger or look young for their age)

It happened to me too! Especially when I was shopping with my mom and I hadn't been wearing my wedding rings for a LONG time now. I'm 32 and definitely don't look it (I still get carded at the movies!! )

I just felt like everyone was looking at me with my mom like I was some teenage pregnancy.

That's why I went out and bought myself a new ring!!

Re: Anyone else get stared at?? (Moms who are younger or look young for their age)

I know exactly what you mean-I am 25 but I look maybe 18ish-it is so annoying!!

Re: Anyone else get stared at?? (Moms who are younger or look young for their age)

happens to me all the time when I am pregnant. I am only 21 and I look way younger. I hate when I forget to wear my wedding rings because then I really feel like they are looking at me bad!

Re: Anyone else get stared at?? (Moms who are younger or look young for their age)

Happens to me all the time! I tell people how old DS is and they say wow you look so young. I'm not though, I'm 30. When I was pregnant people always told me how big I was too. I swear some people should just get some duct tape for their mouths!

Re: Anyone else get stared at?? (Moms who are younger or look young for their age)

People stare at me and my belly all the time now, I think its just a preggo thing!!!

Re: Anyone else get stared at?? (Moms who are younger or look young for their age)

You're lucky - I get stared at because I am older.