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2BEANS
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Tina
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Anyone else get told this? why do people feel the need to say anyting?
Some people (like my coworkers) tell me im Huge.. then others tell me im tiny. WHY WHY WHY.. what makes them think this is appropiate either way to say to someone? Im pregnant.. another life inside me, not like i can control it. 
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Posted 10/31/08 11:33 AM  |
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MrsRbk
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Re: Anyone else get told this? why do people feel the need to say anyting?
I hear ya!
Nobody has come right out and said I'm huge (well except the rude lady in the grocery store last week!), but I've had comments like "oh, you're due soon huh?" Ummmmmm noooooo... I'm still in my 2nd trimester, thank you very much.
People need to keep it to themselves!
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| Posted 10/31/08 11:37 AM |
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2BEANS
wow time is going fast.
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Tina
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Re: Anyone else get told this? why do people feel the need to say anyting?
Posted by MrsRbk
I hear ya!
Nobody has come right out and said I'm huge (well except the rude lady in the grocery store last week!), but I've had comments like "oh, you're due soon huh?" Ummmmmm noooooo... I'm still in my 2nd trimester, thank you very much.
People need to keep it to themselves!
I know.. they go how far.. i say about 6 months.. (24 weeks).. and the face i get.. like i should be in stirrups rightnow giving birth..
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| Posted 10/31/08 11:40 AM |
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CkGm
They get so big, so fast :(
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Christine
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Re: Anyone else get told this? why do people feel the need to say anyting?
Posted by BabySammie
Posted by MrsRbk
I hear ya!
Nobody has come right out and said I'm huge (well except the rude lady in the grocery store last week!), but I've had comments like "oh, you're due soon huh?" Ummmmmm noooooo... I'm still in my 2nd trimester, thank you very much.
People need to keep it to themselves!
I know.. they go how far.. i say about 6 months.. (24 weeks).. and the face i get.. like i should be in stirrups rightnow giving birth..
OMG! I totally agree- then they ask if its my first and breathe a sigh of relief when I say its my second, like that explains how huge I am
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| Posted 10/31/08 11:46 AM |
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angnick
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Re: Anyone else get told this? why do people feel the need to say anyting?
People are just rude.
My neighbor across the street asked if i was having twins the other day..he said wow, you went from a size 0 to 100.
i was like THANKS.
He is an older fellow and didnt mean anything by it, but STILL!
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| Posted 10/31/08 11:46 AM |
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SweetTooth
I'm a tired mommy!
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Re: Anyone else get told this? why do people feel the need to say anyting?
Yes, I get both. I don't really mind all that much either way. I don't think people say things to be inentionally rude, they are just trying to commiserate with you.
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| Posted 10/31/08 11:56 AM |
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Bridex100
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Re: Anyone else get told this? why do people feel the need to say anyting?
I get the opposite. Whenever I tell someone I am pregnant, they say I don't look pregnant at all and ask if the baby is ok.
I felt very self conscious about this but my doctor informed me the baby is the same size as other babies. Mothers just carry differently.
People should just be quiet and not say anything.
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| Posted 10/31/08 12:12 PM |
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MrsRbk
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Re: Anyone else get told this? why do people feel the need to say anyting?
Posted by Bridex100
Mothers just carry differently.
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This is sooooooooo true. My SIL is due the day after me, and we look so different. I look VERY pregnant, while she is barely showing.
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| Posted 10/31/08 12:15 PM |
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Bops
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Re: Anyone else get told this? why do people feel the need to say anyting?
I only get the huge thing (well not in those words ) but daily I get:
Wow- due any day now huh ???
Twins ???
You have HOW long ?????
And when I say daily, I mean any time I leave the house- same thing happened w/ DS and I was much more sensitive about it then- now that I know it comes off after the baby gets here, I can be a little more relaxed when people flap their gums to me !
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| Posted 10/31/08 12:37 PM |
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Dulcinea
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Re: Anyone else get told this? why do people feel the need to say anyting?
Honestly, some people are so tactless.
The only appropriate comments for a pregnant lady are:
- You got a cute belly
- You're glowing/radiant
- You look amazing for - weeks/months
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| Posted 10/31/08 1:17 PM |
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isabelle2137
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Re: Anyone else get told this? why do people feel the need to say anyting?
People are idiots.
The only thing I ever say to pregant women is "how are you feeling" and "you look great"
To me, any other comments about names, my weight, when I stop working, etc are uncalled for.
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| Posted 10/31/08 1:17 PM |
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pickles16
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Re: Anyone else get told this? why do people feel the need to say anyting?
YESSS!!! I get asked are you sure everything is OK, or wow ur baby is going to be small!!!!! I feel like a house, and ur body is ur body!!!! The way it changes in pregnancy is beyond your control..Ppl have diearreah of the mouth when they see pregnant women!!!
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| Posted 10/31/08 1:25 PM |
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ready2go
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Re: Anyone else get told this? why do people feel the need to say anyting?
I HATE this...someone yesterday at work told me "your face is so much FULLER!" and another made a face like "OMG!" and pointed to her belly....I just smile and mutter F-you under my breath 
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| Posted 10/31/08 2:24 PM |
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schmora15
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Re: Anyone else get told this? why do people feel the need to say anyting?
UGHH..when my gf was pregnant with her first, one of her coworkers told her she was waddling!! *** 
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| Posted 10/31/08 3:12 PM |
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Danamz
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Re: Anyone else get told this? why do people feel the need to say anyting?
Yes...all the time. My boss told me I was huge the other day and thought I was having a 15 lb baby! Then that same day a woman stopped and asked me how far along I was and gasped at how "tiny" I was.
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| Posted 10/31/08 10:56 PM |
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Re: Anyone else get told this? why do people feel the need to say anyting?
Posted by SweetTooth
Yes, I get both. I don't really mind all that much either way. I don't think people say things to be inentionally rude, they are just trying to commiserate with you.
exactly...i myself say i'm huge, because I AM, I'M PREGNANT!
last week the dr. looked at me, said "oh boy you're big, pack a bag" i laughed! 
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| Posted 11/1/08 10:59 AM |
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Porrruss
Nya nya nya
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Re: Anyone else get told this? why do people feel the need to say anyting?
It's gotten to the point where people don't say anything to me. They just look at me like,  .
Even my DH, who watched how big my belly got with #1 can't help but say, "I cannot BELIEVE how big your belly is...." And like the PP, my OB even commented on my big belly last week- but then again, DD is measuring very big.
Honestly, I think it's because most people don't come into contact with pregnant women THAT often- so they don't know the "pc" thing to say.
Because of my own experiences, I just say to other pg women, "You look great!" regardless of how they look.
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