Big, huge comments?

Do comments such as "you got big" or "you're huge" bother you? I've been getting these a lot more often and they really irk me. Is that supposed to be a compliment?!?! To me those words shouldn't be used at all especially toward a pregnant woman. So many times I'm so tempted to just say I'm 35 weeks pregnant. I mean really?!?! I think that's supposed to happen. I was just curious if this bothers anyone else or if my pregnancy hormones are again making me more sensitive.

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I think the point of being pregnant IS to get big/huge. So when people would say that it didn't affect me at all. You are 35 weeks pregnant, do you expect to be small? I mean you have a human being growing inside of you, you HAVE to get big. I don't think people are saying it to make someone feel bad, I think its just at some point in everyones pregnancy they look really big and people are excited and in awe of it all

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I haven't , until yesterday when a cashier said I looked like a basketball.

It bugged me a bit.

But, whatever...I just think: I'm due in 2 weeks, and I will be back to my normal size shortly......

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it def bothers me!! especially since im only 26 weeks and people think im ready to pop!

just dont know why or when it became socially acceptable to insult pregnant people!!

if someone wants to say something, just say awww look at that cute belly! even if it is huge! the words big, and/or huge should never be used toward a preggo!!

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It doesn't bother me at all - I agree with the pp, that is what happens when you are pregnant! I don't think people mean any harm by it.

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I think it's quite funny for some reason. I laugh when I'm told that! I guess b/c we are pregnant and SUPPOSED to be big. KWIM? Don't take it personally. You are growing a person! How could you not be big?

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it doesnt bother me really. I know that my belly grows really fast week to week so I just let it roll off my back.
What does bug me is when people ask when Im due and I say about 2 1/2 months they say "oh wow..." i would have guessed sooner" then I have to tell them that I'm having twins and they shut up.

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I don't let it bother me. I was huge the first time and it seems that I'm going to be even bigger this time so I just go with it when people make comments! After all, it is true

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All the time - to which I have been responding I am growing a child how do you want me to look OR Well I am pregnant what is your excuse
I am tired of the comments and have reached the end - you want to comment please expect one back!

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i honestly don't think this will bother me... but check back in a few months.

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oh yeah. With both pregnancies!

WIth DS I had someone ask if I was having twins when I said no he said when are you due...wait let me guess and guessed 2 months prior to my due date!!

I carry all in my belly, I gain very little weight elsewhere so my belly looks HUGE.

This time around my ILs keep joking that there is actually 2 in there. But my response this time is basically yeah well this is what growing a 10lb baby looks like!

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Not yet it hasn't bothered me. I'm the one usually showing people my belly asking them if they can see how big I've gotten. I think it would bother me if a stranger or someone I didn't like said it.

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Yes, the word huge is a little daunting. I sent my sister a picture of me she lives OOS, then she sent a copy to my brother. My sister told me I looked huge but it's all baby. Then my SIL tell me the same thing. She saw the picture and I look huge but it's all baby. Nice to know people are talking about how huge I am amongst themselves! I try to shrug it off but the word isn't exactly a complimentary one. The least they could do is add a nice adjective like "Beautifully huge"

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I get them too...depends who says it whether it bugs me or not

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Its terrible how people (other women) feel they are entitled to make big/huge comments! The other day an older woman told me how I am very big. Really? I'm 7 and a half months pregnant and I don't really think I am this big eyesore. The best was when a friend told me how BIG I was at 4 and a half months and looked like I was having a girl because I was so "huge" She's pregnant now, so I hope she is more mindful of comments like this.

Try to let it roll off and do your best to ignore comments like this. Its ignorance.

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I was actually told I looked "huge" yesterday.....by another pregnant woman who is 5 days ahead of me!

It just goes to show that some people, even when they are IN it, don't realize how sometimes that can sound.

It depends on my mood, some days it might slightly bother me and others days I just laugh.

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It never bothered me when people said that ...and I'm big to begin with.

I don't think they mean any harm by it..just like..wow look at how big you are that baby is growing well.

As women we tend to think big is bad and ofcourse if we weren't pregnant yes it is..there are many health implications to being overwieght and "big"...trust me I know first hand. However in this case I don't think it's meant in any other way than in a good way.