7 Things that should NEVER EVER be said to a pregnant girl
1. Any day now huh? Um, no. I have like two more months to go, thank you very much. Thanks for that boost of confidence. For the record, a man said this to me. I don't think a mother would ever say this to a pregnant girl. And I never once got this comment during my first pregnancy. #SecondPregnancyProblems
2. I bet you're hoping it's a (insert whatever gender you don't already have here) right? Who says this? Yes, I'm hoping it's a girl, and if it's not I'll be sending it back. #SaidNoMomEver
3. If it's not a (insert "preferred" gender here) you can always have another one. WHAT? Basing my family size on the gender of my unborn child is a fools game. I'd end up with enough boys to start my own baseball team if the plan was to keep going until we have a girl. If I want 4 kids, I'll have 4 kids, regardless if they are all boys, all girls, or a mix match.
4. I hope you are getting lots of sleep now, because when that baby comes you'll never sleep again. This just makes me laugh. Because it's partially true, but should NEVER be said to a pregnant women. Why would you want to bring someone down by telling them that they will never sleep again? Sleep deprivation is a severe form of torture that all moms go through. I know I will sleep again, eventually, but why break a mom-to-be's spirit? Let her discover this on her own. Especially don't say this to a pregnant woman who has a 2 year old at home who also doesn't sleep....she's been there, done that. When a woman said this to me at the grocery store it was all I could do to no roll my eyes. Way to make motherhood sound horrible, lady.
5. Can I touch your belly? This needs no explanation. Unless you are my husband, my doctor, or I invite you to touch it, HANDS OFF THE BELLY.
6. I only gained 10 pounds when I was pregnant. Shut up. Go away. You are a unicorn and don't really exist.
7. Wow, you're so small/big/whatever. Unless you are saying, "wow, you're so beautiful" zip it. So far with this pregnancy, I haven't been told I'm so "big" but when I was pregnant with Hudson a few people told me I was small....and it upset me. It felt like they were implying that something was wrong with my baby. So unless you are commenting about how amazing the mom-to-be looks, keep your opinions to yourself.
What have people said to you when you were pregnant?
2. I bet you're hoping it's a (insert whatever gender you don't already have here) right? Who says this? Yes, I'm hoping it's a girl, and if it's not I'll be sending it back. #SaidNoMomEver
3. If it's not a (insert "preferred" gender here) you can always have another one. WHAT? Basing my family size on the gender of my unborn child is a fools game. I'd end up with enough boys to start my own baseball team if the plan was to keep going until we have a girl. If I want 4 kids, I'll have 4 kids, regardless if they are all boys, all girls, or a mix match.
4. I hope you are getting lots of sleep now, because when that baby comes you'll never sleep again. This just makes me laugh. Because it's partially true, but should NEVER be said to a pregnant women. Why would you want to bring someone down by telling them that they will never sleep again? Sleep deprivation is a severe form of torture that all moms go through. I know I will sleep again, eventually, but why break a mom-to-be's spirit? Let her discover this on her own. Especially don't say this to a pregnant woman who has a 2 year old at home who also doesn't sleep....she's been there, done that. When a woman said this to me at the grocery store it was all I could do to no roll my eyes. Way to make motherhood sound horrible, lady.
5. Can I touch your belly? This needs no explanation. Unless you are my husband, my doctor, or I invite you to touch it, HANDS OFF THE BELLY.
6. I only gained 10 pounds when I was pregnant. Shut up. Go away. You are a unicorn and don't really exist.
7. Wow, you're so small/big/whatever. Unless you are saying, "wow, you're so beautiful" zip it. So far with this pregnancy, I haven't been told I'm so "big" but when I was pregnant with Hudson a few people told me I was small....and it upset me. It felt like they were implying that something was wrong with my baby. So unless you are commenting about how amazing the mom-to-be looks, keep your opinions to yourself.
What have people said to you when you were pregnant?
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