Maybe I read into things too much, Or maybe pregnancy makes me really irritable...I don't know. But it seems like people will say anything to a pregnant woman just to make conversation. Often what they say irritates the heck out of me. Thus my inspiration for this post. I wanted to come up with 10 things, but I fell short. Feel free to add more in the comments. :) And yes, these are all things that have been said to me, either this pregnancy or my previous ones.
1. "Was this baby wanted/planned?" Or "were you trying to get pregnant?" To answer the first one, even if it wasn't "planned" the baby is definitely wanted!!! And to answer the second: None of your business!! Or maybe I should go into great depth about how my husband and I got lost in the moment and forgot to put the condom on??? Whatever will shut you up! Oh, and in case any of you are wondering...this baby (which is a girl, by the way) was a surprise (I won't call her an oops, or an accident). We weren't expecting to get pregnant so soon but a baby is a blessing no matter what and we are beyond thrilled.
2. "Oh my goodness you're huge!" Thanks for telling me! I had no idea!
3. "You're only 6 months pregnant???" Another way of hinting that I am huge. Thank you. Women love to be told how fat they are!
4. "Are you sure you aren't having multiples??" Yes, actually, I am sure. I've only had 2-3 ultrasounds that show ONE baby. I realize there have been times where people were in fact having multiples and didn't know...but really, asking that question is just another way of saying "Dude, you are huge!"
5. "Have you thought about names at all?" It's the wording of this question that really bugs me. If the person had asked "Do you have a name picked out?" I probably wouldn't have been so annoyed. But asking me if I've thought of names at all? That's kind of a "duh" question. Yes, we've thought of names. And no I'm not going to tell you the name we picked out.
6. This one happened today "Are you overdue?" LOL! I didn't even have a smart remark for that...I just said no. o.O
7. "No baby yet?" Another "duh" question. If the baby was born would I be here?? Hopefully if she was here I wouldn't still look 9 months pregnant. And I most definitely wouldn't be sitting in my cube, working!!!!
8. "When is that baby going to be born?" I've had this asked of me multiple times. Mostly I get annoyed and say "I don't know!" but to the next person who asks me I will say "Do I look psychic?" Really, unless I'm getting induced or having a c-section (and I'm not doing either!!) I have NO IDEA when the baby is going to come. I just hope it's soon!
And here are two more courtesy of my sister Rachel. :)
9. "How much weight have you gained?"
10. "Do you have any stretch marks?"
I can't believe people have the nerve to ask those questions!
So, you might be asking "What CAN I say to a pregnant woman that won't irritate the crap out of her??" The best thing you can say is "You look awesome" or something along those lines. I have a friend at work that goes out of her way to tell me how great/beautiful/awesome/pretty I look today and she leaves it at that. I love her. I don't know about other preggos but sometimes I get irritated when people ask me a lot of questions so just compliment me and be done. :P
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