O/T - yes, I'm still pregnant

Today alone, 7 people (yes I counted) have asked me stupid shit like "you're still here?!" "Still haven't had that baby yet?" "You look ready to pop!" "Omg you've gotten even bigger"

I have answered those stupid comments with
"no, I'm not."
"I had the baby 2 weeks ago"
"What do you mean? I had the baby already"
"Thanks, you too"

& then walking away.

People are so ignorant. I haven't even hit my due date yet. What makes you think every trip to the bathroom or break room, I want to hear your rude comments.

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Pregnancy wouldn't be so bad

Pregnancy wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have to come to work & deal with these idiots!

Like you're sitting there

Like you're sitting there looking at me, do I look like I've had the baby? Will I be here for you to ASK after I do? NO. STFu.

I had the opposite throughout

I had the opposite throughout my pregnancy, but it was just as freaking annoying!!!

You are so tiny, are you sure baby is OK? (thanks for making me stress and worry!)

You are still running, did the Dr. say that was OK? (Nope, Dr. said not to, but I am doing it any way..)

You are still riding horses, did Dr. say that was OK? (Nope, Dr. said not to, but like the running, who cares!)

What is your due date? (January 2) Oh!! what if you have him on Christmas? (does it really matter to YOU what day I have my baby??)

BS4 weighed 7 pounds even and was born 3 days AFTER Christmas. He was perfect, no jaundice, no nothing. I had a C-section, but bounced back super quick because I stayed fit during my pregnancy.... Screw you idiots! Why does being pregnant give people carte blanche to incessantly ask dumb questions that don't amount to a hill of beans??

thankfully I don't remember

thankfully I don't remember any groping of my belly... I probably would have had to serve some jail time for throat punching if anyone did that!

I don't get the touching. My

I don't get the touching. My skin is stretched so thin it's like shiny & almost translucent. It literally HURTS. I don't understand why nobody understands that since my skin has stretched like 20 inches, it is painful & I don't want touched - whether you ask or not.

Reaching out and touching

Reaching out and touching whoever is touching you, on their belly stops them some of the time...

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You are so tiny, are you sure

You are so tiny, are you sure baby is OK? (thanks for making me stress and worry!)^^Daizy same here and I had a 9lb baby.
People just shut up!

LOL! When I was 38 weeks

LOL! When I was 38 weeks with my twins (and "measuring" 48 weeks!) I was sitting in the waiting room when one of them turned upside down. It was like this gigantic landslide happening on my belly. Some 20-year-old newly pregnant girl watched in absolute horror and then looked at her own belly with an expression I wish I'd gotten on camera. }:)

Actually, the very worst comment I got (said by more than one person) was when I was pregnant with the twins - "What are you going to do?", said in tones of abject sympathy. Um... EXCUSE ME?!? I actually told someone, "Oh, we're going to pick which one we like best and leave the other at the hospital." What dafuq is wrong with some people?!?

Here are some wonderful comebacks to some of the more common idiocies we hear!
http://www.pregnantchicken.com/pregnant-chicken-blog/2011/1/15/clever-pr...

People are so insensitive

People are so insensitive sometimes! I hated everyone when I was pregnant!! I went from being a hot young professional who worked on a college campus to a swollen giant (gained 30 pounds in the first 3 months even though I had extreme morning sickness). My coworkers loved it... and I had the pleasure of hearing, "WOW, you sure got fat!" "What are you carrying twins?!" "You look soooo different!"

I will never get pregnant again...and I'm still scarred from that experience. Not sure how you're surviving, Queen!

I'm only surviving by being

I'm only surviving by being rude as hell to everyone. Like it's like "omg I can't believe you don't want me commenting on the size of your stomach every day"

wtf?

LMAO OMG I'M GOING TO USE THE

LMAO OMG I'M GOING TO USE THE HEART ONE!

Everyone is like "looks like you could just pop!"
No, I'm 38 weeks (actually, sheesh I'll be 39 in 2 days lol). I probably won't "pop". I have time left. Shut up.

It's not all comments I mind

It's not all comments I mind either. My boss told me the other day I was the best dressed pregnant woman she'd ever seen. I didn't mind that, because it wasn't about my physical size it was about my clothes. Lol.

But then the other day, another lady asked me how dialated I was. WHY would you, a STRANGER, think it was ok to ask me about my cervix?

Yet another woman asked me if I had lost my mucous plug.

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Yes, that's what it is...

Yes, that's what it is... INAPPROPRIATE. It's totally inappropriate to go up to a woman and start talking to her about private shit. But when you're pregnant, you're no longer a woman. You're like a science experiment or 3rd gender. And even though it happens to soooo many women, people act like you having a baby bump makes you want to hear about THEIR labor, or answer questions about YOUR private parts, etc.

GAH! I really hated being pregnant. I feel for you sister.

I love the "how many weeks

I love the "how many weeks are you?"

"Oh, you could go up to 42 weeks. Then they may induce you. Omg -insert labor horror story about inductions & c sections & bad epidurals-"

Um... hi, do I even KNOW you???! Lol

"Um... hi, do I even KNOW

"Um... hi, do I even KNOW you???! Lol"

Haha RIGHT!!!

RIGHT? It's almost like "I

RIGHT? It's almost like "I want to share with you my extensive reproductive system vocabulary by asking you things only your doctor should ask"

My new one anytime someone

My new one anytime someone tells me I'm huge or going to be so huge (due in January), is to tell them my waist size and ask for theirs. Since it seems to be men who keep making the comments usually their waist size is even larger than mine at 7 1/2 months pregnant. Might work for you too

When we get closer to the due date I plan on telling people we're keeping her in there till college.

oooo I love the waist size

oooo I love the waist size one too! I'll start asking that!

lol This thread is totally

This thread is totally reminding me how much I hated being pregnant! Labor and delivery? Pffffth. I could do those every day and twice on Sunday. (First time induced, second time c-section. Both still better than pregnancy.) But as god is my witness I will never be pregnant again! (*end Scarlett O'Hara impersonation*)

people are EXTREMELY RUDE

people are EXTREMELY RUDE when you are pregnant. They ask you inappropriate things, make inappropriate comments. I'd much rather be not pregnant walking through the worst part of town hearing cat calls all day than come to work pregnant. I dread it every day. I almost cried Sunday night knowing I had to come back here for a whole week of this shit.

There are four wonders of

There are four wonders of pregnancy... when you hear the heartbeat, when the kid moves for the first time, when you find out the gender, and when they GTFO. Otherwise, it suuuuuuucks! ...especially if you're a woman who gets a lot of attention already.

Say, "Actually, I found out I

Say, "Actually, I found out I am NOT pregnant. Just really really bloated!"

Queen....I'm sorry you're

Queen....I'm sorry you're going through the stupid question phase.

My answer to those people would probably be "Yup....still here, still pregnant....but I see you're still dumb."

"Nope...haven't had the baby yet, but I see your IQ has shifted to negative numbers."

And I do not understand why people believe it's okay to touch a pregnant woman's belly.

QueenBeau, My wife was

QueenBeau,
My wife was walking in the mall with newborn baby BS IN HER ARMS....A woman stopped her and said "Oh my what a cute baby!" She then pointed at her belly and asked "So when is your next one due?"

I believe children who are

I believe children who are born less than a year apart are called "Irish twins"

I've seen this too....But in

I've seen this too....But in the incident I just described, BS was two weeks old and IN HER ARMS.... It should have been obvious that she had just given birth. People think that the instant baby pops out, women deflate like a balloon.

Yup, my midwife told me I

Yup, my midwife told me I would drop a great deal of weight on delivery day but plan to look about five months pregnant for several weeks... People just don't understand.

We are. I am an Irish twin

If you idea of being nice is

If you idea of being nice is stating how big a woman is, your'e stupid.

Just because I'm pregnant doesn't mean I want to have the same small talk with any and every stranger I meat. Go the f away. LOL

If you wanna chit chat with someone, find someone lonely or bored. I'm busy, I'm pregnant, I don't have time to chit chat to make you feel better becauser you're trying to be nice.

And quit asking me stupid ass questions every day. Every fucking day the same people ask me "still haven't had that baby yet???"

OBVIOUSLY not. I'd be on maternity leave. They have been asking for weeks. When they srated asking I was 34 weeks pregnant. One my baby would be in the NICU. Two, I wouldnt be here. Three, why would you think you could ask someone the same question every day for weeks at a time & them not react negatively? I'm not trying to rain on your parade, but if that's your idea of trying to be nice - you weren't raised right.

EXACTLY like if I wanted to

EXACTLY like if I wanted to inform you about my reproductive system I would TELL YOU. I don't need to be interrogated by strangers everywhere I go. The idea that it's "ok" & that for some reason pregnant women, who are basically full of emotions and hormones, should suck it up to make complete strangers feel good is just flipping stupid.