Comments on: Huge and Proud

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:36:12 +0000

Thanks for your comments – I feel quite relieved that I’m not the only pregnant woman being ‘victimised’ – though in saying that I wouldn’t wish it upon anyone.
At my 35 week ultrasound the sonographer was horrified that the baby was already measuring out to weigh 7.5 pounds! Okay, I was a little horrified too (He/she weighs more than Milla did when she was born!). I guess all those comments from friends, family and complete strangers were justified – nevertheless (and like you would both agree) pregnant or not, no one has the right to tell you how huge you look!
Have come up with some great come-backs but I don’t want to be equally horrible so I have perfected that ‘oozingly sarcastic smile’ instead and it seems to have worked a treat

By: jess

jess — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:24:35 +0000

seriously, why is it that when you are pregnant everyone feels they suddenly have a right to talk about your body shape and size… and it’s always “gosh, you’re huge” or “wow, you’re big early” or similar…you know all those kinds of comments that make you feel just dandy (not). i don’t care if im pregnant, i don’t like being called huge! my latest though not entirely creative handling of the situation is something along the lines of “well, there’s a whole person in there” and i found myself explaining to a primary school child why my tummy wasn’t “fat”… i do feel slightly better prepared as to what to expect from people this time around tho (2nd preg) and i agree with Erika, ‘wow you look gorgeous/beautiful/great’ is a winner

By: erika

erika — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:29:00 +0000

I was the same. People regularly ask me if I am having twins, or if I am sure there is only one in there to which I give a very terse “Yep” along with an oozingly sarcastic smile, and then change the subject, or say “well, I’d better get going” or sometimes a deliciously over stated “I KNOW!” again with the sarcastic smile that says with my eyes “you idiot”. I think if someone said something to me about my stretch marks, I would flip them off. I think the only safe thing to say to a pregnant women is “wow, you look so beautiful.”