to expect peopleto keep their comments about my size, to themselves?

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I'm sure this one has been done before many times but today has pushed me past my limits I am fed up of people commenting on my not so small pg bump -I am admittedly huge but am suffering from various things making it this way. Today, an old lady pointed at me and said to her husband, "eeeh, look and we thought our DD was huge, look at her". 5 minutes down the road and a lady elbowed her friends and pointed at me as i was loooking at some normal size clothes in a normal clothes shop and said 'look at her'

I have 3 weeks to go, am very aware and not very happy about my size but am happy that my baby and me are ok at the moment.

its bad enough when people you know make comments but strangers? Hmmmph!

thanks all. i'm quite liking the whoopee cushion idea. just back from the supermarket, where i overheard another "ooh look at her, she looks ready to drop" as i passed. the best i could manage was to bash their trolley with mine.

lol at satsuma!

i know lots of people arent bothered; i suppose i am more bothered now than previously because my size is caused by a problem, but they arent to know that. i just personally find it tedious and rude; i don't belive people with good manners should make personal comments, whether people are pg or not.

headfairy, frightening how quickly its all gone, i have seen you around and about on the pg threads - congrats! will be watching out for your news in dec.

I'm 34 weeks and I have been enormous for a while so I get lots of comments. My strategy is to tell them "I'm not pregnant I'm just fat" and watch them squirm.

Satsuma - I had a caesarean and if anyone had poked my stomach a week after the birth I probably would have punched them in the face!

I hugged a complete stranger once in a shop. Thought it was DH .

Did you not read in the baby books that you are fair game to every stupid comment (not had it yet then, as you waddle like a whale on legs)(bet you want a boy/girl this time as you already have a girl/boy) and every bit of advice from strangers on buses/tubes/bank queues as well as all and everyone wanting to touch your bump..

No hang on they don't put that in the baby books do they only how you will bloom and ware floaty dresses

take no notice ,some ppl are pig ignorant

I really feel for you. I had exactly the same problem. I was heavily pregnant at Christmas and the family took to refering to me as "fatty". All done in a well meaning/banter type way, but when you're feeling rubbish and massive it really didn't help. Anyway, up shot is I totally flipped and shouted at them all and after that no one uttered a whisper about my size! We've all been there and it is totally pants, but atleast you know you have a very good reason for being large and once the baby's out you can work on getting your body back to normal...or atleast something you're happy with. Big hug!

Isn't it amazing that when you're pregnant your body seems to become public property. My boss used to make comments through both my pregnancies and I wasn't even that big. They're idiots. You're going to have a lovely baby. Stuff em and enjoy being gorgeous.