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to think my friend is picking on me?

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BettyButterknife · 07/05/2010 19:37

I'm 30 weeks pregnant with DS2, and have a friend who is 34 weeks with her second.

Since telling her about my pregnancy, she's made loads of comments about my appearance. I've always said I grow an enormous bump, because of a large fibroid, and have also said I'm quite conscious of it. Either she's forgotten or is deliberately trying to upset me. I think.

Comments she's made to me include:
Saying her DH couldn't believe the size of my bump
Saying her DH thought I looked 'as shit' as she did
Regularly going on and on about how tired I look
Offering me a pair of maternity jeans that are too big for her but might fit me which DH found hilarious as he thinks she is definitely not smaller than me IYSWIM
A friend came over to me at a playgroup and said how blooming she thought I looked and how it suited me. This was in earshot of friend in question, who not 5 minutes later started pulling at my hair saying it was 'all tangled and messy'

She sent me a text the other day asking how I was, and I replied saying I was getting fed up with all the 'big bump' comments. Today I saw her and she gave me a 'poor you' look across the room before gesturing at my bump and saying 'LOOK AT YOU!!!' really loudly. She also made reference to another friend about how someone she knows looks amazing in pregnancy, 'not like me and Betty'. I said 'speak for yourself' which she just laughed off.

It's made me start wearing more make up than I normally would, as I feel so self-conscious that people think I look terrible.

AIBU or just a bit over-sensitive and pregnant? Or is she really taking the piss?

OP posts:
LordVolAuVent · 07/05/2010 21:39

Frenemy. Avoid her til you have the babies, I would, then talk a lot about how much better your baby is.
Or take the moral highground and ignore the jealous cow

lollopops · 07/05/2010 22:04

I wonder whether your 'friend' is taking out her insecurities on you. Perhaps her husband has been making derogatory comments to her and she is seeking 'comfort' in taking it out on you.

Either way, it's spiteful and mean. Just remember, it won't be forever. But I would ditch her. Who knows if the comments won't extend to your baby when born. 'My husband thinks your baby's ....'

Get rid.

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