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Upset by friend's comment Re: weight gain (long)

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Snowboarder · 25/06/2012 13:24

I met me friend for a drink last week. We have known each other since primary school and I thought we are quite good friends. She has always struggled a bit with her weight (by her own admission) and is currently following Weightwatchers very closely to prepare for her wedding.

She looks fab and I always complement her on any weight loss/ new hair style/ clothes - I wouldn't dream of commenting on a weight gain and I always try and make her feel good about herself. I have always been naturally a bit smaller, although like most women have had some fluctuations in weight.

I'm 34+ weeks pregnant now with DS2 (a big baby) and am struggling as I am not allowed to exercise (high risk pg) and have quite bad water retention (even in my vagina Sad ). Despite this, I don't think I have gained too much weight that is not baby or water but naturally I'm still not feeling at my best at the moment, looks wise. I only made it to 28 weeks in my last pg with DS1 so I'm feeling pretty big and looking forward to getting my body back in a few weeks.

Her first comment to me as I walked in the bar was "oh my god, you are MASSIVE". I laughed it off but secretly felt hurt that she needed to be so forthright, especially since there were people sat around who could overhear. In the course of our conversation she kept coming back to my 'size' and I explained that I am unable to exercise and also have some pretty bad swelling. I discreetly showed her that I am having to wear a support sock on my left leg as it's so swollen and she actually looked gleeful which took me aback. As she got up to go to get a drink she then said "shift your water balloons" quite loudly in reference to my legs. It was pretty embarrassing.

The next day I put a status on Facebook along the lines of "I now realise I didn't miss out on anything when I had DS1 12 weeks early" and she commented: "but you look so fetching in your support tights with your water balloon legs."

I don't know if I'm just being sensitive but I felt mortified. I can't help but feel upset that someone I consider to be a good friend would be so openly thrilled that I am big and uncomfortable. I am not a petty person but I am tempted to store some of these comments for when it's her 'turn' to be huge and pregnant.

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EmilieFloge · 26/06/2012 13:02

I've just read your OP and what a horrible, horrible bitchy comment she made on FB, I'm totally shocked if she thinks she is a friend of yours and can say something like that.

Unless it was totally poor humour but if it was perhaps losing a friend will bring that home to her.

I don't think I'd be speaking to her again. Sad I'm so sorry. It was unacceptable for her to say the things she did as well. REALLY unacceptable IMHO.

on a side note, a friend at school yesterday (not close friends - just talk sometimes at the gate) and I were discussing how ill I've been feeling (11 weeks here) and she said, you poor thing though, bless you, you always look so rubbish!!!

I think I said 'thanks!' and she laughed and said it was better than everyone saying I look great when I feel terrible. I have decided to let it go as I am sure she didn't mean it horribly, she's just not like that. But it left me thinking 'oh GOD do I really look that crap?'

People just don't always think.

CosmicBurp · 26/06/2012 13:40

Just a bit of encouragement, I put on 3 1/2 stone in pregnancy, looked so puffy and huge, it was horrible. 2 weeks post-partum, I had sweated/wee-ed 3 stones of it off (10lb baby helped!)
Water retention is a bitch and so is your friend if she thinks her attitude is helpful at the moment.
Congrats on your pregnancy btw, not long to go now:)

RightBuggerforit · 26/06/2012 18:08

Try not to take it too hard. Loads of people just assume that pregnant women are happy to hear how big they are several times a day. I've put on four stone so far, and have had 'bloody hell, you're massive' from friends, family, colleagues and even random strangers in the supermarket (yes really!). I'm sure nobody means any offence, and tbf it is an enormous round bump! Hopefully it will all come off quite quick afterwards for you. x

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