Most annoying things people say to you when you are pregnant?

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I'm 16+3 and still have chronic nausea and sickness.

If one more person says to me, "Oh, I thought it stopped after 12 weeks" or "You'll be fine by X weeks" I don't think I can be held responsible for the hormonal rage that will ensue.

Oops i mean...people are just trying to be helpful lol

I've been lucky not to have had much bump-touching even from family, especially as I have a strong view of personal space and rather a large bump! The only one I had was from a young man with ASD at church on Christmas Day. Not sure if he knew I was pregnant or thought I'd just put on weight but he came up and patted my bump so I told him about how the baby was doing.

Someone said to me: I see you managed to squeeze into your jeans another day! Very annoying.

Oh my god- you're massive!!!!

And you are too-and you're not even pregnant! I've always wAnted to reply that.

Fresh coleslaw can be made with raw egg. I think that's the issue. I also think people should butt out.

19+5 so far I have been annoyed by...
Your huge (I am 5"10 and a size 8- of Corse I look bigger numb nuts)
Your life is going to change (you mean I can't leave it with the cat and go to work?)
Was it planned? (Married 5 years, miscarage, clomid- please just leave me alone).
Anyone who tells me about their or anyone elce's horrific birth.
And the ever helpfull "oh your not going to tell anyone" that my mum came out with when I told her at 13 weeks.

All the above probably only drive me to madness as I am so hormonal pmt is a present memory

Pleasant

Still I hate that 'your life is going to change forever' comment. My Bro/sis keep saying this, I feel like saying 'if it's that bad why did you go on to having another one then' totally gets my back up xxx

Bustherb- I feel your pain!

I'd love to be annoyed!! Enjoy your pregnancy, it is a magical time and one day will become a distant memory! Just saying....

"Is that OK to take?" from DP, as I had a puff of my asthma inhaler.

Listen numbnuts, I first saw my GP when we were TTC, and she had a quick look at any medication I was on "just in case", and confirmed the inhaler was fine.

Then I saw her when I got my BFP, and she double checked my medication, and double confirmed the inhaler was fine.

Then I had my booking in appt. with the MW and, yes, the "Are you taking any medication?" question popped up, and, yes, the inhaler is fine.

Two days ago I saw a consultant, and, yes, medication question, another confirmation that the INHALER IS FINE.

Now kindly fuck off .

Distant birth relative of my DH who we have never actually met in person.

"A boy would be nice for our family!" Oh I'll put my order in now then.
"You could call it after your (birth) dad." Yes that wouldn't cause any upset with DH's adoptive family at all.
"It looks like a girl." Based on a photo of me on facebook. We don't know or care, after a horrible mmc last year and a year of trying just a healthy baby is fine.
"Can't wait to meet my new cuz!" Guess I'm just the incubator then.

'oh no stilton for you then'

NO FUCK OFF AND READ THE NHS WEBSITE YOU IGNORMAOUS. Is what I want to say. If only people could inform themselves before judging.

I got the following comments when I was pregnant:

You are HUGE - I wasn't.
You shouldn't eat that (crisps).
You shouldn't drink that (soft drink).
You should be wearing baggier clothes.
How are you going to cope?

The last one was one of the biggest insults of my life.
All the rest were really annoying.

The referencea to the baby I'm currently carrying as 'MY grandchild' 'MY Niece or Nephew' 'MY great grandchild' and asking about it & ignoring me as if I'm basically a pointless attachment really, really gets on my tits. Over xmas it's been rife. I know I'm being a possessive knob, but it really winds me up, Like I'm still a person, not just incubating your new relative!
Also yes, to the 'do you know what you're having' - even DH is getting sick of that one, tonight he replied 'well Tee is really hoping for a dinosaur, but I think it'll be a baby'
A few people have asked if we planned, but funnily enough nobody has asked me directly.. I can't imagine why.. My mum told my SiL to mind her own frigging business when she asked her.

"Do you know the father?"

urgh I hate people saying ''Get as much sleep as possible because you wont be getting any soon'' and ''you think you're tired now!!'' as if they're getting pleasure about my impending sleep deprivation or that I don't realise that newborns don't sleep through right away. I'm really excited about meeting my little girl and becoming a mum but these pessimistic comments are becoming really boring now after 36 weeks.

"You're complaining an awful lot for someone with such a long time to go."

Said a colleague to me last week when I confirmed that there was 7wks to my due date. I had been saying how everything was giving me heartburn, sleep was eluding me and my pelvis was sore.

Oh, and MIL who visited when I was 21wks pregnant: "I forgot you were pregnant".

All through my pregnancy with DS she told me about people who had miscarriages, went into labour before 30wks or stillbirths. That and how she was playing badminton until the week before she had H. I just didn't want to know any of it.

nurses irritated by asking me repeatedly about the chicken pox vaccination. I do not accept the vaccination so no, it doesn't matter if I have it 5 times I will not be immune to chicken pox. (I have had it once already). This was discussed in length with my doctor but somehow they could not accept it and kept quizzing me about it - VERY irritating, like I am a disobedient schoolchild who needs reminding of what to do for the good of the baby. read the medical records and step off FFS!

Oh and another person who asked me when I was pregnant with my first how did I know there wasn't something wrong with the baby. Oh, same person was disappointed when I gave up running at the 3 month stage as she said she would continue throughout her whole pregnancy and that she would not be changing that. (Never been pregnant before Obvs!)

if you don't want people to make remarks then stop going on about being pregnant FGS!
Mostly applies to my SIL but relevant for all those who take offence at well meaning people who are trying to show an interest when really bored rigid with hearing about babies and pregnancy

ender I think you'll find that a lot of us don't constantly 'go on about being pregnant' (despite the fact it takes over every single part of your whole life) and a lot of the comments on here are a result of people feeling like they can come over and start discussing your pregnancy WITHOUT you actually saying anything. And if you read the comments on here properly then you'd see that a lot of them aren't actually that well meaning and are incredibly insensitive. Finally, so bloody what if pregnant women are a bit touchy, it probably has something to do with going through the most overwhelming experience of your life and all and sundry feeling like they can pass comment on how you're looking, coping, going to cope etc. So let us enjoy ourselves having a little light hearted moan.

corn that is exactly the sort of comment that drives me crazy. For me at least, pregnancy has NOT been a magical time. I've had severe anxiety and depression throughout and have never felt so shit in my life. Yes I am aware that other people would love to be pregnant, and the guilt of knowing that makes me feel even worse. However well-meaning they may be, people need to stop and think before they make comments about how a pregnant woman looks or what they believe she should or should not be doing.