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Babyangelfairy · 09/06/2018 12:13

Hi All,
Just wanted to have a moan and not really sure where to turn :(
I am pregnant with my third child and everyone seems to want to give their two penneth on my bump size (which is smaller than my second may I add!) and it's really getting me down.
Why do people seem to think it's acceptable to tell someone when they are pregnant that they are "huge" or "very small" or look tired or shit!!
Grrrr!! x

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Rose1983 · 09/06/2018 12:34

Drives me insane. I'm 36 weeks with my third, with a large age gap between my 2nd and this pregnancy. People are always commenting on how big I am, with friends asking all the time if I was this big with my other pregnancies, or commenting that he's going to be tall like my other boys.

What's worse is when it's a stranger commenting. I was in a queue in Costa the other day, and the woman next to me was quite obviously staring at my bump, and said 'you must be ready to pop!' which I thought was quite rude. I already feel like a beached whale without those kinds of comments!

somersetsoul · 09/06/2018 12:42

On my third as well! Theres an 8yr age gap between my last one. Was it planned is the biggest question I was asked.

I hide my bump with waterfall cardis. I hate it 😔 Defo the last time I do this.

Rose1983 · 09/06/2018 12:51

Ah there's a 15 year age gap with mine, and I get asked if it was planned quite a lot. I'm lucky enough to have a fantastic response to that though, which tends to mean no further questions - 'Well it wasn't an accident, considering I'm a lesbian!' People tend to not know what to say to that Grin

somersetsoul · 09/06/2018 14:14

Ha ha! That's brilliant, I would love to see their faces! Congratulations x

Babyangelfairy · 09/06/2018 14:49

There is eight years between this one and my other two as well, people are plain rude! Women are the worse for it.
I go swimming and get gawped at in my swimmsuit, yet I am sure if I sat there eating cake I would also be judged!
I have only recently started showing (19wks) and I'm proud to show off my growing baby, but certain idiots in my place of work are making it their daily bloody mission to comment on my size.
On the one hand I'm glad it's not just me but it's a shame we experience it at all.

The other thing (While I am at it!) is being tutted at as I'm not finding out my baby's gender, even my older colleagues are having a go about how I won't be able to plan ahead and prepare. What do I need to prepare?? A few neutral outfits and friends and family usually buy gifts, my other two didn't get through half of their outfits that were bought for them.

......OR how can I possibly come back to work with three kids (my eldest is 13!) Well to pay my mortgage for a start Brenda (Not real name BTW)

And breathe........

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