Pregnant bumps and never been pregnant idiot females!

[SweetFudge]

Just been to the ante natal appointment hour at GP's and waited with all the other pregnant ladies. In walks this non pregnant woman for a nurse's appointment. She stops at the door of the waiting room and her eyes literally bulge as she slowly stares at all of us like we are some odd species she's just encountered.

Sits herself down and starts tapping on her laptop and in between long sighs over the work she is doing, she stares and stares at each of us and our bumps as we takes turns to have our weight and urine done. And then does a little shudder when the most pregnant lady (38 weeks) walks past her to GP's office. Maybe I should have take it more in my stride. Called her stupid cow as she stared at my bump when it was my turn to see GP.

I am fed up with idiot females like these. It doesn't happen often but it when it does, it makes a pregnant woman feel like a beached whale or the goodyear blimp. Never mind the hot weather making me feel much heavier than usual. Maybe I should have sat on her and flattened the tan out of her limbs.

I adored my bump when I was pregnant and when I had my dd I felt completly lost without it. Sod people who stare. Obviously just jelous !!!!!

Maybe they are scared.. of the unknown (to them).
When I was overdue and fed up with DD I decided to go for a bit of retail therapy in the sales.
Thought I would get something nice to wear AFTER baby was born.
Anyway, the assistant asked if I wanted to try the top on, I said "No, it won't fit me".
Then she realised and asked when I was due.
Three days ago I said.
That was the fastest credit card transaction she had ever done - couldn't get me out of there quick enough. Her face was a picture.
Just enjoy.

yes, that reaction is classic!

It works in restaurants as well - you get you bill pretty quickly

wysiwyg i never thought about that! - do people actually panic then if they know you are due? lol! bless them, i have to say though i was so damn terrified when i found out i was pregnant with my first! its very overwhelming with all the mw appointments and gp's, and blood tests and questions and then my dp said one day, how big r u going to get then? that hadnt occured to me until then! i think the next time i went to see my mw i probably stared a little as i could never quite believe i might get so big! i hope i didnt stare too much as i woldnt like to think i upset anyone, but first time round its alot to take in!!!

Wysiwyg, I have to try that this weekend at Bluewater. BTW, is your username inspired by one of the Asterix and Obelix series i.e. Asterix in Corsica. Or am I way off here? Probably!

wysiwyg - I had that reaction - we were getting some bits and pieces the weekend before my caesarean ( on the Monday) at this stage I was 10 days overdue. I too had a shop assistant ask when I was due - when I said 10 days ago - she jsut went very quiet and almost paled and like you - could not help me eoungh to send me on my way.

I am on my first bump and at 20 weeks it is just starting to show so people I have never met notice.

I love the attention and the stares and have even been known to strike a pose in order to stick my bump out even more!!!

However, I am obsessed with the fact that everything else is also getting bigger and do wonder sometimes whether they are staring at my gorgeous bump or my fat arse and wobbbly thighs and arms!!!!

I still do look at other women's bumps but it is usually a comparison thing, as in 'oooohhh I can't wait until I am that big' or 'I am glad I am over that stage I felt ROUGH at the size'.

I have never really thought about people getting really upset about the staring. Mind you I have another 20 weeks to change my mind on that one. Look out for my next post which will read 'Please bugger off and keep your eyes off my bump!'

When I was preg with DS, I was all belly. One of the mums at DD's school said I looked really well (just after my 20 week scan). I felt huge but it gave me a lift. I didn't notice people staring at my bump, even if they did I wouldn't have cared cos I was having a baby and nothing could make me feel bad or sad about that!

I did however dislike the stares my belly got after DS was born, its like they were checking if it was going down

sympathies about the arse and thighs Enthusia.

I read somewhere "If you are going to build an extension (ie your tummy), you need good foundations" as some sort of mother's union reasoning behing the arse/thighs problem.

Well I had sturdy foundations in the first place and absolutely no requirement for further concrete!!

Somewhere towards the end of your pregnancy you may find yourself sitting on a "birthing ball". That's when the reality of the arse and thighs REALLY hits you. I have soooooo much sympathy

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Sweetfudge - thanks for comments. Re my username, haven't read Asterix in Corsica but will definitely look it up now to see what you mean.
wysiwyg - stands for "what you see is what you get" - which is hopefully true of my honest speaking, straightforward Sagittarian nature.
Bye

as i grow older, one of the things i am beginning to think is that children are very much a part of a womans identity. sort of an old fashioned earth mother viewpoint i think. i shudder at this opinion myself, but it think that perhaps children are necessary to complete the fulfillment of woman hood.
i think a lot of this is bcos of my sis who doesnt have kids and wants them deperatly but instead has to make do with a glamorous career and lifestyle.
so feel sorry for that weirdo woman.

I usually feel quite self-conscious and unattractive, but when I am pregnant I think I am the bee's knees, so don't mind at all if people stare. I just assume they also think I am gorgeous! People touching my bump is another matter, I really hate that.