With the arrival of her new baby, I am adding a few pregnancy blogs to help out Patti. Congratulations on your little one!
Okay ladies, those of us who have been pregnant know what it feels like, especially those last two months. I don’t think it matters how much weight you do or do not gain, you still feel uncomfortable, irritable and just plain big. Just thinking back to this time has brought up a few memories of my pregnancies and what men should not to say to us hugely pregnant women. Here are my top five choices:
5. Are your ankles supposed to be that big? Umm, yes, they are. I am retaining a little water along with this child of yours I am carrying. My ankles may get bigger, and you better think they look lovely!
4. I ate all the cookies. I should have put this at number one, but only in relation to my pregnancies. Nothing should have come between me and my cookies. I was pregnant after all, and enjoying them. If my husband ate the last one I would lapse into a crying jag that would last until the poor man went out and bought more. Like I said, nothing should come between a pregnant woman and her food.
3. Why are you so tired? Hmm, I wonder why I am so tired? Let me see, I am carrying around a human being inside of me! When you are able to do that, let me know. We’ll see how much energy you have since you get tired just watching our neighbor mow the lawn, I am willing to bet carrying a human being inside of you may tire you out! Of course, my loving husband never said this to me; I just heard this from a friend!
2. Are you sure those contractions are three minutes apart? After all, the game is on. I guess I could watch at the hospital Are you kidding me with this one? Sadly enough, I had a friend whose husband, bless him, actually said this.
1. You didn’t seem this big with your last pregnancy, are you sure we are only having one? I will admit, my husband goofed big time and actually blurted this one out to me. Sadly enough, I had gained 52 pounds with our first child and when I was pregnant with number two, I only gained 18 pounds, this after losing the entire 52 pounds from the first pregnancy. Needless to say, my poor husband got an earful that night. It went something like this,” Actually, I am about 40 pounds smaller than I was with Max. However, your belly has been growing at a faster rate than mine. I have a child inside of me, what is your excuse?” Never, and I mean never tell a pregnant woman she looks big. Even if she is!
Okay, now that they are out there, what are some pregnancy no-no’s that were said to you or your friends? Share them here. Some are just too good to keep to yourself!