I'm not sure what it is about pregnant women that makes people forget their manners and the concept of personal space. It's like people see a pregnant woman and all common sense goes out the window.
I've been reading a lot of baby websites lately, and have seen a few lists of things not to say to a pregnant woman. I thought I'd pass along the lists, and my thoughts on some of them!
1. "Wow you're huge! I can't imagine how big you're going to be at 9 months!" - this should be common sense. I mean, is it EVER appropriate to comment on how big someone is? If a stranger says this to me, I will probably respond with "I'm pregnant, what's your excuse?"
2. "Was it planned, or a surprise?" - again, another you would think is common sense (actually, probably everything on this list will fall into that category). This question makes me want to reply with something along the lines of "Were you planned or a surprise?"
3. "I knew a (insert name) and they were such a loser." or "I hate that name" - really? Oh, ok I guess we won't name it that then. And people wonder why we're keeping our selections to ourselves.
4. "Are you sure it's not twins/triplets?" - right up there with number one. Come on people, use your filter.
5. Any personal pregnancy/labor horror stories. I'm already terrified enough without having to listen to your story of a 36 hour labor and emergency C-section. Please keep it to yourself, unless I ask.
6. "Are you sure you can eat/drink/do that?" - yes, I'm sure. Again, if I haven't asked for your opinion, please don't volunteer it.
7. "Sleep now, because you won't get any once the baby comes!" - Oh, really? I thought I could bank all that sleep and use it when the baby comes.
8. Touching my belly. Unless you're the daddy, or a member of my immediate family, please don't touch unless you ask first. I'm pretty sure it's considered an invasion of personal space, and I would never rub your belly without asking. Please give me the same courtesy.
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