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You know its harder to get pregnant as you age. Im 7 months pregnant and have gained.
How to Respond to Rude or Inappropriate Remarks.
How to respond to pregnancy comments. How to Handle Pregnancy Comments and Survive Unwanted Advice this Holiday Season. Thanksgiving and the holidays are a fun time to celebrate with friends family and coworkersbut it can also be the most annoying time for unwanted pregnancy comments questions and conversations. You dont know nor is it your business to know how someone will respond to hearing that theyre losing or gaining weight.
For instance while I know that getting bigger is better for the baby. Dear Amy Ugh why is it that most people feel a need to comment on how you look when you are pregnantI remember this with my first but it seems to be happening all the time with my second. My belly is big I am due in late May and am measuring right on track but yes I look like I swallowed a large ball.
My first son was big 95 lbs and 22 inches my husband is 64. So when the unsolicited comments on the size of my bump began rolling in I wasnt sure how to respond. I expected to get some comments on my growing belly but nothing could have prepared me for the seemingly endless commentary I would receive throughout my pregnancy.
How to Respond to People Commenting on Pregnancy Weight. Updated on March 25 2010 MM. Asks from Orlando FL on March 13 2010 49 answers.
Im writing to see if any of you have any suggestions on how to handle situations where people are regularly telling me how big I look pregnant. Im 7 months pregnant and have gained. Clever pregnancy comebacks for Is the nursery ready after youve been asked a million times.
No the baby isnt going to be staying with us. Yep the sock drawer is all ready to go. Sort of were just waiting for the electric fencing to be installed.
How do you answer a personal pregnancy question. It depends who asks. Inquiring people can be grouped into three different categories.
These people mean well. Their goal is to be supportive and share a familiar experience. You can laugh off their comments and easily change the subject to curb unwanted conversation.
When Youre Mistaken for Pregnant. January 8 2017 Ragen Chastain. Many fat people have been minding their own business going about their lives only to be jolted from their thoughts by someone asking So when are you due.
As has been often said if you cant see the baby crowning dont assume someone is pregnant. I just had to respond to a strange letter that was quite derisive and caustic. Her comments were deliberately hurtful and calculated.
I felt I responded well but the hurt remained even though in my heart I knew they were twisted and untrue. I like the idea of the journal so I can heal now and know how to respond in the future. Their comments typically offer some variation of a compliment on the content.
If the person is genuinely complimenting your post respond in a thankful manner. Something as simple as Thank you or Thanks or Glad you liked this one is more than fine. If they called out specifics or got detailed in their comments responding with.
It may be both says Diane Sanford a psychologist and expert in pregnancy and postpartum emotional health. Pregnant women deserve compliments like You look beautiful or Youre glowing Instead many moms-to-be report getting random put. But when your due date has come and gone with no indication that your little one is ever going to make her appearance responding to incredulous comments about your still very pregnant.
Its pretty much a universal thing that pregnant women have to deal with negative and rude comments from anyone and everyone. If you are subjected to them you. No matter the circumstances or details of the announcement Congratulations is the only proper response when someone tells you theyre having a baby.
A hug and a smile is also a welcome addition to well wishes. Now that we know what to say lets run through what not to say to expecting mothers in particularand why. How to Respond to Rude or Inappropriate Remarks.
Medically reviewed by Scientific Advisory Board Written by Margarita Tartakovsky. You know its harder to get pregnant as you age. Pregnancy 8 Ways To Respond To The Question Are You Pregnant When Youre Not.
By Maria Guido October 9 2014. If you know so little about a. How to respond to pregnancy announcement.
Think about it first. One mum writes shes expecting her fifth child and knows what the response will be. Its made me think very long and hard about what these comments told me about the people making them.