What not to say to a pregnant woman...
Things never to say to a pregnant woman. These are just some of what I've experienced during my first and second trimesters. There's probably more to come! đ
1. You're getting bigger already!
I know. I am pregnant and that means you tend to put on a little weight. I've got a while to go but thanks for making me wonder if I'm giving birth to a baby hippo đ
2. Can I touch your belly?
Well, actually no one has asked, they just dive on in there. Which I don't overly mind but please don't start talking to it in a baby voice đŁ
3. Was it planned?
You know by 26 years old you'd think I would have grasped the whole birth control thing đ Plus I don't fancy divulging if it was pre-meditated.
4. Positioning.
Yep. You read right. If I bump into you in town and we haven't seen each other since high school, please don't ask me what position we did it in to get up the duff. I appreciate you're trying to get pregnant and wish you all the luck in the world but there's no real instructions I wrote down and I don't usually keep notes.
5. Do you want a boy or girl?
I'm hoping I have a baby and not the little Xenomorph everyone says is going to burst out of my chest...But in all seriousness, I say I don't mind but I know deep down every woman who is preggers is hoping for a specific gender.
6. Are you going to find out?
No funny story with this one. Just what I perceive to be common sense. When the baby is born, you and family will buy blue or pink. Save yourself the money from buying unisex and find out when pregnant. But hey, what works in my head doesn't work for other people.
7. Chosen a name?
We have talked about names but when we do choose we won't be telling anyone. I don't want to know if 'that's the name of my dog' or 'I went to school with one of those and she liked all the boys' - This was said in a different way if you get my drift đ
8. 'It's definitely a boy'
I've heard this so many times from people just looking at my ultrasound picture. It's an extremely clear picture but I'm not sure you can tell the gender because it has a nose. Need to be looking lower...
9. Will you be breastfeeding?
Why yes but no talking about the future mess that will be my nipples thanksđ
10. Sleep now because you'll never sleep again.
Why? Just why? Do you know how annoying it is that I can't sleep on my belly and I'm supposed to 'sleep on my left side'. That means every time I roll over I'm met by my husband's sleep breath in my face. I love him to bits, I really do, but not when he'sâ breathing hot air into my already hot face. I'm not sleeping now!
Finally... 11. You shouldn't eat/drink/do that.
To my gorgeous husband. I can carry a bag of shopping! đ