Things Never to Say to a Pregnant Woman:

Sometimes people aren't thinking, sometimes they are just plain rude.  Here's a small list of things to avoid saying to a pregnant woman, some of which were said to me, some of which I was scared someone would say to me, and things I've heard said to other people.  Apparently common sense is lost on some...

“You’re so much bigger than the last time I saw you!”

-If one more person would have said that to me, I was going to come back with, “So have you!” and see how that would go.  Lucky for others, no one said it after I thought of that.

"Wow, you're showing really early!"

-Um, hello.  Why don't you just call her fat and get it over with?  Saying "You have a cute baby bump" is okay, but wait until it's really out there.

"I didn't have to wear maternity clothes until I was 6 months pregnant, you're wearing them already?"

-Yeah, I don't think that lady was thinking.  It wasn't said to me, but that didn't mean that I didn't want to tell her off for my friend!  And, anyway, maternity clothes are super comfortable, it's like wearing sweatpants but everyone thinks you're wearing jeans.  Beautiful.

“Are you sure you’re not having twins?”

-Don’t you think she would have found that out by 30 weeks?!  You’re just telling her that she is really big, which isn’t awesome to hear when you’re feeling like a giant blimp anyway.

“You look like you’re going to pop!”

-Again with the whole “you’re huge” issue.  She probably wishes that the baby was out by now if she’s that big.  Don’t make it worse by pointing that out.

“You still haven’t had the baby?!” (after the due date)

-Hormones, uncomfortable-ness, pain from carrying so much weight, thanks for pointing out that obvious thing.  Just ask how she’s feeling and if there’s anything you can do for her instead.

“You’re really carrying the weight well!”

-Is that supposed to be a compliment or are you just saying that I’m really fat?

“I’m too much of a planner to not find out the sex.” or any other opinions about not finding out the sex

-What I’m hearing is that because I don’t find out the sex, I’m not really planning for my baby.  I really am planning, but I want to experience this surprise in life.  It was awesome to find out what sex my baby was after he was born.  Awesome.  

If you want to tell me that you are a control freak and need to micromanage your planning, that’s fine.

“Oh, I have bad memories with someone with that name.” or any other opinions that are not positive about names

-We didn’t share any name options because of this (and it was another part of the surprise).  The only exception is if you are really close to this pregnant lady and she genuinely wants your opinion.  Even then, tread lightly.

Yep, I was big, but you didn't need to tell me that!