There are a Lot of babies hatching and pending around my office these days... and listening to all the people around me talking to these preggo ladies makes me remember the annoyance of people when I was expecting...
Thought this would be a perfect lunch time random post, as it is fresh on my mind and I have no food pics....
- Never on a normal day would normal people walk up to another normal person and touch their belly... But as soon as belly begins to grow with baby inside, everyone wants to touch it. WHY? Really, I have never in my life had a desire to walk up to a pregnant person and touch their belly. What makes a person want to invade another person's personal space and cop a feel?
- And No PEOPLE, it doesn't matter how many times you ask me to name the baby after you or your child or your family members, I'm not going to do it.
- When you first find out if the baby has indoor or outdoor plumbing, why do people always ask? "Are you excited?" Really, I'd love to have said "No, I'm not excited, I was hoping for a dog actually but got a human boy thing instead....." I can't imagine not being excited no matter what type of plumbing... And in the event you are a person that was not excited, would you really tell people?
- And this question?? "Was it planned?" hmmmm... "No not really, I just forgot to cross my legs that day!" Seriously.. not every baby is "Planned" by the parents, but what kind of question is that to ask?
- Or, "Were you trying?".... Wow!!.... How do you answer this one? If you were trying then your basically talking about what occurs when no one should be looking and it is none of their business anyway. They mise well ask, "Were you doing the nasty during ovulation?" But if you were NOT Trying, then that is a pickle to get out of... "Nope, wasn't trying, the egg just dropped at the wrong time and he has some really fast swimmers"
- "Wow your huge?" Well thank you very much! Appreciate that you told me this, because I couldn't see for myself that my belly expanded past the visual line of my feet.
- "When will you have the doctor take it out".... Hmmm? First its a baby not an IT... and Second the doctor won't be taking ANYTHING OUT... My body will push out the baby when the baby is ready to come out...
And I love the conversations that occur once you notify people that you are having a midwife assisted birth...
- "I had a natural birth too, only mine was with an Epidural because I can't handle pain" OK THEN!
- "Oh you just wait, after that first contraction you'll be begging for pain meds!" YAY, thanks for the encouragement, I know where to turn when I need some uplifting advice, so don't go too far away.
- "Your doing WHAT?, Have you lost your mind?"..... Well as a matter of fact your brain does shrink when your pregnant... But I'm pretty sure that women's bodies were made to have babies without intervention, or the Men's out door plumbing would have been stocked with a Catapult set to launch at least 10 pounds without pain.
So what were your most annoying Pregnancy Questions?