Yes, I'm now what we would call "showing". Not that I wasn't before, I'm just not able any longer to conceal it. It's ginormous. I'm in my 7th month, and typically this is the month that I've been asked in the past...."so when's your due date?" and I tell them.....and they say...."THAT FAR AWAY?!" "WOW!" "YOU'RE REALLY SHOWING" "I DON'T THINK YOU'LL MAKE IT THAT LONG!" "YOU LOOK READY NOW!" and etc. etc.
ugh.
Here are actual comments that I have actually heard in my past pregnancies from people with no sense of couth at all:
"Are you sure you're not having twins?"
"You look like you're about to pop."
"You're as big as a house."
"Either you got the fat, or that baby did." (no kidding. quoted verbatim.)
"You're getting bigger every day."
"You're really showing now!" (which doesn't seem that bad, but it's heard--"dang, you're huge!")
So here are some tips from a pregnant woman:
1. Think before you talk.
2. Conceal your expressions (verbal & facial) relating to size.
3. Avoid staring at the bulge.
4. Avoid touching the bulge.
5. Avoid calling it the bulge!
6. Avoid any adjectives relating to or in the same word family as "big".
7. Only use synonyms of the words "small" or "beautiful" when in her presence.
The last time I was pregnant, I was in my 20's. Hearing any of these comments just made me cry. I'm now in my 30's and although I'm much more willing to agree with you, and confident enough to say to the world (on my blog) "I'm ginormous", if YOU do....well, just be prepared.
