What is it with people thinking they are "belly" experts?!?
Why is it that when you're pregnant, everyone says "oh you are soooo having a ....." and they are convinced they are right!!! By just looking at my belly.......
We know our little monkey's gender but we aren't telling a soul! We love knowing and others not knowing and want it to be a lovely surprise on the day of the birth..... yet people "still" try and guess and in fact, have started to p*ss me off about it because they THINK they know everything about the shape of your belly and how you are carrying etc .... oooh it must mean you are carrying a BOY or it must be a GIRL!! I'm glad we do know the gender otherwise people's opinions might probably make me believe one way or the other if that makes sense LOL
Does EVERYBODY else get this?? Ok at first it didn't bother me but there is two people in my life that just won't let up!! So i don't even say anything anymore I just nod and smile and let them think they know what they're talking about..... hahaha!!
There is no way you can tell from looking at someone's belly what they are carrying inside!! Everyone has different shaped bellies to begin with, the babies are different sizes or could be lying a certain way in mum's belly..... there are sooo many different things!! And if you do happen to guess it right then it was purely just a lucky guess huh!!
Last edited by Shanti; October 23rd, 2008 at 05:51 PM.
Hey Ren - i get that a little bit however we dont know what we are having so find ppl thoughts on it a bit interesting- but what really annoys me is the comment that im sooo tiny or small and when they dont believe me when i say how far along i am! It actually makes me worried that something may be wrong!
For once in my life i dont want too be tiny or small - i want too be big!!! hahaha - i guess either way we just cant win!
HJ - you're belly is just right for you!! not long to go eeeeee!!!
So if everyone says you are having a BOY or GIRL do you then start to believe the majority of people who say what you're having??? Just interesting to hear how you feel about what you're having.... is it because everyone has told you it's a .....?
I'm glad we know the gender otherwise i'd get mega confused!!! LOL For someone who doesnt know the gender, it would get confusing listening to everyone telling you what it is huh??
Nope i stick with my gut feeling that i have had since day one! and thats im having a boy!!!! i just think its funny how ppl claim too be the expert at these things! whats also funny is when they do the ring test - have u done that?
Hopefully i will find out for sure soon tho!
yeah im pretty sure its all just old wives tales!
frustrating as it is where would we be without them tho!
Just like all the things they say u should do to bring on labour - im begining to think that they are just wives tales also - cause none are working! hahaha
Yep - get it all the time.
The belly shape one really is annoying and i dont believe it at all - cause we all have such different shapes.
Funny how some people say oh you are so big, others say oh you are tiny - depends on what you wear I reckon!!
Funny thing is - when someone says oh you are having a boy..i think to myself ..oh i would love a little girl..then when they say oh you are having a girl..i think oh a little boy would be nice!!! I am a silly one...
Only a few weeks until we prove some people right or wrong
ha ha,
i am 17 weeks and i'm getting it already. i'm only a small frame so i'm showing and i told everyone we heard the heartbeat yesterday and it's approx 140 bpm and someone automatically said to me oh that means your probably carrying a boy cause theres was higher at 160 and it turned out to be a girl. i thought to myself i have another 5 months of hearing all these wivestales till someones right.
we're not finding out at our scan so i'm just sticking to my gut feeling i've had for a while and just smile and nod.
Hah! Yeah, everyone told me "youre carrying high - must be a boy"... then once she dropped a bit it was "youre carrying low - must be a boy".
Or "oh morning sickness - must be all those boy hormones"...
I also got the following stupid comment when someone commented that my hair was looking darker "yeah I've heard that happens when your having a boy".
One lady I know insisted she was right EVERY TIME (come on- theres only two options to choose from so its really not that hard!) and told me that because I had a neat looking belly it must be a boy.
people who are so adamant they are right about belly shapes and what you're having are just joking themselves huh!!
I have never looked at a pregnant woman and said "Yep definitely you are having a ....." because I know how annoying it is!! lol I do however for fun just say (and once only) i reckon its a .... BOY/GIRL and just guess for fun but not based on anything you know?? Purely as just a fun guess.....
You just wanna hit some people over the head sometimes don't ya?!?!
I am just saying to people "well its 50 % chance you're right.......... 50% chance you're wrong!" haha then i laugh..........
Want a laugh Ren? I had someone at the train station say to me "oh by the looks of it you're having a boy?" and i just said "guess again" so she goes, "oh a girl! oh i thought so!"
Um, yep, ok She then went on to tell me why she could tell im having a girl. What the...? It was funny though, i dont think she realised how DUMB she sounded!
I completely understand! I get rather aggressive & grumpy during my pregnancies (apparently that's a sign of having a boy!) so people "guessing" at what we're having really irritates me to say the least. The next most annoying thing is everyone is an expert on how big you should be. But the number one for me is "The Belly Touchers" - people who can't resist bowling on in & having a rub/feel of your bump. It's almost like they expect a genie to pop out & grant them 3 wishes!
sorry for the rant - grumpy day today. Had all the belly comments yesterday along with the boy/girl predictions. Soooo over being preggers - want baby out now
Hang in there - I think you're doing well to just smile & nod at these comments. It's a lot more than I can manage right now, LOL.
People are so funny, i think they just want to be involved. My husband and I found out and haven't told a soul and it is really funny listening to people's reasons as to what sex the baby is, i have to hold my chuckle in!!
beau_9: i'm 21 weeks and we're having a boy and his heart beat was 159 so i don't think the bmp determine the gender.
Laughing it off is the best way i think although it does get a little gratting!!!
What is it with people thinking they are "belly" experts?!?
hahaha!!
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not long to go eeeeee!!!
it was right.
She then went on to tell me why she could tell im having a girl. What the...? It was funny though, i dont think she realised how DUMB she sounded! 
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