Why is it called 'Bare foot and pregnant'...?

[Antheia]

Is it because pregnant women simply forget their shoes?

Yesterday i went out to pick up DH from work and we had to go to the bank straight afterwards. Half way there, i realised i had forgotten to put on my shoes.

[butterfly_warrior]

I was starting to think it was because your feet swell up so much it's hard to get them in shoes!

But, you have a very good point there, too...

Thanks for the giggle this morning!

BW

[Mother Goose]

I've done that many a time! And not always when I was PG! Haha.

but I too thought it had to do with swelling of the feet... or not being able to afford new shoes to accomodate the changes in feet size.

[Lulu]

Barefoot, pregnant and chained to the kitchen sink.....

I think it's a way of describing families with 15 kids or something back in the old days

[AnyDream]

The saying means living in poverty (not enough money for shoes),AND domestically subservient, but still popping out kids. It originally was quite derogatory, but these (post feminist) days we've appropriated it as something funny.

[StephV]

Is it because pregnant women simply forget their shoes?

Yesterday i went out to pick up DH from work and we had to go to the bank straight afterwards. Half way there, i realised i had forgotten to put on my shoes.

LOL - I love it!!

[Kazbah]

Doh! Love it!

[danniellabella]

I was heavily pg during summer and spent much of my time without shoes coz it was more comfortable.

[Devon]

Every time I go out I look down and check that I've remembered to put my shoes on! I'm sure one day I'm going to forget. Damn pg brain!

[Aimz]

I think the saying relates to women not be allowed to work outside of the home (hence not need any shoes because they don't need to leave) and having as many children as possible during their reproductive years to grow the "village".

Tom Cruise remarked once that he was going to keep Katie Holmes "barefoot and pregnant for many years to come" and she just gave a giggle by his side. I felt like shaking some god damn sense into her and shouting "you silly girl"!!

[Antheia]

I know what it really means. But it fitted in with my preggy moment.

[little_Miss_Chez]

i spent the last 3 months of my prgnancy bare foot because i couldnt get anything to fit due to fluid ! . i remember walking thru the hospital the day of my induction with track pants and over size tshirt and bare feet because i couldnt get anything else on ! .