I am with you on the rubbing belly thing - it hasnlt happened to me yet, but I envisage it to be not too far away. There is one guy at work who has 4 kids and so far, her has been all over every mummy-to-be like a rash. Not only does he go in for the rub, he really gropes the belly, then starts asking about colostrum and vaginal secretions. So far, he doesn't know I'm preggers - I'm dreading him finding out!
Oh gawd! Really? That's a little uncomfortable! I just found out on Sunday a girl I work with is also pregnant...3 days behind me and she never told anyone! Now it makes sense why she was asking me how I cope with being tired and unpaid maternity leave.
I only have one bloke at work that rubs or pokes my belly button and a young trainee who is only 15 I don't mind these two as I work close with them and know them well.
I have to tell hubby off sometimes because he will rip my tshirt up at any god given moment to show his friends and I have to glance at my bikini line in that split second to check nothing is hanging out the top. I told him I can't trim as much or as well anymore and it's embarressing, he's got the picture now....almost lol
Yes! I told everybody who would listen when I first found out that I was having a girl even the bus driver who drove me home that day!
I think it's good because then I can plan names, furniture and clothes that way. I know some families don't want to know until the child is born but I'm not a real traditionalist myself.
With DD1 and DD2 we found out and let it be known they were girls. We stayed quiet on the names though. People got cluey about what was shortlisted and had no qualms in telling us they were not the greatest names. Then with #3, DS, everyone was all, "oh, finally a boy!" 1. What? 2. Finally? He's only the 3rd! It's not like he's the first among 213 girls! and 3. So what if he was a girl instead??? I don't know anyone with 3 daughters who regrets what they ended up with! I don't know anyone in general who regrets the gender of their children, full stop. We're now having #4 who is another DS, so we have DD, DD, DS and DS. EVERYONE says, "That's nice and symmetrical. You're lucky". Sigh. We're lucky, generally, not at all because of gender. Lucky that we're blessed with a 4th so far healthy baby.
What really gets my goat is people's inflicted opinions on names. I have never once told someone the name they choose is awful, even if I do think it is. I don't have a bloody right to! Yet, so many people tell me my names are awful/bland/common/out of date, etc. I've never once asked someone what they think of the names we choose because I don't really give two hoots, yet everyone has an opinion that simply MUST be given to me.
... And don't start me on people touching my stomach! I could seriously end up in court on assault charges with the next person who touches me!
Oh Gawd the name thing. I have purposely kept the name of our daughter from my father and mother in law. Everybody else knows but them. Because I couldn't put up with the smirks and eye rolls from the mother in law when we suggested boy names. Now that it's a girl she has no idea whatsoever and I'm glad cos it's killing her not knowing
we are going to tell our family, three reasons - cause my sis is preggers too, so we want to pick names and "have dibbs first" even though I am due after her and so family can buy things and cause we just want to know! lol!
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