I was told by a twit where I worked during my first pg, "gee, you're so small - are you sure the baby's ok?"... she's lucky I was working on 'zen' and didn't deck her! Not that I believed there could be anything wrong, but maybe to reboot her 'filter' so that she could use it next time she felt like opening her mouth to someone who might be a hell of a lot more sensitive than I...
Most people I'm interacting with this pregnancy know me enough now to keep quiet. No-one surprised that I'm going homebirth this time and few people are brave enough to question me on how I'm going about this pregnancy
Still, it's hideously annoying when people make dumb@rse comments. Filters on, please people!!
I have a small belly this time around compared to my previous pregnancies and most people look shocked when I tell them I have a week to go, but our baby is fine and our dates are fine .
Re: comments - everyone has an opinion! DH & I the other day commented on how my tummy has dropped, then the next day another mum I was speaking to said I won't be going into labour soon because my belly is still high . A couple of days after that a midwife commented that my belly was nice & low and the baby is ready to come out any day now - so at least DH & I know what we are talking about LOL!
Yup *sighs* it can grate on ones nerves.
I get told im huge.. i get told im tiny.
I happen to think im quite small for almost 30 weeks.
Plus who cares what everyone else thinks? as long as the doc is happy with the way you are then it doesnt matter
Don't listen to them Stevie! People just comment for comment's sake. As long as your ob is happy, as long as your scans are showing normal growth, then it's all ok. Everyone is different.
I do know how you feel though. I have only put on a small amount of weight too, and 30 weeks with twins! But I have a long body and one of them is so low he's almost in my thigh and my tummy is way smaller than my other preg friends who are only having one and are less preggers than me.
I felt really worried about it for ages. But my ob said it was all just fine.
So tell 'em to stick it!
Jenx
I can join in this chorus
How big your bump is on the outside is NO indication how big the baby is. My bump is pretty small but all my measurements are fine for gestational age so the MW's at my birth centre aren't the least bit concerned.
So relax and block out those silly comments - you're doing a great job growing your baby
Oh boy, when I was pregnant EVERYONE had an opinion. First of all I was huge, then tiny, got told oh no youll be having a small baby(by other people not a MW)...he was 8pd 6.5ozs and I only put on 6 kgs my entire pregnancy. If the MWs arent concerned then you shouldnt be! At 27 weeks my fundal height was 33cms..and Daniel was only 2 days overdue so pretty much on time. You dont have anything to worry about hun!
I understand how you feel. I got told that all the time. I shocked people all the way through my pregnancy at how far along I was. I even had to tell some people I was pregnant during the third tri. It must've just been the way I carried.
It used to worry me but I kept reminding myself that I was always measuring correctly & during scans all was as it should be size wise (except they always told me he was going to be short).
I got told at the 34 week scan he'd be about 7 pounds but was born 7 pound 13 at 38/4 so would've been a biggun had be arrived on schedule. He is however short but that was always expected as I'm only 5 1 & his dad is not tall.
I met a lady at the hospital yesterday, and we started talking, she was massive, not a big girl, but she had this massive baby bump, and i thought she would have been atleast 36 weeks, we got talking, and she was actually only 28 weeks....!!! She was a week less than me, yet her tummy was massive.
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. A couple of days after that a midwife commented that my belly was nice & low and the baby is ready to come out any day now - so at least DH & I know what we are talking about LOL!
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