why do ppl think they know it all!!

[Tiff+2]

I had some people tell me I was tiny and others say I was huge with DD... I was even asked if I was having twins I measured either spot on or slightly smaller at all of my appontments.... Some people just have to have a say and the stupid thing is the size of your belly doesn't particullay determin the size of your bub, sometimes you can be small but still have a big bub as it can sit in your back etc.

Brush it off hun, you'll get people making stupid comments right through your preg. Some people have no idea how rude and hurtful their comments can be.

[HotI]

I had some people tell me I was tiny and others say I was huge with DD...

I have had the same thing. One person said i am huge, and then 10 minutes later a different person said that i don't even look pregnant.

neh!

[ladybird11]

It must be the mum in us that always seems to come out and recall the days when we were PG lol.

I've never made comment on someones belly size unless they seemed stressed that bubs is measuring too big and they ask my opinion - it happened to me and I just relay my experience as bubs came out a healthy size in the end.

But yes, get used to the opinions - they'll go right thru from conception until the baby is walking down the aisle and getting married lol!!! And on and on and on !

[Linzy]

Oh I know what you mean! The best way to get all the advice you NEVER asked for is to become pregnant or build a house. Some of the comments really get me mad, but it will never change, people will always make comments. I wonder if I will when my daughter has a baby?

I find the older mums like 50 years plus are the worst. Especially with their out of date advice, telling me all sorts of weird and whacky things. Lol, they mean well I guess.

The one thing I have noticed this pregnancy (its a girl this time) is that I have lost alot of weight in my face which is always thin, but now my cheekbones are like razors. Not one SINGLE 'Oh your glowing comment' this pregnancy I did with my son because I was a bit puffier in the face. But I was really looking forward to 'glowing' this pregnancy, but oh nooo I look like I've just given birth after 36 hours of labour!

When people say you look so big, tell em 'Well, she/he does have two heads, so of course I'm going to be big' with a glare as if it's the most natural thing in the world to say and that they should never bring it up again. When they say you're too small tell em 'Well Dwarfism runs in our family' and stare at them with eyes full of fire.

Or yeah just ignore them if you can

[blackduckies]

Best advice try to ignore all unfavourable comments they just eat you alive. i believe i may have even upset people by to trying to be chatty, we all have different perosnalities and what offends one person will be a complient to another, water off a ducks back i say. The hormones won't be helping how you feel, either.

[Cass72]

I had one of the ladies at work ask me if I was "concerned" because I was so tiny. I don't think she believed me when i told her that my OB was impressed with bub's size and the fact that I've lost some weight (which I didn't need or want).

Yes it's annoying but I guess we have to just grin and bear it.

[MummyTummy]

I have the same issues - I carry all out in front from very early on and so people always tell me how big I am, am I sure it isn't twins etc.....

The other day someone I work with commented that I am 'huuuuuuuuuuuuge'. She said that all through my last pregnancy too, so you'd think this time she would just think it was normal for me, wouldn't you?

But I always measure spot on for my dates, and my last baby came out as 3.6kgs - above average, but not massive. I think it is funny, I have no issues with how I carry, I love my belly and I love being pregnant. My Ob tries to reassure me everytime that it is all measuring normally and that all it is is my organs and bowels all being rearranged to accommodate the growing baby, plus fluid and a bit of bloating. I don't need the reassurance, but I think he must see alot of people that get told they are too big/small and so it has become part of his routine to reassure that all is well.

All you need to care about is the measurements that the M/W is giving you. If she tells you you are too big/small then you have something to deal with. Otherwise just try to remove yourself from the conversations of gossips with nothing better to do with their time!