Mortified

jackieb

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

My father says it's wise not to assume anyone's pregnant, unless they've told you so or they are actually in labour.

Good advice!

l33na

jakes-mum wrote: »

I've been on the other side of this, I was an accountant and used to do the bank run every week for the workers wages so the 2 women behind the counters knew me well. I fell pregnant with DD and it took them till I was over 7 months pregnant before one of the ladies, bright red in the face said, 'i'm not being personal but are you pregnant?' ive never seen anyone look so relieved at the word yes :rotfl::)

I only just got the nerve to ask my sons TA from last yr if she was preggers only when she was obviously wearing a maternity top (same as another pregnant mom). She was quite shocked that I asked so late considering we still stop and chat often even though she is no longer my sons TA.
ppl often mistake me to being preggers- and it doesn't help that I have a bad back and some mornings I am actually waddling on the school run. I didnt want to make the same mistake.

Don't worry OP cannot be worse that having a dad on the school run telling me his wife is preggers aswell!!

morocha

ohh poor you, Once i was with DH, and a friend of his- female same size as me , said to me " ohh not long now" i told her DD- 3 months then- was with her granny.
Cheeky cow, in fact she was bigger than me and with what looked like a pregnant tummy ( she wasnt)! i was so upset...

busiscoming2

I was asked when the next one was due, my DD was only about 3 months old at the time. I can remember being mortified!

On the other side...

I had two appointments somewhere, the assistant who 'served' me was someone I had know previously from my DS2's school a few years back. At the first appointment I noticed she was a little larger than I remembered. While I was at the second appointment I was weighing up whether I thought she had just put on a bit more weight or pregnant. I thought she looked more pregnant because of her shape and that it would be mean of me not to comment.
So I asked her if she was pregnant and she said no! Apparantly she has a stomach condition that makes her bloat hugely. I felt sooooo bad and apologised profusely. She said she always gets mistaken for pregnant. I still feel bad about it now.

FatVonD

Plans_all_plans wrote: »

I've offered women seats on trains before thinking they were pregnant and them saying "no thanks, I don't need one". Hopefully they were actually pregnant (but stoic) rather than fat! It's still mortifying from the other side too.

Ha! That was probably me, I usually say 'yer okay, I'm not pregnant, I'm just fat'. I've decided to take it as a compliment that people think i'm still of childbearing age

marywooyeah

FatVonD wrote: »

Ha! That was probably me, I usually say 'yer okay, I'm not pregnant, I'm just fat'. I've decided to take it as a compliment that people think i'm still of childbearing age

I have replied in the past with "no I'm not pregnant, but I can't have any more children so thanks!" - usually shuts them up and makes them feel bad in one go! two birds and all that

doodoot

It was a comment like that that made me lose 5 1/2 stone!

I got asked how far gone I was a couple of times in one week, so I decided there and then to shift the flab.

Best thing I ever did that year.

Apart from kicking out my worthless OH. :rotfl:

Air_Cooled_75

I had my baby (probably about 8 weeks old at the time) in his car seat in a trolley in Sainsbury's and the checkout girl asked me when I was due!? I was mortified and she looked really embarrassed when I pointed to the little one :-)

bedpotato_2

I have heard many anecdotes about fat women being mistaken for pregnant women, but have never understood why. Surely there's an obvious difference between the two? Fat people are usually fat all over, whereas pregnant people tend to just have the protruding belly. Also the bellies are different. Pregnancy = a smooth curve. Fat belly = layers of jiggling fat. Fair enough you can't always see the difference through loose clothing.

MarilynMonroe_2

You only had your baby less than a year ago, please don't let it get to you!
My dd is over 2 and I still havnt lost any baby weight despite dieting for 2 yrs, but I actually hope strangers think I AM pregnant rather than just fat lol!