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  • Damn. (0 / 0)

    I would have been speechless, too.  Holy cow.  How totally clueless!  I have heard of women doing this too, though, so its not JUST men.  Hadn't thought of the turned on angle, though.  I'll have to ask DH.

    I hate to admit this, but I have never had this experience.  Being as sick as I am during pregnancy, I don't really get very big.  I am a petite preggo lady.  My neighbors were STUNNED when I came home with my full-term, born on her due date daughter, because they couldn't believe it was time already.  Right now, I'm wishing I did look a little more pregnant, because I'm tired of having to explain it to people.  "I"m twenty weeks."  "REALLY?"  "Yes, I've been very ill."  I must have that conversation once a day.  Its tiresome.

    by tessajp on Tue May 06, 2008 at 03:46:57 AM PDT

    • Yes, same here (0 / 0)

      most neighbours had no idea I was pregnant. I'm tall and fairly slender and my belly just does not get all that big in pregnancy. It was fairly cold until a few days before DD was born, so I was still wearing a fairly big wintery jacket, but still. At 20 weeks I was still wearing normal pants; at work many people found out only weeks before I went on leave at 36 weeks. The upside is that I, and supposedly you too, do not get many of the rude comments Inky just described.

      Are you feeling better these days?

      by SwissClogs on Tue May 06, 2008 at 05:50:30 AM PDT

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      • Yes, I am, than ks! (0 / 0)

        The nausea is basically gone, but on comes the heartburn.  Heartburn is easier for me to deal with, though.

        Funny comment today at work:  my (male) boss said to me "There's finally more of you!"  To which I said "Gee, thanks" and then he thought for a second and said "I probably shouldn't have said that."  Hah.

        by tessajp on Tue May 06, 2008 at 05:03:16 PM PDT

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