NWR Ouch!

sol_star

DH and I were out looking for a birthday gift for my brother.  I'm kind of oblivious to things when we shop but DH is not.  As we passed another young couple the woman apparently exclaimed: "Oh I love that dress!  I want to get one just like it when I'm pregnant too!"Ouch.  I'm glad she liked my maxi dress but I'm not pregnant.  Obviously I need to lose some belly fat. :(Cheer me up- has anyone else had this happen to them.

LesPaul

Yes.  Someone at work asked me how old my daughter was, thinking I had a newborn at home.  She was 8 years old at the time . . . guess it's not still baby fat if the child is in elementary school.

lauralaur

No, not like that. But, I was a bit taken aback by a girl yesterday. We went to fi's friends' housewarming party in NH. Fi was drinking so I was driving. When we got there, I was talking to one girl for all of five seconds when she offered me a margarita. I politely declined, and her response was "You're not pregnant, are you?" I said "No, we just live two states away and fi is planning on drinking so I am not." Her reply "OK good. Haha, I have a really strong reaction to pregnant girls!" What the H does that even mean? I didn't really talk to her for the rest of the party.

Hunny03

Oh no!!Don't feel bad.  A few weeks ago (and very bloated) I was in Target shopping for the two baby showers I had in the same weekend (meh) and there was a very pregnant woman that complimented me on the bedding I had chosen and said, "so, it's a boy?".

julezlee

Whenever I gain weight it goes straight to my belly. A couple years ago I gained quite a bit and I didn't have money to buy all new clothes so most of my tanks and tees ended up being a little short (I'm also 5'11). So, you would assume people are looking at me b/c I'm a 21 year old with some belly showing, right? Well, my mother told me people were looking at me funny b/c I looked pregnant. Thanks, Mom!

banana468

My father just patted my belly on Friday night.  I'm NOT pregnant.I kindly returned the favor and asked him how far along he was.  

mwhitson14

Yep! The other day at work I had a patron (someone I sorta knew) point at my stomach and go "what's that?" And I said "what's what?" And she said, "were you not going to tell me about being pregnant?" I said, "that's because I'm not." She didn't even have the decency to look embarassed. Heifer.

bombtones

Yea, I carry all of my weight in my belly too. I have gotten this way too many times to count. Especially since I work with kids, I will get them randomly patting my belly and asking if I have a baby in there. NO! I also had my sushi restuarant ask me TWICE if I was sure I wanted fish eggs on my rolls since I am pregnant. ugh!

sucrets4

Ditto mag - I live in fear of offending someone like that, so I never say anything.

cody+mandy2010

I have had preschoolers do this to me...okay, one preschooler did it twice.  He would come up and ask me if i had a baby in my belly.  I told him no. and he did the exact same thing one week later.  again, i'm not pregnant.  I was standing there thinking how impossible it was for me to be pregnant as FI was in jail at the time and had been for a few months.  the things kids say...

nda_roxybabe

Yep, only when I wear this one empire shirt I have. I've been asked 3 times by patients at work....sigh.

ginam98

haha wow, reading these replies makes me feel a bit better about what happened to me the other day.This lady in the grocery store complimented my pants and then said: "I don't think my butt is big enough to wear something like that though"Ugh! I felt like running her over with the shopping cart, lol

MissIntentional

once when i was a hostess & seating two ladies they motioned towards my belly and hesitantly asked. i said no and never wore that shirt again.

katiewhompus

Lol no one in public has, but Dh likes to joke with me. If I eat a lot of food I definitely look like I have the beginning of a baby bump. He'll put his hand on my tummy and go "is that a little baby in there, I think I felt it kick!"  I would be mad but he's so excited that we'll be tcc soon I can't help but indulge his fantasy.One of my friends carries all her weight in her stomach. She's pretty much rail thin everywhere, so any time she eats she gets a little bulge. If she weighed 20 pounds more you wouldn't even notice it, but she gets a lot of baby comments. Now she just says "No I'm not pregnant but thank you for inquiring about my personal life."

BubbleJ

I wore an empire line top (used to be my favourite...sigh) to a family event. FMIL said "oh, I used to wear tops like that all the time when I was pregnant" then gave me this look that just said 'confess, I know'. I wasn't pregnant, had just put back on all the weight I had lost. Thanks FMIL!

*Rebecca & Chris*

Ha! I had the same thing, but about 2 years ago. I worked at a hotel and someone asked how far along I was. I just smiled and said I wasn't, but thanks for asking. I am a little under 5', so even when I eat, I get the little bulge too. Chris calls it my "food baby" because it is always right after I eat.

sol_star

Wow!  I didn't think that this sort of thing happened to so many of us.  I was kind of feeling like I'm the only one who has a weird belly that now sucks in fat. Stinks though that it seems Empire waist now = pregnant.  When did this happen?  Still I feel better and perhaps I will save said maxi dress for a few years (when it will be so out of style) for when I really AM pregnant.