I had chronic "morning" sickness with my first and this bitter old woman I worked with would always get onto me about weight gain and what I ate (even though I was doing fine according to my dr) she told me that where she is from (somewhere up north), morning sickness was unheard of because people ate better and if I was eating enough fruits and vegetables I wouldn't get nauseous. It got to the point that I had to just walk off whether or not she was done telling me what a unhealthy, fat southerner I was. 😂😂

I had this one older lady come up to me and she had said to me "young lady how old are you 16?your mother should be but shamed of you did you know it's a sin to sleep with a man before you are married? You and your baby will go to hell for your wrong doing" her exact words I was in so much shock I didn't even know what to say to her finally I just walked off alomst in tears first off I'm not 16 idk why she thought that Im coved in tattoos and secondly i am married I couldn't wear my rings anymore because my hands where swollen needless to say I didn't go to the store until my husband was off work

I'm 5'1/2" tall on a good day, so I'm carrying pretty big. But I really don't appreciate the "you're so huge!" and the "do you REALLY have two months left?" comments. I mean, at first I didn't mind so much since it was just family and they were joking around, but once acquaintances started making those kinds of comments I was DONE with that kind of talk. What I DO appreciate is the comments like, "you carry very well" or "you're so cute pregnant" since those are encouraging compliments that make me feel good about what my body is doing. Telling me how big I am doesn't help, it just makes me feel like once baby is born I'll never get my old body back. But when people are encouraging, I feel like even if it DOES take me awhile to get back in shape, that doesn't even matter because of the miracle my body is creating.

You shouldn't eat that. I'm having cravings. I'll eat what I want. My baby isn't missing anything he needs. I've gained 12 pounds maybe since I got pregnant. Another is OMG you're so huge! I mean so are you but you don't hear me saying anything. 😒

A friend told me, "please stop pushing out your stomach." I couldn't let her comment pass me by, I had to address her. Who in the H E double hockey stick she think I am? People think it's okay to say anything to pregnant women, well, guess what? I'm not taking any slick comments from anyone. I tip my hat to all mothers and soon to be mom, we're awesome.

Since I've been pregnant I've been told more times than I can count "I'm SO not ready for kids, I can't imagine having kids for AGES".... Uhm well then, it's a good thing you're not the one who's pregnant 😒 It's also a little frustrating because I'm nearly 31 and I went back to graduate school as a career change, and I look younger than my age, and people are pretty quick to judge "oh wow you're pregnant?! What about school?" I'm a grown ass woman, I've got straight As so far - people tease me for being a planner, so let me handle my life thank you! Sorry rant over...😂

@mommagotbump16 thank you. My husband was furious with her. My grandmother told me I should have got her for harassment but I let it go. Obviously she doesn't have much of a life to harass young mothers.

@mommalegg, I will never understand why people think it's ok to take it upon themselves to harass others, especially moms, about their lives. I'm so sorry hon.

No one has said anything to me yet but because I look younger than I am, I had passed a group of older women that stared me up and down and I could just see the judgment on their faces. Looking for a wedding ring (which I have had for four years) then at my belly, then back up to my face 😑 why are people so quick to judge? And my fingers might swell up eventually, and I'll have to take off my rings 😕 doesn't mean that girl is a bad mom if they aren't married or engaged.

Since I've been pregnant I've lost 38 pounds i got off a medicine that made me gain almost 50 when I found out I was expecting I'm constantly being told "eat more you are starving your baby" by everyone but my doctor who says I'm fine. Talk about making me feel like I horrible first time mom.

"Aren't you a little young to be having a baby?" I was 20, with a solid marriage. Still have a solid marriage and a wonderful baby at 21.

had a midwife tell me if I couldn't handle the pain (aka my spine crushing from degenerative disk on top of being all belly) then maybe I just shouldn't get pregnant.

About how I gained to much weight, I shouldn't eat certain foods, why would I want another one?

"I'm so tired of seeing babies themselves have babies" Excuse you. I'm 18. I'm Engaged. I'm Happy. Mind your business.

@sashleythomp, I agree! I always here 'wait now if you can't sleep wait until baby is here!' All the negatives really make me upset

I was sick win HG, suffered gastric flu, severe dehydration, went to hospital, insomnia, anxiety attacks every day and for me me into a depressive anxious way. Not nice. Still traumatised. I'm also a CFS sufferer. Positive at most times but the pregnancy really kicked me sideways. I was always told 'still as long as the baby is ok' despite the horrific times I've had being sick and unable to eat, sleep and rest. So I'd say, although baby is important it made it even harder to get on with things when you naturally worry about the unborn baby. You can't get your body to fix itself as the pregnancy has taken over you feel more guilt. So that didn't help. Secondly 'wow you can't sleep now wait until the baby is born!' That drives me crazy why do people say that even when you've been through so much and they know it! People sometimes enjoy being negative!

When I was 34 weeks pregnant my husband wouldn't let me load groceries because I was having complications with my pregnancy. So he had me go sit in the car, an old lady came up and tapped on my window. I thought she needed something, boy was I wrong she went on a rant how I was lazy and inconsiderate. Meanwhile I didn't look pregnant, so I told her I was pregnant. She proceeded to tell me she worked till she gave birth and again told me I was lazy. She was a nasty, nasty lady. All I could do was cry cause of hormones plus not feeling well.

Or I chose to be pregnant, and need to stop complaining about the pain

You're so bigggg! Your baby is going to be FAT!

One of my good friends said "you aren't that pregnant" Girl, mind you i was 19 weeks. I don't know exactly how far along you have to be to be fully considered pregnant! 😂😂 and also when I told her I wasn't working she said oh when she gets pregnant she intends to work a full 60-65 hour week. I don't know why when people find out your pregnant think they now have the right to belittle you, smdh people are rude.

You're getting fat and fat you're baby is going to be small cause you're all fat ... This was said to me by my fiancé' grandma

My mother used me as an example of what not to be to my best friend right in front of me. All because i didn't go to college. I was 18 when i got pregnant. 19 when i had her. We're engaged and live and provide for our daughter. If that makes me a failure as a daughter so be it.

I was working at Walmart at the time I was pregnant and I went to cash one of my checks. The cashier said I had put on some weight and I said well I'm pregnant and she said I thought you just got fat.

me nd my bf been together for about 6years, I'm now 20 nd he's 23, when his sister found out I was pregnant we didn't get a congratulations but instead she said "about time." .. it bothered me because I had goals to not be pregnant while still finishing highschool nd accomplishing some of my goals before starting a family, I haven't heard from her since then, ..

While I was pregnant, I worked at burger King. My boss was a bitch. She would always make comments about not being knowing how to use a condom, or being stupid and having a baby without being married. So she gave me the worst jobs I could do while pregnant. Eventually I ended up quitting.

Just because I'm young and pregnant people feel like they can say whatever they want to me, things they would never say to a pregnant woman who is 5 years my senior.

That the pain of my symptoms were invalid because I chose to be pregnant, so I shouldn't be aloud to complain. Also I hate being told how hard everything is or how "I'm going to bleed so badly" every pregnancy, baby and everything is different. I hate people telling me so many negative things about labor and parenting. Let me find out for myself, because my experience could be 100% different from yours and I don't want you to try to "scare" me. It's like people get a kick out of telling you horror stories.

My boyfriends grandma for starters is a psychopath and told us that we were too young for a baby and said that we needed to live with a parent still so we know how to raise a kid...need I remind you he's 22 and I'm 21, a year away from graduating it's not like we're 15 still. We moved away from her and I don't speak to her at all because she's so mean to me. As soon as she found out I was pregnant she thought she had control over me. She also said that since we had a boy it should have my boyfriends grandpa's name even though they don't speak anymore then got mad when we didn't do that. Now, I absolutely hate when my bf takes our son over to see her because I'm afraid she's gunna do some lunatic stuff.

I was asked if I was faking it because I was so small because "no baby couldn't possibly be in there". I was also asked if "I needed the plan b pill", While I waited to ask a worker to get the stretch mark out of the glass cases 😡😡😡

@harleyann, I was pissed. But, I also suffered from Hyperemisis so anytime I would get worked up, I would get super sick, so I was trying to stay calm. My mom lost it, though and my husband called in later.

@jennatess So do I. And I've actually seen his wife, she is GORGEOUS and very thin!

@harleyann, what a dick! I feel really bad for his poor wife!

I had a woman named "Aditta" ask me what I was naming my daughter. I told her "Faye", and she responded, "why on earth would you ever name her that???!!". I snapped on her, "okay, well, 'Faye' is a very traditional girls name, and I would probably take what you have to say more seriously if your name wasn't 'Aditta'...you're telling me 'Faye' is a bad name when you have one of the worst ones I've ever heard!". I work with this women and it's been over a year since that little argument and I have yet to speak to her since! Haha.

@desiraeriley, !! oh my!!! you have a better set up than I did, that's for sure. I mean, I finished college with 2 degrees and bought my first car, etc. we aren't married or anything, but I would say I'm not the worst off. I thought I had accomplished enough to atleast make her a little excited to become a grandmother... mainly it was because my partner had two kids before me (same mother). but we've been taking care of them as their mother has run off with a new boy friend and travels the world now.. just because I vent to her about the expenses doesn't mean I wasn't blessed to have a baby of my own.

while we were planning our summer events around the dinner table my dad said "well, kaylee will be no fun this summer" umm..excuse me. I'm doing the greatest thing I could possibly be doing right now with my life and I can't WAIT to meet my baby boy. I'm not a burden against your plans. geez!

@bima_514, The thing is I'm 31 and married this is my 4th child. What gave her the right to tell me I need to get an abortion?! She didn't tell my sister that when she got pregnant out of wedlock. I'm not saying she should have I'm just saying. She obviously had her favorite and I'm not it.

@desiraeriley, my mom said the same thing!! when I told her she replied with "wow... you know it's cheaper you get the 'problem' fixed, then it is to have a kid." implying to get an abortion... it definitely hurt that she even referred to my baby as a 'problem'... I definitely get that struggle girl

with our daughter, our first, we were asked if we were putting her up for adoption. that we were too young. I was 21 he was 23 turning 24. my own mother told me she never wanted me to have children. with our second, our son that I am currently pregnant with, we found out I was pregnant again when our daughter was 3 months old. I have been told I am irresponsible, a bad mother, and many other things for having kids so close together. he was not planned he was a huge surprise but a blessing none the less since neither my husband nor I were supposed to be able to have children.

@tiffany_sanft wow that is insane. I would have caused such a scene. How dare they humiliate you like that.

When I announced I was pregnant, a male coworker started telling me how he and his wife only had two kids because it's hard to lose baby weight and it took her longer to lose the weight with the second child. So he didn't want her to have anymore because he was afraid she wouldn't lose the weight. He even joked to another male coworker that "No one wants to be with a fat chick." right in front of me! I thought it was so offensive! Our bodies go through so much after having a baby and we're already emotional enough as it is without someone stressing us out about getting fat and being unattractive! Luckily, I have a wonderful supportive husband who would never make me feel bad about my appearance. Some men!

With my first I had announced on fb that me and my hubby were pregnant with our first child at 4 weeks. I had told my family right before I did this but the second time I talked to my mom she said I hope you didn't put it on fb I said too late and she said what if you have a miscarriage you should've waited til your second trimester, I think you're ruining your life you're moving too fast etc (she didn't like my hubby at this point but put her feelings aside and apologized before my son came). I flaunted my pregnancy on social media pics videos etc now with my second me and my hubby told her and she asked why were we telling her this and not to put it on social media again etc so this time I didn't I waited til mothers day when I found out the sex to announce one of the best mothers day gifts given to me by God at 5 months I've barely put anything on fb about this pregnancy and then she comes over and tells me she doesn't want to see my belly on fb anymore but she didn't say anything about the pics and videos of my first. My MIL always says my firstborn is gonna cause trouble when my second gets here cause he'll be jealous, that I won't be so clingy and pick my newborn up so much like I did with my first cause it won't be new to me but I will cause he needs to know love and trust and that his needs will be met, she also told me today I hope you don't shave down there when you're in labor cause "its personal" and told me she doesn't shave down there ew! Personally I don't like hair down there so I shave pregnant or not and I shaved before labor with my first and I will again. She also doesn't support breastfeeding cause its nasty and always says the baby's on the boob again or some slick rude stuff. I'm breastfeeding this baby as well so sucks for her, I don't care!

Also with both pregnancies because I was still small at 7 months, people were saying its no way I was really pregnant or they would ask if I'm sure im not just fat and using pregnancy as a cover up

I told my friend and his girlfriend I was pregnant and they said they were going to stay away from me because they didn't want to catch it!!

You look like a sumo wrestler. You sure there's only one in there? You're gunna have a big baby.

I was told my baby would come out extremely sick and wouldn't survive because I was so small. He was almost 8 lbs.

Then with this pregnancy somebody asked was the other baby's dad upset because they know how it is when you get with someone else and get pregnant ... But my kids have the same father. And we're happily engaged

I've got the usual "Oh you're about to pop" reactions, even though I was only 30-32 weeks along. But the worst was when my MIL asked my husband what the sex of our second baby was. (Back story: SIL lives in AL with her 2 daughters, and we all live in NW Louisiana. We already had a son.) He told her that it was another boy. She sighs and frowns, then says, "Oh. I was hoping for to have a granddaughter close by." Luckily for both her and me, I was not present for this. 😒

I've gotten told by a woman at my church I won't graduate college and I'll be just another baby mama since I'm 21. Little does she know. I'll be graduating with a double major in May

By far THE WORST thing that was told to me was repeated from my husband about what my mum said. As a lot of you know, I was hospitalized at 28 weeks and had to deliver at 29 weeks. My health declined and it was crazy. Anyway, when the doctors told me I had to deliver I called my husband to tell him and he needed to tell my mum to stay with my first son... She asked my husband "well can't she just get an abortion instead? That kid is going to come out retarded." I WAS 29 WEEKS AND IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF LIVER FAILURE!! No, you can't get an abortion at 29 weeks! And she never bothered to check on me during my hospital stay.

I was told by a gas station attendant in late 40s that I would not be a good mother because I have so many tattoos and won't be able to hold a job to support my family. She had no clue that I was manager at my job and had had my job for the last 3 years making more than she was and me being only 22 tattoos and all

I was at the Drs and had asked him to take me out of work early (my regular ob told me to ask him my job was a lot of labor and it was hard to continue to work ) and the dr had the nerve to tell me oh your just pregnant there are women working in fields right now.... Wtf?! Just because they're working in fields doesn't mean I should have to and those field workers probably weren't going through any pregnancy issues I was so upset and emotional he said other things too needless to say I never saw him after that day ... Nor did I return to work lol

I got asked "it's a good thing right?" Uh DUH it's a wonderful thing! Especially being told we might not be able to have kids or have a hard time doing so! Then proceed to reprimand me that I shouldn't be saying anything until the 12 week mark, it's my child and a huge blessing of course I'm going to say something we're excited and positive everything will be fine, and everything was! Oh and also was told not to get anything until the baby shower (even though she didn't get a thing off of it anyways and we bought a lot of things on our own anyways). Then if my bp was high, even though I was on medication for it and my dr closely monitored me and was never diagnosed with pre eclampsia I was apperently destined to have a c section (delivered my daughter vaginally without a problem). Oh and if I nap too much the baby will end up breeched like her grandson. Oh then I was supposed to let her know when I was going into labor because she took the day off for my induction (I never made it to that day lol) so she was upset because she was supposed to be there 😒😒 all was from one family member that wasn't even my mother 😒😒😒 @preggie_usa

My boyfriends mom told him, "you know how baby's are made and you didn't do anything to protect yourself?! "

I was told by a male customer at work that he was so scared he would accidentally get someone pregnant that he lost his virginity at the bunny ranch (legal prostitution business somewhat near me). I sat there at my desk dumbfounded.

My mom said you are going to get an abortion right? Then she told my whole family I was pregnant at like 9w. Could not even let me do it. None of my family members told me congratulations

@michellevaldez4750, unfortunately I wish it were the case. My fil and bil are both called A$$hole Sr and A$$hole Jr.

"well your alil overweight ". "well I'm pregnant, of course I'm not gonna be under weight". "you need to take care of that by eating good." NAW REALLY. how is my doctor gonna tell me I'm fat WHEN I'M PREGNANT? THE receptionist said oh I didn't even see the belly. apparently these people don't look up from the phone to see who comes through a door

a co-worker..."congratulations. wait, are you happy about it? because if you're not, you don't have to have it you know."

A lot of people keep telling me "the 3rd trimester is the hardest part of any marriage, but you'll get through it." 🙄 My marriage is fine, thank you very much.

My mother had 4 kids, all when she was a teenager. My grandmother had raised me for some part of my life and when she had been told that I was pregnant, because I am 18 almost 19, she then stated to me "Wow, nothing but a viscous cycle repeating itself." And would proceed to go to other expecting family members baby showers supportively, but stopped contacting me for a majority of my pregnancy.

"Well since you're not married do your kids have different dads...?" 😧😧😧 Yes because that's typically what that means (very sarcastically) No my children have the same dad...thanks tho.

I had a customer at my job say "well I take it you're not a virgin anymore."

I was continually asked if the baby was his, by his parents. When we told them I was pregnant they told me to "seriously consider adoption or abortion because this isn't the life they wanted for their son"

well I just had a baby a year ago in January and he was a preemie and when I got pregnant with twins everybody said that it wouldn't be worth it to have them in the nicu

@preggie_usa, yeah, my mom went off.

That I didn't gain enough weight to be healthy or plain just the unsolicited parenting advice

@tiffany_sanft, that's crazy

I was leaving Costco with my mom and got accused of stealing because my belly "looked fake". I was even asked to show my stomach in front of other customers to prove there was nothing in my shirt. @preggie_usa

@no062014, :'( I'm so sorry that you went through that then had them acting like that!! maybe they were trying to make you feel better but that's very insensitive!

I was told I was selfish for bringing a child into this world with it being how it is and naive for thinking I'll be able to do it at my age .. 💁

I told a former coworker I was expecting again. First thing that comes out their mouth : "you want it, right?" like really?

"you wouldn't have such an issue with morning sickness if you would just eat raw roast beef every morning"

my doctors response?

"yeah, you wouldn't have a problem with morning sickness cuz you'd be dead."

😂😂😂

I had a friend I ran into and she looked at me and said "you guys aren't having a baby already, are you?" I pointed out that we'd been together for some time and were engage before she approved of it. I didn't need her approval or care. its my life and our child. nothing else matters

I also had the mother of a male friend say "I hope he's not the father of that baby!" I couldn't even believe that at all!! I've been married 10 years. unbelievable.

"You know what prevents that right?", "You should have waited." Then I went through a miscarriage and got "It was just a bundle of cells.", "You have to much going on anyway.", "You are young and can have another." All from my in laws.

My mom's neighbor came over and when he noticed I was pregnant said "you know how that happens right?" it was meant to be a joke because it's my 4th baby but it did really bother me!

And I wasn't a drug user never have been I wouldn't even take zofran for nausea I was high risked and there was already a chance that either me or her wouldn't have made it out the hospital so her rude remarks were really heart breaking BUT today me and my baby are here stronger and healthier than what the doctors said we would be!!! 😊😊💞 @preggie_usa

@rylees_mommy, wow!

When I told my dad I was pregnant all he could say was "what you don't know how to use protection or something". @preggie_usa

When they question you even being pregnant or if its just for approval of the family. .

I even had the nurse accuse me of doing drugs while I was pregnant because of how small she was and she wasn't breathing when she finally came ! @preggie_usa I've had some rude comments get thrown towards me but you learn to brush them off and keep going

I was also asked, "Was it planned?" because we were pregnant right after getting married. I didn't care for that question at all.

I was 29 weeks and my husband's family told me repeatedly that I was SO big and there's was absolutely no way I would make it to my due date. Of course shortly after we spent a total of 10 weeks at the hospital and 6 of those were in the NICU because we complications during the last bit of pregnancy.

People have said when I was pregnant that I should be ashamed of myself because I'm still a baby then I told them I'm 20 and I'm done with school , they asked if I knew who the daddy was, after I had her I had people ask me if they could buy her from me , they asked where did I get her from because she was to fair complected to be mine and so on and so forth

I have had perverted men ask questions about my boobs and a lot of people saying I don't deserve a kid because husband and I are both ADHD and anxiety

" You are so tiny, you shouldn't starve your baby" (my height makes me grow more up then out) "are you throwing up on purpose to stay skinny, we all know you were anorexic" ( after having two months of HG and being admitted I was asked this by an in law)

people asking me if I'm really pregnant or just doing it for attention this was at the beginning of my pregnancy. and then people telling me what I need to name my child. also people fighting over who's gonna be the God mother.

people ask my age when they know I am pregnant because I look younger than what I actually am...it's really annoying like if the age has anything to do with how I will raise my baby...and people are always guessing the sex of the baby without me even knowning yet...that's kind of annoying too...people like to play God

Also the asking about the baby's father was a constant thing for me too, and being that he wasn't allowed around me because he was extremely abusive and just an all around terrible person, it hurt me to have to be reminded of him all the time. I feel like people try to get too personal, when really it's no one else's business.

being told "I didn't know you are pregnant, I thought you are just fat"

being told that I need to get an abortion because I don't deserve to carry a "blind bastards" (their words) baby, and that if I didn't, they would make me get my tubes tied, even if it meant legal action against me.

@preggie_usa, 😘😘😘

I was working in a restaurant and some redneck at my table kept making comments (I guess he thought it was flirting) like, "you know what could've prevented that right?" When I was 7-8 months pregnant completely in love with my tiny human.

@adrien5.29, thank you

@preggie_usa,

When I first found out I was pregnant people were like "Oh how old are you? , You look so young" Or "Are you still with the baby's father" Or some dumb shit like "Why your belly looks so small for your body" I hated being ask this especially by strangers I use to say alot back even get mad but I learned to jusy brush it off because becoming a mother was much more important to me to focus on.

being told That my belly looked to small I hated that everyone carries differently. different bodies different women.. common sense. my son came out perfectly healthy but the way people acted as tho he wasn't going to be bc I didn't have a huge bump full term.