What NOT To Say To A Pregnant Woman

When I was pregnant I read a lot of blog post labeled " What Not to Say to A Pregnant Woman. " I thought it was hilarious & as a pregnant woman it made me not feel like a total jerk when I would get p*ssed at people. I wasn't alone in how I felt, thank goodness. I thought maybe I was just mean haha. If you are pregnant or have ever been pregnant you will totally get this post !! 

1. " Your getting big/bigger " Umm duh I'm pretty sure there is a child growing inside my womb, were you expecting me to get smaller ?? 

2. " Get all the sleep now while you can " Ohh ok yah cause when your in your third trimester sleeping is a doozie!! Constant bathroom breaks, a baby moving non stop in your belly, back ache.... Shall I continue 

3. " Anything happening yet? " If something was happening you would know & you probably would not need to be asking me that question. 

4. " Would you have that baby already " sure let me tell her to come out for you. The best is when people would say it and it wasn't even my due date yet! If anyone wanted her here it was me, you know the one carrying her around.

5. " Enjoy your last moments of freedom " To me that's rude , having a child is a blessing & a beautiful thing !! It's crazy how many people make those comments  & turn it into something negative. Your life is not ending bringing a child into this world , it is just beginning !! 

I had a random woman say to me recently while I was pushing Hadley in her carriage "enjoy her while she's quiet like this , you have 18 long years ahead of you, did anyone tell you that". I'm sorry but for starters I'm not a dummy, I knew having a child I would care for her until she is "18, a legal adult" but I will personally care for my child forever! She will always be my baby! Being a parent doesn't cut off when they turn 18. Of course I just politely smiled, walked away & vented once she was out of my sight haha

 

6. Please do NOT tell me your pregnancy/labor horror stories ! Any other time I will be 100% compassionate & listen but not when I am already nervous and paranoid on my own.

 

You might think what your saying is a nice or funny comment but to a hormonal, sensitive pregnant woman its most likely NOT, they might just want to punch you in the face haha 

 

Anyone else ever get some crazyyy things said to you while you were pregnant ??

Comment below, I would love to hear it !!

 

I hope you enjoyed & could at least get a laugh out of this :) !!! & to all those

pregnant mamas out there, if these comments totally irritate you, you are not alone!! You are bigger but beautiful & growing a life inside you. Don't worry you will sleep again, just maybe

not as much as you use to but hey these 9 months of pregnancy are preparing you for that. Any sleep you don't get while you precious little one is here it is TOTALLY worth it! Trust me my first few weeks were VERY sleep deprived. You will have freedom again, just a different kind of freedom. Life as you know it will change but a new beautiful life is just beginning! So when people say stupid things to you just smile, bite your tongue & in your head punch them haha !!

Pregnancy, A beautiful yet not so beautiful thing..

Pregnancy, a beautiful yet not so beautiful thing. I always had in my head that I would have this super glamorous pregnancy. Dressed to the nines everyday with the perfect baby bump. Well luckily I had a nice bump but I was far from dressed to the nines. I was not that pregnant lady you would be pinning on your "pregnancy fashion" pinterest board. Oh well. There were a few times I made it seem like I was that girl. Snapping pictures of my "outfit of the day" but those outfit pictures were pretty much the only times I looked liked that. Fashion was not my strong point during my pregnancy, actually I am not sure what was. I started out feeling blah & then I got hit with the dreaded morning sickness which was actually all day sickness from 11-16weeks! Whoever came up with the term "morning sickness" and made woman think they would only be sick at the beginning of the day & then prance around like a sparkling unicorn the rest of the day SUCKS. At this point in my pregnancy I made the hard decision to give up my career as a hairstylist. It was my dream, I had a big clientele, was this the right choice? This question drove me nuts, people thought I was nuts for leaving my success behind. I had some clients completely support me while other clients did the opposite. Some were quit rude, you would think I asked them to give me their first born child and all their other valuable possessions. As my pregnancy continued I turned into that crazy pregnant lady, I literally would scan google and think I had every horrific thing that could happen during pregnancy! At this point I could probably be an OBGYN with all the stuff I know. I need both of my hands to count how many ER trips I took, a couple nurses even recognized me, how embarrassing! I am lucky to have an amazing husband & mother who put up with me. One afternoon I was having my daily meeting with the porcelain throne getting sick and having the worst nose bleed of my life. Actually my first nose bleed ever! As I yelled for my husband my inner hypochondriac told me I was going to bleed out and die on my bathroom floor. Picture that scene, nothing but a hot mess, I told you I was far from a glamorous pregnant woman.  But my entire pregnancy was not full of barf & anxiety. There were many beautiful moments. The first time I felt her move, the first time my hubby and I felt her kick, the first time we heard her heartbeat, finding out we were having a girl, seeing her at the ultrasounds. It was all surreal, as blah as I felt it was all still perfect. She was always very active, I would sit for hours and watch her wiggle beneath my skin. I looked forward to taking my weekly bump picture & sending it to my husband while he was at work, super sexy huh. I would do it all again in a heart beat, ok not a heart beat but I will do it again ! Did I make the right decision leaving my dream job, absolutely. Being a hairstylist is my second dream job now & sooner or later I will make my comeback. Right now I am doing my dream job, staying home & being the best mommy I can be to Hadley.

This was one of those times I looked like a put together pregnant woman. Our maternity shoot with our photographer Tara Renaud Photography. She has captured all of our amazing moments, engagement shoot, wedding, maternity & Hadleys newborn session. Enjoy!

Happy Sunday,
Xo

 

I loved what she did with this, top was our engagement session 2 years ago.

Such a beautiful idea. I shed some tears when I saw this one.