when did people start noticing

[Anonymous]

this is all crazy to me. I am 9 weeks with my third and by 8 weeks I am showing-- with all of them!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know! I feel like I look SO pregnant (16 weeks), but no one says anything or even does the subtle glance. Except my DC's day care lady, who noticed at about 12 weeks and asked if I was pregnant again.

My only problem with this is I miss the days when people willingly gave up their seats on the metro because I was pregnant. Winter coats don't help, either. This tired mama needs a seat, people!

YES. This is my issue and I am the OP. It's also tricky going to the grocery store. No one offers to help me with bulky stuff.

You're pregnant, not an invalid.

+1 Sorry, at 20 something weeks, you can carry your own groceries.

(Signed - someone who has been pregnant. THREE times.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know! I feel like I look SO pregnant (16 weeks), but no one says anything or even does the subtle glance. Except my DC's day care lady, who noticed at about 12 weeks and asked if I was pregnant again.

My only problem with this is I miss the days when people willingly gave up their seats on the metro because I was pregnant. Winter coats don't help, either. This tired mama needs a seat, people!

YES. This is my issue and I am the OP. It's also tricky going to the grocery store. No one offers to help me with bulky stuff.

You're pregnant, not an invalid.

+1 Sorry, at 20 something weeks, you can carry your own groceries.

(Signed - someone who has been pregnant. THREE times.)

I don't disagree with you necessarily, but there are some things that are just harder to get when you're pregnant. For example, one of those huge packs of bottled water from Costco. I remember once in my first pregnancy, my DH asked me to go to Home Depot to get him a couple of bags of mortar (he was tiling the bathroom). Those things are like 50 pounds each. I had to track down an employee to put them on my cart, track another employee down to put them in my car, then he carried them in the house. Extreme example, sure, but you get my point. You just have to ask if you really need help, but I would agree that for most grocery trips, you shouldn't need any help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know! I feel like I look SO pregnant (16 weeks), but no one says anything or even does the subtle glance. Except my DC's day care lady, who noticed at about 12 weeks and asked if I was pregnant again.

My only problem with this is I miss the days when people willingly gave up their seats on the metro because I was pregnant. Winter coats don't help, either. This tired mama needs a seat, people!

YES. This is my issue and I am the OP. It's also tricky going to the grocery store. No one offers to help me with bulky stuff.

You're pregnant, not an invalid.

+1 Sorry, at 20 something weeks, you can carry your own groceries.

(Signed - someone who has been pregnant. THREE times.)

Good for you that you had healthy easy pregnancies, but some people do have complications and medical restrictions on them during pregnancy. Others might get real big and tired real quick. Please don't expect your experience to be everyone's experience.

[Anonymous]

10-11 weeks the second time. Around 13 weeks the first time. I'm 5'8" and started around 140-145 lbs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know! I feel like I look SO pregnant (16 weeks), but no one says anything or even does the subtle glance. Except my DC's day care lady, who noticed at about 12 weeks and asked if I was pregnant again.

My only problem with this is I miss the days when people willingly gave up their seats on the metro because I was pregnant. Winter coats don't help, either. This tired mama needs a seat, people!

YES. This is my issue and I am the OP. It's also tricky going to the grocery store. No one offers to help me with bulky stuff.

You're pregnant, not an invalid.

+1 Sorry, at 20 something weeks, you can carry your own groceries.

(Signed - someone who has been pregnant. THREE times.)

I don't disagree with you necessarily, but there are some things that are just harder to get when you're pregnant. For example, one of those huge packs of bottled water from Costco. I remember once in my first pregnancy, my DH asked me to go to Home Depot to get him a couple of bags of mortar (he was tiling the bathroom). Those things are like 50 pounds each. I had to track down an employee to put them on my cart, track another employee down to put them in my car, then he carried them in the house. Extreme example, sure, but you get my point. You just have to ask if you really need help, but I would agree that for most grocery trips, you shouldn't need any help.

Try dealing with a tantruming 2 year old in the middle of the store...puts it all into perspective.

Yeah, most everything in the grocery store you should be able to handle, heavy bags of building supplies/mulch not so much - but if you do need help getting smaller/lighter items: Ask.

[Anonymous]

^FWIW it wouldn't even dawn on me to ask a pregnant woman if she needed help lifting something like a 12 pack of Coke. That was never a problem for me. But if a pregnant lady (or anyone else) asked me to help them, I would do so without hesitation. Don't be shy - Ask!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^FWIW it wouldn't even dawn on me to ask a pregnant woman if she needed help lifting something like a 12 pack of Coke. That was never a problem for me. But if a pregnant lady (or anyone else) asked me to help them, I would do so without hesitation. Don't be shy - Ask!

I think it's actually required for the cashier to ASK.

[Anonymous]

I'm the same size. First pregnancy - I got comments from people that knew me around 14-15 weeks and strangers by around 18. Second pregnancy - people already knew when I announced at 12 weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^FWIW it wouldn't even dawn on me to ask a pregnant woman if she needed help lifting something like a 12 pack of Coke. That was never a problem for me. But if a pregnant lady (or anyone else) asked me to help them, I would do so without hesitation. Don't be shy - Ask!

I think it's actually required for the cashier to ASK.

Really? Every time a customer buys a 12 pack of coke the cashier is supposed to ask if customer needs help? In what stores?