Postpartum Bummer
"I ventured out of the house two weeks postpartum to buy diapers and the cashier asked me, 'When are you due?'"
- Sharon, Los Angeles
Suck It in, Sweetheart
"In the elevator, someone expected me to suck in my stomach and make room for him."
- Maggie, Mar Vista, Calif.
Birth Control FAIL
"When I was waiting to get fitted with my IUD the very pregnant woman next to me told me it was the same one she had used."
- Eva, Crestview, Calif.
Mom TMI
"Random people still ask me: 'Did you use protection?' I have three boys born in three-and-a-half years and I can’t tell you how many times complete strangers question my family planning methods. STILL."
- Eva, Crestview, Calif.
Too Close for Comfort
"I was holding an umbrella when a stranger popped into the refuge and said, "Hi!" Then he looked down at the imposing belly and said, "Oh, bye," and was quickly on his way.”
- Stephanie, New York
The Baby Police
“I can’t tell you how many times I was asked if this baby was planned."
- Aliza, Maryland
When Dad Attacks
“I caught my husband laughing at my waddle when he was walking behind me.”
- Megan, Mentone, Calif.
Time for a Chauffeur
“Someone parked really close to my car and I was eight months pregnant. I had to climb over the passenger seat and the center console to get to my side. That was the closest I have come to wanting to key someone's car.”
- Pamela, Los Angeles
Your Brain on Pregnancy
"I showed up at a gyno appointment with one blue flip flop and the other black.”
- Ciaran, Laguna Beach, Calif.
What NOT to Say
"You must be having a girl since the baby is robbing you of your beauty."
- Deena, Los Angeles
