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sick asked in Pregnancy & ParentingPregnancy · 1 decade ago

pregnant lady's, Am I being hormonal or would this bother you too?

I went to my co workers office this morning before the begining of our day just to chat and another one of my coworkers(male) came in there to talk too. we were just chatting and i was rubbing my belly since how you know how sometimes the baby gets in certain postions that are not so comfortable. well this guy that had walked in to our conversation looks at me and says " would you stop rubbing your stomach i cant stand it" i just looked at him and kept rubbing i didnt even know what to say but iam so mad i think he could tell cause then he said "well u make think u may be going in labor" to what i said "no, believe me if that was to happen you would know it" wish i would of had a good comeback for his first comment. I'm 28 weeks and i heard that hormones start messing with you more now so n e way what do u think.

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  • Hope
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    That's a terribly rude and insensitive thing for him to say, but

    I guess some people just don't get it, especially if they've never been through it- (and he OBVIOUSLY hasn't).

    Don't hold a grudge though- being upset and stressed out does nothing good for you or the baby, so forgive the guy and rub your tummy if ya need to- it's not a crime.

    I wish you well with your baby and

    may God bless you and yours.

    :)

  • 1 decade ago

    That would have made me really mad too. I'm only 14 weeks and I'm always rubbing my belly, just because I'm excited about the baby. You may be a little hormonal but that guy sounds like a real jerk.

  • 1 decade ago

    I'm 5w4d pregnant, and when I was 3w4d pregnant, I burst into tears because my husband told me - and I quote - "I don't know". The hormones hit me early, so I might be biased, but that would've irritated me too. I think you handled it really well though, in the future, you might - gently - point out to him WHERE you're going to feel labor pains - and that it's not on the top. He might also want to know that rubbing your belly doesn't start labor. :-)

    Good luck - and hang in there!

  • harlie
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    I agree, i'm 9 weeks and nevertheless a senior in severe college and all my friends called me prego whilst they first found out. I aboslutely hate the observe. I had to tell them that i might savor it in the event that they did no longer call me prego, with the aid of fact i'm pregnant no longer prego. it relatively is what inmature people call pregnant.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Well this depends, did he say it to be a smart a$$ or did he say it thinking he was being truly funny or third was he serious? (cause some men are just uninformed and frankly dumb) If he was being a smart butt then yes I would be a little miffed and would tell him so. In the other two cases I would just feel sorry for him either for his droll sense of humor or his lack of education.

  • elsie
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Eh, I'd be offended at first, too...but wouldn't hold it against him. He sounds like he just chose his words wrong. Some people are weirded out by pregnancy for whatever reason, and it sounds like he may be one of them. Chalk it up to ignorance on his part, but there's no need for you to be too bothered about it. Hormones definitely make that difficult, though!

  • I think your response was spot on perfect! HA! You said just enough to be b!tchy without sounding like a crazy pregnant lady You kept doing what you were doing & made him feel like the jackass he sounds like High five honey! lol I dont think that was hormones, I think he was being a smart as s & you put him in his place Good on you :)

  • 1 decade ago

    i say the guy was out ofline . its none of his business if yo rub your belly. every pregnant woman does. next time he comeintothe conversation like that and make a rude comment , come back at him with " if yo dont like it turn your butt around and walk the other way ." that will get him . :D

  • 1 decade ago

    You are not just being hormonal. I guess it depends on what kind of relationship you have with him, but sounds like what he said was inappropriate. You did not over react and he caught you way off guard.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I think you might be overreacting but the way he said it was a little rude he could have been nicer. Honestly even as someone who has been pregnant, when people do this(excessively a pat here in there is ok) it's really annoying, it comes off to everyone else like your showing off. You don't know everyone's situation so what if he just lost a child or something or if a woman next to you is having a very hard time conceiving? how would you feel? Just try to be considerate of how other's might feel, what if that was you?

    Source(s): "Don't judge until you've walked in another's shoes"
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