Does anyone else hate the phrase "fall pregnant"?

lol..i was just thinking that when reading some of the questions on here...i think it sounds a little silly also. not sure where the saying came from either :-)

I've only found that term to be used with people from India or some other country where the translation is the issue. It really doesn't bother me because I know what they mean, and at least they're trying to use proper English.

The people who say they're preggers, preggo, etc are far more annoying in my opinion. It seems almost like they're making a joke out of being pregnant.

I just asked a question and i'm assuming this idea of yours came from my question. Sorry I phrased it in a 'silly' way and not the way you feel is more appropriate. I find nothing wrong with it and like another lady said above me I find the phrases preggo or preggers much more annoying.

"How long did it take all you mommies to fall pregnant with your second baby?" (Question I just asked)

So if I phrased it like this would it make you not 'hate' it so much?

"How long did it take all you mommies to get pregnant with your second baby?"

It is kind of a lame phrase. We do know what causes pregnancy, and when a new human life begins. Some pro-choice people refer to an unwanted fetus as a parasite, or a tumor, as though pregnancy is a disease. The phrase "fall pregnant" kind of perpetuates the same idea to me. Pregnancy is not a disease. https://artandlifenotes.wordpress.com/2015/01/21/i...

It may have started out that way, but the phrase has been retained in many areas of the world, not due to that connotation though. It's largely a British thing here on this forum.

Considering the length I had to go through to get pregnant and stay pregnant - there is no way in hell that I FELL pregnant. Yes, I guess that phrase is pretty annoying when you think of it.

Lol yes. It is a little annoying. Almost as annoying as people asking if they are preggo or saying they are preggy.. Really? I just think it makes them sound like they are 5. Or when people say they're ego is preggo. Lol that is so irritating.

It really bothers me. Honestly. Fall pregnant. Like they fell ill with a disease or something. Or wasnt pay attention and slipped into a vat of sperm...

Seriously. Its a ridiculous term.

Not really....I find Prego, Preggy and Preggers to be much more irritating.