Pregnancy Bloopers

While I was pregnant, I worked as a librarian in an elementary school. One day a mischievous second grater look at my belly and asked. "Mrs. Gribbin, have you been  eating too many sweets?"

-Sally Gribbing Canonsburg, PA-

While at the supermarket, an elderly cashier asked me if my pants were loose enough.When I told her yes, she sternly informed me that if I wore pants that were too tight in the waist, my baby would be born with a very small head!

-Tina Carter, Leeland, VT-

After telling my best friend my baby did not seem to sleep at night, he said, "Really, babies just sleep in there? I always thought they were in a minicoma!"

-Eleonora Little, Germnatown, MD-

My husband and I were waiting in line at the movies when a woman behind us asked if we knew the gender or our baby. When we told her we wanted to wait and see, she said, "Well, you are going to have a boy. Anytime a woman's butt gets that big in pregnancy, it definitely means a boy." While I was offended, my husband had to fight back his laughter.

-Nancy Krawford, Needham, MA-

I am a waitress. While I was pregnant, customers would constantly ask about my baby's due date. After telling one woman I was due in July, she asked, "This year or next?"

-Stacie Lewis,kentwood, MI-

My mother-in-law told me that I needed to drink a lot of milk during pregnancy if I wanted to breastfeed. If I did not consume enough, this woman actually believed I wouldn't be able to feed my son. She honestly thought that breast milk came from drinking milk. Go figure!

-Brandi Johnson, Jacksonville, NC-

Americanbaby.com, October 2005

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