jeffheather's comments

Let's Talk About Handling Unwanted Belly Comments

18 Feb 2009 12:43 AM

Oh Sara...I really needed to read your words tonight. Thank You. I'm really struggling here. I'm in my 2nd pregnancy and much like yours, I have not gained as much weight as with my 1st, but all 10 lbs of it is in my belly and at 6 months along I look full term. I can handle the rude comments from strangers, but I have 2 mother-in-laws that like to remind me every chance they get how huge they think I am in various ways either directly to me almost everytime I see them (which is at least once a week) or by commenting on someone else's kind words with their own. Like, "Oh, I think she is waaaayyy too big for only 5 months along" and so on. I am trying sooooo hard to not let this get to me, but I am starting to lose it. I am crying and losing sleep over it and feeling like it is such a dark spot on what would otherwise be a very happy and fun pregnancy. I know if I confront them on this (which I am not at all afraid of doing) They are just gonna repeat this to everyone as if I am completely crazy. What do I do to get past this?