https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:23:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1852633 Sun, 07 Sep 2014 22:36:15 +0000 JMOM 1852633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were leaving the hospital after our DD was born and a guy riding in the elevator asked me when I was due. Hello, newborn baby in the carseat next to you!! His wife looked at him like he was nuts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1852337 Sun, 07 Sep 2014 13:06:24 +0000 chibee 1852337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep - when Jack was in the NICU for a week following his birth I went to visit him probably about 5 days PP and as I was getting in the elevator in the hospital some guy went "congrats! good luck!" like i was going in to give birth. DH and i just laughed! I did look about 6 months pregnant for a week following birth though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1852325 Sun, 07 Sep 2014 12:50:13 +0000 Sapphiresun 1852325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So rude. LO was born at the beginning of August, just as the fall inventory came in. I popped in to Motherhood about 3 days pp to purchase a nursing bra, which of course are way in the back of the store. A sales person stopped me on the way in, and advised the the summer sale stuff was up front, but if I was looking for stuff for when the weather got cooler, there was a small section 'over there'. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1852284 Sun, 07 Sep 2014 11:38:45 +0000 xInfinity 1852284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were at the doctor's office for an appt 3 days pp (K was with us in the car seat) and a lady looked at my belly and asked if we were having another one already and then realised how stupid her comment was as I said no. My fiance joked to her that K was his baby with another woman lol. Hopefully she will think twice before she talks next time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1852081 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 23:28:00 +0000 fussygal 1852081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, two weeks ago at almost 5 months PP. :( The lady was older and obviously didn't have a filter. She asked if the next one was going to be a boy and I said "uh, I don't know?" Then she said "You don't know?!" in a very surprised tone. It was only then that I realized what she meant and got super flustered. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1852080 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 23:27:03 +0000 candymum 1852080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Got asked 8 months pp. also twice before I ever was pregnant haha. Never gets easier to handle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1852067 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 22:54:33 +0000 lady grey 1852067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like people in general are sooo clueless about what a postpartum body looks like. Thats why I cheered for princess kate when she came out for pictures right after delivering George.</p> <p>[attach=4871/14/nbiiux.250x201.Unknown.jpeg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1852043 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 22:00:37 +0000 AprilFool 1852043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 10 days pp I went to buy a nursing bra and was asked how far along I was. I was like she's over there. Just don't ask people! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1852038 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 21:52:51 +0000 yoursilverlining 1852038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, yes. I used to go to the post office at least once a week so they were aware of my pregnancy, and PP my mail guy commented "oh you must be due soon!". I can't remember exactly when PP that gem happened, as I'm trying to block it from memory. Also, I haven't been back to that post office since.<br /> :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1852017 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 21:25:20 +0000 Vegmama 1852017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladybee: LOL! A woman could be crowning, and I wouldn't ask!! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851972 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 19:57:40 +0000 Mrs.ThinMint 1851972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 6 weeks pp, I bought a new casual dress to wear since a lot of my clothes don't fit right now. I actually weigh less than I did before I got pregnant, but my body is different. The dress made me feel good about myself and I was really happy in it. I went to get a pedicure for my baby shower that's tomorrow. (My baby is a preemie in the NICU, so our shower is after he was born.) The lady doing the pedicure looked up at me and asked me if I was pregnant. It made me feel so bad! I guess I didn't look as good in that dress as I thought I did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851913 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 18:58:30 +0000 HTownMom 1851913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was at a winery in Napa, waiting for the restroom and the lady in front of me said I could go because she "remembered those days of constant bathroom breaks". I laughed and said thanks but I already had my baby 10 months ago (and she was with us in the winery). So embarrassing but I took it that she had just been drinking too much.</p> <p> Not so lucky the second time when in the same dress (not maternity, not big, from Bananna Republic!) and women in the elevator asked my husband and I when we were due with our second since he was holding our 11 month old daughter. I just mumbled something and we got off the elevator. </p> <p>Not sure why that dress causes these comments, but it's not stopping me from wearing it since it's the only fancy dress I feel good in and that fits! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851894 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 18:43:29 +0000 ladybee 1851894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@night cheese: same here. I never ask people if they are pregnant. So rude. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851892 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 18:42:34 +0000 night cheese 1851892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but I got mistaken for pregnant TWICE before I ever got pregnant, so... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851888 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 18:35:37 +0000 ladybee 1851888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just got asked last week. DS is 10 months old. Awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851881 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 18:29:42 +0000 Glitter 1851881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A neighbour came over to talk to my husband when I was 5 days pp and when I answered the door she said "I was about to ask your husband if you already had the baby, but I see that you haven't!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851839 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 17:54:30 +0000 78h2o 1851839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. I was shopping for clothes for the new baby and someone asked me when O was due. I said, "I just had my baby", even through I was 3 or 4 weeks postpartum. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851824 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 17:42:03 +0000 bpcmarj 1851824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was holding my daughter who was 7 weeks old at the time and a girl I knew from high school said "OMG are you having another one?!". Um, no, just pushed this one out but thanks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851815 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 17:30:47 +0000 blackbird 1851815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 5 days PP walking around and a priest asked when I was gonna have the baby. I explained that I just had her, actually </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851799 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 17:21:46 +0000 avivoca 1851799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to the gas station for pop and someone asked me how far along I was. I was six months postpartum but wearing a maternity skirt. That's the last time I wore that skirt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851794 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 17:15:51 +0000 Mrs. Tea 1851794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About two weeks after having my daughter I was at a shower and a women came over and said " oh you too! It's like a baby boom in this city, when are you due? " my reply " see the car seat over there ;) but seriously I never wore that dress again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851788 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 17:02:55 +0000 autumnlove 1851788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A couple times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851786 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 17:01:52 +0000 LAZB 1851786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was asked several times, pretty upsetting. I started wearing larger non maternity shirts that made me look fat, not pregnant. Better, but not a great alternative. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851762 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 16:19:02 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1851762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: OMG!</p> <p>Chloe told me it looks like there's still a baby in my belly. I'm 4 days PP and she's two, so... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851758 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 16:14:56 +0000 californiadreams 1851758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: i had a similar experience. And my pain meds were not even a prescription. I was buying advil for my c-section pain. The cashier kept looking at me funny and finally asked if my doctor said it was okay to take this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851757 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 16:14:28 +0000 maybebaby 1851757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stargal: Ugh! Offered a seat on the train (so sweet) because they thought I was preg...at 5 mo PP. UGH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851755 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 16:11:44 +0000 stargal 1851755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: wow how could they be so dumb.at a pharmacy?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851751 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 16:07:34 +0000 Mrs tartan 1851751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: argh horrifying! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851747 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 16:01:24 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1851747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I went to pick up my pain meds after my c-section all of the ladies stared at me whispering and then finally one comes over and said they couldn't fill the prescription because it wasn't safe to take during pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-get-mistaken-for-being-pregnant-postpartum#post-1851739 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 15:52:07 +0000 stargal 1851739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Urghhhh I did the other day by a cashier, so embarrassing and made me feel so dumpy. </p>