https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:42:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2302213 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:18:29 +0000 jessibear 2302213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My SIL had her second baby 5 months before I had my first. She was home visiting when I was 4 months pp. DH's aunt was complimenting SIL on how awesome she looked and then told me "your tummy will get there, too." I had actually been feeling pretty good about my body before that comment. But, while I love this woman, she's the same one who spent several minutes discussing how fat my daughter's thighs were while I was changing her diaper at Christmas. Apparently she picked up on my frustration, because she did message me to apologize a few days later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2302204 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:12:30 +0000 ShootingStar 2302204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At maybe 10 months post partum I had a random old lady pat my belly and make a comment about having a second one already.</p> <p>Before DS was born I was in Target with DH at maybe 37 or 38 weeks. Some random older guy asked me when I was due and I told him. His response was, "Oh that's why you're so big!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2302186 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:05:20 +0000 erinbaderin 2302186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Veggiemama: This wasn't post partum, but when I was about 10 weeks pregnant the same friend who said she couldn't believe how pregnant I still looked said "So....are you just waiting until the second trimester to do something about your grey hair situation, or what?" I just laughed because I'm fully aware that she's lacking in tact and plus I knew that it was out of control, but come on! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2302176 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:03:53 +0000 blackbird 2302176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tidybee: omggggg hello harassment lawsuit!</p> <p>Wow some of these are terrible! I got a lot of "when are you due" right away PP but uh, i still looked pregnant, so I didn't think much of it.</p> <p> @LC: I get this a lot with alcohol! "Oh you can't have X because you're breastfeeding!" Actually, I can, so GIMME. Like i'm going to give up alcohol for MORE than 9 months, HAHA </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2302153 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:55:04 +0000 Portboston 2302153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This thread is hilarious.<br /> @catomd00: "because she gave it to her dogs" oh. Wow. 😂 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2302129 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:37:50 +0000 catomd00 2302129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter was born with an angel kiss that the doc assured us would fade (it's gone now) and my mom was obsessed with talking about how we can get it lasered off. Umm no. She also told me to let her CIO at &lt;1 week old and to give her water at night because she did that to her dogs?! Wtf. How she successfully raised 3 humans I do not know.</p> <p>Not postpartum, but I got a prenatal massage at a spa and the woman said "ohhhh you have a lot of acne" I thought she was going to try to sell me a product or give me pointers, but nope t was just an observation. Thankssss didn't notice it lady! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2302121 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:31:52 +0000 LC 2302121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When my inlaws came to the house to meet DS (our 2nd child) they brought chocolate cake and chocolate ice cream. My MIL, passive aggressively told my DD that "mommy can't have any dessert". I asked why, she said because I can't have chocolate when breastfeeding. I told her that was news to me and proceeded to eat 2 servings. Who brings food to a new mom's house assuming the mom can't eat it?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2302112 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:18:31 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2302112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: Bwhahaha! I love that you still order and ate them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2302104 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:13:46 +0000 Veggiemama 2302104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the hospital my mom asked me what my plan was for my hair (at that point I had been up for over 36 hours and had just had the baby!) she also commented that she was sooo tired and hadn't gotten much sleep the night before...ummm me neither, I was in labor and pushing out a 9 pound baby??? </p> <p>Also, a few days later my husband's aunt came over, she actually had the audacity to pat my postpartum belly and say "oh look you still have a belly!" I don't know her well at all and found it so offensive, who does that?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2302058 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:36:46 +0000 snowjewelz 2302058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do people not understand that your stomach doesn't just shrink overnight? Esp when you have your newborn with you?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2302054 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:34:20 +0000 autumnlove 2302054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SugarplumsMom: I know, right? She looked disgusted when she brought out the fried egg rolls. Yum! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2302050 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:28:46 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 2302050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>omg these are so bad!!! </p> <p>i just got a "when are you due" 3 weeks pp and had people get up for me on the subway a bunch which is funny bc when i was pregnant with A and rode the subway no one ever got up, it was only afterwards while she was in nicu.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2301984 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 09:56:38 +0000 Bubbles 2301984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: Haha! </p> <p>These are terrible. I don't think I had any weight related ones, but my Health Visitor (they come round to your house after the baby is born to check them over, give advice etc.) told me that I had better make sure to do my pelvic floor exercises otherwise DH would go and find someone with a tighter vag! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2301978 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 09:53:11 +0000 avivoca 2301978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 6 months PP, someone asked me when my baby was due. I was wearing a maternity skirt because my other clothes were in the wash and it was hot. I put up everything I wore during pregnancy that day (both maternity and non-maternity). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2301968 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 09:48:02 +0000 littlebug 2301968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Didn't happen to me, but my dad asked my sister a few days after bringing their 2nd home from the hospital if he was "suckling well." UGH. Vom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2301949 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 09:33:24 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2301949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: Omg! What's with old Asian ladies and their "helpful" weight comments?!</p> <p>The worse comment I've gotten: "it doesn't look like you've used that thing in years!" (pointing at my exercise bike). Not everyone can bounce right back after having kids. Grrrr. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2301940 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 09:24:52 +0000 Mrs. Pickles 2301940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>well it's obvious sexual education courses are limited.. I mean.. sure it takes a day to gestate a baby</p> <p>my gma said " oh it's nice to see you in real pants" and "I'm glad you didn't get so big with this pregnancy" and "now you can focus on getting rid of that weight" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2301938 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 09:24:10 +0000 Ash 2301938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 3 months pp... and the other day at work the housekeeper told me I have competition. I was so confused. Apparently, because another nurse is pregnant. She looked at my belly and said "well aren't you pregnant?" Ummm... no, that's my pp belly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2301934 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 09:18:09 +0000 .twist. 2301934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: I would have laughed SO HARD. SOMEbody doesn't know how pregnancy/gestation/babies happen! lololol that is the craziest thing I've heard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2301915 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 09:02:45 +0000 BrandNewMom 2301915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lost 30lbs very quickly, by 6 weeks pp. My kids was (is) also a HORRIBLE sleper. I have two stories.<br /> First, DH came home and said " Your make up is a mess. " I went "... What?" And he said " Yeah, you have HUGE black mark under your eyes! " "I'm not wearing any make up. I'm just tired."<br /> Then my mom posted a picture of me on FB. She immediately got a phone call from a worried friend because I looked " seriously ill, worth dark bags and my face looked too thin " </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2301858 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 08:09:34 +0000 erinbaderin 2301858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My friend came to visit me at the hospital the day my baby was born. The first thing she said to me was "I can't believe how pregnant you still look!" Bear in mind she'd had 2 kids herself so it's not like she had no idea everything didn't immediately snap back into place... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2301803 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 07:24:13 +0000 Charm54 2301803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Random lady in the grocery store: "Are you breastfeeding? There's only one right answer to that question! I hope you will keep at it for at least a year, that's why they give you a years maternity leave you know!"</p> <p>Cue my tears and attempts to hide the giant box of formula in my cart LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2301801 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 07:21:36 +0000 Ajsmommy 2301801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, some of these are so absurd. Luckily no one said anything ridonkulous to me or I would have retorted not so kindly.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2301790 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 07:12:49 +0000 FaithFertility 2301790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Omg who are these people </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2301753 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 06:16:09 +0000 Corduroy 2301753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My in laws came to visit PP and I ended up having to do something fairly physical. I mentioned to DH that I was surprised I could do it without much pain. FIL shouted out, "Oh please, it isn't like you have stitches", since I had a vaginal birth. I replied, "Actually I have lots of them, thanks". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2301746 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 05:53:52 +0000 ineebee 2301746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm Asian, and Asians are notoriously bad at this kinda stuff. I was getting my makeup done by a Korean woman for my friend's wedding. She asked how long ago I'd had the baby. I said "9 weeks." She replied, "Oh, that's why you're still so swollen."</p> <p>My parents came to visit me when I was 4w PP. My dad, who was obviously not very present or aware when my brother and I were babies, asked me incredulously, "Why do you still have a belly??" But I told him that really hurt my feelings, and he apologized and admitted he had no idea what he was talking about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2301689 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 23:34:48 +0000 birdofafeather 2301689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@xInfinity: @oliviaoblivia: what in the hell?!<br /> @Tidybee: um, excuse me? do you work in a professional place? the only way i see that being acceptable is if you work at a strip club. and if you do, then excuse my outrage at your boss.<br /> @gingerbebe: sexual hell sounds interesting! :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2301679 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 22:55:31 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2301679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Omg these are terrible! I don't remember getting anything bad..but #2 will be here soon, so maybe I'll be bumping this soon! :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2301677 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 22:52:59 +0000 PawPrints 2301677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hours after my daughter was born, my mom texted me (since email would have taken too long for something so urgent) to ask me a question about FB privacy settings. I was like.... actually I'm going to focus on figuring out how to breastfeed this tiny baby and also how on earth I'm going to walk to the bathroom to pee with a million stitches in my crotch, but I'm sure you'll figure it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/say-what-1/page/2#post-2301674 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 22:48:36 +0000 MoonMoon 2301674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Microscope: that takes the cake! :shocked: </p> <p>Seriously though, that is messed up. </p>