My friend, Erica Heinsman, has some things to say to those who judge pregnant ladies. She's wicked funny and smart, so follow her blog at http://imtotallyfakingit.com/. Follow her on twitter, @imtotllyfakngit, and Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/imtotallyfakingit. BTW, I have a total Mom Crush on her.
Thou Shalt Not Judge the Pregnant Woman
by Erica Heinsman
You
don’t realize that your decision to create a life apparently also gives
permissions to family, friends and oddly enough, the general public, to
comment on everything you do for the next 40 weeks.
Below
are my top 5 judgements on pregnant women; read, reflect and remember
to keep your future thoughts to yourself, because she is growing her own
person. When you’re the one growing your own person, you can do what
you want.
Food
The list of foods pregnant women should not eat is longer than the terms of service for Facebook.
Let me ask you, how many women do you know that got listeria from
eating a turkey sandwich from Potbelly? What’s that? You don’t know any?
Well then I highly recommended you sit back and let your friend enjoy
her extra meat, double cheese roast beef sandwich.
And
cheese! I get it, unpasteurized dairy products are scary. But guess
what, in order to be sold in the US, it needs to be pasteurized. Unless
she is buying her brie on the black market, its going to be okay.
Coffee
I
read an article that said no coffee or other caffeinated drinks (or
food, shocker) because it was a stimulant and a diuretic. Now, I don’t
know if you know this, but when you’re pregnant you are stupid tired and
can get constipated. Coffee helps give you energy and poop? Um, yes
please! Plus, she has basically sacrificed the ability to enjoy every
social activity she used to, and now someone says to take away coffee?
Please give a preggo a break; of all the no-no’s of pregnancy is a
grande mocha cappuccino really that bad?
Alcohol
This
one is a toughy, because, well no, pregnant ladies shouldn’t be racking
up their bar tab with Fireball shots (mozzarella sticks yes, fireball
no). BUT it is okay to have a glass of wine once in a while, or even,
GASP! a beer. Even if you do see a woman going round for round with her
husband it’s best to mind your business, she’s may just be fat.
Body
I’m
not sure why a pregnant woman’s body is fair game to comment on.
Seriously, I was asked “are you having twins” more times than I can
recall without losing my mind. Or being asked if I was “about to pop”
when I was only 6 months pregnant. I really think someone is telling
people that pregnant bellies are supposed to look like someone hid a
basketball under their shirt.
Or,
how about “you’re so tiny”. I get that our society thinks telling a
woman how small she is is seen as a compliment, but maybe that pregnant
lady had a hard time keeping her meals down for the last howevermany
weeks. Or maybe she is having complications and her baby isn’t growing
that well. Do yourself a favor and refrain from any body centric
comments, because chances are she will have a few choice words about
YOUR body in return.
Birth Plan
A
women says she plans to have a natural birth, and do you know what the
most common response is? “Don’t be a hero, get the epidural”. Why the
eff do you care? Does it make you feel better because you needed one?
On the flip side, what about a woman that wants an epidural? Well the
local farmers market comes to her house and throws all their pesticide
free tomatoes at her. I’m pretty sure its her body, so it’s her choice
how she plans to expel a human being from it...except if you are having a
planned cesarean for a reason that is not medically necessary, then I
throw the judgement out like a champion; you’re a fool to choose to have
your body cut open for the sake of convenience.
See, I can’t even make it through my own post about judging without judging. But it’s my post, so I can do what I want.
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