*sob* no more public outings!

Hubby and I just went to the mall for some lunch and get a Fathers Day pressie for his dad.

I have never felt so self concious in my life!! People had thier eyes GLUED to my belly to a point where I wanted to walk up to them and slap them!!!!

I know between it being my last 2 weeks and Maddie having a generous swimming pool I'm sporting a fairly sizeable bump but oh my goodness it just felt so rude the way people were staring!!!!

It doesn't help being tired and emotional too. All the same I think I'll hibernate (bar a few select trips to friends houses) until Maddie is here!

thats what i use to dothe only thing that relly got me paws was when they touched my tummy and it was more men then woman sooo grosssss

Well hasn't someone in here developed the America's Next Top Model super-ego - how do you know they were staring at you and not your hubby? He could have been sporting something dashing today that had them all staring...
He wasn't wearing his undies on the outside again was he? They weren't your undies he was wearing on the outside either?

But seriously, staring is all part of the game. People stare at my belly when I'm out waddling around the mall. I figure it distracts from them noticing that I'm wearing my slippers and staring at my sheepskin footwear (I can't help it if they are both comfy and the only shoes that fit comfortably at present). As soon as the little miss is born they'll start ignoring you and staring into the pram to see the baby. Then a year or two will pass and they'll be staring at the toddler throwing an all out tantrum in Whitcoulls while you look helplessly on... In any case, if it was Glenfield Mall, be happy that they are staring at you for being a glowing pregnant soon-to-be-mum and not some Westie Bogun wandering around in her slippers....*oops*

Edited by emeldee

Hmmmmm think I will have to use the "stare-em-down" approach next time...or my SIL's husband suggest I dash up to them yelling "yes I'm in labour I'm in labour help me help me!!!"

Maybe I should get hubby to wear undies on the outside....then people wouldn't stare at my bump OR my slippers if I decided to wear them out! hehehehehehe

she'll be right ---- go where ever you want, most people think pregnant bumps are amazing and gorgeous and I am sure if they had the guts to they would touch it too....

he he... Nikki I was gonna say something similar. I dont think its necessarily bad staring, but I know it isnt nice on the receiving end. Along with people continually asking when you are due.

I ALWAYS stare at bellys now that I am pregnant. I know I shouldn't but I can't help it - I'm super jealous and I want to see what they are wearing. I try to do it with an admiring smile on my face but I don't know if I pull it off. hehe - I love preggy bellys - I think they are beautiful and the bigger the better!!

Oh poor you Paws!! That's so not nice. I'm always really conscious about making the object of my belly envy uncomfortable so I try not to stare and just pass a casual glance. I don't think I would cope very well with that amount of staring though. Not too long to go now...

Same thing happened to me on Sat. We went away to Napier for the weekend. I was sitting with MIL on a bench outside shops waiting for her friend and this oldish lady stared (complete with dropped jaw!)as she approached us, then turned around to look again 4 times as she went past! MIL called out " Do you want to take a picture?" Haha! I am kinda used to it now, happens all the time, but I was a lot smaller 6 weeks ago when I last saw MIL, and she hadnt seen people so obviously stare at me!

yup I get the looks too... actually I noticed the other day that I get more "kindly knowing smiles" than anythign else... it creeps me out - a stranger walks past and takes a look at my belly and must think "oh she is about to pop" and then I get it - the kindly nodding smile... almost like an approving type of thing like "there there dear - it will all be over soon" - eeuuw! I wish peope would stop smiling at me just cos I have a big belly! I have taken to glaring at them - doesnt stop the first smile - they do taht before I can glare, but it sure stops the kindly nodding after about 2 seconds...!