by Jamie Reed posted in Pregnancy

I attended a baby shower at 6 months pregnant and by the time I left, I was embarrassed by the comments others had made about my appearance. The real kicker was soon after when an acquaintance asked me how far along I was and her response was to look at me with pity and say "That must be one tiny baby."
I immediately had to fight back tears. As someone who is fairly tall and has an incredibly long torso, I knew I would likely not "pop" until later in pregnancy. And while I'm certainly not complaining about genetic makeup in regard to how I'm carrying my baby, the comments that people make about it still hurt. (Haven't they heard there's only one appropriate time to comment on a pregnant woman's body") When I saw a BabyCenter Community post recently called Bump shaming I could relate to how Tootiefrooties5447 felt.
"This is my first pregnancy, and from what I've heard, you're just smaller the first time around. Well, almost everyone comes up to me and says 'Is everything OK"' 'You're so small are you sure there's a baby in there"' It makes me feel sad and [like I'm] an unfit pregnant person. I'm eating plenty and exercising -- my doctor says everything looks perfect."

Nothing can make you feel more sad as a pregnant woman than for someone to suggest you're not taking care of your baby. Others replied with their own stories of being shamed for their "big" or "small"...