"Are you pregnant?"

[queenbb]

In my EMT training we were simply told to ask any female above the age of 13 who was experiencing stomach pains if it were possible she could be pregnant. The looks you get from parents....

Oh, and then you have to ask that again if you are thinking about giving some sort of medicine to the patient.

oh i had that happen to me, i had a kidney infection a bad one and they asked me if i may be pregnant, i freaked out cause i had just lost my virginity oh the horror, they said well we need a urine sample to make sure that there is no blood in your urnine from a kidney stone, i finnaly submitted a sample. i think my dad was alittle miffed at me for denying that i could be so adimently, the same thing happend when i got kicked in the head by a horse (yah i had a helmet on) the same thing they told me blood in the urine so i said ok.

i dont know what i was so embarrassed about.

[Emrld]

I had to have an x-ray taken . . .so the nurse points to the note that says if you think you may or could be preggers . . .
I looked at her and said - "For that to be possible pole A would have to be put in slot B -and sorry about the TMI but that hasn't been happening . . .so unless Immaculate Conception has taken place . . .not possible" She just busted out laughing . . .and said "I am sorry you are sick - but I am so glad you came to see us"

[Boozy]

"Is it the clothing you're wearing, or are you pregnant?"

Reminds me of the slogan on the t-shirt my brother-in-law bought for my sister (she's 8 months along):

"Does this baby make me look fat?"

[laurenjeannie]

In high school I missed a lot of school my junior year and was pretty quiet, I was in lunch line one day when a girl I'd had class with the year before came up and asked if I was pregnant. I said no and she responded with "DAMN GIRL! YOU HAVE PUT ON SOME CHUNKS!" I bolted away without my lunch.

[FenigDurak]

"Is it the clothing you're wearing, or are you pregnant?"

The only downside to this is that popular fashion has deemed Empire waisted or no waisted and heavily gathered tops "In" at the moment. Anytime I go shopping, I have to spend a few minutes making sure I'm not in the Maternity section. It's starting to feel like popular culture is training young girls to be baby factories. "Get used to wearing mumus girls!"

[Eireann]

Ugh, really? I hate clothing like that. The woman I was talking to was wearing loose, flowing, but heavy clothing (the weather was cold), and it could easily have made a non-pregnant woman look pregnant. As it was, she was eight months along, so I was safe. The women around here wear asscrack jeans, stiletto heels, shorty-short shirts, and basically anything that will show the maximum amount of skin, so seeing someone wearing ATTRACTIVE clothing was truly refreshing.

[FuzzyKitten99]

When I had my first baby, about 3 weeks later, we went to a wedding. Apparently, one of Tim's cousins hadn't heard that I had given birth. We couldn't make it to the actual wedding, but we made it to the reception. Just before it started, I had to run to the car for something, and met that cousin on the way. She asked me when I was due! Of course, being hormonal, I just burst into tears and went crying into the reception hall. I figured since she was the oldest daughter of the relative that was getting married, that she would know.

For my 2nd baby, I had a better sense of humor. I had a t-shirt made for me when I found out I was pregnant again, that said "Warning! I do whatever the little voice in my belly tells me to!"

[gunsage]

Me: "Hey, are you fat?"
Woman: "WHAT! NO!!"
Me: "Oh, okay. When are you expecting?"

Works every time. Well, not really, but be sure to videotape the results.

[Alpha Strike]

but i have to say when i was pregnant, i loved it when people noticed. one of the first days i went on maternity leave (two weeks before i gave birth), fiance and i went to a video store, and the clerk behind the counter sounded geranlly excited for us. i was surprised because i have found that alot of men(that i have come across and i am not saying that all men are like this, just the ones ive been around), really don't show alot of interest in it.

At least for me, it's not that I'm necessarily uninterested but rather very worried about making a giant ass of myself.

Unless it's a woman I know well, there really isn't a tactful way to ask her if she's pregnant. So I just go to the other end of the spectrum and act like the woman doesn't even have a stomach.

[Becks]

Somebody once said, "Never ask a woman if she's pregnant, unless you can see the head crowning."

And sometimes, it's not even safe then.

[Fawn]

Unless its blatantly obvious that a big round belly is staring me in the face, I won't say a word about pregnancy. I would hate to be in such a situation where I'm basically calling a women fat.

I go to the doctor once a month (panic disorder) and a few years back I'd have the problem of being nauseous alot for no reason. The first question he asked was if I was pregnant? Everytime he said that I got so paranoid and freaked out I bought a pregnancy test (even though logically speaking it wasn't likely at the time). Evil Doctor!!! *shakes fist*

I never want kids. I take lots of precautions to make sure of that. ugh.

[myswtghst]

I have to go on record as agreeing with most of the comments here. I would NEVER ask a stranger about their pregnancy, and I only make comments to friends and family who I know for a fact are pregnant, and then, only to the positive. I know how iffy I can get when hormonal, I can only imagine how bad it would be were I pregnant! And I don't want to incur wrath of that kind!

[bainsidhe]

While ringing someone out, I had a guy ask if I was pregnant. Now I didn't quite hear him, so of course I had him repeat that poisin phrase. He meant well, because he didn't want me lifting that 20 lb bottle of laundry soap if I was pregnant, you know. But talk about deflating. Later, I told a couple coworkers about the experience and somehow thought I would hear appropriately angry remarks. Sadly, the lukewarm response I received was "uh huh". Ouch. It felt like they were agreeing with the guy. Bye bye ego.

Worse, I have been trying to lose weight and was feeling really proud of myself for the progress I had made. Apparently, I haven't been losing weight in the right spots.

[wagegoth]

I've had a tubal ligation, but every time I see a new doctor or go to urgent care, emergency, lab work or a new dentist I will get asked if there's a possibility I'm pregnant. It's just a precaution, so no big deal.

But then there was this one new doctor's assistant. She asked me if there was any chance I could be pregnant. I told her no, I've had a tubal ligation. She then asked if I had had sex since my last period. I looked at her like she had two heads, and asked, "Why?"

"Because we want to be sure you're not pregnant, so if you have had sex, we'll want to do a pregnancy test."

"I've had a tubal ligation."

She repeats herself. Then I realize that she obviously has no clue what a tubal ligation is. I then explain that I've been sterilized, had my tubes tied, can't have babies, etc. She gets a look that indicates a feeble, 20-watt bulb has finally lit in her head, then she leaves.

[Lace Neil Singer]

I once, when I was a schoolgirl in the throes of compulsive eating disorder and low self esteem, had a thoughtless woman tell me straight, "It's really disgusting that girls your age are getting pregnant." I replied, "I'm not pregnant, I'm fat," with tears running down my face. Nasty old cow. -.- She had the grace to blush and look embarrassed, but that was something that really hurt badly at the time.