r/interesting • u/IshigamiSenku04 • 1d ago

This woman never had a baby bump throughout her pregnancy MISC.

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The baby was totally fine

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I ran into a friend from HS a few years after and congratulated her on her pregnancy and asked her due date because she looked visibly pregnant after being so tiny in school. She got extremely upset and walked off crying as she said she isn't pregnant she's just fat. Its been ~12 years and I haven't seen her again, but I also learned to never assume a woman is pregnant based on looks.

Note: To be fair she had just had a baby like 1 month before I ran into her. She just hadn't shed any baby weight.

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u/MotorPineapple1782 1d ago

A month out the uterus is still enlarged. They warn you you’ll look about 5 months preggers right after delivery. A month out it’s getting better but I was DEF still solidly wearing matenity clothes at that point

Not to use the hormonal excuse but she still probably had some post partum hormones that weren’t helping

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u/alexiawins 1d ago

I remember my mom telling my dad after my brother was born “it took me nine months to get to this size; you’ve gotta give me at least nine months to get back to how I was” lol

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u/CarelessStatement172 1d ago

I plan to try to take these comments in stride; when was I due? A month ago! But I imagine her hormones were not helping her at this point.

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u/Typical2sday 1d ago

Yeah I’d hope hormones, bc I’d just chirp what you wrote and laugh so hard. I was mistaken for pregnant once when those gauze-y empire “waisted” flowy shirts were popular about 15 years ago. I thought it was fun, my husband hated them. Some client lady asked about me being pregnant and I just died laughing and said “no! Just an unflattering shirt I won’t wear again!” Lady was mortified but it was funny to me. Needless to say that shirt got packed away!

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u/K4nt0s 1d ago

Had to be hormones. I was literally wearing maternity clothes for months after birth. I was not actively trying to lose the weight, and also became a SAHM so my activity level plummeted just leaving me in pooch limbo. The only reason I'm sure I wasn't asked was because my daughter was glued to me.

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u/Wedoitforthenut 1d ago

I felt terrible and really regretted saying anything.

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u/elismatcha 1d ago

Don’t feel bad, it happens, and it really is a bit tricky to tell when a woman has just given birth like everyone’s mentioned. Don’t be too hard on yourself, we live and learn