How to respond to “you’re SO BIG!”

i would tell people i dont really appreciate negative comments about my pregnancy journey... i am growing a beautiful human being and no matter how big they get as long as they are healthy and im healthy thats all that matters.
it is never rude to tell people how you are feeling about their comments its better than stressing out everytime you have another conversarion with them❤️❤️ and congrats on your pregnancy

I find the best way to get people to stop saying that is being really really quiet and not showing any real reaction. I feel like a lot of people say that to pregnant people because it's an exciting time and not everyone has a brilliant new thing to say..

Sorry to hear this Momma, you’re doing great!

Great advice Alexandra, that’s way better than what I was about to suggest.

You can also ask them for well wishes or supportive comments only.

I would say "I know that I am pregnant, but I feel uncomfortable when you make comments about my body". I personally loved when people said my belly was getting big because I wanted my baby to be big and healthy and so the external growth was super satisfying to me. Try to remember that people who are saying it love you and aren't trying to make you feel bad or uncomfortable. BUT it is never ok to comment about someone else's body, good or bad. It is inappropriate.

I work as a physio and I swear people just looooove telling me how big I'm getting. I've started just by laughing at them and saying "wow you don't talk to many pregnant people do you?" It makes it lighthearted while still letting them know they're being inappropriate

This is one of the hardest things that I've experienced during especially being someone with a history of eating disorders. I find it absolutely baffling the audacity people have to make comments about my body when they have their own bodies that are not perfect. it's inappropriate to say anything about them but because we're pregnant the floor is open to call me fat. then hide behind being excited or joking or whatever the scenario might be. I am 5'3, and there's literally an inch between my ribs and my hip bone so I have literally no waste and I just become all belly. I found it absolutely heartbreaking when people would say I can't believe such a tiny baby came out of such a big belly because my daughter was 4 lb. It's just stuff you don't forget. I'm really sorry that you and all of us have to go through that it's just not okay. I start to distance myself from people who feel that they have an opinion on my body and I don't really bring them back in after pregnancy is over

“Well that’s a rude thing to say” or “I wonder why you thought that was okay to say to someone”

whenever someone told me this, i’d thank them !❤️ i’m pregnant, i’m supposed to get big! it just reassurance that my body is doing its job to carry my baby and showing progress that my baby is growing. but my feelings towards it may be different because I had a miscarriage before so this time around I was looking forward to pregnancy symptoms and “getting big” and having a huge belly lol

I used to say "don't say that". Give a terse look and change subject