When I told a work colleague that I was pregnant he said, “Did you see that article about those twins in Australia? The doctors advised that one had such severe heart problems that it should be terminated. The parents went with the doctors’ advice but it turns out that in the end the wrong twin was terminated.”
The day that I was due to go for my 20-week scan, just before I left work to go, a colleague told me a scary story about her friend, “When my friend went for her 20 week scan she was told that her baby had serious lung development problems and that it probably wouldn’t survive when it was born.”
My boss said to me one day, "So, how are you getting on with your weight gain? You look like you're gaining weight."
This was said at work in front of about 6 colleagues by a 17 year old apprentice, “Claire, did you know that you can poo yourself in labour?"
The same 17 year old apprentice as above asked me out of the blue one day, “Claire, do you find yourself emotional?”
This was said by this same 17 year old apprentice, “Claire, if you go into labour at work, I’m here to help.” I responded, “Jordan, if I go into labour at work and you touch me, I’ll probably punch you.”
When discussing with a strange IT colleague at work whether the baby would end up calling me mommy or mummy he said, “Well, as long as it’s not ‘Yo bitch’ then I think you’ll be fine.”
I walked through a part of the building that I hardly ever go to and a colleague just said, “Massive” as I walked by. I said “What?!” and he just repeated it again while looking at my belly, “Massive”.
When I asked a guy if he had any advice for a new parent he said, "Next time keep your legs closed and it will save you a lot of money."
