If you’ve ever spoken to a heavily pregnant woman, you’ll know she’s lost touch with rational thought. Reason and common sense have gone the way of her waistline. BOOM.
She’ll never admit it, but pregnancy has made her a tiny bit more sensitive than she’d normally be. This can make conversation with a pregnant woman like running through a beautiful field riddled with bindis. And land mines. And rabid dogs.
Be prepared to be misinterpreted, taken out of context and straight up misquoted.
She doesn’t mean to be so precious. She might even have the occasional flash of lucidity that tells her she’s being a tad dramatic but chances are she’s not even aware of it and she thinks you’re the one being incredibly insensitive.
In the interest of saving the relationship with your preggo mate (the good news is it’s temporary so don’t write her off just yet), here’s a list of questions you might want to avoid: