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I just need some advise before I got pregnant if I saw a pregnant person or an elderly person I would let them in front of me at the store. I still do this is its clear the pregnant person OS further along then me or for any older person. The further I get in this pregnancy the harder it is for me to stand but when I was at the store wanting for my turn in line this girl maybe in get mid 20s butted me out of the way! She almost knocked me over! I'm not trying to be rude but shouldn't people who r younger and not pregnant be more considerate to us? Ps I'm clearly pregnant u can tell I'm not just fat
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I personally would've confronted the girl. I haven't been knocked out of the way or anything, but I've had drivers speed up to blow past me so they don't have to wait while I waddle to cross the street to go into a store. I usually yell at the car lol like they can hear me. It helps for me to have my mini rage so I can get over it and on with my day.
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You know what, I'm with you on this one. If I ever have the chance, I help pregnant women, elderly people, and the handicapped out. Not everyone has it easy in life, and if you can make someone who is struggling's day a little brighter by letting them go in front of you, why wouldn't you? It's appalling how everyone is "out for themselves" anymore. My first pregnancy I had sciatica so bad I was on crutches. Ever try to push a grocery cart 9 mos pregnant on crutches? Quite a few times people went out of their way to help me. It brought tears to my eyes how many people were willing to inconvenience themselves for me. There was the occasional jerk who didnt care that I could barely stand up. One time a lady behind me huffed "finally!" when I hobbled away with my groceries. I turned around and said "God forbid you ever suffer from something that slows you down a little. Have some compassion." So my advice? Confront them. Show them that we should all have a little humanity, and maybe next time they will be a little more patient.
Also, we did "ask for it" by becoming pregnant, but I don't think that gives people the right to be rude. That girl is lucky she didn't ram my stomach into a counter...
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I plan on it I was just asking if anybody else had had this problem too I don't live in a big city it actually small. I just wanted to see if anybody else had had this problem. Instead I get put down for having a heart and caring about other people. It just seems to me that people now a days r self centered and don't care that I could of injured my baby cause u just knocked me into a counter that was perfectly level with my stomach. I wouldn't be as appalled by this if it had been an accident. She did it on purpose and didn't care! And its not just me I see all types of people that get pushed around by younger people who just don't care! My parents taught me to respect everyone! And NEVER push someone out of the way like that! And I didn't find it nice off jjs questioning me about learning stuff in medical school. I've been a nurse for 3 yrs in an ob's office I know what u can and can't do during pregnancy. And I guess I was raised right because I know no.matter what it is not okay to push somebody no matter of the r pregnant, old, young, middle age... Just to get in front of them! It's called being considerate of other people. Again I don't want or expect special treatment but u could ask to get in front of me like a decent human being should do!
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If you don't like what people have to say don't bother posting. Confront the lady that pushed you next time. Simple as that.
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Oh and one more thing I do have a way around it I bring my husband along so if I get dizzy and need to sit I can! Don't sit there and judge me for caring about my health, my child's health and other pregnant women's health! Lucky u, u had such easy pregnancy! Some of us r not that freakin lucky!
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I never said we should get special treatment Jeesh! And there r lots of things pregnant women can not do I'm a nurse and used to lift 200 lbs pts by myself I can't do that anymore! I used to move my couch to clean behind it ( I'm a little ocd) I can't lift my couch anymore! There r tons of crap u can't do when ur pregnant! I'm not asking for special treatment all I was asking was basically how do u handle almost being knocked on ur face by a pushy 20 something! It was my choice to get pregnant! But just because I'm moving a little slower these days DOES NOT MEAN UN PREGNANT PEOPLE CAN KNOCK ME OUT OF THERE WAY TO GET IN FRONT OF ME!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALL I WANTED WAS ADVISE ON HOW TO HANDLE IT NEXT TIME I'LL JUST HIT THE STUPID PERSON TRYING TO KNOCK ME OUT OF THE WAY CAUSE NOBODY ON HERE IS GIVING ME ANY FREAKIN ADVISE!!!!!!!!
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Pregnancy is not an illness. When you go to medical school you learn that and that you shouldnt treat pregnant women any difrent then non. Yea things are more dificult but we asked for it. We need to do things ourself we should be able to do anything we could before. Speacil treatment is unneeded. If you cant stand in line that is your problem and not everyone elses you need to figure out ways around it.
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I'm not saying I should get special treatment I just think other ppl should be a little more understanding to what we r going through. Not knocking us over to get in front of us
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It's too bad more people can't be considerate.
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I'm pregnant with my second child and have.complications as well. This still doesn't cause me to think I should be first in a grocery line. If a pregnant.person thinks that you can expect others at stores to feel the same way.
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I know how hard it is to stand on ur feet. Like with me my iron is low and I can't take the pills it makes me sick. But because of that I get dizzy and have passed out  before while standing in line. I think other women might have the same problem so I let them in front of me. It's not special treatment its being thoughtful! And aware of what they r going thru
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Almost knocking you over was defiantly rude. However when it comes to grocery lines you shouldn't get special treatment because you are pregnant. Maybe bathroom lines but nothing else.

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