SweetSilverBlues: Litig8r: Is anyone else more surprised by the fact that the criticism was vocal, direct, and repeated by multiple individuals? I don't think - in my almost 40 years on the planet - I've ever had a complete stranger, unsolicited and unprovoked, say something snarky or judgmental about me to my face. Is this a British thing? Or a female thing? I just can't get beyond the audacity inherent in the idea of shouting at a random person who has nothing to do with me or mine...

You've never seen an attractive woman jog by a fundie church just as service was letting out, I take it.

Mob mentality; it's stupid and dangerous.

Have you?
If so what did they say?

Litig8r: Is anyone else more surprised by the fact that the criticism was vocal, direct, and repeated by multiple individuals? I don't think - in my almost 40 years on the planet - I've ever had a complete stranger, unsolicited and unprovoked, say something snarky or judgmental about me to my face. Is this a British thing? Or a female thing? I just can't get beyond the audacity inherent in the idea of shouting at a random person who has nothing to do with me or mine...

It's a pregnancy thing. Complete strangers walk up and touch somebody's belly, offer advise, ask questions. There are many odd attempts at explaining this odd phenomenon. I favor the basal primatology of needing to have the whole troop involved to help an expectant mother.

SweetSilverBlues: Litig8r: Is anyone else more surprised by the fact that the criticism was vocal, direct, and repeated by multiple individuals? I don't think - in my almost 40 years on the planet - I've ever had a complete stranger, unsolicited and unprovoked, say something snarky or judgmental about me to my face. Is this a British thing? Or a female thing? I just can't get beyond the audacity inherent in the idea of shouting at a random person who has nothing to do with me or mine...

You've never seen an attractive woman jog by a fundie church just as service was letting out, I take it.


Mob mentality; it's stupid and dangerous.

Good point. I assume they hollered and cursed her for a whore...

puffy999: Ideally, long-term, low impact exercise would be best.

I do not think our pregnant ancestors went jogging down their concrete sidewalks for miles at a time. More like walking long distances, performing relatively low-impact laborious tasks, and so on.

Puffy, I love you man, but I know you don't even have a GED in obstetrics. Exercise is healthy for the fetus and the mother, and being sedentary is the opposite. Being sedentary is absolutely horrible for someone who is already physically active in terms of physical and mental well-being, and that is terrible for both mother and baby. I'd encourage you to check out Cassandra Forsythe's Fit Pregnancy series of interviews with fit moms on her blog for some perspective on the kinds of exercise that women can and do during pregnancy.

TV's Vinnie: Or, maybe they just make this shiat up to rile people and are pulling it out of their collective arse!

A Daily Fail story where a healthy pregnant woman is called a selfish cow by a mother smoking while pushing a small child may contain elements of untruth?

The hell you say!

TV's Vinnie: I'm very curious as to how the Daily Fail keeps getting these stories. Was there some sort of press release on the news wire that read " Bomb goes off in Kabul: Dozens dead...........German Austerity Plan for EU in Doubt after Hollande Victory.........Snotty biatch Calls Pregnant Woman A Selfish Cow in UK......"?



/Couldn't find image for "There's a sale at Penney's!"

Litig8r: Is anyone else more surprised by the fact that the criticism was vocal, direct, and repeated by multiple individuals? I don't think - in my almost 40 years on the planet - I've ever had a complete stranger, unsolicited and unprovoked, say something snarky or judgmental about me to my face. Is this a British thing? Or a female thing? I just can't get beyond the audacity inherent in the idea of shouting at a random person who has nothing to do with me or mine...

Have you ever been pregnant? Gestating apparently gives any and all women the right to become the Pregnancy Police and tell you exactly what you are doing wrong. People who ordinarily would not even make eye contact with you will tell you what to eat, wear, how to walk, sit, not to raise your arms over your head, not to look at a dead animal... It's ridiculous. The PC answer is "Thank you for your concern." Smile, walk away.

Personally I prefer, "Bite me, Biatch." Of course, this doesn't work with everyone. Such as my boss who asked me, "How much have you GAINED?" To that one I answered, "No idea. Why? How much have you gained?" (She wasn't pregnant, just chubby.)

I tend to lose all my tact about the time I outgrow my non-pregnant bra.

thamike: namegoeshere: Litig8r: Is anyone else more surprised by the fact that the criticism was vocal, direct, and repeated by multiple individuals? I don't think - in my almost 40 years on the planet - I've ever had a complete stranger, unsolicited and unprovoked, say something snarky or judgmental about me to my face. Is this a British thing? Or a female thing? I just can't get beyond the audacity inherent in the idea of shouting at a random person who has nothing to do with me or mine...

Have you ever been pregnant? Gestating apparently gives any and all women the right to become the Pregnancy Police and tell you exactly what you are doing wrong. People who ordinarily would not even make eye contact with you will tell you what to eat, wear, how to walk, sit, not to raise your arms over your head, not to look at a dead animal... It's ridiculous. The PC answer is "Thank you for your concern." Smile, walk away.

Personally I prefer, "Bite me, Biatch." Of course, this doesn't work with everyone. Such as my boss who asked me, "How much have you GAINED?" To that one I answered, "No idea. Why? How much have you gained?" (She wasn't pregnant, just chubby.)

I tend to lose all my tact about the time I outgrow my non-pregnant bra.

So are you on the rag or hormonal right now?

/eet ees joke!

Ha ha. Now make with the chocolate quick, and nobody gets hurt.

I'm all for a fit pregnancy, but pregnant power-lifting? Really?

Litig8r: Is anyone else more surprised by the fact that the criticism was vocal, direct, and repeated by multiple individuals? I don't think - in my almost 40 years on the planet - I've ever had a complete stranger, unsolicited and unprovoked, say something snarky or judgmental about me to my face. Is this a British thing? Or a female thing? I just can't get beyond the audacity inherent in the idea of shouting at a random person who has nothing to do with me or mine...

A pregnant thing. It blew my mind when I got pregnant and suddenly became a magnet for public, rude comments: everything from being snapped at by my boss for drinking peppermint tea, to gaining too much weight (I hadn't), eating too little (I wasn't), carrying an empty cardboard box, being told that the baby was stealing my beauty, and told that unmarried mothers should be lined up and shot (my fingers were too swollen to wear my rings but still, WTF!!). And I live amongst generally aloof people.
The nice and friendly comments greatly outweighed the bad, but it's still a jaw dropper how people lose their filters.

thamike: Litig8r: I don't think - in my almost 40 years on the planet - I've ever had a complete stranger, unsolicited and unprovoked, say something snarky or judgmental about me to my face. Is this a British thing?

What I want to know is how many solicited, provoked, snarky, and judgmental things have been said about you to your face by a stranger. Right there's the meat of the story.

I can't even begin to count those. :)

I managed to let my family guilt me into not exercising while I was pregnant. I ended up gaining sixty pounds. Since I got so used to being sedentary, it took me three years to lose that weight. For all you active pregnant women out there: you go on with your bad selves!

Maybe the other broad was just talking on a bluetooth headset? That would have made her an even bigger biatch.

My wife's friend ran almost to the week she had the baby. the baby was fine and mom had a super easy birth.

Invisible Pedestrian: TV's Vinnie: Or, maybe they just make this shiat up to rile people and are pulling it out of their collective arse!

A Daily Fail story where a healthy pregnant woman is called a selfish cow by a mother smoking while pushing a small child may contain elements of untruth?

The hell you say!

I totally believe the mom smoking while pushing her toddler in a stroller. Having seen that one right here in my very own So Cal neighborhood.

mhuckins: Litig8r: complete stranger, unsolicited and unprovoked, say something snarky or judgmental about me to my face. Is this a British thing? Or a female thing?

Someone mooed at me last week as I was walking into a Staples last week, and I am in CA.

It didn't hurt my feelings because I have lost 14lbs in the last few weeks and he was ugly.

One day I was walking down a sidewalk hand-in-hand with my then 3-year-old grandbaby near my home.We were going to a neighbor's house to visit. An elderly woman I didn't know pulled over and said something like "You biatch! You're walking around like you own the whole street. Go HOME! " I had no idea what she was pissed off about.

namegoeshere: Litig8r: Is anyone else more surprised by the fact that the criticism was vocal, direct, and repeated by multiple individuals? I don't think - in my almost 40 years on the planet - I've ever had a complete stranger, unsolicited and unprovoked, say something snarky or judgmental about me to my face. Is this a British thing? Or a female thing? I just can't get beyond the audacity inherent in the idea of shouting at a random person who has nothing to do with me or mine...

Have you ever been pregnant? Gestating apparently gives any and all women the right to become the Pregnancy Police and tell you exactly what you are doing wrong. People who ordinarily would not even make eye contact with you will tell you what to eat, wear, how to walk, sit, not to raise your arms over your head, not to look at a dead animal... It's ridiculous. The PC answer is "Thank you for your concern." Smile, walk away.

Personally I prefer, "Bite me, Biatch." Of course, this doesn't work with everyone. Such as my boss who asked me, "How much have you GAINED?" To that one I answered, "No idea. Why? How much have you gained?" (She wasn't pregnant, just chubby.)

I tend to lose all my tact about the time I outgrow my non-pregnant bra.

Pics or it didn't happen!!

/eip

LadyHawke: Wow... do these women think that women of all classes and throughout history have had the luxury of doing nothing throughout pregnancy? I bet what the woman in the article is doing is lightweight compared to the work of our ancestors, at least those not in the highest social classes. Good for her.

The infant mortality rate started a long slide from 165 per 1,000 in 1900 to 7 per 1,000 in 1997.

try again

NIXON YOU DOLT!!!!!: altrocks: My wife worked until she was about 8 months pregnant. And she spent her days working with severely disabled and autistic children. Lifting them dozens of times a day, by herself. It wasn't until she got to the point where she couldn't safely lift them anymore that she stopped working. Pampered women who get to stay home and do nothing for a year are the exception, not the rule. Staying active, healthy and in generally good shape does wonders for pregnant moms and babies alike.

Gotcha beat. Mine worked until the week before she delivered. She managed a barn on a horse ranch. 5:30 AM - 6:30 PM every day, slinging hay bales, mucking stalls, and all other manner of good stuff.

You boys can't provide for your family?

Devmapall: SweetSilverBlues: Litig8r: Is anyone else more surprised by the fact that the criticism was vocal, direct, and repeated by multiple individuals? I don't think - in my almost 40 years on the planet - I've ever had a complete stranger, unsolicited and unprovoked, say something snarky or judgmental about me to my face. Is this a British thing? Or a female thing? I just can't get beyond the audacity inherent in the idea of shouting at a random person who has nothing to do with me or mine...

You've never seen an attractive woman jog by a fundie church just as service was letting out, I take it.

Mob mentality; it's stupid and dangerous.

Have you?
If so what did they say?

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Paraphrased, the collective women were worried about the scantily clad jogger in her workout togs and how her life would be negatively affected by the lust she would enflame in men. Obviously once she was out of the Sacred Non-Lust Church Zone, she would be set upon immediately by beasts in human form and ruined and violated and it would be ALL HER FAULT.

All easily prevented by joining Muu-Muus for Jeebus.

She had her Ipod on and headphones in and serenely swept past the entire bitter lot of them.

People like them make me verra sad. It was years ago, I don't remember the name of the church, but I did email them through their website (yes, there was a sparkly crying eagle) asking them what the deal was.

No response. Go figure. Drove through the area about a year ago and all the signs around the Church were in Korean, so I figured that was a good thing.

Litig8r: Is anyone else more surprised by the fact that the criticism was vocal, direct, and repeated by multiple individuals? I don't think - in my almost 40 years on the planet - I've ever had a complete stranger, unsolicited and unprovoked, say something snarky or judgmental about me to my face. Is this a British thing? Or a female thing? I just can't get beyond the audacity inherent in the idea of shouting at a random person who has nothing to do with me or mine...

They learn their manners from the French.

When I was pregnant I was one of the few oddball woman out there who actually lose weight when pregnant. I was a bit on the puffy side to begin with but my Dr kept an eye on the baby and was fine with how things were progressing. I ate very healthy but ate like a horse, I lost a total of 65 lbs while pregnant and then another 15 or so giving birth.

You wouldn't believe the comments I got from people who knew me! Selfish biatch, crazy, anorexic you name it I heard it. They all said my daughter would have problems and have a low birth weight etc etc. They were all arm chair gynecologists apparently. I gave birth to a very health girl and kept the weight off. Whose laughing now??

/got some new friends

Proctalgia: Litig8r: Is anyone else more surprised by the fact that the criticism was vocal, direct, and repeated by multiple individuals? I don't think - in my almost 40 years on the planet - I've ever had a complete stranger, unsolicited and unprovoked, say something snarky or judgmental about me to my face. Is this a British thing? Or a female thing? I just can't get beyond the audacity inherent in the idea of shouting at a random person who has nothing to do with me or mine...

A pregnant thing. It blew my mind when I got pregnant and suddenly became a magnet for public, rude comments: everything from being snapped at by my boss for drinking peppermint tea, to gaining too much weight (I hadn't), eating too little (I wasn't), carrying an empty cardboard box, being told that the baby was stealing my beauty, and told that unmarried mothers should be lined up and shot (my fingers were too swollen to wear my rings but still, WTF!!). And I live amongst generally aloof people.
The nice and friendly comments greatly outweighed the bad, but it's still a jaw dropper how people lose their filters.

Or this. I forgot about the Pregnancy Free For All.

It's been a few years for me.

I'm four months pregnant. Just went caving yesterday for 4 hours, then a 2 hour hike today, and I feel great. My OB said I can go caving until I no longer fit in caves, so anyone who tells me otherwise can sit and spin. Exercise is good for baby and mamma.

Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom: Jogging while preggers? Heh, that's nothing.



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That seems abit extreme for a preggo woman...

SweetSilverBlues: Pregnancy, in its later stages, loosens the ligaments around joints, like your hips and knees. It can be dangerous to engage in certain physical activity.

That being said, the women criticizing her needs to have some pickles and ice cream with a side of STFU. They don't know what her doctor said or what she feels capable of doing.

The above is the only even semi-legitimate complaint I could remotely come up with.

My old personal trainer took me off weights completely when I got pregnant, but I had a miscarriage just before this one so we were wanting to err on the side of caution. My OB said it was no problem to lift weights moderately, but my trainer said that he felt it was unsafe because of the reason you cited. It's not about harming the BABY, but about hurting the MOM.

Incidentally, I'm 31 and it's been 14 years since I had my first (which I took as an excuse to eat a lot and get lazy). This pregnancy is FAR easier than my first, despite the age difference. I'm convinced it's because I've continued light exercise (yoga, walking, swimming, etc.) throughout the pregnancy.

/NO lower back pain
//NO swollen ankles

morgantx: SweetSilverBlues: Pregnancy, in its later stages, loosens the ligaments around joints, like your hips and knees. It can be dangerous to engage in certain physical activity.

That being said, the women criticizing her needs to have some pickles and ice cream with a side of STFU. They don't know what her doctor said or what she feels capable of doing.

The above is the only even semi-legitimate complaint I could remotely come up with.

My old personal trainer took me off weights completely when I got pregnant, but I had a miscarriage just before this one so we were wanting to err on the side of caution. My OB said it was no problem to lift weights moderately, but my trainer said that he felt it was unsafe because of the reason you cited. It's not about harming the BABY, but about hurting the MOM.

Incidentally, I'm 31 and it's been 14 years since I had my first (which I took as an excuse to eat a lot and get lazy). This pregnancy is FAR easier than my first, despite the age difference. I'm convinced it's because I've continued light exercise (yoga, walking, swimming, etc.) throughout the pregnancy.

/NO lower back pain
//NO swollen ankles

Exactly. You said the key phrase, "my doctor". With the ligaments thing, I was just trying to come up with any kind of even somewhat legitimate reasoning as to why someone would honestly frown on jogging while pregnant. It's not a good reason, but it's a reason. *shrug*

Congrats on your pregnancy! I'm glad it's going so much better!

AverageAmericanGuy: Heavy exercise diverts necessary nutrients from the baby to the mother. It's about the same as anorexia, as far as the baby is concerned.

It leads to underweight and mentally stunted infants. It's not quite as bad as fetal alcohol syndrome, but it's definitely starting the kid out at a severe disadvantage compared to his peers.

No. It doesn't. Exercise during pregnancy improves IQ in children. It also decreases gestational diabetes.

http://www.totalpregnancycare.com/article/exercising-in-pregnancy-boo s ts-babys-iq

http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/diabetes_gestational/hic_gest a tional_diabetes.aspx

hbk72777: LadyHawke: Wow... do these women think that women of all classes and throughout history have had the luxury of doing nothing throughout pregnancy? I bet what the woman in the article is doing is lightweight compared to the work of our ancestors, at least those not in the highest social classes. Good for her.

The infant mortality rate started a long slide from 165 per 1,000 in 1900 to 7 per 1,000 in 1997.

try again

Of course the lower infant mortality rate has absolutely nothing to do with modern medical care and the advent of relatively safe, sterile cesarian sections. It's all about physical labor during pregnancy.

liam76: Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom: Jogging while preggers? Heh, that's nothing.



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That seems abit extreme for a preggo woman...

It's Crossfit, eXxtreme fitness! Is what they're all about

I was hiking when I was eight months pregnant. Then I had a C-section, and was up and taking care of the house again in three days. I only took aspirin. I understand this is not the usual recovery from a C-section.

It helps a lot after pregnancy if you're already in shape.

altrocks: My wife worked until she was about 8 months pregnant. And she spent her days working with severely disabled and autistic children. Lifting them dozens of times a day, by herself. It wasn't until she got to the point where she couldn't safely lift them anymore that she stopped working. Pampered women who get to stay home and do nothing for a year are the exception, not the rule. Staying active, healthy and in generally good shape does wonders for pregnant moms and babies alike.

Good for her. I worked right up until the day I delivered, but I also have a desk job, so it wasn't that bad. I DID, however, lift weights and do lots of cardio right up until my daughter was born - and I felt I had a much better labor and recovery time because of it. I recommend it to every pregnant woman that's not put on bedrest*.

*Pregnancy is not the time to start a new intense workout, but there's nothing wrong with continuing your previous workout if you can.

I ran a 5k at 7 months pregnant, and right on time I had a 41 hour labor. Good friend from college did step aerobics and Zumba until the day, 4 weeks early, when she popped out her kid in 20 minutes flat.

The lesson, which I think people forget all too easily, is that every single pregnancy is different. Some women can run marathons, some are exhausted, and some, like me, want to be active, but have enormous babies who bruise our ribs.

My friend and I are both hoping our next labors are totally different.

/csb?

Damili: When I was pregnant I was one of the few oddball woman out there who actually lose weight when pregnant. I was a bit on the puffy side to begin with but my Dr kept an eye on the baby and was fine with how things were progressing. I ate very healthy but ate like a horse, I lost a total of 65 lbs while pregnant and then another 15 or so giving birth.

You wouldn't believe the comments I got from people who knew me! Selfish biatch, crazy, anorexic you name it I heard it. They all said my daughter would have problems and have a low birth weight etc etc. They were all arm chair gynecologists apparently. I gave birth to a very health girl and kept the weight off. Whose laughing now??

/got some new friends

DA FUQ is wrong with people?! My friend had her baby not even a month ago and she's lost all the weight she gained while she was preggers (50 lb), and is down to 12 pounds less than she was before she got knocked up. I don't get these people that just lose their shiat because a woman has the audacity to keep up with being healthy and is capable of getting back to her pre-pregnancy weight quickly.

Urinal Cake Mix: Damili: When I was pregnant I was one of the few oddball woman out there who actually lose weight when pregnant. I was a bit on the puffy side to begin with but my Dr kept an eye on the baby and was fine with how things were progressing. I ate very healthy but ate like a horse, I lost a total of 65 lbs while pregnant and then another 15 or so giving birth.

You wouldn't believe the comments I got from people who knew me! Selfish biatch, crazy, anorexic you name it I heard it. They all said my daughter would have problems and have a low birth weight etc etc. They were all arm chair gynecologists apparently. I gave birth to a very health girl and kept the weight off. Whose laughing now??

/got some new friends

DA FUQ is wrong with people?! My friend had her baby not even a month ago and she's lost all the weight she gained while she was preggers (50 lb), and is down to 12 pounds less than she was before she got knocked up. I don't get these people that just lose their shiat because a woman has the audacity to keep up with being healthy and is capable of getting back to her pre-pregnancy weight quickly.

Because it makes them see their own shortcomings, and instead of being inspired to raise themselves up, they seek to drag others down.

/5 cents please
//the doctor is IN
///slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night
////not really, just like the quadri-slash!

Guest: I could only guess that these other women were concerned jealous cows.