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Rude, Stupid, and Annoying Questions People Ask Parents

By Vincent Iannelli, M.D., About.com

Updated September 07, 2005

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An Obvious Mother To Be

Marcin Bania
If you are going to ask a woman if she is pregnant, you better be sure that she is!

I have never made the mistake of asking someone if they were pregnant when they had simply put on a few extra pounds, but I am still afraid to ask unless they bring it up first...

I have had plenty of moms come into the office with their first child and obviously pregnant with a second, even dropping hints that they are pregnant, but until they say something definitive about a due date or really spell it out, I don't say a word.

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