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r/BabyBumps•
NotWithstandingNick

"I didn't notice!"

Just a funny little interaction from today -

I had to go to a work meeting this morning and ended up getting there way too early in my anxiety not to be late. I decided to go to a coffee shop to kill some spare time. I ordered a small latte.

The barista: Oh, would you like to try our new blend for free? It's extra strong!

Me: Thanks but I need to limit my caffeine for now pats belly

Him: Oh! I didn't even notice!

I am 39 weeks pregnant, and they estimate that the baby is 9lbs 😂

Posted Jan 8, 2020, 3:10 PM UTC

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june52020•

Honestly I get it!! The only reason I notice pregnant bellies is because I'm pregnant myself. As a cashier, a lot of the time you're focused on what the customer needs rather than their physical appearance 😊 even if someone is totally pregnant

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NotWithstandingNickOP•

Oh yeah, I've worked in retail too and I can see why he wouldn't notice! Especially since they were relatively busy. It just made me laugh that I can go from people asking me if it's twins to someone not realising I'm pregnant.

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june52020•

It's so funny !! I guess it's better than the alternative. Them asking if you're pregnant if you weren't actually.

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lolabythebayboy-child in early July 2016•

As a cashier, a lot of the time you're focused on what the customer needs rather than their physical appearance

Which is why, despite physically seeing a customer's arm ending at the wrist, I have asked her to let us know if she needs a hand with her bags. 🤦

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Brittni__duh•

I've done something similar. I worked in a deli that served pizza and I asked a customer if any slice had caught his eye, then looked up and noticed he was missing an eye. 🙊

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hammocker26Team Blue! 06/13/20•

i'm sorry but i busted out laughing at this😬

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june52020•

Ahahaha

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RedHickorysticks•

That’s so sweet! How often do you meet someone who honestly only looks at your face.

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1202020bb•

This happened to me too! It turned that the cashier couldn’t see my torso because of how their monitor blocked their view. She could see me from the breasts up basically. I was returning clothes that didn’t fit and she asked why, and I was like, it’s the bump! And she said, “What bump?” I stepped to the side of her register and she was like OMG WOW!! Super funny interaction!

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tayter_titz•

So cute. With my first I was working retail cashier, and even though the shirts were slim polos, some folks totally wouldn't notice I was pregnant until I turned sideways and the expressions on their faces were so genuinely surprised. I remember once I was knelt down with my back to the counter, and I just popped up and the customer was like OH! 🤣

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NotWithstandingNickOP•

I like to call that the 'catfish'! 😂 Those kind of bumps are so fun, especially when people have a full conversation with you then gasp when you turn to the side. I had that with my first baby, but this one has swallowed up my whole torso 😭

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NotWithstandingNickOP•

lol that's great! And how awesome that you could still shop for non-maternity clothes for a while!

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Fiveheadandachoker•

Yep had that happen to me at the target self checkout and I replied seriously I feel huge and patted my belly and she from this angle you look great. So then I felt great 😂😂

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NotWithstandingNickOP•

Awww, awesome! 😂

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huskiegal33, FTM, EDD 5/21•

Bless him.

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NotWithstandingNickOP•

He was so cute, honestly. Made a great coffee too!

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Arfurbear•

With my 1st pregnancy I was getting my nails done right before my son was born and the nail technician said something about how nice and strong my nail beds were and I responded that it must be all the prenatal vitamins and she was like...oh, are you trying to get pregnant? I was like...I’m 9 nine months pregnant...

I guess it’s better than people thinking I’m pregnant when I’m not.

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NotWithstandingNickOP•

That's very true! That's always such a 'joy' in the post partum stage. Nobody ever seems to realise that the bump takes a month to go down fully.

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auspostery•

Lol bless her heart!

I started telling people at work today, and every one of them has been like ah, I thought so! My face is noticeably fatter, and my boobs have gotten so big they have their own gravitational pull at this point so I look like I either just got really fat or I got fat and pregnant.

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NotWithstandingNickOP•

Oh wow, you're a good sport for how you handled that! I think I'd cry lol. My bump was tiny with my first and a lot of people admitted to thinking I was just bloated even at 6 months gone. I was always so upset!

This time around I've been getting people asking if I'm pregnant from about 20 weeks and acting surprised at how far away my due date was. Now that I'm due soon people keep joking about twins. My daughter is such a petite little thing, but I really don't think her brother is!

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auspostery•

This was a long awaited ivf pregnancy after loss, so honestly if I turn into moby dick and everyone wonders aloud if I’ve resigned myself to permanent obesity, I’d still probably be like 🤷🏼‍♀️ I’ve honestly picked up a lot of weight, partially bc of the steroids I had to be on to get this baby to stick, so even I can admit I just look chubby right now. I saw my double chin in an office webcam that’s mounted on the wall and picked up my profile view and I almost fainted.

But if I get a real, live, take home baby out of this, it’ll have been worth it.

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hennypenny2015Team Blue! •

You're lucky. I'm 37 wks today and have my own gravitational pull. 🤣

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NotWithstandingNickOP•

I'm honestly massive too, that's why it's so funny 😂

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