Pregnant Friends

Pregnant Friend – Dos!

Do tell them they look great.
Do encourage them to enjoy their sleep.
Do help them through their emotional days.
Do know they are scared as well as excited.
Do know they have their own timeline for getting prepared.
Do buy them luxurious and wonderful skin creams for their belly and body.
Do realize they might have some idea about children (some friends think you know nothing and want to tell you everything!)
Do encourage them to work out without being pushy – Gabby’s Pregnancy Workouts would be a great gift!
Do know they could be having a really hormonal day so don’t take anything personal.
Do share your maternity clothes – that is the last thing people want to spend money on.
Do recommend a good prenatal vitamin.
Do pass on unwanted useful baby gadgets.
Do ell them time stops on their magical day and that this will be their greatest gift they ever receive.
Do ask how they are doing (but don’t be sappy, it gets old).
Do remember that they are still themselves even though they are pregnant (don’t treat them like they have a condition).


Pregnant Friend  - Don’ts

Don’t tell them to eat anything they want! (it’s a long road back to normal if you take this attitude)
Don’t compare them to another pregnant friend or your own experience.
Don’t take anything personal.
Don’t tell horror birthing experiences.
Make it about them and not you.
Don’t scare them too much about reality.
Don’t tell them story after story of your own pregnancy.
Don’t ask them to go shopping at the most expensive baby stores – especially if they can’t afford it.
Don’t say “Your getting huge!”