‘Here’s a tip: Don’t comment’: Fit mum who ‘looked full term’ at just 24 weeks urges people not to remark on the size of a pregnant woman’s bump
Revie Jane Schulz was so upset by one comment she cried while trying on a dress
YOU wouldn't dream of telling a friend they'd put on weight or commenting on your partner's growing bald spot, but would you remark on a woman's baby bump?
That answer is yes, according to fitness blogger Revie Jane Schulz.
She gave birth to her daughter Lexington Louise on April 9, and she's used the above throwback snap of herself at 24 weeks to beg people not to comment on pregnant women's figure.
Revie knew she had a bigger mum than some mums to be, but she was still shocked when a shop worker told her she was larger than a 36-weeks-pregnant woman she knew.
The blogger was so upset she cried when trying on the dress.
Other people felt free to comment on her figure too, and eventually the mum-to-be didn't want to go out as much.
She's not called on people not to comment on pregnant women's bodies.
It's a time when many women are struggling anyway, as their shape will have changed so much,
Revie suggests you tell the lady she looks beautiful if you really have to say something.
She added: "It's tough, you're carrying a human, your body is dramatically changing, more than you ever expected and then to rub salt in it, strangers feel the need to comment every time you're out in public.
"Here's a tip, don't mention the size of a bump.
"No 'you're so big!'s' No 'oh! You're so tiny!'s' Just say something like 'you look beautiful/ healthy/ amazing!'"
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Revie's been open about the affect of pregnancy on her body, previously that she didn't feel as confident as she used to.
That was in part because of loose skin on her tummy.
"When speaking to other mum friends about it, they agreed that they felt like they were the only ones because its not often talked about," she said.
"So, yes I have never been happier and yes I have a healthy, beautiful baby but that shouldn't mean I bottle up these feelings."