Du'ers under 30 years old, you'll find this hard to believe, but

[raccoon]

it used to be you weren't supposed to use the word pregnant! "Say EXPECTING," our mothers told us. :rofl:

[MountainLaurel]

1. I remember that

With my grandmother, it was "having a baby" not "expecting."

[Deja Q]

2. 'expecting' sounds a lot like 'expectorant' too...

:yoiks:

[Seeking Serenity]

3. I remember when "Maude" used the word 'pregnant' on national teevee

Caused a minor dust-up.

[PVnRT]

4. I thought it was "in a family way"

[FloridaJudy]

30. No, that was "I Love Lucy"

Fortunately, by the time Maude came around, that particular taboo had fallen by the wayside.

I do wonder if we'd be able to have a sympathetic character choose to have an abortion on a sit com these days, though. In many ways, "Maude" was ahead of its time.

[Left Is Write]

31. It seems that people who have abortions on tv today (such as on soap operas)

pay for it with some kind of karmic retribution. There are always negative consequences.

[regularguy]

5. The pendulum has gone a bit far the other way....

Last time my wife was pregnant, I was regularly asked if she "popped" yet. :wtf:

[Richardo]

6. ...and remember, if you want to know why a Latina woman seems flustered...

Do not ask if she's "embarrasada".

[Seeking Serenity]

7. And if you eat a big meal with some German friends,

don't lean back all satisfied and say, "Ich bin foll." Guys, especially don't do that.

[PBS Poll-435]

8. Was "knocked-up" taboo, also?

[raccoon]

12. Of course! If one even knew the term then....I didn't. nt

[PBS Poll-435]

16. What about "sperminated?"

A la Ms. Perez Hilton?

[Left Is Write]

25. "Knocked up" used to refer exclusively to girls who got pregnant out of wedlock.

[backscatter712]

9. They used to say "She's in a delicate condition."

Now they say "She's got a bun in the oven!"

[XNASA]

10. OMG...you can't be series.

That is sick.

[Iris]

11. I thought that was just on tv.

[raccoon]

13. No, it was in RL! nt

[Rambis]

14. Preggers please

B-)

[Left Is Write]

23. I don't much care for that word either, but it's better than "preggo."

[Phillycat]

15. Now, it's a "bump".

All the tabloids are always talking about stars having a "bump" now. I hate that!

[MadrasT]

21. OMG, me too

The phrase "baby bump" makes me want to hurl. :puke:

[Left Is Write]

22. I hate "bump" and "baby bump." Drives me apeshit.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

28. My niece (in-law?) always signs "from Kat, Luke, and Bump"

[CreekDog]

17. though one thing hasn't changed:

You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment. (Dave Barry)

[raccoon]

18. He's right about that one. :-) nt

[CreekDog]

20. had a coworker that congratulated the secretary on expecting

except she wasn't. :eyes: :wtf:

[Arkansas Granny]

19. They might also find it hard to believe that women tried to hide that big ole belly

under loose fitting clothes.



And you would certainly never entertain the thought of exposing it in public!

[Left Is Write]

24. True. Also women used to have, instead of an EDD (estimated date of a delivery)...

an EDC (estimated date of confinement.

[Left Is Write]

26. I sometimes say "expecting"... but it can be good -

I can't stand it when people say "WE are pregnant."

No, WE are not pregnant. Only one half of a couple can be pregnant. They ARE both expecting, though - as in, expecting a baby together. I'd much rather hear people say, "We are expecting" than "We are pregnant."

[sniffa]

27. The proper term, these days is "knocked up"

[baldguy]

29. Lucille Ball spent 6 months waddling aroung on the teevee on the highest rated show at that time.

And they never once said "that word".

[mitchum]

32. I also remember "she's PG" being used instead of the apparently vile "she's pregnant"

[CBHagman]

33. YES!

That was the term that was used when I was a little kid. I was much older before I heard the term "in the family way."

[otherlander]

34. That's silly.

Hey... maybe one day people will think it was equally silly for us to require people to wear clothes on really hot days.

I sincerely hope that day comes within my lifetime.

[callous taoboy]

35. Shoot. A flash of ankles still turns me on.