My new phone message...

[mrsfatty]

The "greeting" on my cell phone for people to leave me a message is now different. It now says:

"Hi! You've reached Katie XXXXX. If you're calling to ask if I'm still pregnant, the answer is: yes--and I'll let you know when that changes. If you called for any other reason, please leave me a message and I'll call you back as soon as I can. Thanks."

I did this only after checking with some friends to see if it was too crabby--AND--after talking with my husband (he says, "geez--seriously, you should put a message on your phone..." I told him I'd been considering it--especially since he doesn't even witness a quarter of the phone calls I've been getting lately--he thought it was an awesome idea--and he helped me come up with the "right" words so I'm not burning a bazillion bridges--yes, I'm getting a bazillion calls A DAY to see if I'm still pregnant or not)...

Anyone else resort to such tactics?

BTW--my due date is tomorrow...I'm sure it'll get worse before it gets better (the calls, that is)...

[mamas2atti]

laughup : That is too funny! I'm not close to my due date yet but I'll probably follow your lead when the 24th comes around. I was two weeks late last time and the phone calls were just torture. It's bad enough when I call people now and they ask "did you have your baby" before they even say hello. Makes me not want to call anyone.

[gina871]

It will get worse before if gets better. I am a week passed and I have a few people the check in about every day. Lucky none of them say are you still preganct. It more like is there anything new.

[J-Bean]

Yay! I like this response! Good idea!

[debra_lea]

I get more of the "how are you feeling?" "Well, are you having any symptoms?" Its like, yes, of course I'm having symptoms. I have been having "increasing symptoms" for weeks now. But, I'm not a fortune teller and I can't tell you when its going to happen. I feel like my family thinks I am intentionally keeping it a BIG secret and that I KNOW when this baby is coming.

[stacyg]

Originally Posted by debra_lea

I feel like my family thinks I am intentionally keeping it a BIG secret and that I KNOW when this baby is coming.

I feel like this too! Like when 40 weeks is up the babe knows to come out...no way could I go late! UGH!

[alyrie]

^Me three! It's like they think I'm going to go into labor, birth my child, then hoard her for a few days before we let anyone know what happened.

I quit answering my phone except for people I know won't bug the crap out of me. I sent a mass text yesterday saying "6 days overdue, still pregnant, think it's going to be another week. I'll keep everyone updated." I don't have voicemail on my cell (it's just a pain, IMO), so that's the best I could do.

Family members (aunts, cousins, grandpa) keep calling, so when I don't answer, my mom immediately gets a phone call. My grandpa called last night and asked "so, have there been any symptoms or vibrations?" I thought that was pretty great.

[mighty-mama]

. My sister did this w/ her 1st.. You go girl..

[danaalex]

i think it's perfect!!!!

hugs too

[gizzyntaz]

Yeah, they say they call because they "care" but we know that isn't true. They are just nosy. Everyone knows that the calls only give us more anxiety and stress about something we are already stressing about.

It's kind of like someone saying "you need to lose weight". Um yeah, I look in the mirror every morning, thanks. Let's not rub salt in a pregnant woman's wound!

I've been luckier this time because I didn't give out my due date. I just said "September". So I answer the inquiries with, "September is a long month. I'll let you know..."

[lactivist]

I think it is perfect. The phone calls get so annoying. So...... How are you FEELING? Um I am not feeling like talking to you right now.
Wendi

[mrsfatty]

Originally Posted by gizzyntaz

Yeah, they say they call because they "care" but we know that isn't true. They are just nosy. Everyone knows that the calls only give us more anxiety and stress about something we are already stressing about.

You are SO right...that's exactly how I feel about it!