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Speaker 1: Heart Radio. I'm your host Heidi Murkop, and I'm a

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Speaker 1: mom on a mission, a mission to help you know

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Speaker 1: what to expect every step of the way. Have I

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Speaker 1: noticed that there's just something about a baby bump that

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Speaker 1: brings out the busybody in everybody, that breaks down social

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Speaker 1: barriers and norms that usually keep strangers minding their own business,

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Speaker 1: that has everyone and your mother playing the pregnancy police

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Speaker 1: or the pregnancy expert, predicting your baby sex, or speculating

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Speaker 1: on your due date, or even making cracks about your

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Speaker 1: family planning fail. Of course you have. And let's face it,

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Speaker 1: we are all looking for advice when we're expecting. Chances

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Speaker 1: are you already turned to people who've been there before

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Speaker 1: for a little insight and intel. It's probably why you're

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Speaker 1: listening to this podcast. And today we are turning the

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Speaker 1: tables and turning to you are What to Expect Community

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Speaker 1: to share the best and worst pregnancy advice and comments

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Speaker 1: you've ever received, the things that have shocked or offended you,

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Speaker 1: and the things that have helped motivate and inspire you.

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Speaker 1: Because as you know, we are all in this together,

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Speaker 1: and I am together with Emma. Hey, Emma, when you

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Speaker 1: were pregnant both times, Okay, we can safely assume that

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Speaker 1: of the unwanted advice you got from me, and then

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Speaker 1: that bugged you or rubbed you the wrong way. No,

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Speaker 1: I think the only thing is wow, you look so small.

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Speaker 1: I mean, I think that's like a double edged sword.

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Speaker 1: yourself exactly. I'm actually really grateful that I didn't have

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Speaker 1: like we're all sitting around and she said, oh, let

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Speaker 1: back then, it was belly. And I was so excited

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Speaker 1: You got so much further. I was mortified. That's normal, Okay, relaxed,

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Speaker 1: turbo sit down. Yeah, no, we're all furry when we're pregnant.

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Speaker 1: I know it goes away. Babies are usually born furry too,

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Speaker 1: so you can exactly keep those comments to yourself. I mean,

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Speaker 1: I have to admit that I've made some comments that

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Speaker 1: I assumed she was pregnized. That what's your due date?

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Speaker 1: But like, exactly, I'm not everybody. I will be happy

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Speaker 1: And then, of course the pregnancy police are everywhere, everywhere, everywhere,

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