The statement, “Baby, I am pregnant,” has been known to throw men into a spin and see them rushing to the nearest bar for a pint.
Those who don’t drink pace up and down scratching their heads, especially if putting their women in the family way was ponyox (not planned).
Women, on the other hand, view the whole thing differently.
For those who were about to be dumped, it is a ticket to trapping the dude. For those in the throes of ticking biological clocks, it’s a welcome relief. The pregnancy bulge takes different shapes and sizes:
1. Uppercase pregnancy
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This is the one which seems to hang just below the tu-nyosh, making the maternity dress hem seem to start from above the thighs. Uppercase pregnancy appears like its being held by invisible pegs.
2. Thorax pregnancy
This one, as the name suggests, is the kind that has replaced the chest and taken its bulging pride of place there.
3. Belly-button pregnancy
It is usually announced by the pronounced shape of the belly button and thus the easiest sell-out of being paged. Woe unto you if your belly button is the shape of a doorknob!
4. Beba beba pregnancy
It is a variation of the belly button, just that it sometimes appears so heavy on the women, they walk like they are….
