About the pregnancy cartoons
After many sleepless nights spent pondering the humorous nature of pregnancy, our yet-to-be-pregnant cartooning artist realized she was going to need some help from moms who'd been there. Happily, a beautiful collaboration between the artist and our snarky freelance mom blogger, the sarcastic journalist, sprung up to save the day! The humor was conceived together and each panel was hand-drawn by our relieved cartooning artist.
Pregnancy Week 22 : Cartoon
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this was my very first panel i did. i spent all day with it (mostly just b/c i was so out of practice).
i rather like it despite the fact the woman is wearing one massive t-shirt which would be a huge fashion faux pas these days. i mean, it goes down to her knees!
still the expressions are all quite good. i suppose if i'd taken a day to finish each panel, they'd all appear this detailed.
Comment on 25th Aug '06 @ 9:56 amThis comment is 1
LOVE this!! Why is it that complete strangers thinks it's perfectly acceptable to come up and touch a pregnant woman's belly? Wouldn't this be sexual harassment under any other circumstances!!
Comment on 11th Sep '06 @ 2:42 pmThis comment is 1
i'm gonna get myself one of those t.shirt's!
Comment on 19th Sep '06 @ 4:36 pm
i would so love to have a shirt like that. everytime i go to see my friends, everyone wants to rub my belly and see how big i've gotten. i think its really weird and when i realized i was pregnant i wanted to smack anyone who went up to me and tryed to touch my belly.
Comment on 22nd Sep '06 @ 9:26 amThis comment is 1
I completely agree. Please, can you make this as a shirt? It's straight forward and simple. Strangers back off, please!
Comment on 28th Sep '06 @ 8:43 amThis comment is 1
I love this one, i'm actually gonna be ordering a shirt similar to this. I get really sick of the same questions, and can't stand ppl touching my tummy (except DH)
Comment on 13th Oct '06 @ 10:23 amThis comment is 1
Oh ya, I'm so in on a t-shirt, but mine wouldn't say have a nice day........that's too polite.
Comment on 15th Oct '06 @ 8:56 pmThis comment is 1
You can pass the t-shirt off as a dress over pants (thats kind of "in"
Comment on 20th Oct '06 @ 2:11 amThis comment is 1
I love this! I'm only 22 weeks and if one more person touches my "cute tummy" I will not be a happy pregnant lady!
Comment on 21st Oct '06 @ 4:40 pmThis comment is 1
I agree 100%, the only people I like touchin not only my belly but my baby is in there too ya kno, is my momma, sister, and of course tha father to be, strangers keep ur hands to urself, who do they think they are???
Comment on 25th Oct '06 @ 2:14 pmThis comment is 1
I've already made one and its so funny i get some funny stares and some sympethetic looks i suppose those are from people who have already been through it!
Comment on 8th Nov '06 @ 7:22 amThis comment is 1
A must have t shirt! LOL
Comment on 19th Nov '06 @ 11:06 amThis comment is 1
Besides the belly touching, I got so tired of being asked those same questions 10 times a day. That's was even more annoying.
Comment on 22nd Dec '06 @ 7:31 pmThis comment is 1
I love it! I want one!!! LOL
Comment on 23rd Dec '06 @ 4:46 amThis comment is 1
Ilove it...That is how I feel..LOL
Comment on 28th Dec '06 @ 11:08 amThis comment is 1
LUV IT I WANT AN T-SHIRT LIKE THAT............LOL
Comment on 31st Dec '06 @ 12:27 amThis comment is 1
that is THE perfect shirt. I want one. lol.
Comment on 31st Dec '06 @ 11:27 amThis comment is 1
can i get a shirt that says " WARNING: touch my tummy and prepare to get slaped or die or sumthing like that cuz its just what we are all thinking =P
Comment on 5th Jan '07 @ 8:36 amThis comment is 1
this is exactly how i feel. i come to work everyday and some one needs to touch my belly, the next day i come in they go right to my belly im like "its the same as it was yesterday, dont worry ill let you know if anything changes" lol...ohh yeah then they talk to the belly and not to me...
Comment on 9th Jan '07 @ 9:36 amThis comment is 1
I agree whole-heartedly. I don't mind family and friends (as in people I know WELL)feeling my stomach, but what makes people think they have the right just to grope you? I actually showed this panel to my husband and he's asking a friend of ours who does screen print to make me a shirt like this.
Comment on 9th Jan '07 @ 7:43 pmThis comment is 1
dats soo funny dats how i feel ...
Comment on 24th Jan '07 @ 10:21 pmThis comment is 1
AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment on 25th Jan '07 @ 3:31 pmThis comment is 1
MAYBE YOU SHOULD MARKET SHIRTS LIKE THESE I WOULD BUY IT..SOOO CUTE AND TELLS YOU EXACTLY WHAT IS ON MY MIND
Comment on 31st Jan '07 @ 6:05 pmThis comment is 1
I found a maternity shirt at walmart that say's "YOU'RE BOTHERING US!" I thought it was so cute I bought it and wear it practically everyday.
Comment on 4th Feb '07 @ 4:28 pmThis comment is 1
i like i might get one for personal use
Comment on 5th Feb '07 @ 1:12 amThis comment is 1
Ill order big shirt from store and ask them abt letterings like that that goes "Gender: Unknown, Due Aug 27,2007 and DO NOT TOUCH OR I BITE"
Comment on 5th Feb '07 @ 4:05 pmThis comment is 1
Where can I order one of those? I need a simalar one for when my son is born for him to wear aswell. Strangers think that they can just come up and touch, and in some cases even try to pick the child up, its unbelievable. Especially when you realise that people actually ask for permission more often to pet a dog, than to touch a child.
Comment on 15th Feb '07 @ 12:25 amThis comment is 1
I guess I'm the lone dissenter! Actually, I do think the cartoon is funny. I just don't mind people touching my belly. For my first pregnancy I made a sweatshirt with hands all over it. It said, "Go ahead, everyone else does!" I especially like when someone, anyone, gets feel the baby move. Miraculous still, and this is my fourth ... so far!
Comment on 15th Feb '07 @ 10:30 amThis comment is 1
Cindy Jones - I couldn't agree with you more!!! I love being pregnant and have no problem with people touching my beautiful tummy, I'm so proud of it! I also espcially love when they get to feel the baby move. I do love that funny shirt that the artist created, but I would wear the sweatshirt you made "Go ahead, everyone else does!"
Comment on 8th Mar '07 @ 2:45 pmThis comment is 1
I love the shirt, I want to make one. So far I haven't had any problems but I sure could use that shirt around family and friends. I dont understand what the fascination is with the pregnant belly. The only person I like touching my belly is my boyfriend. The only other person allowed to touch my belly out of necessity is the doctor.
Comment on 16th Mar '07 @ 4:34 pmThis comment is 1
thats my birthday
Comment on 17th Mar '07 @ 11:18 amThis comment is 1
See, everyone says this happens but I'm pretty far along and so far my public experiences amount to an old man on the bus grumbling at me for taking up too much room (I'm 5'2" and 140lbs at 30 wks, that's not that bad is it?), a heckler jeering me from across the street, a bag lady screaming at me for #@!*-ing someone and having a child, and nearly being run over by someone at a crosswalk (so I must not be THAT huge). Where are all these lovely strangers?
Comment on 20th Mar '07 @ 5:18 pmThis comment is 1
I want one of those shirts!!!!!!!!!!
Comment on 26th Mar '07 @ 2:27 pmThis comment is 1
LOl. i want one... lol..
Comment on 27th Mar '07 @ 1:51 pmThis comment is 1
My goodness, where do you folks live? I've never had a stranger try to touch my belly. Maybe I just look mean, LOL!
I do get lots of "when are you due" questions so I think a "stat" shirt is brilliant :)
Comment on 2nd Apr '07 @ 8:05 amThis comment is 1
Gotta love this t-shirt I would love one. I can't stand it when people touch my stomach, especially my mother-in-law. I'm sorry the only one that can touch my stomach is my husband. Everyone else, BACK OFF!
Comment on 5th Apr '07 @ 12:28 pmThis comment is 1
Wow..That is my due date and i have a baby girl too..what a co incidence.
I think of taking a print out and sticking it to my belly till I find a t-shirt like that ;-)
Comment on 9th Apr '07 @ 12:11 pmThis comment is 1
every pregnant woman needs a shirt like this as soon as she gets back a positive test!
Comment on 10th Apr '07 @ 12:43 pmThis comment is 1
i HAVE to have a shirt like this!!! i would love one that says, "Don't touch this is my personal belly! " i dont mind close friends touching. but hey since when did my belly become public touching property! some people press too hard. :( baby dont like that, neither do i .
Comment on 20th Apr '07 @ 1:33 pmThis comment is 1
I want that shirt!!
Comment on 21st Apr '07 @ 11:42 amThis comment is 1
This is hilarious.....I really don'tlike people touching my belly but they r gonna do it anyway...so I just deal w/ it.....it sucks I only work 2 days a week now, mon and wed every monday that I work every1 is like OMG you are getting so much bigger!!!!! but it's only been a couple days since they saw me last! and the same people ask me every day what is it? and when's your due date??? I have to tell them the same answer EVERY time i go to work!!!
Comment on 23rd Apr '07 @ 3:41 pmThis comment is 1
Where can I get me one of those shirts?!?
Do anyone think they can start making uniforms say that...bcuz I swear!
Comment on 25th Apr '07 @ 8:17 pmThis comment is 1
I have been saying I need a shirt like this, LOL! I teach 1st grade, so I have little hands touching my belly all day. Touching doesn't bother me, it's the chitchat I have to make everywhere I go. The same questions over and over. I know people are being nice, but it gets old! *sigh*
Comment on 5th May '07 @ 10:33 pmThis comment is 1
Funny cartoon, and hits the nail right on the head! So many questions, the same ones I answered from the same people last week! I love it when friends or family ask first to touch, sharing this amazing experience is fantastic ~ if ~ people ask, not assume! I didn't feel like that the 1st two pregnancies, and thought a tshirt with a huge red stop sign saying "stop, you grope my belly, I grope your....." would do well! But like I said, I feel differently this time round.
Comment on 7th May '07 @ 5:41 amThis comment is 1
Amanda I totally agree with you! It makes me feel uncomfortable when people come up and touch my belly, but it's alright I guess, but the thing I hated the most (with my first) was the people who come up and touch the baby (OR PICK HER UP) w/o your permission after she is born! What makes people think that is okay???
Comment on 14th May '07 @ 11:18 pmThis comment is 1
i hate when they touch my belly and ask me when i am do when they dont even no me i soooo want a shirt like that
Comment on 29th May '07 @ 9:52 amThis comment is 1
Ladies, please relax a little. People are, and have always been, fascinated by the miracle of pregnancy. They only want to share in your joy. How many times in an average day do most people get the chance to see a real miracle happening in front of them. I know it's your miracle and certainly no one should be touched in any way that makes them uncomfortable. But try to enjoy the attention you get, share some of your happiness with those around you. Believe me, as a mom of 3 I know. It goes by much quicker than you realize.
Comment on 29th May '07 @ 1:48 pmThis comment is 1
lol oh my goodness! i need that shirt !i'm haveing one made nezt week i swear !
Comment on 8th Jun '07 @ 1:48 amThis comment is 1
Hahahah that's so funny
Comment on 15th Jun '07 @ 10:26 amThis comment is 1
I worked as a cocktail waitress up until 35 weeks, so you could imagine all the people I would deal with on a daily basis...The belly touching was annoying but didnt bother me as much as the ?s that people would ask over and over, week after week. I kept telling my boyfriend that I needed a big sign to wear at work that said "It's a girl...due July 10th...and no, we haven't picked out her name yet" I think this panel is great, and if I get pregnany again, I'm making a shirt like this.
Comment on 19th Jun '07 @ 9:00 amThis comment is 1
please make this shirt...id buy one
Comment on 27th Jun '07 @ 10:26 amThis comment is 1
my aunt and i were just talking about a shirt like this...i totally need one....i agree with Ali!!!!!!!!!
Comment on 2nd Jul '07 @ 8:24 amThis comment is 1
Just a shirt that says "NO you can't touch my belly" would work for me. Strangers haven't been a problem yet, but people that I know. A friend patted my belly the other day as she left the room--I wanted to pat hers and see how she liked it.
Comment on 17th Jul '07 @ 7:42 amThis comment is 1
Wow, what a great shirt!!! Does anyone know where i can get one like this???
Comment on 23rd Jul '07 @ 5:45 amThis comment is 1
I laughed hysterically! You have to make it a t-shirt we can order online! I can handle the stares from perfect strangers but not the double pat tummy touch.
Comment on 25th Jul '07 @ 3:04 pmThis comment is 1
This is super cute. And it fits my mom well. I was a girl and I was born on May 6th!!!
Comment on 4th Aug '07 @ 7:20 amThis comment is 1
LOVE IT!!! so true where can i get one lmao?
i don't know how many times i have answered these questions and random strangers thinking that it is okay to touch my belly
ITS NOT!!1
LOL
Comment on 16th Aug '07 @ 12:14 amThis comment is 1
I'm a young expecting to be mother thats right at 22 weeks. I still attend high school and have noticed that everyone thinks its perfectly ok to stop and rub my belly. Its not even people I really know that do it. Its more like people I've never seen or knew from elementary but never got the chance to talk to. Its odd. Over the perceiving weeks its gotten a little annoying and I have had to shove a couple of comments out of mind in fear that I might really scare that person. I don't know, maybe its just me being hormonal.
Comment on 30th Aug '07 @ 4:08 pmThis comment is 1
OMG i so have to make me one of those shirts for lata but im 22 weeks and u cant even tell even for me 2 be a skinny chick it looks like i just ate and since thats all i do its a good excuse now for people not 2 touch my tummy!!! LOL
Comment on 21st Sep '07 @ 12:30 amThis comment is 1
I don't understand how strangers can grasp the concept of pregnancy hormones (of which, mine can switch to anger quite quickly right now lol), but still think it's acceptable to touch a pregnant woman, despite said hormones lol. If I have to threaten one more person's life in the small town I live in, I think I might just act on it lol. j/k (kin of) lol
Comment on 25th Sep '07 @ 2:38 pmThis comment is 1
I NEED ONE OF THESE SHIRTS!!!!!!!!! where can i find one?
Comment on 6th Nov '07 @ 6:23 pmThis comment is 1
You said it!!....This is the one thing that can send me on a hormonal rampage!!...i mean i dont know why i hate it so much....but please people...STOP TOUCHING ME OR DIE!!!....=)...thanks!!
Comment on 14th Nov '07 @ 7:03 pmThis comment is 1
This cartoon is so dead on! I've perfected a look that stops people - hand in mid-air as they try to touch my belly. WHY?!?!??!?!?!? If you want to touch a pregnant belly, get your own!
Comment on 18th Nov '07 @ 12:57 amThis comment is 1
I THINK THIS CARTOON IS SO REAL!!
ALL THOUGH I DON'T MIND PEOPLE TOUCHING MY BELLY
IT MAKES ME VERY UPSET WHEN THEY DON'T ASK FOR
PERMISSION! COME ON... THE BELLY IS A PART OF ME!
N NOW A DAYS PEOPLE ARE JUST SO NOSY!!!!! =]
Comment on 21st Dec '07 @ 10:07 pmThis comment is 1
Haha. I so need a shirt like that!
Then maybe I could take a few steps without being stoped by someone.
Comment on 28th Dec '07 @ 10:26 pmThis comment is 1
I agree with everyone here. There's some days I don't mind if people want to touch my belly but ask permission! I would like a shirt that says, U wanna touch, U ask. I also want a shirt like in the cartoon. I am gonna get one too. We have a mall close by that puts whatever you want on a t-shirt. If nothing else, buy a plain t-shirt and then go to Hobby Lobby or some other craft store and buy the iron on letters. Then just do it yourself. Let me know if it works out.
Comment on 1st Jan '08 @ 12:13 pmThis comment is 1
I love it. Where can I buy it??? hehehehe
And I will put: "Yo canīt touch or kiss my belly."
Comment on 3rd Jan '08 @ 8:54 amThis comment is 1
Good idea Giovana!
Comment on 4th Jan '08 @ 9:54 amThis comment is 1
i want that shirt so bad!! i think i might go on cafe press and make one lmao
Comment on 7th Jan '08 @ 7:19 pmThis comment is 1
omg i love this.! lol does anyone know where i can order this kind of shirt.?
Comment on 14th Jan '08 @ 1:39 pmThis comment is 1
omg this is so true. it seems like i'm always answering the saaame questions and my belly is like a hand magnet
Comment on 26th Jan '08 @ 9:06 amThis comment is 1
I really need one!!!!!
Comment on 27th Jan '08 @ 2:08 pmThis comment is 1
lol i love this shirt just cuz im a girl and the 6th of May is my b-day!!!!
Comment on 5th Feb '08 @ 11:28 amThis comment is 1
hey if someone starts touching your belly, jsut touch it back and say, how do YOU like it?
Comment on 19th Mar '08 @ 1:43 pmThis comment is 1
i have been lucky and no stranger has come up to me and touched my belly but its still early
Comment on 20th Mar '08 @ 6:03 pmThis comment is 1
I want this shirt IN EVERY COLOR! I hate the same damn questions! I want one in particular for my Mother in Law.."Stop squealing at my belly"...the baby won't want to hear you when it is out either.
Comment on 24th Mar '08 @ 8:34 amThis comment is 1
hahaha love it.....its so true...we all shoudl have shirts like this...so many ppl ask the questions haha....very cute.....maybe they should make shirts like this.....
Comment on 8th Apr '08 @ 12:06 pmThis comment is 1
dear artist, i used your photo cos i like it so much and share with the rest of my contacts.. i think pregnant women in singapore should start wearing something like this so people would offer more seats to us.. haha
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