What's with the term "unborn child"? RANT

[ILoveJellybeans]

Its vaguely cute I guess, like in a weird OMG look at this alien thing way.

[fundyfunland]

Its vaguely cute I guess, like in a weird OMG look at this alien thing way.

Haha! Ya, my sister never referred to her son or daughter as an unborn child. She would refer to them as what they appeared to be on the latest U/S. She called them pickle, alien, dot, jellybean, fetoid, etc.

[DarkAnts]

Okay, it's a little more detailed but I'm not sure that helps its' case any. Sure, those nubs look like arms and legs now, but that thing also has a freakin' tail! Just what every mother wants.

"So, are you two having a boy or a girl?"

"Oh no, we're actually having a lemur."

I would totally tell people that I am having a lemur!

[dairyfreelife]

Haha! Ya, my sister never referred to her son or daughter as an unborn child. She would refer to them as what they appeared to be on the latest U/S. She called them pickle, alien, dot, jellybean, fetoid, etc.

If I ever have a fetus in my uterus, I'm calling it wombat.

[valsa]

I would totally tell people that I am having a lemur!

I'm personally going to say "koala" but that didn't have a big enough tail for my example.

[AmyP]

The term "unborn child" is a very old one. I hope someone made that point somewhere in this thread.

[Guest Anonymous]

The term "unborn child" is a very old one. I hope someone made that point somewhere in this thread.

:D Feel free to read the last 4 pages!

[RosyDaisy]

I have to admit that the term is used in my family, and I'm guilty of using it myself. Fetus is just not a word used to describe what is growing inside a woman in my neck of the woods.

[OkToBeTakei]

I had a friend who described pregnancy as a belly full of arms and legs.

[Lady_M]

I had a friend who described pregnancy as a belly full of arms and legs.

That's a really good one...I'll have to remember that!