I felt [the baby] move the other day for the first time and I had big crocodile tears…
It was the coolest thing ever. It did a flip or something. I was like, “There it went. It’s there. It’s really there.”
~Jessica Simpson discussing the ups and downs of pregnancy, US Magazine, December 8
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Certainly not an “it.”
But I can appreciate the wonder and awe at feeling the baby moving!!
I don’t think “crocodile tears” is what she meant.
I am glad to see that she’s happy about her pregnancy, but isn’t she supposed to be a born-again Christian? She’s not setting a very good example by becoming pregnant out of wedlock.
I also am loving being pregnant–feeling the baby move is the coolest thing ever! I’ve wanted this for at least the last decade–but I had to find the right man to be my husband and my children’s father first!
I’m glad to see another celebrity express her pro-life views, even as ineloquently as she does. There are so many shills for Planned Parenthood and “choice” out there already! Nice to have a little balance in Hollywood.
I do wonder who her babydaddy is…and why they’re not married….
She is engaged to someone, can’t think of who, though. They postponed their wedding because of the baby.
I agree, she hasn’t set the best example as a Christian. But, I don’t even know at this point if she even conciders herself one. I think that ship sailed when she did the Dukes Of Hazard movie…and her dad is a sicko for having a part in her sleezy video, IMO.
Just because she is having her baby doesn’t make her pro-life, although, I’m sure she wouldn’t have an abortion, just can’t picture her doing that.
Maybe she went to a sperm bank. Also if you wait until your 30, like I did to get married even, you may not be able to have any children. I waited too long and had Endometriosis that I didnt’ know that I had amoung other health issues fighting me having children. If you wait too long you can wind up without children wishing you had them. Maybe Jessica figured this out and went to a sperm bank. It’s easy to judge another when we are jealious of what someone else has.
I was just reading the replies.
@Susan she did not go to a sperm bank, she is with a man and I believe they are engaged. Also, 30 is not to old to get pregnant. 30 is a great age to have a child. I just had a child at 30. Could have more if I wish. Some even wait till after 35 or later.
Kelsey, I thought the same thing! lol.
I SO agree with Carla! Your baby is him/her, not “it”, Jessica. As for the “crocodile tears” remark..
of course, we’re talking about someone who can’t read the word “TUNA” on a can ;)
Susan, I am not “jealous” I was just expressing my opinion. I’m allowed. Why is it when someone is critical of a celebrity, they are said to be ”jealous?” To me, she is another Hollywood non-talent.
I saw her and her sister on tv yesterday talking about their babies. Ashlee’s son wants Jessica’s baby to be a girl, but thinks it’s a boy…haha so cute :)
She looked healthy – gained a little weight but that’s obviously normal – I hate seeing celebs look super skinny when they are pregnant! Give that baby some food! :P
I wish the best for her :)
I don’t get women who like being pregnant. I try not to complain too much of pregnancy to ruin it for them. I just don’t get it. The baby kicking is cool. Until it starts to hurt. :)
Sorry SUZANNE, But I don’t get women who DON’T like being pregnant. Having lost five pregnancies in the first month, I’d give ANYTHING to get to carry one full term. I enjoyed the 7 1/2 months I got to carry my (now almost 5 year old )little girl.
Just sayin,
It is a non-gendered pronoun. It is perfectly acceptable to us the word “it” when someone doesn’t know the sex of the fetus.
Some women can’t understand why others enjoy being pregnant, while some women can’t understand why others don’t enjoy being pregnant. Just a matter of perspective.
Just because a woman is keeping her pregnancy does not automatically mean she’s pro-life. Lots of pro-choice women keep their pregnancies, and lots of women in the middle between the two sides keep their pregnancies also.
The comment about the crocodile tears and reading tuna cans, that made me chuckle.
“Sorry SUZANNE, But I don’t get women who DON’T like being pregnant. ”
You might, if it were a totally miserable, debilitating experience for you. Disliking pregnancy has nothing to do with being grateful for the child! I know lots of women who intentionally get pregnant with babies 2, 3, 4, etc, who view the pregnancy as an investment in the baby but certainly not enjoyable in its own right.
Of course, lots of women love being pregnant, too. It just pushes my buttons when people equate “not liking pregnancy” with “not appreciating the gift of new life.” I will never, never like being pregnant, judging by past experience, but I will always mourn a miscarriage regardless.
I am very sorry for your losses. :(
Thank you, Alexandra. I was just making a point. I know plenty of women, too who don’t/didn’t enjoy being pregnant. I myself had “pregnancy induced” carpal tunnel syndrome when I was pregnant with my daughter, and ended up having pre-ecclampsia. I had a 19 1/2 hour labor which ended in a c-section.
I was just making the point to SUZANNE that there are some women that would give ANYTHING to experience pregnancy…
miserable or not. In fact, this forum is the ONLY place I have ever mentioned what my pregnancy/birth experience was like.
I don’t “complain” about it at all. I belong to an on-line support group for women trying to conceive after miscarriage/stillbirth, and one of my friends from there just posted on her Facebook page: “Please Santa, I want a baby for Christmas!”
I feel SO BAD for her! She has experienced multiple miscarriages AND had a stillborn baby girl.
You just never know where other people are coming from.
Meant WE just never know where other people are coming from. Editing button didn’t work!
Pamela, you know how I feel for your heartache. I am one of those women who don’t particularly enjoy being pregnant. LOVE feeling the baby kick but especially this pregnancy I had terrible vomiting and nausea. I have the aches, the pains in the pelvis, the stretching, the heartburn… but I love my son and am SO THANKFUL for the privilege to carry him!
I remember whenever I start to complain about pregnancy all the couples who would give a million dollars to be in my shoes.
There is a lady at my church who has 5 kids and she is one of those women who GLOWS when pregnant. Pregnancy just agrees with her so well. She looks radiant and she experiences no annoying or painful symptoms. Me on the other hand, I break out, gain weight and look and feel like a blimp with an attitude. Pregnancy affects all women differently. So I get what Suzanne is trying to say.
But I know how it hurts you too. When I longed for this baby for two years I felt the same. I hated to hear women complain when I longed to be pregnant so badly.