In the past it was expected for pregnant women to hide their pregnant bellies. It was considered proper etiquette to conceal the pregnancy. Woman would wear over-sized tops that were drab and plain. In the past twenty or so years women have started to be proud of their ability to bare children and their growing stomachs. Showing off a pregnant belly has become the norm. Along with showing off a pregnancy comes many people staring and unsolicited advice. One way to get these people to get the message to go away is wearing funny maternity t-shirts. There are maternity t-shirts for every person, older, younger, shy, outspoken and eccentric in nature.

More and more people are turning to funny maternity t-shirts to send a message. Pregnant women are already frustrated, uncomfortable and emotional; the last thing they want or need is a person they do not even know coming up and making comments to them. It is shocking some of the things people will say, and the way others will even walk up and touch the baby bump, or pregnant belly. Some maternity shirts have saying on them, while others have pictures. An few examples of some of the funny sayings or messages is “All I Wanted was a Backrub”, “Don’t Touch My Belly”, and for those who get comments about multiple children “Fertile Myrtle”. Some picture examples are a pregnant dinosaur with a caption “Prego-saurus”, or a watermelon and a caption of “Yes I Ate the Seed”.

There are many different kinds of funny maternity t-shirts; it just takes a little shopping around to find one that suits a person’s personality. Some can be sweet and cute ways of telling people the great news, or just fun ways to show off a bump. Others can be rude and sassy to help get a message across. For people with friends or family members who are expecting a bundle of joy, these maternity t-shirts will also make great presents.