I think Michelle Obama has a baby bump. A new Democrat in the WH next spring.

[CK_John]

What do you think?

[polichick]

1. People have said that since the beginning. I think her tummy just...

...looks that way in some clothes. (She's said that Bo is her baby and their son. lol)

On edit: I think there was a thread just today that quotes Michelle saying that.

[CK_John]

3. I wondered how long it would take to be un-rec. not long. n/t

[polichick]

4. Well, I didn't unrec you. There's nothing wrong with asking. nt

[Kdillard]

2. no

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Oh you Tiger, you.........

[Raine]

6. I doubt it

the Obama's have enough to deal with without adding a new baby into the mix.

[Harry Monroe]

7. I think you're shilling for People Magazine

Until it is confirmed, I'm just not interested.

[HopeOverFear]

8. That would be so awesome. But Michelle made it clear years ago

she's done having more children. So that paunch you see just means she needs to work out more, probably. :rofl:

[FrenchieCat]

9. Perhaps she should go in for Lypo, so folks stop asking if this 46 year old woman

is pregnant.

Not that she couldn't be, but she's already said she was through.

Guess that's what happens if you aren't thin like a reed after 2 babies....
guess that's why this society has so many young girl with eating disorders...
cause they know folks are going to look at their bodies and make rude assumptions,
just because you don't look 100% like you came out of a magazine from a picture
that is retouched.

[rocktivity]

10. I'm not saying you're wrong, but the last time this subject came up

Michelle explained that it was a PASTRY bump!

:D
rocktivity

[midnight]

44. I love that explanation.

[polichick]

45. She did?? LOL - good for her! nt

[ellie]

11. No

[kestrel91316]

12. I doubt she has any interest in having a baby at age 46, during such

a busy and stressful time inher life. Unlike the quiverfull types, she has the sense to control her own fertility and not leave such things to chance.

[Dream Girl]

13. What does quiverfull mean?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. Those people keep having them until they are no longer able.

They claim God will give them babies until He sees fit to stop.

Craziness!

Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Arkana]

15. Look up the Duggar family.

[gauguin57]

33. Mrs. Dugger just had number 19 ... and the baby wasn't due till March.

Baby was 1 pound, 6 oz. Yikes. Scary.

And I am making no other comment. Except to say I pray things go well for that little baby.

[elleng]

34. Mrs. had gall bladder problem, eh?

Would be surprising if this was her ONLY problem birth among 19.

[kestrel91316]

20. Here ya go:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiverfull

They are the fundie uber-breeders, who eschew all birth control, and work overtime to have as many children as physically possible. They are ultraconservative evangelical christians, ad they usually homeschool so their children don't get exposed to evil people (ie those not just like them).

[ZombieHorde]

29. I think it means you have a lot of arrows. nt

[woo me with science]

23. She obviously keeps having abortions!

:wow:

[baldguy]

16. That's one way to kick his flagging approval ratings.

[applegrove]

17. That would be awsome!

[saltpoint]

18. I'm just not sure. Ordinarily the Obamas call me with all their most

intimately shared goings-on, but no word on this one so far.

[Blasphemer]

19. She is 46 and has publicly stated that there will be no more children

It's not a "baby bump", it's an " I'm over 40 and I've had two children bump".

[GoCubsGo]

38. Thank you.

I'm getting really sick of this "Oooooh! Is THAT a "baby bump"?" shit. She has had that same "bump" since at least July. It has not gotten bigger. Hmmmmm.... As a woman in her late 40's, I really do not understand why people wish pregnancy on a woman of her age. Especially one who as already stated that she is done with childbearing. I know several women her age who are grandmothers. Sheesh.

[jbnow]

47. They appear such a "young family" in part because their

kids are so young...but that is because they had their kids so late. (If Obama started when I did their oldest would be 30 now)
Also they are in such great shape and he was always called post baby boom (although he is late baby boom) and all of those things...

They just feel younger to people, they don't think of her age

[MadBadger]

21. Here you go again.

[Ken Burch]

22. Anyone for John-John Obama?

n/t.

[elleng]

24. Nope,

As much as some might like to think, she's NOT a model; she's a real woman, without a perfect figure.

[onenote]

25. I don't you're going to improve your batting average in terms of how often you are right

about something on this one.

[scheming daemons]

26. Dude... she's 47 years old... she's not having a baby

Readjust your tinfoil.... and go read a biology book.

[Myrina]

27. +10 and LOL!

:applause: This OP does seem to have a preoccupation with the First Lady being preggers, don't they?

[muriel_volestrangler]

46. Although I agree she's not having a baby, she's 45

and she's only 2 months older than Cherie Blair was when she had her last baby:
Michelle Obama born Jan 17th 1964 => 45 years 11 months now
Cherie Blair born Sept 23rd 1954; Leo Blair born May 20th 2000, so she was 45 years 9 months

[AspenRose]

48. Many women are having babies in their 40s

And it wasn't unusual to see this 100 years ago (before donor eggs, IVF and the prevalence of acupuncture for fertility in western culture).

Every woman is different and enter perimenopause/menopause at different times. I don't understand why people are saying "read a biology book" when it really isn't as unusual as people think it is. Genetics, environment and the health (and diet) of the woman are the main factors. My grandmother and great-grandmother were pregnant at the same time; one with her first, the other (in her mid-40s) with her last.

My OB strongly encourages women who don't want to get pregnant to continue birth control, even if they're "in their 40s" or perimenopausal. Because if the 'plumbing' is still there and the cycle is still happening (even irregularly), it can happen....and apparently it happens enough for him to have to constantly give this advice!

That said....Michelle has already said she's done.

[Capn Sunshine]

28. You tell me

Rush said Michelle was preggers when this photo was taken in August. Huh?

[JVS]

30. Don't ever guess about a woman being pregnant. That can go poorly. Wait for her to tell you.

[me b zola]

31. Michelle has the body of a woman

Women aren't supposed to have flat stomaches.

[the hawk]

32. michelle's baby bump

I think perhaps the good life, my top ramen diet is not giving me a baby bump.

[FrenchieCat]

35. Should she be eating Top ramen?

She went to Princeton and Harvard and studied hard.
She earned her keep.

[niceypoo]

36. Maybe she ate the Thanksgiving turkey

That's what my friends pregnant sister told us when we were in kindergarten. "Why is your stomach so big?" "Because I ate the thanksgiving turkey."

[livetohike]

40. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[bigwillq]

43. Hello.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[AspenRose]

50. Oh brother.

:eyes:

[JNelson6563]

37. No. She just wears things that accentuate it.

She's just got a bit of a belly. Those silly belts she wears right up under the bust-line accentuate it.

Julie--who looks forward to when that trend passes

[divineorder]

39. No. With Two Girls Already, I think they would just adopt

If they wanted any more kids. Maybe they would have if not for the White House. Can you imagine the scrutiny that would be if they even tried to adopt in this climate?

The bump is just all that rich food she's probably been eating lately. Sure, she's an exercise junky, but even 20 miles a day won't walk off all of the calories she's probably had since going to the White House. And with all of the events, it's probably hard to keep track of all you nibble on during a day unless you are supremely disciplined. I sliver of cake here, a cookie there, it all adds.

[AspenRose]

49. For real. I hate those belts.

:hi:

[LWolf]

41. I think she has a normal mid-40s female body,

that she is lovely the way she is, and that people who need an excuse for flesh on a woman's body are part of the reason why perceived body image is such a destructive thing for so many women.

[avaistheone1]

42. Don't think so.

She just probably has gas.

[KrR]

52. speak for yourself n/t

[undeterred]

51. Bad idea to speculate on womens abdomens.