You already know you should never assume a woman is pregnant when you don't know for sure. But the other element of this vital rule is never make an assumption about how many weeks pregnant a woman is.
Telling your friend she "looks like she's having twins" because your sister was a lot smaller at 32 weeks? Just plain rude. It also ignores a glorious truth about the female body. No two women are the same, so it makes sense that no two pregnancies are either.
Nowhere is it easier to find proof of this than on Instagram. Where women from all over the world post pregnancy selfies and hashtag them with how many weeks pregnant they are.
Want to know what a 24-week pregnant body looks like? Now you can very easily find out.
#12weeks
A photo posted by Frances (@francesbaltus) on
A photo posted by Яна, 25♋ (@yana_romina) on
A photo posted by Erica Turck (@vigilante_yoga) on
#24weeks
A photo posted by ÖzleM & Ali Kemal & Ali Kalp 😍 (@ozsezaz) on
A photo posted by Malin Linnea Pettersson (@malinneapettersson) on
A photo posted by JASMIN SOPHIA MANNING (@fiveformay) on
A photo posted by lisa (@lisabulle725) on
#32weeks
A photo posted by por: Amannda Starling 📝💙 (@mamaedojoaquim_) on
A photo posted by Natalia Jakuła (@natalia_jakula) on
A photo posted by Jlew (@rubyandrevolver) on
A photo posted by Анастасия (@nasty_vorob) on
#40weeks
A photo posted by MIREIA ❤️ EDGAR (@elbauldemireia) on
A photo posted by Por Lia Monteiro (@liamamae2x) on
A photo posted by Anna Lakhno (@adl666) on
A photo posted by BB's World (@beingbecbrown) on
A photo posted by MEGAN (@meganwinterberg) on
Conclusive proof that no two baby bellies are the same.
What is the same though is the joy, hope and love written across all these women's faces. Just beautiful, no matter what size the bump is.