“Maybe a few of us can all chip in and get her something really nice for her baby shower.”

One of your friends is pregnant and about to have her baby. There's going to be a party for her next week. You want to get her something expensive, so you'd like to get three or four friends to buy it for her together. You suggest to one friend:

Maybe a few of us can all chip in and get her something really nice for her baby shower.

Click to read more ...

“I don't think I'd be able to endure that kind of pain.”

Your friend's sister is pregnant with her second baby. She's talking about how painful childbirth is. You've heard that it's painful, so you say:

I don't think I'd be able to endure that kind of pain.

Click to read more ...

“I have a gut feeling that it's a boy.”

You're pregnant. You haven't found out yet whether you're having a boy or a girl, but you think it might be a boy. At lunch with a coworker, she asks you whether it's a girl or boy. You say:

I have a gut feeling that it's a boy.

Click to read more ...

“When are you due?”

Your sister announced that she's pregnant. You congratulated her, and now you want to find out more information about it. You ask:

When are you due?

Click to read more ...

“I had Eric when I was only 18.”

Memorize

You had a child when you were very young. Now your child is much older, and you are telling someone about the experience. You say:

I had Eric when I was only 18.

Click to read more ...

“I was talking with this girl at work who just got back from maternity leave.”

Memorize

Your coworker had a baby and took off work for a couple of months, but now she's back. You're telling your husband about a conversation you had with her at work. You are setting up the story, and you explain who she is by saying:

Today I was talking with this girl at work who just got back from maternity leave.

Click to read more ...