The Popular Expression, ‘baby bump’ Is Very Irritating To Me - Chimamanda Adichie

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The talented writer said this in a recent interview with UK’s Channel 4 News, while reacting to why she hid her pregnancy. Her words: "I wanted my pregnancy to be something I shared with the people I love, with the people who know me. There is a kind of pregnancy as a trendy thing that I'm very uncomfortable with, and I deeply dislike expressions like ‘baby bump’. I find it very irritating."....

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