--- title: Lauren Conrad Shares Etiquette Tips for Pregnant Women description: Discover former Lauren Conrad's rules for what not to say to pregnant women. canonical: https://time.com/4640691/lauren-conrad-pregnancy-etiquette-rules/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-20T17:28:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:04:27.147Z og:title: Lauren Conrad Has 4 Rules for Talking to Pregnant Women og:description: The expectant mother has noticed a few ‘missteps’ og:url: https://time.com/4640691/lauren-conrad-pregnancy-etiquette-rules/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt993958eea558cb51/6988b6672dce01b2009ebf6e/lauren-conrad-pregnancy-etiquette-tips.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Sixth-Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic, Los Angeles - Red Carpet og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Lauren Conrad Has 4 Rules for Talking to Pregnant Women twitter:description: The expectant mother has noticed a few ‘missteps’ twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt993958eea558cb51/6988b6672dce01b2009ebf6e/lauren-conrad-pregnancy-etiquette-tips.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Lauren Conrad Has 4 Rules for Talking to Pregnant Women by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jan 20, 2017 5:28 PM UTC  PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - OCTOBER 17: Designer Lauren Conrad attends the Sixth-Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic at Will Rogers State Historic Park on October 17, 2015 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Veuve Clicquot) PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - OCTOBER 17: Designer Lauren Conrad attends the Sixth-Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic at Will Rogers State Historic Park on October 17, 2015 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Veuve Clicquot)Jason Merritt—Veuve Clicquot/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jan 20, 2017 5:28 PM UTC Lifestyle guru and former _Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County_ and [_The Hills_](http://time.com/4436698/lauren-corad-the-hills-reunion-anniversary/) star Lauren Conrad is offering up some tips for expecting mothers. Conrad and her husband, William Tell, [announced](http://time.com/4620054/lauren-conrad-pregnant/) on Jan. 1 [via Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/BOukSkwgKAy/) that they are expecting their first child. As part of navigating the road to parenthood, Conrad [outlined](https://laurenconrad.com/blog/2017/01/ladylike-laws-4-things-to-never-say-to-a-pregnant-woman/) some rules for how best to address moms-to-be, [according](http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/lauren-conrad-heres-what-not-to-say-to-pregnant-women-w461646) to _Us Weekly._ Conrad, who has “always been a proponent of exercising manners and good [etiquette](http://motto.time.com/4515282/15-table-manners-ideal-party-guest/)” lays out four ground rules for how to act around [expecting mothers](http://motto.time.com/4247749/new-mom-gifts/). She wrote that she’s “noticed quite a few etiquette missteps” from people talking to [pregnant](http://motto.time.com/4192644/work-advice-pregnant/) women, so she’s setting the record straight. Conrad’s first rule begins even before a pregnancy announcement: “Do not ask a married couple when they are expecting to have kids.” She said this is an “extremely personal” question and can often make the couple “uncomfortable.” She believes people can ask about pregnancy only once “a friend, family member, or public figure opens up to you about this decision first.” Next, she advises people “never to ask when someone is due unless you are 100 percent certain they are expecting.” Conrad explains that everyone’s body is different — any woman could carry weight in her belly or have a postpartum “bump.” She said, “There’s no bigger blow to someone’s self-confidence and body image than asking them if they are pregnant when they are not.” Conrad’s last two rules focus on the [baby bump](http://motto.time.com/4339336/fit-mom-baby-bump/) itself. She urges people not to touch without asking — and to refrain from commenting on its size. Women “carry their pregnancy in all different ways,” and commenting on the size of a baby bump or touching someone’s belly can cause her to feel self-conscious. Read more about Conrad’s pregnancy etiquette tips [here](https://laurenconrad.com/blog/2017/01/ladylike-laws-4-things-to-never-say-to-a-pregnant-woman/). \[[_Us Weekly_](http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/lauren-conrad-heres-what-not-to-say-to-pregnant-women-w461646)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4640691/lauren-conrad-pregnancy-etiquette-rules/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4640691/lauren-conrad-pregnancy-etiquette-rules/"},"headline":"Lauren Conrad Has 4 Rules for Talking to Pregnant Women","datePublished":"2017-01-20T17:28:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:04:27.147Z","description":"The expectant mother has noticed a few ‘missteps’","url":"https://time.com/4640691/lauren-conrad-pregnancy-etiquette-rules/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt993958eea558cb51/6988b6672dce01b2009ebf6e/lauren-conrad-pregnancy-etiquette-tips.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt993958eea558cb51/6988b6672dce01b2009ebf6e/lauren-conrad-pregnancy-etiquette-tips.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Sixth-Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic, Los Angeles - Red Carpet","caption":"Sixth-Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic, Los Angeles - Red Carpet","creditText":"Jason Merritt—Veuve Clicquot/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4640691/lauren-conrad-pregnancy-etiquette-rules/","name":"Lauren Conrad Has 4 Rules for Talking to Pregnant Women"}}]}] ```