The perfect response to the one question you should never ask a new mum

There's one question you should never ask a woman, without being absolutely sure of your facts ... Yes, it's the, 'When are you due?' faux-pas. But people still do blurt it out.

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When this mum was asked this question nine weeks after giving birth, she gave the perfect response.

Lindsey Kay Self had given birth to her son nine weeks earlier, when a man came up to her in a superstore and asked her when she was expecting. Here's what she had to say:

She left all mums with this inspiring message:

"Thank your mom, and your baby momma, and your friend who can't seem to lose that last 10 pounds, and the lady at the beach trying to hide her stretch marks ... If you have a bump because you were given the gift to carry a child, be proud, not ashamed, for it's a gift denied to many."

Hear, hear!