The Pudding Club

A DigitalNZ Story by mo-mo

Hapū, up the duff, with child, in the family way, a bun in the oven, up the spout, knocked up, in a delicate condition, preggers, preggo, expecting, in the pudding club. I am and so are they.

pregnancy, women, pregnant, reproduction, fertility, maternity

Image: Pregnant woman, 1894

Pregnant woman, 1894

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Vanessa Bell Pregnant

Vanessa Bell Pregnant

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Pregnant women lying on the floor during a Wellington Parents' Centre session at the YWCA

Pregnant women lying on the floor during a Wellington Parents' Centre session at the YWCA

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified pregnant women on their hands and knees during a Wellington Parents' Centre session at the YWCA

Unidentified pregnant women on their hands and knees during a Wellington Parents' Centre session at the YWCA

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified pregnant women looking at books on childbirth at a session at the Wellington Parents' Centre session at the YWCA

Unidentified pregnant women looking at books on childbirth at a session at the Wellington Parents' Centre session at the YWCA

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Samantha Groves, 1969

Samantha Groves, 1969

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Untitled (Te Po)

Untitled (Te Po)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Woman and boy

Woman and boy

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Young Maori woman and child

Young Maori woman and child

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Dormer Beck. Drinking Vessel.

Dormer Beck. Drinking Vessel.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Doyle, Martin, 1956- :Wedding at St Gabriel's. 21 May 2012

Doyle, Martin, 1956- :Wedding at St Gabriel's. 21 May 2012

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Hall, Wedding

Hall, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: "Seeing as they're both talking tax cuts after the election we figured we could just about afford another one." 13 January, 2008

"Seeing as they're both talking tax cuts after the election we figured we could just about afford another one." 13 January, 2008

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Poedua [Poetua], daughter of Oreo, chief of Ulaietea, one of the Society Isles

Poedua [Poetua], daughter of Oreo, chief of Ulaietea, one of the Society Isles

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Jessie Cruickshank Crawford

Jessie Cruickshank Crawford

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Maternity clothing, 1964

Maternity clothing, 1964

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Model wearing maternity dress for a fashion show, at the Royal Oak Hotel, Cuba Street, Wellington

Model wearing maternity dress for a fashion show, at the Royal Oak Hotel, Cuba Street, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Model wearing maternity summer outfit for fashion show, at the Royal Oak Hotel, Cuba Street, Wellington

Model wearing maternity summer outfit for fashion show, at the Royal Oak Hotel, Cuba Street, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Everylady's Journal" Pattern No. 106. .from '•Maternity Outfit," Mo. 14. Single patterns, t»d each, post free, as described below. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 24 February 1914)

Everylady's Journal" Pattern No. 106. .from '•Maternity Outfit," Mo. 14. Single patterns, t»d each, post free, as described below. (Wairarapa Daily...

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Model wearing maternity outfit, trousers with short sleeve top, for fashion show, at the Royal Oak Hotel, Cuba Street, Wellington

Model wearing maternity outfit, trousers with short sleeve top, for fashion show, at the Royal Oak Hotel, Cuba Street, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Model wearing maternity outfit, pleated skirt and checked blouse with lace trimming, for fashion show, at the Royal Oak Hotel, Cuba Streets, Wellington

Model wearing maternity outfit, pleated skirt and checked blouse with lace trimming, for fashion show, at the Royal Oak Hotel, Cuba Streets, Wellin...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Smokefree poster

Smokefree poster

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Blue series K

Blue series K

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Peene Mavaea Smallman and John Byrnes, 27 December 1997, Te Hikitu, Ngapuhi, Ngapuhi/Tainui

Peene Mavaea Smallman and John Byrnes, 27 December 1997, Te Hikitu, Ngapuhi, Ngapuhi/Tainui

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki