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* '''Exaggerated''': The moment Alice touches her abdomen, we cut to a scene of her in labour.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The moment Alice touches her abdomen, [[GilliganCut we cut to a scene of her in labour.labour]].
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** We see the baby inside Alice's womb place their hand on the walls of her womb.
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* '''Played for Drama''': Alice can't afford to raise a baby, or she's [[IllGirl frail]], so being pregnant is bad news.
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* '''Played for Drama''': Alice can't afford to raise a baby, or she's [[IllGirl [[DelicateAndSickly frail]], so being pregnant is bad news.
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* '''Straight''': A few months after Alice and Bob's wedding, Alice rubs her lower abdomen. This signifies that soon she and Bob will be parents.
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* '''Straight''': A few months after Alice and Bob's AliceAndBob's wedding, Alice rubs her lower abdomen. This signifies that soon she and Bob will be parents.
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* '''Downplayed''': There were some signs-- Alice has been [[MorningSickness throwing up in the morning]], [[WackyCravings craving strange food]], etc. Yet, it's only revealed that she definitely is pregnant and not simply high or sick when she rubs her abdomen.
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* '''Downplayed''': There were some signs-- signs -- Alice has been [[MorningSickness throwing up in the morning]], [[WackyCravings craving strange food]], etc. Yet, it's only revealed that she definitely is pregnant and not simply high or sick when she rubs her abdomen.
* '''Gender-Inverted''': [[MisterSeahorse It's Bob who is pregnant]] and puts his hand on his lower abdomen.
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* '''Zigzagged''': Alice is seen rubbing her abdomen, but after a while, there is still no baby. Then, it's revealed that Alice had a miscarriage, but then we find out that she only ''thought'' she had a miscarriage; it was just a heavy period. Now more confident, Alice tries to conceive for real and we see her rubbing her abdomen, indicating that it was successful.
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* '''Zigzagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice is seen rubbing her abdomen, but after a while, there is still no baby. Then, it's revealed that Alice had a miscarriage, but then we find out that she only ''thought'' she had a miscarriage; it was just a heavy period. Now more confident, Alice tries to conceive for real and we see her rubbing her abdomen, indicating that it was successful.
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* '''Implied''': Alice and Bob are background characters, but Alice is seen rubbing her abdomen and is later seen holding a baby who [[AmbiguousSituation may or may not be hers]].
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* '''Implied''': Alice and Bob are background characters, but Alice is seen rubbing her abdomen and is later seen holding a baby who [[AmbiguousSituation may or may not might be hers]].
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* '''Played for Drama''': Alice can't afford to raise a baby, so being pregnant is bad news.
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* '''Played for Drama''': Alice can't afford to raise a baby, or she's [[IllGirl frail]], so being pregnant is bad news.
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'''Basic Trope''': The audience knows a woman is pregnant when she or someone else rubs her lower abdomen.
* '''Straight''': A few months after Alice and Bob's wedding, Alice rubs her lower abdomen. This signifies that soon she and Bob will be parents.
* '''Exaggerated''': The moment Alice touches her abdomen, we cut to a scene of her in labour.
* '''Downplayed''': There were some signs-- Alice has been [[MorningSickness throwing up in the morning]], [[WackyCravings craving strange food]], etc. Yet, it's only revealed that she definitely is pregnant and not simply high or sick when she rubs her abdomen.
* '''Justified''':
** The pregnancy is causing cramps.
** Alice is FeelingTheBabyKick.
* '''Inverted''':
** Rubbing her abdomen means that Alice had a miscarriage or has just given birth.
** Alice, for some reason, rubs her ''head'' when she's pregnant.
** Alice has [[CharacterTics a habit of rubbing her abdomen]] and she stops when she's pregnant.
** When Alice gets pregnant, Bob rubs his ''own'' abdomen in sympathy.
* '''Subverted''': Alice rubs her lower abdomen and it's implied that she's pregnant, but then it turns out that she's just having menstrual cramps.
* '''Double Subverted''': The "period" was just spotting; she's pregnant after all.
* '''Parodied''': Alice rubs her abdomen despite being a lizard and having laid an egg.
* '''Zigzagged''': Alice is seen rubbing her abdomen, but after a while, there is still no baby. Then, it's revealed that Alice had a miscarriage, but then we find out that she only ''thought'' she had a miscarriage; it was just a heavy period. Now more confident, Alice tries to conceive for real and we see her rubbing her abdomen, indicating that it was successful.
* '''Averted''':
** Alice does not get pregnant.
** Alice does not rub her abdomen.
** Alice only rubs her abdomen after we find out about her pregnancy.
* '''Enforced''': "We can't do the KnittingPregnancyAnnouncement since Alice knits all the time already, and morning sickness is gross... let's just have her rub her belly."
* '''Lampshaded''': "That's basically lady sign language for 'I'm pregnant'."
* '''Invoked''': Alice uses this as a way of telling Bob she's pregnant.
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''': Alice keeps her hands off her abdomen for fear of injuring the fetus.
* '''Discussed''': "Do pregnant women really rub their bellies all the time?"
* '''Conversed''': "I'll bet that character's pregnant. She's rubbing her lower abdomen, in a place that's too low for it to be an intestinal bug, and it can't be a period cramp since [[NoPeriodsPeriod this show never shows periods]]."
* '''Implied''': Alice and Bob are background characters, but Alice is seen rubbing her abdomen and is later seen holding a baby who [[AmbiguousSituation may or may not be hers]].
* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':
* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice rubs her abdomen on the side and says, "I'm growing a baby here." Bob says, "In your ''liver''?", since that's where Alice's hand was closest to.
* '''Played for Drama''': Alice can't afford to raise a baby, so being pregnant is bad news.
* '''Played for Horror''': Alice is carrying the Antichrist.
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* '''Straight''': A few months after Alice and Bob's wedding, Alice rubs her lower abdomen. This signifies that soon she and Bob will be parents.
* '''Exaggerated''': The moment Alice touches her abdomen, we cut to a scene of her in labour.
* '''Downplayed''': There were some signs-- Alice has been [[MorningSickness throwing up in the morning]], [[WackyCravings craving strange food]], etc. Yet, it's only revealed that she definitely is pregnant and not simply high or sick when she rubs her abdomen.
* '''Justified''':
** The pregnancy is causing cramps.
** Alice is FeelingTheBabyKick.
* '''Inverted''':
** Rubbing her abdomen means that Alice had a miscarriage or has just given birth.
** Alice, for some reason, rubs her ''head'' when she's pregnant.
** Alice has [[CharacterTics a habit of rubbing her abdomen]] and she stops when she's pregnant.
** When Alice gets pregnant, Bob rubs his ''own'' abdomen in sympathy.
* '''Subverted''': Alice rubs her lower abdomen and it's implied that she's pregnant, but then it turns out that she's just having menstrual cramps.
* '''Double Subverted''': The "period" was just spotting; she's pregnant after all.
* '''Parodied''': Alice rubs her abdomen despite being a lizard and having laid an egg.
* '''Zigzagged''': Alice is seen rubbing her abdomen, but after a while, there is still no baby. Then, it's revealed that Alice had a miscarriage, but then we find out that she only ''thought'' she had a miscarriage; it was just a heavy period. Now more confident, Alice tries to conceive for real and we see her rubbing her abdomen, indicating that it was successful.
* '''Averted''':
** Alice does not get pregnant.
** Alice does not rub her abdomen.
** Alice only rubs her abdomen after we find out about her pregnancy.
* '''Enforced''': "We can't do the KnittingPregnancyAnnouncement since Alice knits all the time already, and morning sickness is gross... let's just have her rub her belly."
* '''Lampshaded''': "That's basically lady sign language for 'I'm pregnant'."
* '''Invoked''': Alice uses this as a way of telling Bob she's pregnant.
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''': Alice keeps her hands off her abdomen for fear of injuring the fetus.
* '''Discussed''': "Do pregnant women really rub their bellies all the time?"
* '''Conversed''': "I'll bet that character's pregnant. She's rubbing her lower abdomen, in a place that's too low for it to be an intestinal bug, and it can't be a period cramp since [[NoPeriodsPeriod this show never shows periods]]."
* '''Implied''': Alice and Bob are background characters, but Alice is seen rubbing her abdomen and is later seen holding a baby who [[AmbiguousSituation may or may not be hers]].
* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':
* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice rubs her abdomen on the side and says, "I'm growing a baby here." Bob says, "In your ''liver''?", since that's where Alice's hand was closest to.
* '''Played for Drama''': Alice can't afford to raise a baby, so being pregnant is bad news.
* '''Played for Horror''': Alice is carrying the Antichrist.
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