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If I spot someone whom I think might be pregnant I just stand up without comment. I don't want to make the mistake someone made with a female relative of mine:

• TeMPOraL 10y ago
  And I thought it's nerds who are socially awkward... I can't see such things as anything else as trying to use technology to avoid the possibility of embarrassment that comes with dealing with other people.
• frobozz 10y ago
  This is what I do, and it wins for all sorts of reasons, not just the avoidance of mistaking flab for a foetus. If you are doing this, the likelihood is that there is someone more in need of a seat than you, and possibly for invisible reasons (e.g. carrying a minor leg injury, first trimester of pregnancy, or just tired). Some people in a certain age range (mid-late 60s) may be grateful for a seat, but don't want to think of themselves as old enough to warrant being offered a seat. The person you think you are getting up for may not want to sit. When my wife was pregnant, she was inundated with offers of seats. She often refused, because on shorter journeys, the effort involved in sitting down and standing up again was greater than that of just standing all the way.