Since Pinkie is canonically a mother in the epilogue, I like to think that this is the sort of shirt she wore on the regular, from the time that she told Cheese Sandwich of her pregnancy, to the time Li’l Cheese was born.

I wish I was Pinkie Pie’s foal.

@gorkspewdium  
Well that’s a couple of DAYS! Parties don’t last nearly that long, at least, not a “Party of One”…
 
…
 
Unless you’ve stocked up on a loooooot of… drugs and beer.
 
The flour bag slumps over you, “Dear, iz been zeverol dayz… get ’elp!”

@ShimmeringStallion  
Sure, but puppets don’t get all squishy ‘n stinky ‘n maggot-ridden after a couple days. I guess if you’re holding a paras(pr)ite party that’s all good, but then it’s not a Party of One(R), eh?

@gorkspewdium  
Well, a puppet is inanimate…
 
… So is a corpse!

@ShimmeringStallion  
Last I checked those parties involved inanimate objects, not cupCakes. Tom might wanna watch his basalt.

@gorkspewdium  
Actually, I get the feeling that Pinkie being THAT CALM would make them just take the kids and keep them as close as possible just in case Pinkie suddenly feels the need to grab ingredients for a Party of One again.

@ShimmeringStallion  
Cue the Cakes trying not to weep with joy. And then somefilly idly offers her a Gobstopper(R), at which point we see their best slo-mo “NUUUUOOOOOO” take.

@gorkspewdium  
Can you imagine if she just eats something without sugar in it for the sake of producing vitamins for the baby, and suddenly she becomes like Eeyore?
 
“Ohhhhh Hiiiii, Missuuus Caaaake…”

@ShimmeringStallion  
So everypone peer-pressures an already-hormonally-fluxed Pie into sedateness for the better part of a year. That…seems liable to backfire in a party-with-imaginary-guests fashion at the very least. Even given her general mission in life, Pinks’ very ability to come damn near pleasing everypone-not to mention reality-warping intrusiveness-both imply an energy level that no (natural) amount of gestatin’ would totally sap…nor would consciously suppressing every spare erg of said juice to mollify the public do her a bit of psychosomatic good.
 
Unless the gestational-diabetic card is a thing (and really, you’d think the ordinary version would’ve claimed Pinks ages back), all that’s needed is a brief moratorium on handstand-laden improv sequences, Wonderbolt-racing & trust-falling off speeding carts. And I truly pity the poor fool trying to amp her down behind closed doors/the counter after hours.

@gorkspewdium  
Full Circle. No… STOP!
 
I DO, however, see what you’re trying to establish… but there are way too many things to counter the notion of Pinkie being pregnant and her usual self, such as anyone and everyone in Ponyville (And even some in Canterlot) demanding that she act a certain way so as to not cause a miscarriage or stillbirth.
 
Remember that Pinkie’s actions aren’t as a result of her being crazy, but what is essentially an obsession with seeing her friends smile and making them laugh and be happy. Thing is, if she learns the ground rules of that, as they pertain to her child, she’s not gonna BE the same “Pinkie”. Basically, it’s them holding an intervention.
 
And as we’ve seen in the show, when she’s doing things that make everyone miserable, she reacts very… strangely. (Referring to ‘Too Many Pinkie Pies’)

@ShimmeringStallion  
Screw me blind, we’re doing it again. At what point did I turn this into a SRS BSNS prenatal-caution debate?
 
So we’ve gone full circle from “needs reminders not to bounce” to “would know not to bounce”. Because moving at over 2 mph=spontaneous abortion, as seen in every other half-baked tragedy fic. Having cracked a few books on the subject, extreme lack of exercise can be just as detrimental to an average pregnancy as pushing too hard. And seriously: 11 months of zen to please the neurotic chums? Pie responds to their platitudes for a fraction of the 22 minutes that make up each episode, then proceeds upon her own twisty path. Which seems to work for her far more often than not.
 
‘Sides, I’m not saying slowing down isn’t a probability. It just wouldn’t look much like feeble, sluggardy Western humes’ definition thereof. And I ree-hee-HEEEEAAAAllly don’t see the Pie cleaving precisely to Twiley the Over-Opinionated(R)’s ever-expanding warning scroll in light of her on-the-job experience.

@gorkspewdium  
I’m willing to bet that, as a babysitter, she’d actually know a lot when it comes to taking care of a foal, not to mention that her friends would basically feel the need to calm her down and explain every single thing to her.
 
Heck, why else would she be look so peaceful in this picture? It’s like she… understands what this will take.
 
Also, she can be calm when there’s a job she needs to do that requires her to be calm. Babysitting has shown that (though she’s impatient), but the main area of expertise is when she’s working the counter at Sugarcube Corner. She’s content with just standing there and talking, or doing a quick run to the kitchen and back for whatever a customer wants.
 
Last but not least, she sat and watched paint dry, and she did it primarily out of fear of never getting to be with her friends again. If she’s willing to do that for her friends, she’d be willing to calm down just to put their minds at ease about the baby.

Daww

@ShimmeringStallion  
Do keep in mind that we’re talking about the eldritch, toon-elastic earthpone who spent an ep pulling “How-the-rut-are-you-keeping-up??” gags on Rainbow Dash. A comparatively sedate pace for her still seems liable to make eyewitnesses want to sit down. Whether she lets ‘em up again may depend on your tolerance for frosting stains & Tic-Tac-Toe games on the rumpus dome’s ever-shifting ‘canvas’.
 
And as far as the theoretical delicacy of her passengers: this is the poneverse, not a Lifetime(C) special. If the Cake twins are any indicator, the only rump-smacking in this delivery will be via Hammerspace(R) paddles when Doc Redheart turns around for a second.

@gorkspewdium  
She shouldn’t be shaken like a soda… More ‘kneaded’ like dough.
 
As there’s no time when someone else will be more ‘needed’, then with pretty pregnant Pinkie. She can be made to love it, no question. If she’s got the energy, let it out, but make sure everything’s absolutely perfect for her, of course!
 
The last thing she’d need, is something bad from birth as a result of who she’s been. She might revert to being Pinkamena forever if that happened: Desolate, despair, depressed, alone…

@PonyPon  
Shucks. As our esteemed artist could attest, the Pinkomatic is a potent muse.

@gorkspewdium  
Imagine this +1 is me upvoting your comment.

@ShimmeringStallion  
‘Not bouncing’ with a wombful of Piespawn? That’s just oxymoronic. You could strap her down Hannibal-style on a bet/contest/whatever and they’d still be moshin’ up shockwaves. Likely with Andrew W.K. accompaniment when someone breaks out the stethoscope.
 
That noted, prepare all the flour & grain. The prenatal party mutants demand Basic Ingredients(R), and yours is not the right to deny.

Because they told her to put that shirt on, if not Pinkie would have still going around with her pre-pregnancy clothes which are not big enough to hold her now bigger body.

She’d need to be reminded not to bounce, sooooooooooooo often.
 
But that’s fine, ’cause a more hands-on means of reminding her is just holding her gently, then hugging, then snuggling. Perfect for Pregnant Pinkie!

Cute.