Share Your Questionable Advice

[sdlaura]

I just read through the giant packet of info that I got at my first OB appointment.  Most of it was totally expected, but I have to roll my eyes at some of the food-related advice.

It says to "ELIMINATE (in capital letters for emphasis) fried foods, chips, gravies, sauces, butter or margarine, sour cream, cream cheese, mayonnaise, cheese, and meats high in fat."  It also says to avoid whole milk.

Seriously, eliminate all sauces, butter, and cheese?  Besides being unrealistic, I don't think that's healthy.  There's tons of research that we should all be eating full-fat foods like dairy rather than their more fake, processed, low-fat counterparts.

Anyone else receive questionable advice so far?  Bonus points if it's from a medical professional

[honda13]

So basically my whole diet?

When I was nursing dd and started to struggle around 6 months the lactation consultant said I had a good run and that these things come to an end eventually. Thanks for the help.

[starsandshamrocks123]

sdlaura I'd have nothing to eat then. I don't understand how cheese is bad?

I don't know if this constitutes as advice but last pregnancy, at least once during every phone conversation my dad would tell me to have a drink of red wine as there's something in it that is good for developing babies... Ok 1) don't tell a pregnant woman to drink wine when you have no basis for it 2) stop telling me that every single conversation

I'm not trying to be preachy/judgey, I know some friends have had a few glasses here and there during pregnancy. I'm just more irritated that during 3rd trimester I would have loved a glass of wine and i didn't need my dad egging me on.

[marshian]

sdlaura - That seems like a very hard line to take to eliminate all those groups of foods. Sauces are bad? Some are not flour/cheese-based, so not sure why they're all unhealthy?

starsandshamrocks123 - Interesting your dad was encouraging you to drink wine! Haven't heard it's "good" for baby, but that sounds odd to me.

No questionable advice here yet, but also no one knows I'm knocked up besides my H and four friends. I'm sure it will come in time.

[MrsEmuTavi]

Not so much about pregnancy but about raising my child. My pedi (at 6 months old) recommended for C's height and weight that we give him 3 - 6oz bottles of breast milk while he was at daycare. Luckily I knew better but C was perfectly happy taking 9-12 oz and I was lucky enough that I could keep up with his demand. But seriously lady?! 18oz in 9 hours?!

[lulu783]

Nov 4, 2016 15:26:00 GMT -5 MrsEmuTavi said:

Not so much about pregnancy but about raising my child. My pedi (at 6 months old) recommended for C's height and weight that we give him 3 - 6oz bottles of breast milk while he was at daycare. Luckily I knew better but C was perfectly happy taking 9-12 oz and I was lucky enough that I could keep up with his demand. But seriously lady?! 18oz in 9 hours?!

So funny but definitely an example of how different every baby is. My DD never took more than 3-6oz bottles in a 9 hour period. Babies are funny.

[MrsEmuTavi]

Nov 4, 2016 16:11:07 GMT -5 lulu783 said:

Nov 4, 2016 15:26:00 GMT -5 MrsEmuTavi said:

Not so much about pregnancy but about raising my child. My pedi (at 6 months old) recommended for C's height and weight that we give him 3 - 6oz bottles of breast milk while he was at daycare. Luckily I knew better but C was perfectly happy taking 9-12 oz and I was lucky enough that I could keep up with his demand. But seriously lady?! 18oz in 9 hours?!

So funny but definitely an example of how different every baby is. My DD never took more than 3-6oz bottles in a 9 hour period. Babies are funny.

Your DD took 18oz of BM?! Wow!

[lulu783]

Nov 4, 2016 16:41:45 GMT -5 MrsEmuTavi said:

Nov 4, 2016 16:11:07 GMT -5 lulu783 said:

So funny but definitely an example of how different every baby is. My DD never took more than 3-6oz bottles in a 9 hour period. Babies are funny.

Your DD took 18oz of BM?! Wow!

Yeah I EP'd but she would average 24-30 at the pinnacle of our BF days. However I totally read your post wrong and thought that you were saying it was a small amount!