Silly/strange things others have told you

[mcktymck]

I'm sure we've all had people tell us odd things when it comes to pregnancy/babies, so I thought it would be fun to share with each other! Anything crazy you've been told that's made you seriously side-eye whoever told you?

Mine: my mom has insisted on multiple occasions that our cat is going to smother the baby in his sleep if we don't pay attention because of the milk on baby's breath.

[melody330]

Partner teacher- you can't take a warm bath or go swimming when pregnant. I literally laughed in her face when she said it.

[mcktymck]

melody330 swimming, one of the most highly recommended forms of exercise for pregnant women! haha

[melody330]

Not quite the same, but hilarious none the less.

I was walking in to a pizza place and this wacko was standing by the door. He stood in front of me and said, "you don't know what you're having, but it's gunna be a girl that wants to be a boy. You betta PRAY because that thing is a SIN!!!". I told him to fuck off and went to get my pizza.

What the hell? The guy was totally high and insane.

[mcktymck]

melody330 wuuuuut? Good for you for telling him off! I probably would've just stared at him dumbfounded...or laughed.

[melody330]

mcktymck I have a terrible mouth, and drop the f bomb more than I should. My knee jerk reaction was to curse at him. Oops

[glaze]

mcktymck everyone always told us that too and our cats wanted nothing to do with either baby. They did however love the crib when the babies weren't in it.

melody330 that's crazy, there's some whacked out people out there.

I keep hearing from people that this baby (our third and last) will be the naughtiest one. It drives me crazy because they seem to know my future kids personality already? Weird.

I also had someone at the store tell me my baby is a boy because that's the order of her families kids and she had a feeling. I didn't tell her I'm having a girl, instead I just laughed in my head.

[TheTuna15]

Apr 1, 2016 18:02:51 GMT -5 melody330 said:

mcktymck I have a terrible mouth, and drop the f bomb more than I should. My knee jerk reaction was to curse at him. Oops

You mean people have other knee jerk reactions? Is cursing first a Jersey reaction? Lol

[melody330]

Haha I guess? I'm trying very hard to be mindful of the cursing around DS. So far he hasn't said any, but the day will come.

[littlesthobo]

I told my mom about our beginning of July vacation plans and she told me I shouldn't be sitting in a car at that point (only a 2.5 hour trip). Uhhh- I'll be 37 weeks, and with DS I worked until 39 weeks commuting 90 minutes/day. Plus I had a 30 minute ride in the car to the hospital while in labour. Pretty sure I can still sit in a car!

[mcktymck]

Apr 1, 2016 19:17:24 GMT -5 littlesthobo said:

I told my mom about our beginning of July vacation plans and she told me I shouldn't be sitting in a car at that point (only a 2.5 hour trip). Uhhh- I'll be 37 weeks, and with DS I worked until 39 weeks commuting 90 minutes/day. Plus I had a 30 minute ride in the car to the hospital while in labour. Pretty sure I can still sit in a car!

My mom told me last night that I can't sit for long because it cuts off circulation to my uterus...I'm not sure it works that way lol

[tikoberry99]

Apr 1, 2016 16:55:36 GMT -5 mcktymck said:

I'm sure we've all had people tell us odd things when it comes to pregnancy/babies, so I thought it would be fun to share with each other! Anything crazy you've been told that's made you seriously side-eye whoever told you?

Mine: my mom has insisted on multiple occasions that our cat is going to smother the baby in his sleep if we don't pay attention because of the milk on baby's breath.

My dh friend just got rid of their cat bc of this! Hello it doesn't really happen. I can't wait for my cat to hang with my baby!

I have to think about this one...I'll come back with one.

[tikoberry99]

Apr 1, 2016 17:10:45 GMT -5 melody330 said:

Not quite the same, but hilarious none the less.

I was walking in to a pizza place and this wacko was standing by the door. He stood in front of me and said, "you don't know what you're having, but it's gunna be a girl that wants to be a boy. You betta PRAY because that thing is a SIN!!!". I told him to fuck off and went to get my pizza.

What the hell? The guy was totally high and insane.

Ok...that is insane! I think I would have been shocked into silence. What is it with crazy people talking to pregnant ladies?

[mcktymck]

Apr 1, 2016 22:13:08 GMT -5 tikoberry99 said:

Apr 1, 2016 16:55:36 GMT -5 mcktymck said:

I'm sure we've all had people tell us odd things when it comes to pregnancy/babies, so I thought it would be fun to share with each other! Anything crazy you've been told that's made you seriously side-eye whoever told you?

Mine: my mom has insisted on multiple occasions that our cat is going to smother the baby in his sleep if we don't pay attention because of the milk on baby's breath.

My dh friend just got rid of their cat bc of this! Hello it doesn't really happen. I can't wait for my cat to hang with my baby!

I have to think about this one...I'll come back with one.

Exactly! My cat is my baby, no way would I ever give her up because she might suffocate the baby. She's a cuddle bug so I'm hoping she snuggles up next to him. You're not supposed to leave any animals (cats or not) unsupervised with small children anyways, so I'm not sure what people are expecting is going to happen lol

[mcktymck]

Apr 1, 2016 23:04:24 GMT -5 katelou said:

Last time I was pregnant, my mom told me I needed to consume more fats in my diet or the baby was going to start taking fats & fatty acids from my brain.

So apparently kids really do eat your brain.

So that explains pregnancy brain! It all makes sense now...

[willow]

Wtf to the crazy pizza place man. That is just truly bizarre.


My grandma is convinced my dogs will be super jealous and mean to the baby. My dogs are retriever breeds, aka some of the most family friendly breeds there are. They would sooner lick a baby to death. Lol. They both read my emotions incredibly well and I'm not at all worried about them; in fact, I am pretty confident they will love the little guy. My grandma is worrying for nothing.

[Ray]

A friend told me the aspartame in my gym is going to give my baby brain damage.

[Ray]

Gum*

[TheTuna15]

So I've heard the cat thing, I have 5 they're going nowhere. They are terrified of my kid.... So suffocation risk is low.

One of the members at my club told me I had to keep eating "real food" i.e. Steak and potatoes. So that my kid doesn't turn into a weak, vegan, pansy. Cool story, bro.

[littlesthobo]

These are hilarious! I enjoy the cat one. I have two cats who wanted nothing to do with a screaming baby. My dog either. We just made sure to keep them out of DS's room at night.

And the guy at the pizza place- melody330 good for you for telling him off!

[TheTuna15]

I've also had complete strangers argue with me over the sex of my child because of how I carry and my due date because I'm small.

I did once have a woman at Starbucks (when I was PG with DD) tell me that it wasn't healthy for me to drink coffee. I gasped. Loudly. Embarrassingly loudly. Called her by my doctor's name and asked when she had had the sex change because obviously she must be my doctor to be giving me medical advice. Other patrons thought it was funny.....

[cabbagecabbage]

I had a woman at my old job insist DD was a boy. Not once but at least weekly. I covered the receptionist's lunch a lot. Every time this woman returned from lunch and saw me she would wag her finger, "You're going to be so surprised when it's a boy!" It was odd how much she cared.

The "nice" thing is she would always tell me I looked great and it was a boy because girls made their moms look terrible.

She was a true poet, that lady.

[melody330]

Just happened today- I was reaching for milk on the top shelf at the grocery store. A lady ran over and said I shouldn't be doing that because the cord will wrap around the baby's neck if I put my hands above my head.

I was proud I didn't curse at her! I just said, "oh ok, I'm fine thanks."

What??

[cavewmn]

I think my resting bitch face keep most people from talking to me. Lol

[sarcaztic10]

Apr 2, 2016 12:28:21 GMT -5 cavewmn said:

I think my resting bitch face keep most people from talking to me. Lol

This is me, my RBF keeps people from giving me unwanted advice. If they did I would probably just walk off before they finished their sentence.

[housecarder]

Apr 1, 2016 18:54:49 GMT -5 melody330 said:

Haha I guess? I'm trying very hard to be mindful of the cursing around DS. So far he hasn't said any, but the day will come.

I keep getting on H about his language in front of the kids. This was our breakfast this morning:

DS (4): What are you doing?
H: Trying to get the ketchup off my damn eggs.
DS: I don't have any ketchup on my damn eggs.
H:...
Me: *trying not to laugh* That's a daddy word, you can't say that.
DS: Oh, right. Sorry. I don't have any ketchup on my eggs.

[ginabini]

My BIL told me that I shouldn't be around or hold other babies because my body will get confused and think I already gave birth and I'd go into labor early...

[TheTuna15]

Apr 2, 2016 12:28:21 GMT -5 cavewmn said:

I think my resting bitch face keep most people from talking to me. Lol

I wish this worked for me. Maybe too many women in Jersey have a strong RBF and people are immune?

[TheTuna15]

Apr 3, 2016 22:36:55 GMT -5 housecarder said:

Apr 1, 2016 18:54:49 GMT -5 melody330 said:

Haha I guess? I'm trying very hard to be mindful of the cursing around DS. So far he hasn't said any, but the day will come.

I keep getting on H about his language in front of the kids. This was our breakfast this morning:

DS (4): What are you doing?
H: Trying to get the ketchup off my damn eggs.
DS: I don't have any ketchup on my damn eggs.
H:...
Me: *trying not to laugh* That's a daddy word, you can't say that.
DS: Oh, right. Sorry. I don't have any ketchup on my eggs.

This is my future

[housecarder]

When an officer at work found out I was having twins he insisted on pushing my pill cart around for me because he said it would bring good luck and give his wife twins...