I think mine beats all lol I've had people tell me not to cut my hair because my baby will be cross eyed, wear gold or a red ribbon during a lunar eclipse or baby will have a clef lip, that if i don't take prenatals with iron my baby won't come out chubby and healthy i have heard it all lol can't wait to have her to prove everyone wrong I'm over these ridiculous superstitions!
I think mine beats all lol I've had people tell me not to cut my hair because my baby will be cross eyed, wear gold or a red ribbon during a lunar eclipse or baby will have a clef lip, that if i don't take prenatals with iron my baby won't come out chubby and healthy i have heard it all lol can't wait to have her to prove everyone wrong I'm over these ridiculous superstitions!
I was told after a customer inquired as to my current weight gain and discovered it's a low number, that my baby would have Down's Syndrome because in his opinion, I wasn't eating enough.
I think mine beats all lol I've had people tell me not to cut my hair because my baby will be cross eyed, wear gold or a red ribbon during a lunar eclipse or baby will have a clef lip, that if i don't take prenatals with iron my baby won't come out chubby and healthy i have heard it all lol can't wait to have her to prove everyone wrong I'm over these ridiculous superstitions!
Yeahhhh I feel like these are some of the more mild ones that I've heard on this thread.
I had my hospital tour earlier this week and the labor and delivery nurse (side note - 100% dead serious, her name was Nurse Stork) that showed the group around asked us all our due dates. Apparently I am the only one that had any due diligence because the other 4 women were due sometime in the next two weeks and here I am with a March baby. Totally looked like a little nerd eager to start the first day of school (which I always was, but I digress...) but when she finally got to me and I said March, she said "WOW you're big for March!" A freaking L&D nurse! And my belly is not even "big" as it concerns baby nor has it dropped. Dh thought I was going to reach out an slap her lol.
I think mine beats all lol I've had people tell me not to cut my hair because my baby will be cross eyed, wear gold or a red ribbon during a lunar eclipse or baby will have a clef lip, that if i don't take prenatals with iron my baby won't come out chubby and healthy i have heard it all lol can't wait to have her to prove everyone wrong I'm over these ridiculous superstitions!
I was told after a customer inquired as to my current weight gain and discovered it's a low number, that my baby would have Down's Syndrome because in his opinion, I wasn't eating enough.
I think some people should have their right to converse with others revoked. This guy definitely included.
"Did you know your baby is going to be chunky?- Why do you say that?- Because you have chunky cheeks"-from a 9 year old, but still stung
"How are you doing? Wait don't answer... KNOCKED UP!"
"Poor you."
"Poor thing."
"Good job not drinking. I'm not that good of a person."
And just in general being at my in-laws new years eve party, where I really don't know anyone and having EVERYONE point and stare. Literally. I thought that was a thing from the movies, but I was seriously hiding behind the punch bowl at one point because these people were pointing at me (their fingers followed me behind the bowl. The entire night was humiliating.
I had an old man stop me in the grocery store today and announced, "Well you've been busy!!"
And the lovely old lady who, while I was at work as a server, spent a good 10 minutes telling me that my life will be okay and I'll get to go to college and being a young mom isn't the end of the world and I can still get a husband. I'm 25 (even though I look 16) and I've got a degree and a fiance but thanks lady.
Why are people so frigging stupid!? One of DH'S fb friends has pissed me off.
We have just 7 weeks to go. My husband wrote on fb that he thinks his new baby nerves are starting to get to him. All first time fathers I'm sure go through that. Yes he was there for dd since she was 18 months old, and while he treats her like his own, NOTHING compares to the birth of your own first child. While he has gotten many positive uplifting comments, one of his friends got on there and made the comment that he has been bitching the last 4 years how life was unfair and we couldn't have a baby and now he is complaining that he is not ready...told him to quit his bitching and grow up. Really? I just jumped on there and called him an asshole. In NO place in DH's status does it say he doesn't feel ready, he is just NERVOUS. ALL NEW DADS ARE. Why do people say stupid shit like "quit bitching" instead of offering encouraging words like "you will be fine"?
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@charley15 guys can be such ass hats! I had to bitch out one of my husband's friends after our loss and my surgery for being an insensitive, selfish jerk to my husband. Sometimes it's just not possible to sit back and let someone act like that. Good for you for calling him out!
I think mine beats all lol I've had people tell me not to cut my hair because my baby will be cross eyed, wear gold or a red ribbon during a lunar eclipse or baby will have a clef lip, that if i don't take prenatals with iron my baby won't come out chubby and healthy i have heard it all lol can't wait to have her to prove everyone wrong I'm over these ridiculous superstitions!
I was told after a customer inquired as to my current weight gain and discovered it's a low number, that my baby would have Down's Syndrome because in his opinion, I wasn't eating enough.
That is ridiculous lol well if it makes you feel any better people are constantly pointing out how small i am for 7 months....i hate when people say stuff like that or tell a women she looks huge is there a "normal" way a pregnant women is supposed to look? People can be so nosey as long as baby is healthy and on track the rest shouldn't matter:)
In the same day I got "holy cow you haven't had that baby yet? How can you possibly get any bigger?" And a "I can't believe you are 30 weeks, you are so tiny!"
I had an old man stop me in the grocery store today and announced, "Well you've been busy!!"
And the lovely old lady who, while I was at work as a server, spent a good 10 minutes telling me that my life will be okay and I'll get to go to college and being a young mom isn't the end of the world and I can still get a husband. I'm 25 (even though I look 16) and I've got a degree and a fiance but thanks lady.
I was a waitress while pregnant with my first, and I was a very young looking 27 years old with a degree from UCLA and a husband. Waitressed through college, and continued while I was job searching, and I got shit like that all the freaking time. I hated people by the end of my pregnancy. Especially the lunch drunks.
Then' after baby was born I returned to my server job for a few months and my asshole boss actually made a comment insinuating that I was a bad mama for working instead of staying home with baby. I told him that baby was at home with daddy, and he scoffed and mumbled something about "women's work." Hate that old douche too.
One of my coworkers looked at my travel mug in horror one morning and said, "That's not COFFEE, is it?!"
A) It was decaf, thank you very much. B ) Pretty sure most docs agree that you can have about a cup of regular coffee per day while pregnant if you choose. C) Even if it was 8 shots of espresso, how is that any of her business?! Gah
When I was 4 months and we hadn't bought a single baby item yet because we had plenty of time.... A new car seat showed up at our house. I looked at the packaging receipt, it was from MIL. I called to say thank you... She told me to "make sure not to open it and to save the receipt in case anything happens." (Which was really upsetting because I had been having bleeding issues) Followed by "I'm so stressed out that you guys don't have anything yet and that you won't have stuff for the baby when he arrives." Really? We were getting a hand me down crib in December when I'd be 6 months and having a baby shower in December too... Just waiting until after that to make any purchases...
And yesterday, I hit 30 weeks.... DH and I were with a bunch of friends and one of them said, "3 more weeks right?" Nope, 10... But thanks for pointing out I have so much longer to go! Lol not really a stupid thing to ask/say but just gets to me because I'm so ready to be 40 weeks and having my baby!
This doesn't count as dumb, but it was pretty funny.
I do car rider duty at my school, so I get to be around the students I don't normally see. One little second grader in particular makes a habit of talking to me a little bit each time. Today, she came up to me and very matter of factly said, "This has really been bothering me, like, every day I see you. How come every time I see you, your stomach keeps getting fatter and fatter?"
I almost fell on the floor with laughter, but instead I asked her, "Why do you think? What's your best guess?"
"You're pregnant?" she asked. I replied, "Yes, and from now on, it's better to just not ask."
Oh, and the secretary is equally blunt. She asked me if I had gotten the steroid shots (to boost baby's lungs as I was having preterm labor issues). I said yes, they did the back to back shots for that. She says, "Oh, I figured they must have. It's really showing in your face."
Thanks. Thanks for telling me how swollen my face is becoming.
So, you ladies all have me beat, but this is still funny... DH came inside from the back yard and said "This snow is really light and fluffy, if you feel at all like shoveling...."
So, you ladies all have me beat, but this is still funny... DH came inside from the back yard and said "This snow is really light and fluffy, if you feel at all like shoveling...."
I mentioned at work that I need a haircut and someone actually told me it was bad luck. She said I should wait until after baby is born. That has to be one of the craziest I have heard. How in the world can cutting my hair bring bad luck? Seriously. And like I want to brave a trip to the hair salon as soon as I have a baby. Bleh.
I was out to lunch with DH yesterday and all the sudden I felt someone wrap their arms around me which I assumed was H but when in looked to my left there he was with a shocked look on his face. Turns out it was some random women who then turned to him and said "you better stay close to her". Before we could respond she walked out of the restuarant. Strangest thing ever
@Lisa6083 i mentioned i needed a trim to one of my work collegues, and she said dont! Because your hair falls out when you have the baby so if you trim it you might have really thin hair. I started laughing so hard and she was so insistant that it was true. I had to explain to her that while it is true that women can shed the extra hair that hasnt fallen out due to being pregnant, i was in no danger of having patchy hair from getting a trim.
@SarahJean1014 Eww! That's too creepy! The closest I've come to weird ladies in restaurants was when DS was a year old and fussy. This old lady stopped by our table to tell DS he better be good, or else the ducks will get him. Then she proceeded to do the loudest imitation of Donald Duck ever. DS stared in shock until she walked out the door.
I have a new one lol the other day my brother in law legit asked if i used a gurdle to hide my baby bump because i wasn't showing as much as i should for 7 months. I am 27 yrs old and married why the heck would i want to hide my baby bump?! I thought he was an idiot for thinking i wore a gurdle i even lifted my shirt up and said well i am not wearing a gurdle!....i also have my nephew's girlfriend who recently had a baby always on my case about what i can and can't do when I'm pregnant it can get annoying. Like today she had stopped me in my tracks before eating a pasta with cheese on it she wanted to make sure i was aware if it was pasteurized or not...told her not to worry that i had it under control. I can't imagine when my baby is born people will be telling me what i should and shouldn't do with my baby it is going to drive me crazy
My boss (who has mainly managed to keep his mouth shut after his few slip ups) Pretty much called me fat, then had the nerve to ask me how much I weighed. Then went on to say women's bodies just don't go back to how they "should" look after having a baby. Again, more amazed that these things come out of his mouth. I've only gained 25 lbs, I'm pretty much all belly.
I can't imagine when my baby is born people will be telling me what i should and shouldn't do with my baby it is going to drive me crazy
This is by far the thing that annoyed me the most as a FTM everyone feels the need to tell you how to be a parent or do this that way or whatever sometimes I would just get up and leave while the person was talking I couldn't take it.
I can't imagine when my baby is born people will be telling me what i should and shouldn't do with my baby it is going to drive me crazy
This is by far the thing that annoyed me the most as a FTM everyone feels the need to tell you how to be a parent or do this that way or whatever sometimes I would just get up and leave while the person was talking I couldn't take it.
Multiply the annoyance by a million when people forget that you've played an active role in raising 13 babies through foster care as a teen/young adult (mom and I are baby crazy and it was awesome, not a chore)... And they think you're CLUELESS because you're a FTM and MUST need advice about everything.
Knowing exactly what I'm "getting myself into" it was shocking to hear to my MIL tell me that I should never want to be a SAHM because I'll get bored and want to put on makeup and go to work and how much she hated staying home with her boys.... I'm a teacher, of 16+ little kids so I'm used to being with kids all day, I don't put on makeup for work anyway and honestly, there is nothing more in this world that I would want than to be a SAHM and love on this sweet little boy and have dinner ready for my DH most nights.
My husband and I are constantly getting the "get some sleep now because you won't when the baby comes". It's not stupid so much as common sense. Some say it like it's a huge revalation that should change our minds about the having a kid. Our response is usually "oh, we are!" But honestly, he and I only sleep a few hours at a time anyway so we'll adjust just fine.
@chime Not to mention there is no such thing as stocking up on sleep. Like, I can't get 10 hours a night for the next two months and feel super refreshed during the NB stage when I am maybe getting a couple hours a night. It's just a silly thing to say to me.
I had someone ask if it was an accident (we were 19) and i said yes.. Then he went on to ask if i was on the pill and it failed or if the condom broke! Wtf!?! I also had people touching my belly comstanty!!!! And if he didnt move some people would POKE MY BELLY really hard to wake him up and to feel him kick. My baby was 10 pounds 10 oz when he was born!! His kicks were so painful!
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Yeahhhh I feel like these are some of the more mild ones that I've heard on this thread.
I had my hospital tour earlier this week and the labor and delivery nurse (side note - 100% dead serious, her name was Nurse Stork) that showed the group around asked us all our due dates. Apparently I am the only one that had any due diligence because the other 4 women were due sometime in the next two weeks and here I am with a March baby. Totally looked like a little nerd eager to start the first day of school (which I always was, but I digress...) but when she finally got to me and I said March, she said "WOW you're big for March!" A freaking L&D nurse! And my belly is not even "big" as it concerns baby nor has it dropped. Dh thought I was going to reach out an slap her lol.
Me: 29 DH: 31
Married 10/13/12
TTC Since 8/2016
I think some people should have their right to converse with others revoked. This guy definitely included.
Me: 29 DH: 31
Married 10/13/12
TTC Since 8/2016
"You get bigger everyday."
"Did you know your baby is going to be chunky?- Why do you say that?- Because you have chunky cheeks"-from a 9 year old, but still stung
"How are you doing? Wait don't answer... KNOCKED UP!"
"Poor you."
"Poor thing."
"Good job not drinking. I'm not that good of a person."
And just in general being at my in-laws new years eve party, where I really don't know anyone and having EVERYONE point and stare. Literally. I thought that was a thing from the movies, but I was seriously hiding behind the punch bowl at one point because these people were pointing at me (their fingers followed me behind the bowl. The entire night was humiliating.
We have just 7 weeks to go. My husband wrote on fb that he thinks his new baby nerves are starting to get to him. All first time fathers I'm sure go through that. Yes he was there for dd since she was 18 months old, and while he treats her like his own, NOTHING compares to the birth of your own first child. While he has gotten many positive uplifting comments, one of his friends got on there and made the comment that he has been bitching the last 4 years how life was unfair and we couldn't have a baby and now he is complaining that he is not ready...told him to quit his bitching and grow up. Really? I just jumped on there and called him an asshole. In NO place in DH's status does it say he doesn't feel ready, he is just NERVOUS. ALL NEW DADS ARE. Why do people say stupid shit like "quit bitching" instead of offering encouraging words like "you will be fine"?
That is ridiculous lol well if it makes you feel any better people are constantly pointing out how small i am for 7 months....i hate when people say stuff like that or tell a women she looks huge is there a "normal" way a pregnant women is supposed to look? People can be so nosey as long as baby is healthy and on track the rest shouldn't matter:)
People just have no idea
Then' after baby was born I returned to my server job for a few months and my asshole boss actually made a comment insinuating that I was a bad mama for working instead of staying home with baby. I told him that baby was at home with daddy, and he scoffed and mumbled something about "women's work." Hate that old douche too.
A) It was decaf, thank you very much.
B ) Pretty sure most docs agree that you can have about a cup of regular coffee per day while pregnant if you choose.
C) Even if it was 8 shots of espresso, how is that any of her business?! Gah
'You can't do that in your condition'
Didn't realise being pregnant is a condition.
Just stop.
And yesterday, I hit 30 weeks.... DH and I were with a bunch of friends and one of them said, "3 more weeks right?" Nope, 10... But thanks for pointing out I have so much longer to go! Lol not really a stupid thing to ask/say but just gets to me because I'm so ready to be 40 weeks and having my baby!
I do car rider duty at my school, so I get to be around the students I don't normally see. One little second grader in particular makes a habit of talking to me a little bit each time. Today, she came up to me and very matter of factly said, "This has really been bothering me, like, every day I see you. How come every time I see you, your stomach keeps getting fatter and fatter?"
I almost fell on the floor with laughter, but instead I asked her, "Why do you think? What's your best guess?"
"You're pregnant?" she asked. I replied, "Yes, and from now on, it's better to just not ask."
Oh, and the secretary is equally blunt. She asked me if I had gotten the steroid shots (to boost baby's lungs as I was having preterm labor issues). I said yes, they did the back to back shots for that. She says, "Oh, I figured they must have. It's really showing in your face."
Thanks. Thanks for telling me how swollen my face is becoming.
He was like a grandpa to me growing up, so I wasn't offended, he was just picking at me. He did get in trouble for it by my Great Aunt.
Me- "Nope, this is still the same baby...."
First grader in my class (he has autism and struggles to communicate at times so this is awesome)- "How's that baby going to get out of your belly?"
Me- "well I have to go to the doctor and the doctor helps get the baby out."
1st grader- "what does the doctor use? Does he use scissors?"
Me- "I'm not sure, you're going to have to ask your mom...."
I could tell he's been thinking about those questions for a bit and I was so happy he finally asked on his own.
He tried to feel the baby move but he wasn't moving so he told me "that baby is a statue!" too.
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*BFP #2- 1/23/13 EDD 10/4/13
*Emma Rose: 10/8/13
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"Do people still make those baby list things. Registers?
Me: Yes we registered at BRU.
Oh ok neat So do you have a list of things you want for baby?"
Knowing exactly what I'm "getting myself into" it was shocking to hear to my MIL tell me that I should never want to be a SAHM because I'll get bored and want to put on makeup and go to work and how much she hated staying home with her boys.... I'm a teacher, of 16+ little kids so I'm used to being with kids all day, I don't put on makeup for work anyway and honestly, there is nothing more in this world that I would want than to be a SAHM and love on this sweet little boy and have dinner ready for my DH most nights.
Me: 29 DH: 31
Married 10/13/12
TTC Since 8/2016
Then he went on to ask if i was on the pill and it failed or if the condom broke! Wtf!?!
I also had people touching my belly comstanty!!!! And if he didnt move some people would POKE MY BELLY really hard to wake him up and to feel him kick.
My baby was 10 pounds 10 oz when he was born!! His kicks were so painful!