Movies to Avoid

Pascal86

Last night my husband and I watched "We Need to Talk About Kevin," and at one point he said, "is this movie supposed to be birth control?" Kind of late for that, but I recommend avoiding this one if you don't want to have nightmares about giving birth to a demon sociopath child.

Any other movies that freak you out when you're pregnant?

yogahh

Not a movie, but the book What Alice Forgot. Secondary story line about a woman with infertility/ miscarriage history. Freaked me out.

kbrands7

Also not a movie, but when I was pregnant with my son, Game of Thrones was in the season with the Red Wedding. Watching that episode was a colossal mistake. I would imagine that the book would have a similarly awful impact.

valerie4786

Do not watch "Twice Born: Special Delivery Unit" on Netflix.  It focuses on fetuses that have complications in utero and a lot of the couples end up losing their child.  I don't know what I was thinking starting to watch that.  It's heartbreaking and terrifying.

doozer1345

I took We Need To Talk About Kevin as a perspective of the parents who have to live on through the actions of their children. Like the Columbine killers parents etc. It was sad for the mother. Most don't think about the parents of the kids who do horrible things. They just blame them as much as the killers themselves.

elsa1688

Suprisingly, the movie that got me last time was What to Expect When You're Expecting. There's a late miscarriage that was so upsetting.

sophieophieoh

The Giver. I still haven't finished that movie. Can't do it.

proudparent2b

Pregnant Pause by Hahn Nolan. In addition to all the bad stuff that happens during the pregnancy, the baby is born with an unanticipated birth defect and the whole story ends in a state of uncertainty.

lalala2004

elsa1688 said:

Suprisingly, the movie that got me last time was What to Expect When You're Expecting. There's a late miscarriage that was so upsetting.

That's what I was going to say. My SIL made the mistake of watching it while she was pregnant and it freaked her out.

saladflambe

Marley & Me.

But don't watch that basically ever unless you want to sob.

Pascal86

@doozer1345 - It was a well-done movie for sure, it just got me thinking way too much about what if the baby growing inside me is a little sociopath monster! But also a good heads up to not say things to your baby like, "My life was better without you."

And @saladflambe - OMG. I knew I shouldn't watch that movie and then it was just as terrible as I knew it would be. I cry when I even think about that movie.

LovingLife!

I had to watch Rosemary's Baby for a film class when pregnant with my first! HORRID!!! So disturbing. Even the macho guys in the class were saying they'd seen some dark films but that this was messed up! 

Kurrant

LovingLife! said:

I had to watch Rosemary's Baby for a film class when pregnant with my first! HORRID!!! So disturbing. Even the macho guys in the class were saying they'd seen some dark films but that this was messed up! 

I actually love this movie! Back when people knew how to write movies without having to use flash and noise to keep people's attention. Not sure I would watch it pregnant though!

nerdymama15

Red Dog

Don't get me wrong.  It is a good movie, but it will make you cry, and when I say cry, I mean ugly cry.  And when I say ugly cry, I actually mean fugly cry.  I was not pregnant when I watched it the first time and I ugly cried twice that time.  My husband did too, even though he blamed it on his allergies.  I found a copy of it at a used book store (that also sells dvds and cds, etc) and I told my husband what I had found and he said he was allergic to that movie b/c it made his eyes water lol.  I imagine that when we watch it again in the next few days I will probably fugly cry since hormones are added to the  mix lol

LovingLife!

Kurrant said:

I had to watch Rosemary's Baby for a film class when pregnant with my first! HORRID!!! So disturbing. Even the macho guys in the class were saying they'd seen some dark films but that this was messed up! 

I actually love this movie! Back when people knew how to write movies without having to use flash and noise to keep people's attention. Not sure I would watch it pregnant though!

Right! I can appreciate the writing, cinematography, beautiful shots, and everything technical and artistic about it. Just can't get over the Satanist plot line!  

lest12

The only thing better than Rosemary's Baby, the movie, is Rosemary's Baby, the book!  One of my faves!

 

 

laurenmdrn16

I know many Downton fans may have already seen it, but if you are planning on catching up on Downton Abbey before the new (last) season starts here in the States, be warned. I was doing a marathon during my bedrest while pregnant with my son and had just started season 3 when my OB strongly cautioned me against finishing the season. I followed his orders and switched to Grey's Anatomy (blech), but did end up finishing Downton Abbey just after my son was born. Oooh, man! There is an episode that is SUPER traumatic for all those who have just gone through labor or will shortly. I watched it with MH and it is literally the only time I have ever seen him sob and have to leave the room. He was probably more affected than I was because, as he put it, I looked and acted exactly like the character who gave birth...with a thankfully different outcome. I don't want to give anything away (with everyone Netflixing nowadays, you never know when it information qualifies as a spoiler alert), but just be aware.

ETA: got my seasons mixed up!

Bltbear82

@laurenmdrn16 same thing re: not watching that episode of Downton, except no one warned me and I watched it a month before I was due. Traumatized.

JessicaB0627

I was pregnant with DD when the Grey's Anatomy plane crash happened and I literally cried for days! I have now cried watching every single episode so far this season. Thanks hormones!!

Oh and the episode this season with the twins. Ugly cried.

proudparent2b

For some reason the Lava short before "Inside Out" (Disney movie) always makes me cry. Worst part is it's so catchy that it gets stuck in my head for up to days at a time. It's not traumatizing, but it gets annoying quickly when the tears won't stop gushing.

Photoslave

valerie4786 said:

Do not watch "Twice Born: Special Delivery Unit" on Netflix.  It focuses on fetuses that have complications in utero and a lot of the couples end up losing their child.  I don't know what I was thinking starting to watch that.  It's heartbreaking and terrifying.

I watched the whole series. Once I was in I had to watch part two and three. It didn't get better as far as sadness goes. There was joy in the miracles of medicine though. Man I cried though. My guy cut me off from watching more. He didn't know I watched it all.

laurenmdrn16

proudparent2b said:

For some reason the Lava short before "Inside Out" (Disney movie) always makes me cry. Worst part is it's so catchy that it gets stuck in my head for up to days at a time. It's not traumatizing, but it gets annoying quickly when the tears won't stop gushing.

This was the first movie I took my 2 year old son to see in theaters and I had no idea how he would do. During the Lava short, he was bopping along, and then I suddenly saw his little lip go out, start to quiver and he burst out sobbing "Poor Lava volcano! So sad Mama!" when the song got sad. I had to take him out of the theater, calm him down and make sure he saw that there was a happy ending or he would've been a mess. He ended up doing really well throughout the entire feature movie, but I was humming the song later that day (it is insanely catchy!) and he put his little hand over my mouth and said, "No Mama. No sad Lava song now, please". Bless his little heart! Now, he begs me to sing the Lava song and I can barely get through it without feeling a little lump in my throat.