Biggest mommy pet peeves

Jaffytaffy · February 2011

What are your biggest pet peeves as a mom about other moms?

Mine is that I hate it when women tell other moms to ignore their pediatrician's advice. Reading some internet article on this or that does not qualify you to override a pediatrician. Until you have a medical degree with a specialty in pediatrics, plus the years of experience that pedi has, you have no business thinking you know better than someone who does. BTW before anyone flames me, I have nothing against advising someone to get a second opinion (from another doctor) if something sounds iffy, just with people who think they personally know more than someone who's been through medical school.

SimoneSays22 · February 2011

I hate comparing milestones. My friends and I all have kids around the same age and we all made a pact not to compare who rolls when, who walks when, etc.

It's lame and pointless. Every kid develops at their own pace and will hit some milestones early or late.

LukeAndAmanda · February 2011

NO SOCKS. I hate seeing babies out in public (unless its really warm) with no socks on. Ive touched babies feet in the freezer section, or outside in the fall/winter to make sure their lil tootsies weren't too cold. Probably not my business, but I cant help it

lol

uluvfranke · February 2011

People who do not feed like they should.My friend has a one 15mo old she still only give two jars of "sitter" food and formula.She doesn't think he would like other food yet.

Moms who don't change their babies when shopping for long periods of time.

franceshouseman · February 2011

SimoneSays22:
I hate comparing milestones. My friends and I all have kids around the same age and we all made a pact not to compare who rolls when, who walks when, etc.
It's lame and pointless. Every kid develops at their own pace and will hit some milestones early or late.

I think that is a great pact. I actually dealt with this yesterday. A friend asked if DS was rolling and I said no. She looked shocked. I'm not at all concerned, but it irritated me that she made such a huge deal out of it. To ad my own, its been parents do stuff they know is bad and try to hide it. My SIL still allows my 4 year old nephew to have a pacifier. He has it in his mouth ALL THE TIME. She lies to the pediatrician and his dentist about it. He has delayed speech and his teeth are messed up. Wonder why?!?! It pisses me off so bad!!

MrsFv20 · February 2011

the mommies who have babies older than LO, and they are constantly offering unsolicited advice. I know they've already been through this age, but I'm not incompetent, and if I'm not asking them for advice it gets so obnoxious being constantly talked down to in regards to raising my own child.

MrsFv20 · February 2011

LukeAndAmanda:
NO SOCKS. I hate seeing babies out in public (unless its really warm) with no socks on. Ive touched babies feet in the freezer section, or outside in the fall/winter to make sure their lil tootsies weren't too cold. Probably not my business, but I cant help it lol

you walk around touching other people's babies? Seriously?

SammyJJo · February 2011

When they use "and my baby has been STTN since 6 weeks" as evidence that their sleep strategy is working. If your baby was STTN at 6 weeks, I highly doubt your routine had anything to do with it, it's called an easy baby.

McKenna04 · February 2011

SimoneSays22:
I hate comparing milestones. My friends and I all have kids around the same age and we all made a pact not to compare who rolls when, who walks when, etc.
It's lame and pointless. Every kid develops at their own pace and will hit some milestones early or late.

I hate this too.. I especially hate when people tell me twins will do things later than singletons- umm... they weren't preemies so I think they will be right on track- they have been so far.

quidditchcapn1120 · February 2011

I still hate the "just you wait" comments.

I also hate it when other moms bash different types of feeding styles (as long at the baby is still getting the nutrition they need). When people would ask and I would say that I am EBF'ing, I would hear "you'll change your mind when your nipples feel like they are going to fall off" or "wait till he gets teeth". Ummm, no I won't but ok. I also hate it when people bash FF'ing. It's really no one's business.

SammyJJo · February 2011

Jaffytaffy:
What are your biggest pet peeves as a mom about other moms?

Mine is that I hate it when women tell other moms to ignore their pediatrician's advice. Reading some internet article on this or that does not qualify you to override a pediatrician. Until you have a medical degree with a specialty in pediatrics, plus the years of experience that pedi has, you have no business thinking you know better than someone who does. BTW before anyone flames me, I have nothing against advising someone to get a second opinion (from another doctor) if something sounds iffy, just with people who think they personally know more than someone who's been through medical school.

I couldn't agree more with your point about ignoring advice v. seeking a second opinion. I swear, sometimes people thing if they just ignore a potential problem then everything is ok.

franceshouseman · February 2011

SammyJJo:
When they use "and my baby has been STTN since 6 weeks" as evidence that their sleep strategy is working. If your baby was STTN at 6 weeks, I highly doubt your routine had anything to do with it, it's called an easy baby.

Good one. And I agree. My daughter slept through the night at 6 weeks. She'd sleep 12 hours. My son has yet to STTN and still wakes every 2-3 hours. I just got lucky the first time around.

esthergreenwood14 · February 2011

I hate the mom-ipedias. The moms who are experts on everything whether or not they have any experiance with it. No one likes a know it all!

torii · February 2011

I hate hate HATE seeing carseats on the top of shopping carts. Also, when the baby isn't wearing anything but a diaper. My mom and I were at the grocery store in November when we saw a baby sitting in the shopping cart with just a diaper. No shirt, no socks, no hat, not even a blanket to protect her/him from the grimy cart! To make it worse, that grocery store is always freezing and we saw them in the frozen section.

SweetPeanis · February 2011

MrsFv20:

LukeAndAmanda:
NO SOCKS. I hate seeing babies out in public (unless its really warm) with no socks on. Ive touched babies feet in the freezer section, or outside in the fall/winter to make sure their lil tootsies weren't too cold. Probably not my business, but I cant help it lol

you walk around touching other people's babies? Seriously?

lol That's what I was going to say. Seriously? If some stranger tried to touch my baby, sock or no socks, I would be rather pissed off.

My pet peeve is any mom who is a one upper. I have a friend who's daughter is a year older than my older daughter. Whenever we talk about the kids and I mention something that DD is doing she says, "Oh yeah well my daughter has been doing that for this and this amount of time." Uh...yeah. She's a year older. I would expect that she would.

LukeAndAmanda · February 2011

MrsFv20:
LukeAndAmanda:
NO SOCKS. I hate seeing babies out in public (unless its really warm) with no socks on. Ive touched babies feet in the freezer section, or outside in the fall/winter to make sure their lil tootsies weren't too cold. Probably not my business, but I cant help it lol
you walk around touching other people's babies? Seriously?

Twice at Fi's softball games, we were sitting with his friends wife who's daughter was like 2 months old. It was 40 degrees outside, and all she had on was a long sleeved onesie (while mom had on jeans, a long sleeved shirt, and a hoodie). I was gaga'ing at the little girl, and grabbed her toes to feel how cold she was. I was two seconds from offering her a blanket and an extra pair of DD's socks. The grocery store was a mom I had seen here and there (we live in a town where its always "I know her, I just dont know from where"), and she stopped to say hi to DD for whatever reason, so I nonchalantly felt her DS' feet - he was also just in a onesie. I felt so bad for him His feet were like icesicles.

MrsFv20 · February 2011

LukeAndAmanda:
MrsFv20:
LukeAndAmanda:
NO SOCKS. I hate seeing babies out in public (unless its really warm) with no socks on. Ive touched babies feet in the freezer section, or outside in the fall/winter to make sure their lil tootsies weren't too cold. Probably not my business, but I cant help it lol
you walk around touching other people's babies? Seriously?
Twice at Fi's softball games, we were sitting with his friends wife who's daughter was like 2 months old. It was 40 degrees outside, and all she had on was a long sleeved onesie (while mom had on jeans, a long sleeved shirt, and a hoodie). I was gaga'ing at the little girl, and grabbed her toes to feel how cold she was. I was two seconds from offering her a blanket and an extra pair of DD's socks. The grocery store was a mom I had seen here and there (we live in a town where its always "I know her, I just dont know from where"), and she stopped to say hi to DD for whatever reason, so I nonchalantly felt her DS' feet - he was also just in a onesie. I felt so bad for him His feet were like icesicles.

oh...I thought you meant strangers' babies. So did you give them socks? lol

SammyJJo · February 2011

Heather813:
SammyJJo:
When they use "and my baby has been STTN since 6 weeks" as evidence that their sleep strategy is working. If your baby was STTN at 6 weeks, I highly doubt your routine had anything to do with it, it's called an easy baby.
Good one. And I agree. My daughter slept through the night at 6 weeks. She'd sleep 12 hours. My son has yet to STTN and still wakes every 2-3 hours. I just got lucky the first time around.

Whether or not mommies have anything to do with it, I hope he starts STTN soon!

SimoneSays22 · February 2011

torii:
I hate hate HATE seeing carseats on the top of shopping carts. Also, when the baby isn't wearing anything but a diaper. My mom and I were at the grocery store in November when we saw a baby sitting in the shopping cart with just a diaper. No shirt, no socks, no hat, not even a blanket to potent her/him from the grimy cart! To make it worse, that grocery store is always freezing and we saw them in the frozen section.

Wow that's gross.

LukeAndAmanda · February 2011

MrsFv20:
oh...I thought you meant strangers' babies. So did you give them socks? lol

I considered the last girl a stranger, but I've had to stop myself from doing it before to someone I didnt know lol But that was with babies who had like NOTHING on. And the other mom at the softball field left before I could the first time, and the second time I gave her a blanket to wrap her in. She had put her DD in our PnP because I take it everywhere, and she didn't even realize why I gave it to her. She thought it was because I thought the pnp was hard Huh?

torii · February 2011

SimoneSays22:
torii:
I hate hate HATE seeing carseats on the top of shopping carts. Also, when the baby isn't wearing anything but a diaper. My mom and I were at the grocery store in November when we saw a baby sitting in the shopping cart with just a diaper. No shirt, no socks, no hat, not even a blanket to potent her/him from the grimy cart! To make it worse, that grocery store is always freezing and we saw them in the frozen section.
Wow that's gross.

It was so sad! Five minutes after I saw them, I heard the mom and dad fighting while their other children followed behind. When people act like that in public, it makes you wonder how bad it must be at home.

LukeAndAmanda · February 2011

torii:
SimoneSays22:
torii:
I hate hate HATE seeing carseats on the top of shopping carts. Also, when the baby isn't wearing anything but a diaper. My mom and I were at the grocery store in November when we saw a baby sitting in the shopping cart with just a diaper. No shirt, no socks, no hat, not even a blanket to potent her/him from the grimy cart! To make it worse, that grocery store is always freezing and we saw them in the frozen section.
Wow that's gross.
It was so sad! Five minutes after I saw them, I heard the mom and dad fighting while their other children followed behind. When people act like that in public, it makes you wonder how bad it must be at home.

I see a LOT of kids (with adults of some kind) running through Walmart with no shoes on. It seriously makes me want to hurl.

SimoneSays22 · February 2011

LukeAndAmanda:
torii:
SimoneSays22:
torii:
I hate hate HATE seeing carseats on the top of shopping carts. Also, when the baby isn't wearing anything but a diaper. My mom and I were at the grocery store in November when we saw a baby sitting in the shopping cart with just a diaper. No shirt, no socks, no hat, not even a blanket to potent her/him from the grimy cart! To make it worse, that grocery store is always freezing and we saw them in the frozen section.
Wow that's gross.
It was so sad! Five minutes after I saw them, I heard the mom and dad fighting while their other children followed behind. When people act like that in public, it makes you wonder how bad it must be at home.
I see a LOT of kids (with adults of some kind) running through Walmart with no shoes on. It seriously makes me want to hurl.

Honestly, that right there is why I don't go to Walmart anymore. I cannot stand the people. When my DH and I were in college, we went to Walmart. A kid was asking his mom for one of those big bouncy balls they keep in the aisles in cages. And really loud, she yelled "No! We got enough big balls at home!!"

DH and I laughed so hard, we peed ourselves.

JuliaBug · February 2011

LukeAndAmanda:
NO SOCKS. I hate seeing babies out in public (unless its really warm) with no socks on. Ive touched babies feet in the freezer section, or outside in the fall/winter to make sure their lil tootsies weren't too cold. Probably not my business, but I cant help it lol

My DS never wears socks! (If it's cold, he wears pajamas with feet.) My mom always has something to say about it. It's 80 degrees here anyway and he runs warm. I love looking at his toes.

I hate seeing car seats on top of grocery carts.

DH's friend also still had their (obviously too tall) 7 month old in an infant car seat. I didn't say anything because I can't stand mothers with unsolicited advice.

LukeAndAmanda · February 2011

JuliaBug:
LukeAndAmanda:
NO SOCKS. I hate seeing babies out in public (unless its really warm) with no socks on. Ive touched babies feet in the freezer section, or outside in the fall/winter to make sure their lil tootsies weren't too cold. Probably not my business, but I cant help it lol
My DS never wears socks! (If it's cold, he wears pajamas with feet.) My mom always has something to say about it. It's 80 degrees here anyway and he runs warm. I love looking at his toes.
I hate seeing car seats on top of grocery carts.
DH's friend also still had their (obviously too tall) 7 month old in an infant car seat. I didn't say anything because I can't stand mothers with unsolicited advice.

We live in Florida too, so I know exactly what you mean. And if DS wasn't so cold all the time, a lot of the time he wouldnt wear socks either. He never does at home or when we go for a walk, but I'm talking about places where I know i usually get cold. Our short winter, and the grocery store being the big ones. I just know I'm not alone in being really cold in these places, that some parents dont realize their LO could be really cold also.

LukeAndAmanda · February 2011

SimoneSays22:
Honestly, that right there is why I don't go to Walmart anymore. I cannot stand the people. When my DH and I were in college, we went to Walmart. A kid was asking his mom for one of those big bouncy balls they keep in the aisles in cages. And really loud, she yelled "No! We got enough big balls at home!!"
DH and I laughed so hard, we peed ourselves.

HAHA I would have died. And I avoid Walmart at all costs. I'm so flighty that I always forget something at like 11pm, and it's the only place still open.

jkkg317 · February 2011

My mom got me into doing Youtube updates when I was pregnant and I started watching other women who around me or a little before me because I didn't have anyone else around me who was pregnant. I noticed a pattern, any of those women who breastfed would have a video even after 2 weeks offering breastfeeding advice, not a big deal but it was like "If you have any questions just email me and I'll give you an answer." Seriously? Just because you breastfed for a week does not make you an expert by any means, I am not going to come to someone on their first kid who feels like they are an expert because they do research. It annoys the crap out of me. I am also annoyed at people (DHs boss) who tell us "Why haven't you switched to formula yet?" At a month in and "You're spoiling him, he needs to CIO, put him down once in awhile". Just because you were to lazy to take care of your child doesn't mean I am.

Jaffytaffy · February 2011

I also hate people who tell me I'm "spoiling" her because I don't let her CIO.

jkkg317 · February 2011

Jaffytaffy:
I also hate people who tell me I'm "spoiling" her because I don't let her CIO.

My boss told me he was going to have sleep problems until he was 3, because I won't CIO, I was pissed. She also laughed at me because I am waiting until closer to 6 months to start solids and she thinks I over research everything.

Yules · February 2011

The "I would never let my kid CIO Mommies". That's grand, you should be the president of all mommies. I haven't had to resort to this method for sleep yet, but I totally would if I had to. There's no need for anyone to argue over hypothetical, petty bullsh!t.

Also the "well, you can do better at __________ when you have your second baby". Guess what beesnatches, I'm done! "What? Goodness gracious, you can't just have one baby! It's not fair to Elliot not to have siblings". Thanks for making this catastrophic revelation to me, but I kinda hearted being an only child.YOU on the other hand, can feel free to make the necessary improvements on your 2nd, 3rd...and 276875386th child.

tSquared1987 · February 2011

When people touch my kids. I get that they are twins and all and everyone wants to look but seriously? I would never go up to a random stranger (singleton/twins/trips/ or any) and try to touch their baby. I have had randoms actually try to reach their hand into my kids car seat covers! What is wrong with people these days?! You can look, but don't you dare try to touch them when I don't know you. Or when you haven't sanitized your hands!

cndmexbaby · February 2011

MrsFv20:
LukeAndAmanda:
NO SOCKS. I hate seeing babies out in public (unless its really warm) with no socks on. Ive touched babies feet in the freezer section, or outside in the fall/winter to make sure their lil tootsies weren't too cold. Probably not my business, but I cant help it lol
you walk around touching other people's babies? Seriously?

Yeah, that is super weird. Not cool at ALL. I'd freak out if some stranger touched my baby.

LuJackCity · February 2011

MrsFv20:
LukeAndAmanda:
NO SOCKS. I hate seeing babies out in public (unless its really warm) with no socks on. Ive touched babies feet in the freezer section, or outside in the fall/winter to make sure their lil tootsies weren't too cold. Probably not my business, but I cant help it lol
you walk around touching other people's babies? Seriously?

I would freak out if you came up and touched my kids feet. Also, babies hands and feet are always colder then the rest of them. Doesn't mean they're cold. (my kids do wear socks though, just to keep crazies from touching their feet.)

Erina1004 · February 2011

Strangers who touch my baby might be pulling back a bloody stump instead of hand.

I can't stand when people let their children run loose with a cart in a store. Its always the jacked up on mountain dew add 7 year old. Drives me nuts.

JoannaJes · February 2011

Jaffytaffy:

What are your biggest pet peeves as a mom about other moms?

Mine is that I hate it when women tell other moms to ignore their pediatrician's advice. Reading some internet article on this or that does not qualify you to override a pediatrician. Until you have a medical degree with a specialty in pediatrics, plus the years of experience that pedi has, you have no business thinking you know better than someone who does. BTW before anyone flames me, I have nothing against advising someone to get a second opinion (from another doctor) if something sounds iffy, just with people who think they personally know more than someone who's been through medical school.

He he, I do this all the time. I've had way too many experiences with shoddy physicians to ever truly trust what they say. I love my pedi, but I'm quite capable of reading medical research and determining what the latest treatment options are myself.

clayswife · February 2011

My biggest pet peeve is moms who bring their snot-dripping, coughing, sneezing, feverish, contagious kids to pre-school/playdates/etc infecting all the other kids and brush it off like it's no big deal.

We haven't had a healthy house in over a month. DD was stuck in the hospital for a day needing breathing treatments and is still sick. I'm a little bitter

torii · February 2011

clayswife:
My biggest pet peeve is moms who bring their snot-dripping, coughing, sneezing, feverish, contagious kids to pre-school/playdates/etc infecting all the other kids and brush it off like it's no big deal.

We haven't had a healthy house in over a month. DD was stuck in the hospital for a day needing breathing treatments and is still sick. I'm a little bitter

Or bring them to school. In my classroom last week alone we had four kids with the flu, strep, two kids with double ear infections, and... something else. I've been sick off and on with something those kids have given me since my second day back from mat leave. That was Feb 2. Ugh!

kspies · February 2011

Yules:
The "I would never let my kid CIO Mommies". That's grand, you should be the president of all mommies. I haven't had to resort to this method for sleep yet, but I totally would if I had to. There's no need for anyone to argue over hypothetical, petty bullsh!t.
Also the "well, you can do better at __________ when you have your second baby". Guess what beesnatches, I'm done! "What? Goodness gracious, you can't just have one baby! It's not fair to Elliot not to have siblings". Thanks for making this catastrophic revelation to me, but I kinda hearted being an only child.YOU on the other hand, can feel free to make the necessary improvements on your 2nd, 3rd...and 276875386th child.

Seriously. On the other hand, lurk for five seconds and realize that you are going to start a sh!tstorm by asking these mommies about it, because they will not miss an opportunity to teach you how to raise your child.

Jaffytaffy · February 2011

JoannaJes:
He he, I do this all the time. I've had way too many experiences with shoddy physicians to ever truly trust what they say. I love my pedi, but I'm quite capable of reading medical research and determining what the latest treatment options are myself.

I doesn't really bother me if a mom chooses on her own to ignore her pedi's advice (though I don't agree that reading some internet articles makes you as qualified to chose an appripriate treatment option as someone who has actual in the field experiece with different treatment options, and knows more about diseases than you do, especially since internet articles are often arbitrary). What bothers me is know-it-all moms convincing other new moms (or trying to) that their pedi is wrong and that they know better.

Sarahhhlynn · February 2011

People who get into Bs face in the check out line. I know hes so cute and "looks like a little man" but you can get that from a distance, not practically licking his face.

Kristi221 · February 2011

I agree with the no sock thing. Even here in FL, baby feet get cold! Put socks on them please!

I also have a weird thing about LO just being in onesies with no pants or shorts. No idea why, I just feel like they aren't fully dressed.

Also, parents letting their kids eat off a table in a restaurant without a plate or at least a napkin underneath their food. That table was wiped off with a dirty rag that sat in a basin of dirty water...doesn't make it clean! I'm investing in those stick-on placemats and will use them religously when DD is old enough.

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