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Ridiculous Pregnancy Advice...
Today a co-workers told me not to eat cucumbers because the baby might choke on the seeds. I could not stop laughing for the rest of the day!
So I'm curious...what is the craziest, most ridiculous pregnancy advice you've received so far?
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Re: Ridiculous Pregnancy Advice...
not ridiculous, but my mom told me last night that i "should not be over doing it" and I should "stop vacuuming!". This was after I had repeatedly told her DH was vacuuming as I don't do it anyways, and all I was doing was sweeping. She said I should stop immediately, and I said not with a pile of cat hair in the middle of the floor!
I think she feels I should just lie on a couch and fan myself
I was on vacation with my in-laws for a week and every time I didn't feel like eating, my MIL kept telling me "but the baby will be hungry". I finally explained to her that the baby is like a parasite and living off the nutrients in my blood and that the umbilical cord is not directly linked to my stomach.
Oh, and this was after she told me how healthy she ate while pregnant (mind you, she decided to mention this while I was eating a candy bar so it felt like she was trying to hint at me) because when she was pregnant with my hubby, she ate tuna every day. It was with great pleasure I informed her the fish limit for tuna.
Wow. That is some pretty serious stupid right there. As bad as the woman (was it on this board or another?) whose MIL told her she had to eat every food - any food she didn't eat, her LO would end up with a birthmark in the shape of that food. WTHeck???
BFP1: DD1 born April 2011 at 34w1d via unplanned c/s due to HELLP, DVT 1 week PP
BFP3: DD2 born Feb 2013 at 38w4d via unplanned RCS due to uterine dehiscence
That was so funny! Had DH and me laughing our heads off!
Oh my goodness! I can't stop laughing at this!
Your mom would lose her s**t if I were her kid. I played baseball tonight and plan on horseback riding on Thursday... You're pregnant, not broken.
Home in the bush.
I was told not to swim under water or hold my breath because that will cut off oxygen to the baby...lol
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Just read this after my post... wow, I'm speechless!
IUI#3 - Jan 6 IVF#1 -5/18 - stims start (225 gonal f, 75 menopur, 5 lupron) ER 5/29 - 14R, 11M, 7F. 6/1 - Transferred 2 8cell embryos (grade 1 and 2). 8dp3dt +HPT, Beta#1 - 92, Beta #2 - 174, Beta#3 - 614, Beta#4 - 2010. 6wk u/s - TWINS! Baby A 114bpm, Baby B 112 bpm
My husband told me that because his mother had a short labor (2-3 hours) for each of her kids, that mine would be too.
I informed him that his mothers pregnancy has nothing to do with mine.
He has his Bachelor of Science in Biology. FML.
I want my family to think this way! They can do my cooking and chores, and I'll chill on the couch :-)
It really irritates me when people try to tell me things like that. I have always vaccuumed and I'm not going to stop because I'm pregnant. Yes, there are certain activities that I now refrain from, but I'm not just going to sit around in a bubble because I'm pregnant.
The look on some people's faces when I tell them I'm still running is priceless. People have no clue.
I couldn't agree more!
Yeah, my mom pulls this same stuff. She also ate tuna every day and smoked cigarettes throughout the whole pregnancy! I'm lucky to be alive!!