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agsgrrl · July 2014

My newly impregnated coworker told us today that her husband will not allow her to take prenatal vitamins before her first doctors appointment at 8 weeks because he doesn't want her to hurt the baby :-/ This has gotten my wheels turning, what is the absolute dumbest thing your SO has said or thought to be true about pregnancy or childbirth?

saltsandwater · July 2014

My DH told me delightedly the other night that I look like I ate a lot of pizza... Then followed it up with, "you know, barrel chested!"

I let him live.

nbateman5 · July 2014

ugh that urks me so much "allow"? like her owns her, ugh!

agsgrrl · July 2014

nbateman5 said:
ugh that urks me so much "allow"? like her owns her, ugh!

Yeah I know, me too.

MaggieN2028 · July 2014

Ditto on the 'allow' thing. Gross.

My H hasn't said anything weird just asks me all the 'can you do/eat that?'

agsgrrl · July 2014

I think the one that got the craziest look from me was "what can be so hard about breast feeding? Animals just lie down and the baby chooses one, easy!"

mele0301 · July 2014

My husband says " maybe you're not pregnant; you are just woofin." When I complain about feeling sick. He's just playing tho.

LinziLoo09 · July 2014

ashtonkitty1 said:

My husband irked me just prior to our NT Scan when he said "well hopefully it will be shaped like a baby this time."

Ya, I get it. It looked like a blob the first time but it's been a baby to me all along. Let me try to grow it faster and into a better shape. Ugh.

Lol our gender roles are switched for me and DH. I said something very similar to your husband prior to our NT scan and got an annoyed eye roll from DH. I was partly paranoid though (as I have been throughout this whole thing) that my body might have just been making a larger blob instead of something baby-shaped. I'm type A, and it bothers me that my body is doing something I have no control over lol. I don't trust it to do this successfully without my direct oversight, and I feel like I have to brace myself for something weird prior to any u/s. I'm weird

reebalynn · July 2014

My husband has been super protective of me, what I eat & what I do. Nothing inappropriate though, thank God.

Does that husband knows that pre-natals are basically just regular multis + folic acid? Dumbo ...

agsgrrl · July 2014

reebalynn said:
My husband has been super protective of me, what I eat & what I do. Nothing inappropriate though, thank God.

Does that husband knows that pre-natals are basically just regular multis + folic acid? Dumbo ...

Oh yeah she's shown him all kinds of paperwork and things online too. The only thing I can think to blame is that they are from another country... But still... She gets it. Maybe I'll buy us spinach salads for lunch..

ebl2 · July 2014

In between our 12 week appointment and our 16 week appointment I said to my husband that I was a little worried that I just wanted to make sure baby was still growing and healthy and my husband said, "if it makes you feel any better I know the baby is growing because your a lot bigger than you were at your 12 week appointment." Funny thing is, it really did make me feel better. I knew his heart was in the right place so I didn't get mad.

sbevann26 · July 2014

From the minute we found out, DH has tried to force me to eat twice as much food. He's like "well now your eating for two" and then orders me two sandwiches. Not even joking. This was when I was 8 weeks and the baby was the size of my fingernail. Took me a while to inform him that if he keeps shoving 4000 calories in my face a day, I'm going to turn into a horse.

SereJane · July 2014

My dh told me at 9 weeks that I looked bloated, and then made the same comment to his parents about me! I don't care if it was true, not cool!

When we found out we're having twins he asked the dr what the chances are of having boys vs having girls (identical). The dr said 'uh, 50/50'

weezy29 · July 2014

My husband told me I looked good since I had put on some extra weight! Uhhhhh, what extra weight?! The very small bump on my belly?! I know he meant it as a compliment but really, NEVER acknowledge that a woman has put on weight.....especially during pregnancy. Ha!!!

leoandethansmom · July 2014

He had been making me SO MAD all day last Wednesday and finally at night we were both in the shower. He was afraid to speak so he started it with "This is probably going to make you mad but I promise it's not meant to be mean," which he then finished with telling me I am carrying this pregnancy better than my last and this time I'm all belly where last time I was just overall big. I was like babe, I don't care what you think I looked like 2 and a half years ago, that was actually nice!

avonleaC · July 2014

Yesterday we were at the lake and I was pretty needy and uncomfortable (it's been 32-35 degrees here for a week, which I think in F that's around 100) DH says in his most non offensive voice when did you become such a pain in the ass.... Next, same day only moments later I was saying I have trouble wrapping the towel around me and having it stay up, huge boobs and the baby bump, he says "I never thought of that" "thought of what?" "That some people are too fat to wrap a towel around themselves" ..... What a dickhead

goatlady12 · July 2014

DH didn't believe that babies have a soft spot. Also, when talking about a friend going into labor he didn't think it was real because her water didn't break. I was going to skip birthing classes, but now I think it may be needed for him.

sugarstar1784 · July 2014

kaylam714 said:

In the early first trimester when I was all sorts of puk-y sick and couldn't eat anything he scolded me and said that "my baby won't be born on a pretzel and Gatorade diet! Eat some real food! Eat real meals!"
He's lucky he was out of town when he said this or I would have thrown up on him. I gave him some choice words and he's been nothing but uber supportive since then and said nothing about what I'm eating! His heart was in the right place, wanting me to get some good nutrition, but seriously...leave me alone!

mine got on me too because i could stomach was fast food... Dunno why but that's literally all i wanted. He got butthurt a couple times when i told him off.

LadyRoarsome · July 2014

H told me I couldn't change E's diapers because pregnant woman can't be around the smell, it could hurt the baby. I don't know which is more stupid, him telling me that or my promptly correcting him that I could change dirty diapers.

taylojade57 · July 2014

LadyRoarsome said:
H told me I couldn't change E's diapers because pregnant woman can't be around the smell, it could hurt the baby. I don't know which is more stupid, him telling me that or my promptly correcting him that I could change dirty diapers.

I would let him think that! If somebody else is going to change it for me, why not let them?!

LeviJeans · July 2014

Husband: "So uhhh do you get one of those handicap placards?" (He was half joking, after we weren't able to find a parking spot close to our apartment at our complex)

kelssa · July 2014

My H has a son with another woman from when he was younger, when I tell him something I'm uncomfortable doing/eating do to the health of the baby he always thinks he knows if I'm right or not when I'm talking to the doctor and doing the research! But he says he has "experience" post telling me his ex smoked when pregnant with his son! So annoying

efgallarday · July 2014

This isn't something my husband said, but a guy from my church saw me eating McDonald's before church and told me if I keep eating McDonald's "Things were gonna get ugly "Ummmmmm wth?????

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