Crazy Advice Land

sks306 · January 2015

I was thinking it would be kind of fun to see what crazy/strange/funny advice people have been given while pregnant. I haven't seen a previous thread on this, so I thought it would be fun to start a collection!

I have two so far:
1)To not squat down to pick up ANYTHING while pregnant. If you absolutely have to squat, keep your legs together so the baby doesn't fall out. (She was completely serious with the last part)
2) My husband was told to not watch at all during the birth...the reasoning? "Because it's like watching Disneyland get napalmed!"

OneLastRefrain · January 2015

sks306 said:

I was thinking it would be kind of fun to see what crazy/strange/funny advice people have been given while pregnant. I haven't seen a previous thread on this, so I thought it would be fun to start a collection! I have two so far: 1)To not squat down to pick up ANYTHING while pregnant. If you absolutely have to squat, keep your legs together so the baby doesn't fall out. (She was completely serious with the last part) 2) My husband was told to not watch at all during the birth...the reasoning? "Because it's like watching Disneyland get napalmed!"

Yup, heard both of those. Just today I was picking up papers off the floor in my classroom (damn messy 12 year olds) and I got scolded to stop bending down.

lexyraejay · January 2015

sks306 said:
I was thinking it would be kind of fun to see what crazy/strange/funny advice people have been given while pregnant. I haven't seen a previous thread on this, so I thought it would be fun to start a collection!

I have two so far:
1)To not squat down to pick up ANYTHING while pregnant. If you absolutely have to squat, keep your legs together so the baby doesn't fall out. (She was completely serious with the last part)
2) My husband was told to not watch at all during the birth...the reasoning? "Because it's like watching Disneyland get napalmed!"

Geeze, what are all the pregnant women who live in countries with squatty potties supposed to do?! Incidentally, squatting to use the bathroom is supposed to help make the pelvic for stronger and more flexible for labor and delivery.

I haven't gotten any strange advice , so I'm looking forward to some good laughs from this post!

Jinkies726 · January 2015

I was told to stop reaching over my head because it will cause the cord to get wrapped around the baby! My husband now freaks out if I scratch my head!!!

stephmackenzie · January 2015

Not to sit on hard ground because it'll hurt the baby!

TCSOKO · January 2015

Scary advice I got last time was not climb on anything as your centre of balance is off due to the bump. They even said: TRAGIC ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED!

sks306 · January 2015

Would anyone be interested in keeping this going? I thought it would be fun and could be very entertaining.

mhickey426 · January 2015

I love when people tell me not to pick/hold my dd. Yes I get it that I'm not supposed to life heavy things but how the hell do I explaine to a 21 mo old that mommy can't hold her. Also, what am I supposed to do every night when it's just the 2 of us at home cause Dh works.

s_corrigall · January 2015

Not so much funny advice as it is terrifying... A guy I used to work with said I didn't have to stop drinking, or any pregnant woman have to stop smoking or doing drugs, because his wife did shrooms the week before she found out she was three months pregnant, and their kid is fine. YIKES! Another gem from this dude; when your kid is old enough to sleep for an hour straight, that's a great time to run out for food or a quick beer.

sks306 · January 2015

s_corrigall said:
Not so much funny advice as it is terrifying... A guy I used to work with said I didn't have to stop drinking, or any pregnant woman have to stop smoking or doing drugs, because his wife did shrooms the week before she found out she was three months pregnant, and their kid is fine. YIKES! Another gem from this dude; when your kid is old enough to sleep for an hour straight, that's a great time to run out for food or a quick beer.

OMG....that's all I can say!

somewheresublime86 · January 2015

I was told not to watch 'Rosemary's Baby' or 'The Omen,' because they would be too stressful for my delicate pregnant self.

sweetson · January 2015

My patient's parent from work asked me If I've started practicing my keegals, but it was more of an awkward question than crazy advice.

jowynen · January 2015

I was told I'm not allowed to set up or decorate my baby's nursery cz it's bad for me and baby if I do it myself. In fact I can't be in the house when there's painting going on

mdupon70997 · January 2015

Most of this isn't crazy advice. It's just unsolicited. And it's from MIL, Queen of Unsolicited Advice:
1: sleep when baby sleeps
2: wash everything of baby's separate from anything belonging to anyone else
3: breast milk isn't enough, they need water
4: you definitely need a swing
5: cloth diapering isn't good for baby's bottom
6: etc.

JAP09-02 · January 2015

Jinkies726 said:

I was told to stop reaching over my head because it will cause the cord to get wrapped around the baby! My husband now freaks out if I scratch my head!!!

I was also told this. However this coworker was notorious for the stupidity that she spewed. I just gave her the side eye.

Ginja85 · January 2015

Eat raw eggs, so you don't have a fat baby.....
Like having food poisoning is good for me or the baby 0_o

mamakeeg · January 2015

Not just food poisoning... Salmonella.. Please do not eat raw eggs.

somewheresublime86 · January 2015

mdupon70997 said:
Most of this isn't crazy advice. It's just unsolicited. And it's from MIL, Queen of Unsolicited Advice:
1: sleep when baby sleeps
2: wash everything of baby's separate from anything belonging to anyone else
3: breast milk isn't enough, they need water
4: you definitely need a swing
5: cloth diapering isn't good for baby's bottom
6: etc.

Oy. Best of luck filtering her out!

mdupon70997 · January 2015

somewheresublime86 said:

mdupon70997 said:
Most of this isn't crazy advice. It's just unsolicited. And it's from MIL, Queen of Unsolicited Advice:
1: sleep when baby sleeps
2: wash everything of baby's separate from anything belonging to anyone else
3: breast milk isn't enough, they need water
4: you definitely need a swing
5: cloth diapering isn't good for baby's bottom
6: etc.
Oy. Best of luck filtering her out!

LOL! MIL means well, bless her heart. Numbers 2 & 3 were definitely eye-rollish.
Today DH's greatGM told me this:
"My momma always told me that pregnant women aren't supposed to sit with their legs crossed. And she was pregnant sixteen times!"
She was serious as a heart attack. DH, MIL, FIL, and I almost died laughing. She's as old as Alabama and she cracks me up!

tif5596 · January 2015

@mdupon70997‌ Are you from Alabama?

PinkDahLia44 · January 2015

mdupon70997 said:

somewheresublime86 said:

mdupon70997 said:
Most of this isn't crazy advice. It's just unsolicited. And it's from MIL, Queen of Unsolicited Advice:
1: sleep when baby sleeps
2: wash everything of baby's separate from anything belonging to anyone else
3: breast milk isn't enough, they need water
4: you definitely need a swing
5: cloth diapering isn't good for baby's bottom
6: etc.
Oy. Best of luck filtering her out!
LOL! MIL means well, bless her heart. Numbers 2 & 3 were definitely eye-rollish.
Today DH's greatGM told me this:
"My momma always told me that pregnant women aren't supposed to sit with their legs crossed. And she was pregnant sixteen times!"
She was serious as a heart attack. DH, MIL, FIL, and I almost died laughing. She's as old as Alabama and she cracks me up!

No joke! I sat down at work the other day and crossed my legs for a minute, and two nurses told me to stop! I have never heard this before, although now I understand the concern. I'm not gonna get blood clots from crossing my legs for two minutes one day!

tif5596 · January 2015

I don't think this is advice but it's the one thing that irks me to no end. Someone that isn't a first time parents asks me how I'm sleeping. We all know the response to that question at this point in pregnancy. After telling them I'm not sleeping at all their response is to get used to it because it's practice for the future and I won't sleep for the next 18 years. If you're trying to make me feel better about not sleeping that is NOT the way to accomplish it. I KNOW I won't be sleeping for a while. Thank you for reminding me people!

jackieanddan1989 · January 2015

tif5596 said:

I don't think this is advice but it's the one thing that irks me to no end. Someone that isn't a first time parents asks me how I'm sleeping. We all know the response to that question at this point in pregnancy. After telling them I'm not sleeping at all their response is to get used to it because it's practice for the future and I won't sleep for the next 18 years. If you're trying to make me feel better about not sleeping that is NOT the way to accomplish it. I KNOW I won't be sleeping for a while. Thank you for reminding me people!

this is so annoying! I hate when people tell me to "enjoy sleep now while you can!" Gee thanks I would love to but Im not having insomnia on purpose. All this does is remind me how much it sucks not to be able to sleep. People at work have also been on me for bending over to pick up anything. It is nice for people to offer to do it for me, but dont scold me for it. I mean, they do realize when I am home alone I must do it myself right? And I havent died yet.

tif5596 · January 2015

jackieanddan1989 said:

tif5596 said:

I don't think this is advice but it's the one thing that irks me to no end. Someone that isn't a first time parents asks me how I'm sleeping. We all know the response to that question at this point in pregnancy. After telling them I'm not sleeping at all their response is to get used to it because it's practice for the future and I won't sleep for the next 18 years. If you're trying to make me feel better about not sleeping that is NOT the way to accomplish it. I KNOW I won't be sleeping for a while. Thank you for reminding me people!

this is so annoying! I hate when people tell me to "enjoy sleep now while you can!" Gee thanks I would love to but Im not having insomnia on purpose. All this does is remind me how much it sucks not to be able to sleep. People at work have also been on me for bending over to pick up anything. It is nice for people to offer to do it for me, but dont scold me for it. I mean, they do realize when I am home alone I must do it myself right? And I havent died yet.

Yes! Not being able to sleep really bothers me even before I got pregnant. I don't needthe reminded I won't be sleeping. It's not like I'm under some illusion that I will give birth and my child will immediately sleep through the night exactly when I want her to.

jk3610 · January 2015

People at work (i work retail) scold me for lifting gallons of milk and 12 packs of pop. I can see limiting my lifting of super heavy things but that's a bit extreme.

smish82 · January 2015

Have got a lot of these as well. Also, dont eat pineapple and papaya, at all. On a PP's comment on not crossing legs, I actually got this advice from my prenatal class, to be followed from week 32. The logic given to me was having the knees below the hips allows for optimal fetal positioning. I got scolded for crossing at the knee, which is how I always sit and it is quite a difficult habit to change!

mdupon70997 · January 2015

tif5596 said:
@mdupon70997‌ Are you from Alabama?

Not from Alabama.

lovemaddux · January 2015

Some crazy advice indeed.
At the beginning of the pregnancy I was told to eat everything I craved or the baby would have a mark on it.
Not that it's bad advice just kind of silly.
Now I'm off to get some ice cream!

kjuryfl · January 2015

I haven't gotten many comments with this pregnancy (yet...), but with my 1st everyone had an opinion/comment to share. I loathed the 'sleep when the baby sleeps' comments. It became clearly obvious that the dishes were not going to clean themselves, the dogs were not going to feed themselves, and the laundry just won't be magically done if I slept when the baby slept. I obviously took naps but life doesn't stop when you have a kid. I got so many comments about breastfeeding from my mom. She is very much anti-BF and has strong feelings why (which are ridiculous), so it bothered her that I nursed my 1st until she was 13m old.

Marleygirl87 · January 2015

Over Christmas my aunt said to me "whatever you do make sure you get an epidural." To which I tried explaining that I really wanted to go natural and was doing a lot of reading about hypnobirthing and yada yada. She then gives me the crazy eye and says " oh honey, if I couldn't do it you won't be able to either." I was like wtf? Are you kidding me? No shame in anyone who gets an epi, healthy baby and successful birth is all that matters, but do NOT tell me I can't do something!

jesslfar · January 2015

This isn't my first so I'm not getting too much advice, but I do recall the enjoy your sleep while you can comments from my oldest and people telling me how much I was going to miss pregnancy. I had preterm labor, sciatica and was in so much daily physical pain I literally did not know I was in labor because it was the pain I felt daily (yes, that kept me up) and drove myself crying to the doctor panting through contractions because the baby had slowed down in movement. Yes, I sure missed that, and guess what even with a baby that woke every 2 hours to feed I slept better because I was not in pain once she was born.

sks306 · January 2015

Marleygirl87 said:
Over Christmas my aunt said to me "whatever you do make sure you get an epidural." To which I tried explaining that I really wanted to go natural and was doing a lot of reading about hypnobirthing and yada yada. She then gives me the crazy eye and says " oh honey, if I couldn't do it you won't be able to either." I was like wtf? Are you kidding me? No shame in anyone who gets an epi, healthy baby and successful birth is all that matters, but do NOT tell me I can't do something!

I hate being in those situations when people want details about what you choose to do for labor. It seems to always turn into whatever you are choosing is wrong, no matter what your answer. At least that is my experience so far, so I totally get where you are coming from.

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