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Help! How To stop unwanted advice politely?!?

bridgitdbridgitd member
in July 2015 Moms
Im 40wks this coming Sunday. My parents have flown in to Canada from Australia but have to leave on the 24th, just 5 days after my EDD.
I had an appointment with my midwife today and while the baby is head down I have no signs of impending labour - 0 dilation etc.
I'm already stressed out that my parents might miss seeing the baby altogether, but I am not even at my EDD yet and I am a firm believer that baby will come when ready, or have to be induced at 42wks.
So my question is - how on earth do you stop people giving you unsolicited advice on how to naturally induce baby? There is no indication that any of them work honestly and some are just plain silly/irresponsible! I'm getting super pissed off, about ready to punch someone, and it is just stressing me out more!! How do I get them to stop this, without going crazy pregnant bitch on their ass?!
Hubby and parents have been great - all know baby will arrive when it arrives, but I just know my parents will be devastated if they miss seeing the baby before they fly out.
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Re: Help! How To stop unwanted advice politely?!?

  • MCH77MCH77 member
    You can't. Just smile and nod and walk away.

    Hope they get to meet baby soon.

    BFP #1 March 24, 2010; missed m/c May 26, 2010 @ 12w 4d; D&E May 28, 2010

    BFP #2 Oct 20, 2010; My little boy was born on July 5, 2011

    BFP #3 April 30, 2013; Chemical Pg May 5, 2013

    BFP #4 Aug 22, 2013; It's a boy.  Loss discovered at 24 weeks on Jan 15, 2014 (cause CMV virus)    

                                  <3 We love and miss you Timothy <3

    BFP #5 April 6, 2014; missed m/c May 15, 2014 @ 9 weeks; Misoprostol May 15, 2014; D&C May June 3, 2014

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  • gotdiesel2007gotdiesel2007 member
    " thanks but we will let it happen naturally"

    But I'm all up for telling people how it is. I'm not about sugar coating things for people.
    DS #1 Born 01/23/09
    Married 03/18/10
    DS #2 Born 05/19/11
    DS #3 Due 07/26/15


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  • MjstineMjstine member
    I have this problem too, not with natural induction, but my baby is breech. Everyone is telling me all kinds of off the wall stuff to get him to flip and it is driving me nuts. If baby wants to flip, he will. My mom is the worst about it. I just try to smile and politely say "yeah, I'm not doing that". I feel your annoyance for sure!
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  • megmansellmegmansell member
    Polite left the building for me at 38 weeks. More power to you on the etiquette and kindness.
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  • mariec23mariec23 member
    With megmansell on this 1 I'm done being polite just fed up now of people sticking there noses in and giving there opinion have told a few people to mind there own.
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  • zmombiezmombie member
    Start giving them advice on how to get there baby out.. When they say there not pregnant.. Give them diet advice.

    My friend started telling me at 33 weeks that the baby needed to come out so she could hold her.. Why would you want my child to be a preemie??!! She did come early at 37 weeks, but is perfectly healthy
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  • bridgitdbridgitd member
    It also pissed me off when strangers or acquaintances would come up and touch my belly, so I started putting my hands on their belly and when they get all creeped out by it say "weird, isn't it?!"
    Maybe being a bit of a jackass is the best response at this point :)
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