The things people say when you have a baby...

krystleshel · August 2015

Thought this would be entertaining/venting.

What dumb, mean, or downright outrageous things have people (strangers, friends, & family) said to you since you've actually had the baby or when you had a situation with the baby?

krystleshel · August 2015

I had a coworker ask how the baby was & then promptly say, "My you've gained some baby weight."

No shit lady. I walked away.

No strangers yet, but mom tried to tell me yesterday to start giving my 8 week old cereal & mashed potatoes.... Um no.

KaLikeAWind · August 2015

^^ people at my hubs work are telling him to add cereal to LOs bottles. Um, no dude. LO is only 6 weeks.

aligons · August 2015

Today was my first day back at work. One of my male co-workers asks me "where is the baby?" I awkwardly say "not with me." And he shakes his head and says "I don't see how you can do it" and walks away. WTF?!

addingon · August 2015

Ran into an old co-worker who retired years ago. She was with her husband and he looked at LO and said "Her face is ok, I guess."

Umm please stop talking. Thanks. And PS - She's adorable!!

ChardeeMacDennis · August 2015

"You've got your hands full!!"

And then I have to politely laugh "ha ha I sure do!" when really I have probably already heard it like three times that day. I get it, people. Three kids is a lot of kids.

Sammy K · August 2015

An old lady from church stopped over when LO was 2 weeks old. She used to work as an adoption liason. She says "Ooh, a doll baby! We could have gotten a good price for you!"

Um, thanks? By far the strangest compliment.

aj1327 · August 2015

I constantly get told how big my baby is. Usually it's in the form of, "wow, he's healthy!" Not telling me anything I don't know...I'm lugging him around!

aliciaspinnet · August 2015

When LO was about a month old my mum had him outside a shop when an elderly couple stopped to look at him, and asked if he was a premie since he was "so small". I just found it amusing as LO is a little chubster who is tracking nicely above the 50th percentile for weight and height. I guess they hadn't seen a very young baby in a while!

ksimo6 · August 2015

"You look pretty good for having a baby six weeks ago". Thanks fucker. I can lose weight, you will always be an asshole. Also, I weigh five pounds less than when I got pregnant.

lovethatcolosun · August 2015

An older lady who was missing some teeth and rough around the edges was in the hospital/lab waiting room with us and said, "oh she's cute. Can I take her home with me?" I simply said, "you'll have to fight me for her." And then turned away awkwardly laughing.

staceyfern · August 2015

Today was my first day back at work and my husband had hernia surgery this morning. I was not supposed to start today but because I started a new job there was a training today and they only u gave me three days notice. Because of the two things my parents came two and a half hour away to watch LO today and help out a bit. My mom keeps saying that she should have just taken LO back to jersey for a few days. Um hell no! He is 9 weeks and is not leaving me for a few days. It was miserable enough going back to work today and leaving him for 9 hours! She is crazy.

KaLikeAWind · August 2015

Some lady at the street fair we attended this past weekend said 'he's definitely a boy!'. As opposed to maybe being a boy? (She did end up clarifying - she meant he definitely looks like a boy, unlike some babies you can't tell what sex they are)

seesea · August 2015

I've had complete strangers come up to me and touch my baby. Out of nowhere this random lady started stroking LOs head and grabbed his hand, gushing on and on about how precious he is. I was just minding my own business in a grocery store w/ LO in the baby carrier so it was a little too close for comfort. I stared at her in disbelief and she says "Oh it's okay, I'm a nanny. I have experience with babies." Ummm no. Just NO. It is not okay to do that.

I thought it was bad when people touched my pregnant belly without warning but it's on a whole other level when someone you don't know grabs your LO.

ETA another thing that irks me is when people say they want to steal or kidnap my baby. I know they're trying to be funny but WTF?! I guess being a mom turned me into this overprotective lioness protecting her cubs.

KarasTwin · August 2015

When LO was 4 days old my FIL told us to start trying for a second one in 3 months. He's done it several times since. When I say no, he says 6 months? Then asks, a year? Like I'm being completely unreasonable for not wanting to plan my next pregnancy when LO is only 7 weeks old. Not to mention we had several scares throughout my pregnancy and I had a c section.

babyhobs · August 2015

My personal favorite is "is he a good baby?" Um, he is a baby and he cries so if you mean good by quiet, then no. Why do we categorize "good" by quiet when it's their only form of communication?

mypower610 · August 2015

People comment on LO's chubby cheeks all the time. 1 lady said I need to start watching what she (the baby) eats & watch her weight! Uumm...what? She eats breast milk & she's 8 weeks. Then her friend said she had to be 10 months because her grandson was the same size. I laughed & said her grandson must be small because she's 8 weeks.

kelseyharrell22 · August 2015

Yesterday my mom said "She's starting to look like an actual baby now" lol wtf???

thay33 · August 2015

My sons in daycare, and someone told me "you know that when babies cry in daycare the teachers just ignore them and don't tend to them right?" First off thanks for making me feel crappy about going back to work and needing to send him there to begin with. And second, anytime I drop him off there are never any babies crying, and whenever I pick him up, he never seems upset or extra fussy he just seems perfectly content. So thanks lady.

Sammy K · August 2015

thay33 said:
My sons in daycare, and someone told me "you know that when babies cry in daycare the teachers just ignore them and don't tend to them right?" First off thanks for making me feel crappy about going back to work and needing to send him there to begin with. And second, anytime I drop him off there are never any babies crying, and whenever I pick him up, he never seems upset or extra fussy he just seems perfectly content. So thanks lady.

That's a lie. Most licensed day cares have a maximum amount of time they are allowed to let them cry. In our state, it's 7 min. It sounds like you have a good daycare and that is nothing to worry about.

esampson1983 · August 2015

"He's so small"- he was 5 lbs when he was born and has now more than doubled it in 11 weeks. He's not that small anymore.

"How can you leave your son when you go back to work?"/ "it's okay to cry when you come back"- it will be very hard and it breaks my heart but I have to go back and just let me focus on my work when I do.

"Add rice cereal to his milk to make him sleep all night"- a. I'm breastfeeding b. He's 11 weeks old c. He sleeps till 5:30 when swaddled... I think we are good...

akanini · August 2015

My 7 weeks DS looks just like my husband and 2 people have told me I "looked in DH face when I was making him!" That makes me so damn mad. What an ignorant comment.

KarasTwin · August 2015

Another gem from FIL, the other day he says, "Well, as bad as I hate to admit it, he's starting to look like you".

Really? When I asked what was wrong with the way I look his response was, "nothing. he just looked exactly like me and Nathan (DH). Which makes zero sense because DH looks like his mom's side of the family. DH has this chauvinistic mentality that everything about lo has to come from his side, specifically his dad's side. Not to mention, the kid has my eyes, nose, and feet, and is tall like my family. He has your chin, big whoop

amsargent08 · August 2015

amccoy129 said:
I constantly get told how big my baby is. Usually it's in the form of, "wow, he's healthy!" Not telling me anything I don't know...I'm lugging him around!

I get the same thing - "Wow, she's a big girl!" Yes, yes she is. But she's beautiful, healthy and happy!

bethanne09 · August 2015

My family keeps making comments like,"he eats too often" or "he's using you as a pacifier" and it drives me nuts. He's growing! He's only in the 25 percentile for weight, he can eat as much as he wants. He is a long and lean little dude, unlike his Momma. Let him have this, chances are he'll stop being tall in the fourth grade and end up looking like a chubby little Hobbit just like his parents. He can be the skinny kid th at eats all of the time for a little while.

rrcameron21 · August 2015

I've had like 5 people ask me why I don't use a pacifier! Even my pediatrician told me I was "playing hard ball".

Simple, LO Hates them. I can't force him to suck on something.

magono20 · August 2015

@CillyMama this is my biggest pet peeve!! LO was sick when he was born and is still on oxygen. I just started brining him out and ppl always touch him! WTF?! He obviously isnt 100% why do ppl think that's ok?! Get your gross ass hands off my kid! You wouldn't go up to an adult and touch them! Oh it makes my blood boil!!

virginiaunicorn11 · August 2015

This isn't a complaint, just makes me laugh. Every time my grandmother talks to LO, she asks him, "Are they treating you right? Or do I need to call the authorities? Should I report your mom?" She coos it at him, and LO loves it, and squeals and giggles. Cracks me up every time. No idea why that's her go-to monologue?!

slr1229 · August 2015

My MIL doesn't live in the same state as us so she gets pictures from DH, and she always says how DD is looking more like DH- she looks exactly like me as a baby and is the only human being that has said that. Let it go for now lady!

mindaa · August 2015

babyhobs said:
My personal favorite is "is he a good baby?" Um, he is a baby and he cries so if you mean good by quiet, then no. Why do we categorize "good" by quiet when it's their only form of communication?

Yes, My dad says something like this every day! (Am staying with them for a couple weeks). And one time made a comment about LO "minding". I know he's just trying to keep up the conversation with the baby which I appreciate, so I bite my tongue but seriously dad, we're not disciplining quite yet!
He also frequently likes to infer that LO is napping to much and going to be up all night. I have given up trying to explain that it doesn't work like that. And that 16 hours a day is a lot of sleep.

rklinge0 · August 2015

We have lots of gender neutural clothes since we were team green. My work shower was mainly clothes so I want to use them. Well almost everytime I put them on her strangers comment on how cute my little boy is. So when did owls, yellow ducks, and koalas become boy clothes?

beckyk9109 · August 2015

I have twins and some stranger in target asked (very seriously) "did you deliver them?!" I just said yes...? And she continues to tell me I'm entirely too small to have carried twins and I was lying, I actually adopted them ... Sorry, what?

klkonwi · August 2015

Yeah the commenting on who your baby looks like is strange to me. I can get out my phone and show you how my baby pics are identical to our baby but ppl will still say they look like the other parent..... Ummmm nope. Not at all.

cbrtncanadian · August 2015

Was returning some diapers that LO grew out of (don't get me started on this I may actually start crying he is growing too fast!) and asked the greeter at Wal-Mart for a return sticker. A lady standing there looked and me and asked (seriously) are you "returning the baby?"

I quickly walked away saying "Uhm nope he's staying with me!"

A strange one she was...

almakie · August 2015

@rklinge0 I'm the opposite. Just because I dress LO in white clothes (they were gifts) doesn't mean HE is a SHE!

@klkonwi every commented about how LO looks like me. Then my SO posted a pic as him as baby and now those same people are saying how LO doesn't look like me he looks like SO. How can LO change that much in day?

Stupid people.

HayesRN13 · August 2015

A young MALE .. Target worker ... Probably early 20's... Came up to where I was checking out and just stood by me talking to my Lo.. Saying "oh cute".. Ok not too weird.. Then when I was loading my last bag to get ready to walk out.. HE asked if he could "have him".. And I looked at him and he said it again "can I please have him"... Hmmm

jessieR358 · August 2015

HayesRN13 said:
A young MALE .. Target worker ... Probably early 20's... Came up to where I was checking out and just stood by me talking to my Lo.. Saying "oh cute".. Ok not too weird.. Then when I was loading my last bag to get ready to walk out.. HE asked if he could "have him".. And I looked at him and he said it again "can I please have him"... Hmmm

Some of these comments are so disturbing!

amy4516 · August 2015

I always like the "You look great for having a baby x weeks ago". Seems like a backhanded compliment. Would I look great if I hadn't?!

LaurenAnn0405 · August 2015

@amy4516 I get the same thing. I was at the pet store getting dog food and I had both kids with me. The cashier, a young girl, complimented DD and said how pretty she was. Then she looked at LO (who was 4 weeks at this point) in his car seat and said "he's not yours right?" I gave her a weird look and said "uh no, he's definitely mine" she then proceeded to tell me that I looked great for just having a baby 4 weeks ago which was nice but I just thought it rude to automatically assume he wasn't mine

klkonwi · August 2015

Yeah people actually used the word baby weight at his baptism Saturday.
"You lost the baby weight fast"

So weird.
A ) I did but I look worse than I ever have still ....

don't comment on anyone's weight. Ever. Socially awkward !

bethanne09 · August 2015

Lady at the furniture store yesterday kept saying that LOs crying didn't sound like a newborn. I didn't realize there was a standard... I guess LO needs an intervention?

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