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Things you didn't like to hear when pregnant/a new mom

  1. Mrs. Microscope

    pear / 1788 posts

    I also hate the 'enjoy every moment ', especially from strangers in Target when DD is having a meltdown. You know what would help? Getting me a coffee from Starbucks, not your snotty comment!

    I also hate when DD is fussy during dinner and MIL says "get used to not eating a hot meal!" it makes me want to punch her in the face.

  2. arosebyany

    clementine / 955 posts

    @Mrs. Microscope: I literally laughed out loud at your last comment, I needed that!

  3. FliegepilzHut

    pomegranate / 3533 posts

    While pregnant, I very nearly went ballistic on the two men who suggested that life with a newborn was going to be "fun." I can think of all kinds of adjectives for those early weeks..."fun" didn't/doesn't come anywhere close to making the list!

    My MIL asking "how are you sleeping?"...for months (spoiler alert: I didn't give birth to a sleeping unicorn baby)...also made me crazy...

  4. MrsB2012

    nectarine / 2466 posts

    @KayKay: this is me exactly! Pregnant with my third, found out that the first 2 were girls. Not finding out this time. The comments! 'Oh going for that boy' ' oh you must want a boy so bad' 'hopefully it's that boy!' No. Hopefully it's healthy and I'll be thrilled either way.

  5. catlady

    grapefruit / 4988 posts

    This wasn't to me, but when one of my co-workers announced last year that her baby had been born, one of our male co-workers replied to her email by saying "Congrats! Enjoy your well-deserved break!" I wanted to slap him.

    I think the thing that bugs me the most isn't even a comment, but just the question, "how is she sleeping?" or "does she sleep through the night?". People were asking me this when she was like 3 weeks old. They still ask me now, and she is almost 3 years old. Just seems so odd that everyone is obsessed with that. I want to ask them how they sleep at night.

  6. pregnantbee

    grapefruit / 4717 posts

    I get the "how is she sleeping" question all the time. And someone then bragged about how she got her two kids to sleep through the night at 3w.

  7. Alba4

    nectarine / 2951 posts

    Since I've had my second son 2 months ago, so many people ( including my Dr) talks about going for a girl. Wtf! Nope.

  8. erinbaderin

    pomelo / 5573 posts

    @FliegepilzHut: At my "going on mat leave" lunch one of my (female but childless) coworkers said "I've never gotten a really long vacation like this, I bet you're going to have fun!" And sooo many people said "looking forward to your year off?"

  9. WinterBee

    persimmon / 1071 posts

    @caterw: This! So much!
    My DH is a 'manly-man' so when we found out we were having a girl (our first) I actually had A LOT of people ask if my DH was OK with it, or still happy about the baby... ummmm YES. Are you freaking kidding me?!

  10. avivoca

    watermelon / 14467 posts

    One from today: "Oh, you still have awhile, the baby is too high." Excuse me, but what makes you think you know how I'm feeling or how low my baby is based on a casual glance?

  11. skipra

    pomegranate / 3350 posts

    Agree with all the comments about baby's sex. We have 2 boys and all I ever hear is, "I hope it's a girl!" Or "you must really want a girl huh?" I had one person try to convince me that I desperately want a girl. I understand where they are coming from but it makes me feel like they think my boys are not good enough.
    As far as the comments after baby, I hate any related to my body, positive or negative. I just feel gross and don't want to be looked at!

  12. stiletto_mom

    persimmon / 1183 posts

    I haven't felt bothered by comments about my bump, or weight. I don't mind when people want to touch my belly.

    But for some odd reason, I hate when people ask me if we've thought of names yet.

    ... Yes, we have. But I'm not going to say I have LOL.

    The other thing that bugs me is when I say we are having a boy and their response is, "Oh good, boys are easier than girls". Or the stupidest comment said to my husband was "Yea, all the assholes I know have daughters. It means you are good guy." (like wtf, really?) A girl is not a punishment. <_<

    And the last one, "Your mother must be so excited".

    Actually, she's indifferent LOL My mom is not old-school at all. She could care less if I chose to have a child or not.

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