Pregnant Women, What's The Worst Advice Someone Has Given You? (r/AskReddit)
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Sex education is SO so so so important :(
I get the impression that a lot of these are for *basic f$cking Biology class.*
But indeed.
@@sqocks8254 in my sex ed class they didnt say anything about getting pregnant, or sex ect. They litterally said the difference between a vagina and penis. I litterally know nothing about any of this I have just learned online.
When I took sex Ed my teacher said to practice abstinence but she had a baby out of wedlock. So I don’t know what I learned honestly .
@@falynoutlaw8522 Yea, it's a decades old problem by this point. The problem is deeply seeded and culturally ingrained. It's going to take several decades, once we get our shit together on it, to fix the attitude and misinformation.
Some of the current issues won't die until the folk who die-hard perpetuate them are 6ft under or burned to ashes, and even then it will be a fringe issue.
I mean, the same thing happened to me, that happened with your teacher. Some people can change with time and new info, but some can't. So I both understand and sympathize.
when someone comments on your weight i think the best response is, i'm pregnant whats your excuse?
Me: seven months pregnant, working retail.
Short fat bitchy lady: "Oh, you're pregnant. I thought you were just fat."
(Mind you, literally the only thing I had was a stomach. No swelling. Just a bulge in front.) I was standing there with my mouth hanging slack.
@@Brievel Ouch, I'm sorry
@@lizmowrey9866 She was a piece of work. During the same visit, she made me model a dozen necklaces for her, crouch down to half my height (7 months pregnant!) because her "daughter was shorter than" I am, the whole time, go up and down between the first and second floors several times (she wanted boxes, which were upstairs at customer service, and then she didn't, and then she did, and then she didn't,) being rude and insulting the whole time (straight-up called me an idiot because the store didn't have the size box she wanted.) By the end I was fantasizing about slapping her so hard she'd fly through Shoes (the next department over) before crashing through the brick exterior wall.
I worked at Dillard's, where the customer is _always_ right no matter what (I got straight-up robbed at one point, luckily the manager was aware of the situation so I didn't lose my job,) so I couldn't tell her to go do what I wanted to. But she will always be my least-favorite customer and I will never forget her.
Some people will comment about being underweight.
It happened to me.
Long story short, I used to have to go WIC, and the lady told who checked my weight kept telling I wasn't at the normal weight. Everytime I went there she would scold me about eating healthy and eating more to keep up with it.
My doctor gave the same examination and said I was fine, I was just skinny(still am) with some frontal weight.
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Imagine telling someone they aren’t a “real mom” if they have a c-section. That is so heartbreaking. Why would you say that 😩 i just wanna hug them 🥺💗
My Mum delivered me and my three siblings via c-section, and she is more of a Mum, than my father's mum was to him.
I agree, I came out via c section. My mom is a really amazing woman ❤️
My Snake Is cute you you mean they wouldn’t really be a mom if it was that many?
My Snake Is cute oh ok I didn’t get to watch much of the video
Wait for them to say that to the wrong woman. They'll be walking around with their face inside out.
“Wear socks you have ugly feet and the doctor won’t want to help you if he sees your cracked heels” this is by far the funniest advice I’ve seen. I wouldn’t even be mad if someone told me this
I slept with a cat in my crib all the time as a baby. His name ended up being my first word ♡
Julia Cary that’s so sweet
That's precious
Awe
That's too adorable! 😻
Meh, I wouldn’t be ok with an animal in the crib, but not because I thought the animal was malicious.
It sounds like they are getting advice from 4-year-old kids.
I swear then i've already say some on these's thing to pregenents woman when i was 4 y/o x3
No 4 year olds would probably tell a pregnant woman to make sure she gives the baby lots of cuddles
Ikr, ppl are stupid
Legislators in the US thought the uterus is connected to the digestive system (it was about women swalloing a camera to get examined)....
@@juliameyer10313 How did they pass high school? I feel like passing a biology / health class should be a prerequisite for being able to pass laws on reproductive rights
15:15 I would have responded with "Why are you thinking of my child's genitals? You creep! Stay away from my baby!"
Ppl are weird
The only time to think about your kids diddly parts is when they’re still in diapers and you don’t want them getting rashes or infections
Or if they got kicked in the groin because man or woman, that shit hurts
😳
@@urgae9125 Exactly!! If you aren’t a caretaker or doctor for that kid, you don’t need to know the situation with their genitals!
While I was pregnant, my doctor had to tell me that it's ok to take baths while pregnant.
When I ask why would I worry about taking baths she told me that it's very common for women to hear about "drowning your baby" while in the tub.
I straight up told her that it was the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard and she agreed.
I'm not trying to blame the women who believe this, going through pregnancy can make you paranoid, I know.
But who the hell came up with this and started spreading it around?!
Especially when the baby is surrounded in amniotic fluid, which is a combination of water and.. Some sort of weird liquid. I dunno I forgot. It's dumb 😅
Well standing over steaming pots of water and soaking in very hot water used to be used as a way to abort and docs always warn about not going into hot tubs so maybe it originated from that???
when a buddy of mine's sister got pregnant she got so tired from the random advice from strangers that she would just say "I didn't ask" and purposefully not make eye contact
Good for her!
Lol obviouslly, like why do random strangers give completelly unsolisited advice when pregnant? I would respond "i dont give you advice when your hair is all messy and you look like shit"
So moral of the story: Do research on your own body/health/pregnancy, and to chat with your doctor, and not let complete strangers tell you random shit that sounds like urban legends or playground rumors.
Tell them to mind their own damn business...
"Don't stand under the moon"
What will happen? Will she turn into a wearwolf?
Jade Trussoni I wondered that too. The words "moonstruck" and "lunatic" mean insane, so maybe there was also a superstition that it would make the child crazy? People are weird.
That would be pretty awesome, but then you'd have to deal with people trying to hunt you down and it just becomes a whole thing.
A lady told me not to look at a full moon while pregnant or my baby will be born with a big birth mark on their face. Maybe that's what they meant by it?
No the umbilical cord will get tangled
The water around baby is affect by the moon just like the sea (tides). but it on certain night you should research about it
Lol I can just hear "shut up margarita baby' being shouted at someone and it's hilarious 😆😂🤣
Our cat once laid on top of my infant brother because he was warm, I guess? Not suffocating him, just casually using a baby as a pillow. She died a few months ago at age 18. RIP Zazie ❤️
Please don’t get rid of your pets due to being pregnant.
If you have a rescue that is not good with children... Get rid of it.
Or at least try again with a kid to introduce them.. babies shouldn't get mauled. Also if you don't have a good support network while pregnant you probably shouldn't also be caring for a high energy pet.
@@foreveronmywaytofuckyourbi5567 it's more like don't actively plan on getting pregnant if your dog is known to not like children or is high energy and no one else can take care of them. It's just not a good idea and speaks to the fact that some people don't really care about their pets. If the pregnancy is unplanned, then arrange for someone else to take the pet, don't just drop it off at the shelter to be euthanized.
Also, if a dog mauls any person of any age without a genuine reason (like someone tried to kill their owner) I'd be extremely cautious letting the dog around anyone tbh. Most dogs that bite tend to bite once or twice and then be done with it.
Anyway, that's why you don't leave kids alone with dogs. The baby doesnt understand the warning signs (with prey drive causes, its stiff body language, stalking, staring, etc. With fear causes, its licking lips, wide eyes, looking away, growling, etc), but the owner should. If the dog looks like he's gonna bite, then separate them and try to resolve the issue. If not, rehome the dog.
The point is to not give away the dog to a shelter because you don't want to care for it because a "real baby" came along (lots of people use dogs as a baby substitute). Most people find out they're pregnant within the first trimester. That's 6 months of time. Make arrangements.
@A G : On a farm upstate? Yeah, right...
Only death (😭😭) will take my cat!
Okay, the tap water one could be legit depending on where you live. There could be quite a lot of lead or other contaminants in the water.
Well water is a big concern too... just have the water tested.
My dr actually brought this up at my first prenatal. You need to worry about old buildings too, pipes use to be insulated with asbestos or could have lead traces, a leaking pipe could contaminate the water.
The one about the cat: yes, the cat *can* unintentionally suffocate the baby. They (the cats) seek warmth, and babies *are* warm. However, that doesn’t mean you have to get rid of them. You can make precautions.
If I were pregnant and someone told me to get rid of my cats (who are like my furry little babies!!!) I would politely (or not so politely) tell them to fuck off.
I personally would cover the bed of the baby and not let the cat climb but still have a cat
Oh lord, the smell sensitivity one, my doctor told me I was just having normal morning sickness and I was exaggerating the fact that a whiff of coffee would make me vomit. He changed his mind sharpish when I got a whiff of the cafeteria (surgery is in a large building with other practices and a central cafe) had to run to the disabled toilet (closest one) and he had to give me my consultation whilst I had my head down the toilet. He still thought I was exaggerating the morning sickness until I was hospitalized with dehydration due to hyperemesis gravidarum (Continuous throwing up due to pregnancy). Thankfully our daughter was/is fine, I found the doctor was far too eager to dismiss any problems. Thank goodness for midwives in the hospital who were in close contact with me after the hospital visit due to previous problems.
Some doctors are very reluctant to change their initial opinion. Not sure why
I agree with getting the matress protector advice. $20 well spent and I've avoided projectile shit and piss on my bed from my kid
Can we just celebrate that I got my period yesterday? Thought I was pregnant and every time I think I COULD be pregnant (I’m really paranoid) my period comes really late.
the only moment we are glad for our periods
that always happens to me too
Small Kitty Squeaks
It’s only normal for some people to have skipped or late periods. If someone is used to having a period on time, then they have every right to be worried about the ‘worst’ case scenario
@@Thehonestperson true, for example for me my period is always on different times, sometimes it takes even a week, sometimes it skips a month, and I never had @@@.
Good job
This isn't a piece of advice more of a collective but my wife was pregnant around this time last year and I couldn't believe how every single woman that talk to my wife about having a baby decided to tell the most gruesome part of their story. My poor wife pregnant with her first child who is already nervous outside of her mind is hearing these horror stories. Why do women find the need to tear each other down. We were literally having breakfast after our confirmation appointment saying we were 7 weeks pregnant. The waitress hurt us talking and told us quote " My first one split me so bad I had a hundred stitches". I would never hit a woman but it was like seriously lady we have like 32 weeks more of this to go and that's what you say? I still tipped her though it killed me to do so.
Yeah, sadly that's a thing, people mostly pretend that pregnancy is great, having a kid is great, such a blessing etc. But once someone else gets pregnant they seem to get their kicks out of telling all the truth about how horrible it is and that you're next.
I don't think they realize how terrifying it is to other women who have never experienced it. These are the same women that will call another woman "Immature" for not wanting kids because of their horror stories. There is nothing mature about calling someone "immature" for not wanting their genitals mutilated or their babies deformed! I have Tokophobia. It is a reasonable fear and calling this fear a "phobia" makes me feel like I'm being gaslighted. And I'm sure you and your wife feel the same way. Since you are the one about to have a child instead of me I'll just tell you what I'd want someone to tell me. It's okay for you guys to be scared. For any reason. If you have questions or concerns don't hesitate to ask the doctors anything. If you or your wife don't want you in the room during birth, for privacy reasons, there is no shame. If she wants you to hold her hand, hold her hand and be brave. Not going to lie. She may poop all over the place as it does happen during birth sometimes, tell her not to be embarassed because it isn't the doctors first rodeo. Even though you are not the one giving birth, you have every right to feel exhausted for her. It can be stressful because the unknown can be scary and so many things can go wrong. But so many things can go right, too. I wish you all happiness and health. Good luck!
That's terrible!
I always encourage young pregnant women.
I had 2 pregnancies, 10 years apart, they both went smoothly and my sons were both delivered in less than an hour. Both of them were big, healthy, boys. No trouble!
I never understand why people get such a thrill out of instilling unnecessary fear into another human being.
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I'm pregnant now, and I'm so glad no ones done this to me yet.
Had some great advise about hospitals and things to remember to plan for (they didnt) and advise on things they couldnt live without at the hospital/postpartum.
The weirdest thing is that judging by this thread its random ass people, like they arent part of the family tell them to mind their bussiness
14:49 My Mom's cat sat on top of my brother when he was a baby and almost smothered him. They did not get rid of the cat though. They just made sure to keep the door closed.
It can happen
@@justicemartinez2625 Yeah, my mother doesn't think it was because he smelled like milk though, they just like to sit on things that are warm.
@@ImaNerdANDaGeek Yeah, any interaction between animals and small children should be monitored to keep accidents from happening. Cats especially have a way of silently creeping into places they shouldn't be without their owners' knowledge. I'm glad your brother is okay, and that your parents found a way to keep everyone safe without getting rid of the cat!
My grandfather, on learning I was pregnant, said he wanted to buy the baby's crib. We waited, then when I was very near time to be delivered and still had no crib my husband asked if he still intended to provide the crib. My grandfather said he was waiting for the baby to be sure it lived before hd spent the money.
C A Grant I mean? Maybe a generational thing, but that’s just very pessimistic. Not what you want to hear but I can understand the thought process.
Edit: I know people who have different generational concepts about things that seem cold-hearted or wrong to me, I was just offering up what I believed could have been the reason. I don’t know them or their grandpa and I don’t know what their history, I am just speaking from my own experience with people who lived in harsher conditions and had a more matter-of-fact view on life.
@@sks17873 No, excuse for that just a asshole.
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ba sillah fair enough, I’m not saying it’s okay to act like that, I just that I have family who might think like that because of different time period/geographical location where infant mortality rates were a lot higher and the child dying was a serious concern.
@@sks17873 We lived in a major US city, every first-world advantage, no reason there should be any problem with the birth or anything wrong with the baby. In the event, I was delivered of a healthy 6 pound daugnter less than a week after Grandfather said that. Really quick easy labor. I have never understood why he thought there would be any problem with the baby, but that's just not something you ought to say to a pregnant woman. VERY bad gris-gris!
LOL When my wife was pregnant we were living in the south. The nurse asked if my wife ate dirt. We were like WTF kind of question was that? The nurse said that a lot of the local women there ate dirt and clay. .
*massive sigh* sounds like the south to me
Sounds like pika, a common pregnancy effect.
Actually there's a reason for this! Pregnant women who crave dirt have a vitamin deficiency, nothing fresh veggies or supplements can't cure. Unless they're poor :(
...there's actually a certain type of clay that _is_ edible and has amazing health benefits. Can't remember the name off the top of my head, I want to say it starts with B.
Technically all dirt is edible, just not nutritious. You are thinking of bentonite clay and kaolin. They aren't miracle foods, just help with indigestion by absorbing stomach acid.
My sister was told by her Doctor that she could not have children because she was not set up right for it. He was shocked and she changed Doctors after she told him she had given birth to 2 healthy children already. I also remember that my mother told us that cats will steal the child’s breath and that could cause SIDS (Sudden infant death syndrome).
From what I have heard about the cat thing it's because they can lie down on top of the child so it struggles to breathe and can suffocate.
It's also due to cat allergies. Infants can't really alert an adult when they get severe allergic reactions.
Fun story, my best friend had a cat from infanthood to 5 years old. The cat was so in love with her that he slept above her head every night. And one day she woke up covered in red spots. She went to the hospital and got an allergy test. Turns out she is hyper allergic to cats. She didn't realize that she wasn't breathing normally until they had to get rid of the cat.
I was told that it would be harder to have kids by my dr due to things not being "set right", not impossible but might have to try a little longer than others.
@@marianne9317 my MIL had a horror story about one of her two sons. She had a cat and the cat hair went into her baby’s lungs and now she doesn’t like pets around her children.
I have a male cousin who practically had a c-section. He had a seven pound five ounce tumor removed from his stomach. He was very supportive of his wife when she delivered their daughter by c-section, chewing his SIL out over so she took the easy way out comment. Abdominal surgery is nothing to sneeze at.
Me and the boys getting cancer from beanut butter
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when my sister was pregnant apparently everything was bad for the baby. like every food pretty much.
Heard someone say eating peanut butter while pregnant will give your baby a peanut allergy
My grandmother agreed when my pregnant non biological sister said that HER grandmother had said not to stand under the moon the last days of your pregnancy.
After the birth of my nephew, my sister had to switch obs because her doctor constantly told her "breast feed, breast feed, breast feed!!!" I really hate when people make it seem like you don't care about your baby or smth if you don't breastfeed, my sister couldn't produce enough milk for my nephew despite taking everything they gave her to help the milk along, and she would spend hours with the breast pump to only produce a meal for him, she was in a lot of pain but they just kept telling her keep trying the milk will come eventually
She finally took our advice to just feed him formula instead
I ended up having to take care of my niece and nephew for six months (for my niece this was the first six months of her life) the day I brought my niece home from the hospital my grandmother and sister kept giving me all this stupid advice about taking care of a newborn (such as wake her up every two hours to make sure she eats and isn't dead, don't let my cats any where near her because they will steal her breath while she sleeps, etc) and I knew it was bullshit so I just nodded and didn't argue (I'm younger than them is why) but didn't take their advice because I knew they were wrong and tend to be overly religious idiots sometimes
My mother-in-law craved boiled peanuts while pregnant with my husband, who not only isn't allergic to peanuts but eats them almost daily.
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What’s obs?
My mom couldn't breastfeed me because she had torn very badly during the birth and lost a lot of blood. She feels bad about it because my sister was breastfed but honestly, I turned out aight. And my mom and I have a great relationship. Breastfeeding isn't really a need if you don't want to do it. I personally do, but only because I've heard full boobies are very uncomfortable. That and I'm curious as to how it tastes.
@@DogeKing909 obstetrician
Doctors who specialize in pregnancies n such
Waking them up to feed is actually good advice, but only until they've gotten back to their birth weight. Most newborns will wake and cry often enough without you having to bother, but every so often you have a newborn who's too sleepy for their own good.
When my grandmother was pregnant with my uncle, her doctor actually recommended she take up smoking cigarettes to help relieve her morning sickness. Yes, her doctor.
Yeah bc that was back in the day they didn’t know better
That wouldn't work. If anything, cigarettes make for more nausea - not less.
Worm Boy The kind of doctor who should obviously just retire because they can no longer hold onto new information! lol
why are these people so against c-section????
anna carol because natural birth nazis are insane and vocal. These are the same idiots trying to advocate edit unassisted homebirths.
They want to stick their nose in other people's business about stuff they're too stupid to understand.
Maybe because it's major abdominal surgery. Some people think it's the easy way out but it's not and you shouldn't get one unless you need one because it's major surgery. But obviously get one if you need one and the idiots who say having a c-section means you're not a real mother can duck right off back to idiotsville thickania.
@@StormEyes1991 I dont think the hospital will allow a c section unless necessary anyway.
@@GeeseAreJustBastardizedSwans I have heard of people getting elective c-sections and thought that sounds nuts.
Oh and breastfeeding, my MIL absolutely HATES breastfeeding, she keeps giving me tips and advice on how to stop. Formula is flimsy when you get it from wic. They will randomly schedule appointments and make you update shit even if there's nothing to update.
Another advice: MIL told me to starve my daughter by giving her less food because my daughter's twin sister is skinny. Disgusting. Have you seen your children? All of her kids are troubled in weight, especially my husband. I'm not doing that. They even said cps will take her away if she's chubby... Ummm what???
I'd honestly rather be chubby than thin. Neither is good in their extremes but, chubby means you have food and back during the medieval times, being fat or chubby meant that you were higher class and had copious amounts of food.
Good Night Pretty sure they take babies away for bring underfed instead... your MIL is crazy lol I’m glad mine lives far away.
There is science backing the cabbage leaves in the bra thing, but only to dry up milk. Otherwise just use the nice gel pads or other modern day things. Hell, just use modern day things if you don't regularly eat cabbage.
Aya Storm I used cabbage leaves to help relieve engorging. It works and is very soothing. But I never froze them. Just regular cabbage leaves. You can’t keep them in over night or anything. An hour or less because they can dry your milk up. But I used it for 3 of my 4 babies. Maybe it’s all in my head but I feel better and my breasts soften. 🤷🏻♀️
Hey, if a placebo works then why not?
@@awesomecat42 it's actually not a placebo. There are certain chemicals that stop the production of milk and reduce inflammation that cabbage has. A placebo is something that doesn't work at all except that people think it does. Like sugar pills (the classic placebo).
@@ayastorm5507 Aya Storm Aya Storm I know exactly what a placebo is, but I don't know much about cabbage. I was simply expressing my opinion that there's nothing wrong with placebo treatments if it helps you as Cess expresses that she did not know if it was or not.
I was told that becoming pregnant would get rid of endometriosis. Like, wtf?
It's because of the hormone changes... but it doesnt mean itll stay gone after the babys born.
@@sumayyahhomeschool5650 Thank you for the information, that makes a bit more sense.
Someone asked me if we were going to have another after our first was born. When I said yeah probably he turned around and said we should just be greatful for the one we've got.... My husband and I hadn't been allowed to try for a baby for nearly 3 years due to medical reasons and were told we were likely to never concieve. Trust me... We were greatful!! Im also pregnant with our second 😜
Congratulations!!
Congratulations on both kids.
I had the exact issue as the person posting at (3.17), I had undiagnosed pre eclampsia, but had shown all the symptoms and questioned the midwife she said I was fine and scheduled my next appointment for the following week....5 days later and I was rushed to hospital for a lifesaving c section since I did infact have pre eclampsia and also placenta abruption, they couldnt save my baby and very nearly lost me in the process. Needless to say, I will be seeing a different midwife when I try for my second child!
Evelyn Reid Or don’t see a midwife. With you complicated history you need to see an actual OBGYN
@@codename495 I've not started trying again yet, but I'd assume I'd be under the care of an OBGYN and an actual doctor next time round. It's just scary to put my trust in medical professionals when I lost my daughter to something that was simple to stop. If I'd been taken in 5 days earlier and got the c section, I would have a 10 month old daughter just now. At least next time both myself and the doctors are prepared for complications.
15:18 This one is especially hilarious because circumcision is actually known to *cause the penis to be smaller.*
Yeah you cant make something bigger by cutting part of it off, that makes no sense.
Nonsense to the point of being BS. My hubby's circumcised peen his like a policeman's club.
I want that weed granny to be my granny
I was thinking the same, yet I have never even wanted to try it, she just sounds cool.
Probably when my uncle in law told me to to ex and coke cause his kids are "genuises" and his baby momma did drugs....yea glad I didnt do that
12:16 I mean ignoring the fact that she would suffer either way.. did he forget that she spend 9 months with the baby in her? Like,,, thar will deff also help with feeling a connection
Most pregnant women are not informed that sometimes they may not feel the connection right away and then freak out and get depressed or worse because they do not understand why they don't feel love towards their child. In rare cases the feeling never comes.
So funny story my mom nearly boiled me when she was pregnant. She really liked REALLY hot baths like to the point she would have to lay on her bed so she didn’t pass out, until she found out she wasn’t supposed to do that.
Are you sure she wasn't trying abort you?
^^^^^^ trying to figure out how a p*nis with part of it cut off is bigger than an intact one. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Yep! It's not necessary anyway
If it ain't broken, we fix it until it is.
@@Devantejah
The USA have a higher mutilation rate than ISRAEL (per attempted circumsition) and are the only other country with that high rates of attempts!
Omfg.....I was delivered via c-section because a) I was breach, b) I was in an weird position where it was physically impossible for my mom to naturally birth me and c) doctor strait out said to my parents that me or my mom or both of us would die without the c-section. One of my relatives had the gull to shame my mom for going through the c-section. Saying, “unnatural birth means false motherhood and confused babies.” (Like wtf man?!?!) Thankfully, an old badass, seasoned nurse intervened and said, “Be thankful we can do c-sections safely now. 10 years ago, that baby would have died!” Kinda freaked out my mom, but knew the nurse meant well and made her point to the relatives.
I had a c- section because my son was 12lbs and I'm only 5" we were also celebrities in the hospital. Thankfully nobody told me I wasn't a real mother, some people talk a lot of b.s
My mom has to have me c-sectioned without pain meds due to negligence by her doctor and nurse.
They had to hold her down as they cut me out of her stomach, and she couldn’t see me after, because I had to be transferred as they sewed her stomach back together.
The woman who said that to that mother doesn’t know real pain. Try telling that to my mom. She’d eat her alive.
@@Tony-zm8ns exactly it takes so much longer to recover as well, my son was also taken to the nursery so didn't hold him until the next day
Not pregnancy but baby and everyone over 50, “you know we didn’t use to have all these safety things when I had kids, I put my babies on the floor of the car.”
I actually lost my cat from the suffocating myth when my sister was born :(
I had diareea and someone said not to push when i pooped. "Who's pushing?!". Oh and lifted a tone of shit bags in totall in the first day the sickness started, never had heartburn but it came out hairy like a werewolf just like his dad.
My grandmother told me to listen to classical music because itll make my son smarter.
No thanks, I'd rather have his brain develop normally with no stress and loud noises and let him have his sleep schedule.
She also told me to read to him. It won't make a difference. He still hears my voice all the time and he cant understand what I'm saying.
To be fair, reading to him is a good habit to get into if your voice is soothing to him. A kid's book is a hell of a lot easier to read out loud for five minutes than a lullaby is to sing for five minutes.
It's more or less personal preference. There is a lullaby that my mom made and sang to me when I was a baby and I still remember it. Two, actually. One called Blanket Bay and the other that's just my name and a few other sweet things trinkled in. I can type up the lyrics if you want. plan to sing them to my baby when they can hear me, and sing to them a lot. I love to sing and what better way to do it than sing to your baby?
Young couple said during conversation that she cant get pregnant while breast feeding their first newborn baby. I had to stop entire conversation to make them confirm what they said, which they did. It left me speechless for a few seconds, they were in their late 20's. I spent the next hour trying to correct all the bullshit they thought about babies/children and life in general. It scared me how stupid some people are. And this thread isn't helping.
"poopsplosions are real" can confirm old of 3 and a uncle to 3 boys (I am an uncle since my mom was the youngest by a fair amount)
"Love is magic" i get so unreasonable angry at these
I was told by my brothers girlfriend (who is still legally considered a child and has never had kids of her own) said that being on any of the drugs the doctors gave you while in labor would cause the baby to have drug addictions later in life. Mentioned that at a pregnancy and parenting class and everyone in the room laughed and the midwives said that around 4,000 out of 5,000 people would have drug addictions.
You can tell someone's a control freak (actually, just a freak) when they criticize someone for not having their son's tender limb sliced up like a pickle. (I know that's not how it works, but it might as well be)
Where I live, many OB/GYNs will advice you to get rid of your cat, because of the possibility of it carrying toxoplasmosis.
First of all, you can test your cat.
Second, even if it carries, you're pretty much safe, as long as you don't eat your cat's brown nuggets or eat your cat raw. Basic hygene is a wonderful thing.
A friend of mine was adviced to get rid of her dog by her doctor. The reason? It carries germs and can attack the child.
Kid is 6 years old now and my friend has two dogs currently. And a different doctor.
My kitty that came with the house owners left him behind. Rushed him to the er at 3 am because he had a ruptured cyst (that I didnt know about) and I spent weeks picking cat claws from his scalp (they were like over an inch deep and one had a few inches of dead skin growing off the one claw.
I fixed him back up to health and made him a permanent inside kitty.
When my dying preemie was born and was home soybean instantly adopted my daughter.
He would watch her life a hawk, offer toys, and try to cuddle her if I walked away from the baby for evne a second hed come to stand guard.
I tried to keep them apart but I couldnt when she got bigger and healthier. Shes 6 months now and they play with toys together. Today they went go a stroller ride (he sits in the bottom basket and she rides in the pram) and then they both played with a pat mat
I heard the same thing about my cat!
When in fact my cat seriously hated my kid! Hissed @ her constantly when we 1st got home!
Didn't want to be near her!!! Never tried to hurt her. I was super cautious because she hissed.
TBH my cat always acted like she was my baby! I think she was super jealous!
When my daughter made noise she would just give me a look that said "it's being loud" or "when can we return it"???
When my daughter started walking my cat finally got used to her! Even liked being rough housed with!
Sibling jealous!?!🥴
All hail us C-section babies! Also no spicy food? That's all I craved
You're not a real baby if you don't come out the natural way!!!! 😠
@@bruh-mb1rd well sadly I apparently had other plans on that
Boomers give bad advice no matter what.
My boomer roommate makes me keep my daughters in fleeces and my room in 85 degrees. Not kidding.
All the crazy things I should stay away from because it might hurt the baby. This includes: cheese, processed foods, shampoo with sulfates, non organic foods and all caffeine. I talked to my doctor and she assured me that all of it is ok in moderation. The body is amazing at protecting the baby from normal foods. Also, I should sit in the back seat of our car. They didn’t answer me when I asked how I should drive then.
I've heard the cheese one too, but it was for all dairy if its non-pasturized due to bacteria.
5 weeks early and still almost 6 pounds. Thats pretty good for being that early i was 40 days early and barely 3 pounds
With a lot of these, I can't get mad since they do have good intentions. And the "don't sit on stairs" really makes me wonder if there's some truth to it, because it puts you in a different sitting position that I wonder if they thought would squeeze the womb.
Tales my theory is because doctors do say that sitting on stairs/hard flat surfaces for a prolonged period of time can cause hemroids (spelling) and people just tied miscarriage to that as well.
Actually some crazy pregnancy old wives' tales are actually based in a bit of truth, for instance the thought that a cat will steal a baby's breath is probably founded in the fact that cats do like to cuddle with babies because they're so warm and a fluffy cat laying over a baby's face could potentially smother them accidentally
Worst pregnant advice...
Me: “hmmmmmmmmm......”
Me again: “DRINK ALCHOHOL! DO DRUGS!!”
I have pet rats and the amount of family members insisting I needed to get rid of my " disgusting THINGS" because i was pregnant was really upsetting. my 1 year old son now LOVES feeding them treats. he giggles so much when they take the treats out of his fingers.
these people were probably know-it-all karens and clueless men
In my (unfortunately considerable) experience, men don't even make the list of worst offenders.
Yep
Facebook pseudo science is dangerous
My dad told an accidentally pregnant relative to get an abortion... I think that kid later went on to be a rocket scientist who works at NASA
Oh my gosh the stupidity is so strong! I cant do it. Nope. Nuh uh. Bye
Eat for two. One of y'all is a 100+ pounds and the other is less than ten pounds, No you don't need to double your food intake and indulge in unhealthy foods
ok but aloe vera juice or drink or whatever is actually really good. idk if it's the mlm stuff but i don't think so cuz you can get it in grocery stores.
I was seeing a midwife and my heart rate of 160 bpm was” just anxiety”. NOPE. Haha I went to the hospital with a 200+ hr and the cardiologist said the midwife was smoking something. 😂 I ended up seeing an obgyn at that point and was diagnosed with a heart condition. Midwives can be great but they don’t know crap about the human body.
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Now I am imagining the baby becoming a spice werewolf if she does eat spices under full moon 🤣
9:29 my prof for my maternity nursing class mentioned this too, the whole class thought it was so odd
this just motivated me to stay childless
A girl told my SO not to let me go to a concert because the baby would go deaf,he believed her. 🙄
"Poopsplotions are real" lmmfao she is not lying
Not to me, but here in Switzerland old ladies (and some not that old) recommend pregnant women to smoke in order to ease the pregnancy symptoms!!!
9:30 that actually helps (some people atleast)
I got mastitis and those was one of the few thing that I could use to help. It was so painful
When I was pregnant I was told my mum that 'having a few drinks wouldn't hurt' knowing I don't even drink alcohol, much less when I'm pregnant 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
My mom read somewhere that before a c section, you can have little sips of water. That’s why I was cut out of her later in the evening.
Why would that be a issue you aren't sedated during a c section and usually thats a issue with surgery because you will be sedated and could inhale vomit i just don't understand why that would be a problem if you are not sedated?
ShadowMuse88 * my mom said the problem was that she could vomit it, but you’re right she wasn’t sedated
my mum had me at 37 so naturally some hormone/chemical levels were higher. while it could've been concerning in a younger woman, it was normal for her age. still, the doctor told her i'd likely have cp and to maybe consider terminating. she was v educated on that stuff tho and here i am, healthy
when ur early to a reddit video:
**happiness noises**
I hadn't drank a single drop of water for two days and I threw up everything I ate for a week and could barely stand up, yet the doctor was hesistant to give me iv fluids. And the reason? Because if I can't drink a glass of water I could just use a spoon or a straw to drink.
My husband’s family were the ones who were super judgemental about breastfeeding, a week was long enough. At six weeks “is she STILL (breast) feeding that baby?”
MIL diagnosed me with a hiatus hernia because I asked for something to eat because I was starting to feel nauseous and eating something helped. Demanded I start taking her prescription drugs because she knew best, I was 7 months pregnant… pregnancy only makes you feel sick in the mornings.
Great, now I'm gonna be thinking about liver disease when I'm itchy.
"All I could picture was the nugget holding a straw out if my hooha yo breathe."
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
8:13 it turns the fetus gay, dear
I heard several of these throughout each of my pregnancies. The arms above the head one I heard every single time.
Pro tip don't use frozen cabbage, lol.
To read the thesaurus every day and play classical music to the unborn baby to make him smart
In fairness, at least this one isn't going to do any harm and might benefit the parent.
They do start to hear you around month 5, so listening to some good music might not be a terrible idea (that's how they recognize mom's voice, and any other voices that were around during the late pregnancy)
I want to hear more about standing under the moon LOL
someone my family knows was told to not eat alu tama (its kinds like a soup with all vegies and spices. idk but it helps to warm up your body)
Eating citrus fruits doesn't seem like bad advice, they got a lot of vitamin c.
"Love is maggots." Okay, now will you get a new end card to use?
The only thing about cats and pregnancy/babies you need to worry about is toxoplasmosis which if contracted while pregnant (not if you already have it, only if initial contraction occurs during or right before pregnancy) can cause birth defects. Even then all you have to do to avoid any problems is make the husband and/or pre-existing children scoop the poop for you.
I was told to stay out of the cold. It was 90° and 75% humidity and they didn't want me to be around air conditioning or drink anything cold. Never mind that heat made me vomit. Literally throwing up in class because my TA turned off my air conditioning.
What does TA stand for?
Teaching assistant
9:10 not entirely untrue. Chronic stress leads to a higher concentration of the stress hormone cortisol in the blood stream which can lead to physical and mental developement problems. Also babies (and nearly every human being) can feel if somebody is stressed and reacts to it.
11:18 I'M SORRY WHAT??
3. If a man not eat nauseous inducing food, drinks liquid and try to hold it in, carries a heavy backpack on the stomach 24/7, have people probe their colon regularly and then punch a cabbage through the same colon during an 9 hour period - he will not be a real, loving father
Poopsplosions are real. Prepare yourself. 😂😂😂
I was a c section because my head was too big and was blocking the water from breaking
I was a C baby too! My mom has diabetes and I was a huge newborn
I was told by a random person to get rid of all my animals. When I was pregnant the first time around funny thing is I didn’t have any animals. I just had some dog hair on me from babysitting my brother-in-law‘s puppy. Second kid some jackass saw me drinking what he assumed with coffee and said you’re not allowed to drink that that’s coffee. I looked at him like he was stupid and informed him. Well my doctor said a cup of coffee a day is fine as long as I don’t drink the whole pot. Besides it’s herbal tea jack ass I wasn’t very nice. My last kid I was told not to eat spicy food. Now the person gave me a legit reason for it. She said spicy food will give you extremely bad heartburn. Which admittedly it did give me extremely bad heartburn. But everything gave me bad heartburn including chocolate so I didn’t care. She was a really sweet lady though. Ran her hands over each of my kids eyes and for all you that live in the south you’ll understand that one. I had my kids really close together so they were all still babies. And I apologize for any spelling errors or grammar mistakes I’m on mobile and I have a cat helping me.
Not advice, but a family member told me MULTIPLE times that labor is so painful because it’s God punishing all women for Eve eating the damn apple
Nah, it's just the fact that your pelvis is basically dislocating itself and moving so you can push out a watermelon sized baby out of this teeny tiny hole. I mean it does say that in the bible but, a 2000 year old book that people made a religion out of isn't gonna tell me why it hurts, it just fuckin hurts.
I think "F** off" should be a socially acceptable response in such situations.