to resent the 'just you wait til.... ' comments from people

[TheFruitWhisperer]

'Just you wait till labour'
'Just you wait till hes a toddler'
'Just you wait till hes a teenager'
'Just you wait till -insert normal developmental stage here-'
(Always accompanied by a 'she'll learn' look)

The way people talk, you'd think I should be preparing myself for a lifetime of hardship, coming in stages that are each worse than the last? Im 21 weeks now and accept I dont know everything, but does that mean that these 'advisors' do know everything then?

Alot of them havent had children. (I know they are probably looking for something to say, but 'Arent you blooming!' or similar would be way better in my view)

Chil1234 Thats funny. Reminds me of what my DS says. All the people he works with tell him how to treat a woman. Everyone of them is divorced

southwestwhippet - coouldn't agree more.
Pregnancy = shit.
Being mum to a gorgeous wee thing = utterly amazing, and gets better every single day.

I smile inanely at the 'Just you waiters', what do they know about me, diddly squat.

Just you wait, you may have an easy birth, an angel of a child and people will hate you for it

Being a parent is amazing, some bits are easier than others, but it is still amazing.

I remember DD being nearly a week old, i hadn't had any sleep since she was born and was anemic and recoverng from a cs, just thought "oh well, this is how it is going to be from now on, better get some good films in and a load of coffee"

It is all about your attitude really, go with the flow of things and all will be fine. Although, giving birth in an open plan office...

i'm 36 weeks pg with my first and mildly annoyed by all the doom mongers (mainly childless) who are so negative about labour and the new baby stage. I'm looking forward to it and i don't think i'm crazy

Before my parents got married, someone said to them 'the first 10 years are the worst'! lol

YANBU. Don't listen to them. Every stage will have it's good and bad points and every child is different.

YANBU. My Dsis told me "just you wait..." when her DD (9 months older than mine) started throwing mahoosive tantrums 6 or 7 tims a day when she hit 2 and a half. I'm still waiting for my DTDs to start. They're 4 now

I also love the way people have 1 or 2 DCs think they are the absolute expert on labour, child development, paediatric health etc...

I would love to ask someone with 15 or so children....I wonder what they would say about it all....

All the bad things people say are true, and
the joy and fun of it all is indescribable.

Very best of luck.

Just you wait till they're in their 30s and have children of their own

As long as you aren't one of those pregnant-with-first-child types who make pronouncements, thereby inviting all the scoffing, then yanbu. If you are, well JUST YOU WAIT....

The comments I hate are the, 'Of course you don't add salt to her [DD's] food' - meaning, you probably are adding extra salt to her food and I mean most kindly to warn you that it isn't a good idea but I can't think of a more clever way of saying this without implying that I think you are a bad mother.