Stop saying that...it's not true and sounds bloody stupid anyway!

[ShinyMoonInAPurpleSky]

DS has just turned 6 months and literally in the last week has discovered how to crawl. He can get around and out the room in no time now but today decided around and out wasn't enough...he want's to go up things.

Anything that is low enough for him to reach is now an aid for him to stand up. I honestly didn't know it was possible for babies to pull themselves to standing so early...and now I suppose I'm going to be spending all my time sitting behind him for when he lets go and falls on his bum/face.

However I am now absolutely sick of being told that "He will get bandy legs doing that so early" from certain older family members.

AIBU to think that this is probably the most irritating old wives tale statement I've heard since I became pregnant.

Just take deep breaths and mutter piss off in your head
that's what I always did
or say 'what nonsense ' on repeat

Just say 'is that what happened with you then?'

I see myself as you go by. Hello there!

As to the irritating rellies, tell them to stop talking bollocks. Then they won't talk to you at all - problem solved

what a load of rubbish.

Ask them how they would intend to stop him?!?

So even supposing that were true, how are you meant to stop him? If he wants to pull up to standing he will do, unless you eliminate all furniture that isn't nailed to the wall at (your) head height - it's certainly a design statement! (Also get rid of stairs).

LOL each new thing brings another new 'comment' - it's best to learn just to say 'Hmmm - would you like another biscuit'.

LOL - even if they were right (which they clearly aren't) what do they propose you do, stick him in his buggy and tie him down??

Being an early mover wont do him a bit of harm... though it might kill you off!!

:o cakeywakey...does yours randomly start singing when no-one is near it...

I suppose I should be grateful that since I've started weaning him I haven't heard "Look at him he's starving for real food" once. (Although it's now become "But can't he just have a chip/chocolate bar/cake")

ignore ignore ignore!!

It's true. You will have to buy him a horse called Trigger. And a cowboy hat.

Right, thats it. Tomorrow he's getting told. One more attempt at standing up and I'm giving all his dummies to the cat and being made to sleep in the hall.

Actually I might say that next time. Wonder what they'll say to that

This bandy legs rubbish strikes again...someone told my partner that our baby would have bandy legs as I had fairly low fluid levels

Shiny & Cakey - ours goes off by itself, too, damn thing! It used to live in the bedroom and would frighten me half to death in the middle of the night!

Red fox running about...are you in, or are you out? I'm actually having a heart attack, it's 3am!

As for his legs...hmm...splints? Full-length plaster casts...?