to hate it when men think they know it all about babies/pregnancy/breastfeeding

[janesxx]

so a few of DHs friends have come out with some really annoying things, I was discussing my birthing plan and one of them said 'have a water birth cause then it wont hurt at all, its exactly the same as popping a spot underwater' ...so thats just stupid..

I seen another on facebook today posting "cant believe some woman has just wacked her titts out in the library to breastfeed her baby, I don't want to see them what dyou think breast pumps are for!?" SO IMMATURE I commented "she might not want to bottle feed.." and the reply was "no that's what breast pumps are for so you give them milk in a bottle when their out its still the same stuff!" i tried explaining bottle feeding breastfed babies can confuse them so its harder for them to latch on but I got nowhere.. it drives me nuts when men think that childbirth and babies are all so easy! how about they try!

I remember listening to a clinical psychologist tell me he wouldn't let his daughter in law attend antenatal classes as she was of nervous disposition and knowing the details of what she had coming would only stress her out further!

He was an utter wanker anyway though!

I'm in pain even thinking of the bruises I would get from DW, MY DSis, my SILs, and all my friends who are mothers if I dared express any such opinion about the process. OP, where the hell does your DH find them?

Oh and let's not forget that smug joke Meme going around where someone has quoted that giving birth cannot be as painful as a kick in the balls because if you ask a man if he'd like another kick in the balls he'd always say no, whereas a women will have more than one pregnancy blah blah blah...

I had a male gynecologist tell me that what I was suffering from was"just"painful periods. Yesbecause being a man you know exactly what periods feel like and how painful it can be!

men seem to think that they can cope with any pain and we are just over reacting.. and I guess they always will think that until they experience it (never)

I think DP knows as much as me about babies. He was very hands on with his DD and my DS. I haven't kept any details to myself with this pregnancy so he may have gory details knowledge but obviously doesn't have a clue what it actually feels like. I'm sure when the baby arrives I'll moan about breast feeding too so he can learn about that!

In reality of course every pregnancy is different and we don't have a clue what it's like for anyone else. I remember thinking my friend was being a right wimp moaning about her hips, I was fine, didn't know what the fuss was. Now with my second I have SPD