To ask for the most inappropriate unsolicited advice you received from a random person about your child?

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I’m feeling sensitive today. Stood in a queue and dd asleep in her pram. Women behind me starts talking to her husband/partner saying that baby looks too hot, how ridiculous she is in a hat indoors in this weather… obviously I could hear. I didn’t say anything. She then taps me on the shoulder and shows me an NHS page on clothing/temperatures for babies and said I might need it. What the fuck? I am a new mum and already stressing over making the right decisions. Am I alone in this? I actually cried when I got in the car.

Some people always feel the urge to say something!

I had a woman I barely know at work try to tell me how to raise my DS. My DS was doing very well at school and her son was a bit odd. But to hear her you'd think her son was a genius when he was not.

I was told not to wear black as my baby would get depressed - I was pregnant !

A friend this weekend,

• Whilst I was putting my 5 weeks in the pram for a 5 min journey: "Does she need a blanket?"
• Whilst I was putting my jacket on:" You're not going to put a blanket on her?"
• whilst I was putting the rain cover: "Did you not forget the blanket"
• whilst unlocking the pushchair: "wait!!! I found the BLAAANNNKEEET!!!!!!!!"

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Let me be clear, I think the woman could have delivered that message a LOT better and more sensitively BUT if she genuinely was concerned that your baby was overheating then why not tell you. We are all in outrage when we hear about things happening to children and no one spoke out despite suspecting something was wrong.

As plenty of previous commenters have said, sometimes we did things as new Mums because we didn’t know any better.

My faux pas was draping a muslin or light blanket over my DDs pram/buggy to shade her when she was asleep and it was months before someone showed me an article about how it restricts airflow and how much the temp increases in that space. I was horrified… and also embarrassed as well as then stressing about being a terrible Mum.

The fact that you’ve posted here shows that you care and that alone shows that you’re intent on being a good Mum

I was walking with my sleeping baby in a pram. My phone rang and the conversation went as follows

Hi Mrs k. Calling to confirm your appointment for tomorrow

Me- yes 2.30. Perfect. Thanks for confirming

Goodbye.

A lady walking behind me came up to me tapped me on the shoulder and said
" I hate seeing mothers on their phones rounds babies. They won't be small
Long enjoy it.

1. baby wad alseep
2. I was only phone for about fifteen seconds
3. it was confirming an appointment for said baby
4. it's none of her business

You're my hero!