Worse advice/details you've been given?

[lilmisslibrarian]

I am currently 7 weeks pregnant and am struggling with awful all day nausea. I'm sick once or twice a day but the main thing is feeling sick. I work in a hospital and the smells there can be awful and normally I have no bother with them but recently they've been making me ill!

I have told most of my colleagues that I am pregnant for health and safety but since I have, one of them has proceeded to tell me every horrific detail of her two pregnancies including vomiting for 9 months solid!
Obviously, it wouldn't normally bother me but even the thought of it makes me go grey. Despite me saying to stop she continues to tell me about that and awful childbirth stories!
So what's the worse advice/information you've been given in your pregnancy?

Ruth you poor thing.

Not adding something else but just asking. Have you tried castor oil? A couple of table spoons in some orange juice and my waters broke 2 hours later.

I had an uncomplicated 4 hour labour. The only downside is a bit of diarrhoea but to be honest that just 'cleared it' all out so I didn't do it during labour!

I'm obviously not promising anything though.

Ruth, I've totally lost faith in all the natural induction techniques. Just can't be arsed with them now.

Seeing midwife today (40w appt) and I'm already annoyed with her because I know she won't bother with even doing an internal let alone a sweep (I think she'll make me wait till 41w) so what is the point in the bloody appointment??!!

Pregnancy rage has officially set in

Hi
Generally people have been ok but it's the details of the birth that friends told me in the past that put me off, now I am pregnant they seem to deny any knowledge of pain or anything bad just the wonderful bits...
Reading what some people have said to you all makes me so annoyed - it's a shame people can't be a little bit subtle!
It's really hard to ignore the comments i guess but keep positive! X

Unfortunately unwanted advice/comments seem to be part and parcel of pregnancy...the strangest I've had so far is that I am going to have a difficult birth because I have big feet

A new one for you. Doing a bit of gardening yesterday, first time since my bfp I've actually felt like I have the energy. The weather wasn't too bad and I'd done a bit of pruning and was forking over a new bed I've planned. Going gently, careful to use my knees, not lifting. Intended to do a very small patch then go and have a bath. I was really enjoying it as I feel out of breath doing most physical stuff, but because this wasn't really aerobic I was ok.

Ndn (male, older) came out and lurked for a bit, then said
"I know you're not ill but should you be doing that?"

I then felt obliged to justify myself despite wanting to throw mud at him. I was too cross to carry on and quite pleased when it rained and I had to go in.

It's none of his business!!!

definitely feeling the rage! i used to be such a chilled person... i looked for castor oil but couldnt get my hands on any, im pretty rural so i should have been organised but i never thought id be that desperate! (i am..) bellyrub i agree, think its all just luck! retro i interrogated my mw quite thoroughly on that kind of thing because i also like being in the garden and we've renovated a house during my pregnancy (ripping out a fence last week didnt even get this baby moving!). Tell your lovely neighbour you might hurt yourself more easily but definitely not the baby!

Retro - I'm assuming its because of the small risk of toxoplasmosis but as long as you wash your hands thoroughly I can't see it causing a problem.

Worst I had last time was from mil (thankfully now estranged from us), hassling me daily as I approached and went overdue with utter nonsense - the worst was that when baby totally stopped moving it was a really good sign that labour would happen within a day or two- err no that would be a really big sign that baby is in distress and I need to go to hospital for monitoring.

She also said things like don't put baby feet to foot in cot or tuck in blankets. How stupid we were for having the Moses basket and cot in our room because we wouldn't be able to stand DC in there with us - we'd see.

WhyOhWhy, it was the digging he was commenting on. The thing is, I know what I'm used to, I wasn't going nearly as hard as I usually would, and I'd made sure to use a fork as it's less strain on my back. I love a good dig!

I know he was only being concerned and lovely really, but the hormonal rage has left me convinced he's spying on us and judging everything I do!