This might be a bit of a long one/rant so please bear with me...
Nearly 37 weeks with first child and sick to death of other peoples rude, off hand comments about pregnancy/childbirth. Some of the crackers that stick in my mind are:
- c-section is not really giving birth and it means you're too posh to push
- epidural might make you paralysed
- better to do it all natural, I did and I'm fine
- don't listen to the doctors, they don't know what they're talking about. Only your body can tell you what to do
- your vagina will be destroyed and never be the same ever again and you'll just have to live with it
- if the queen can do it, so can you (what???!!!
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- oh breech baby, friend of a friend of a friend had one naturally and she was fine so I don't know why you need a c-section
- don't eat that, your baby will come out addicted to junk food
Ended up getting very cross with a family member last night on the phone. My breech baby has now turned and upon telling them I was told "well you'll just have to be like the rest of us and go through the pain of childbirth" (obviously I realise this because I'm not an idiot). It honestly riled me up to no end, I explained that c-section is no walk in the park either but got the usual "yes but its not the same - don't worry you will find out in a few weeks" 
. Ended in a bit of a row and now I feel like a bit of an idiot for losing my shit and being mean (think I may have accused them of being a "childbirth martyr"...). Think in my mind I had accepted the thought of the section and it really wasn't what I needed to hear.
Why do people do this to each other. At a time of your life when you really need support, people seem to take great delight in demeaning your experience and spreading fear. I've worked really hard to make myself feel positive about the whole thing and it just feels like people want to tear you down sometimes!
Anyone else ever feel like this? I would love to hear what stupid advice or comments you have received 