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Pregnant and fed up with "advice"

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SleepingKitty · 27/01/2020 15:59

Just a moan really! Confused I've just lost my patience today with the amount of bloody advice I keep getting from Mums. I'm expecting my first. It was very much planned (we had fertility issues so there was a lot of reading and research done in advance), and yet over the last week or so I've had various friends giving me bits of advice that have just made me want to tear my hair out! We are talking really obvious stuff that would be well known to anyone who's been TTC. Eg "make sure you eat healthily as it's good for the baby". Oh you don't say! And "you must make sure you're taking folic acid". No shit Sherlock! I've been taking pre/conception vitamins for 3 years so this isn't a surprise!!

I'm really losing my patience with it. Sorry if I sound ungrateful but Shock Not sure if it's pregnancy hormones or what?! The last straw came today when another friend whose baby had massive issues sleeping and who used to be up all night lying next to the baby's cot, said to me "make sure you NEVER listen to anyone who says you can't cuddle your baby to sleep. They need love first and foremost". My head nearly exploded!!!!

I feel like people are telling me what to do and I hate it! I'm sure I'll have 1000's of questions but when I do then I'll ask (probably on Mumsnet). I know they mean well but it's doing my head in. Is it just me or are other pregnant ladies getting this stuff thrown at them?

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avocadont · 27/01/2020 23:25

Oh my god, I got a taxi to the hospital for one of my scans and it's like a 15 minute car ride and my driver spent the whole time telling me why I should breast feed. He didn't even ask if I plan to, he just told me I "need to breastfeed."

I literally couldn't get a word in edgeways

SleepingKitty · 28/01/2020 13:09

Omg @avocadont that would irritate me so much! AND coming from a man as well!

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