Friends who are newly pregnant & think they know it all

[Dani_Ldn]

Sorry, rant!

We have friends who have just found out they are expecting after months of trying (and who I think were upset with me because I got pregnant straight away & it took them over 8 months). They have decided that a waterbirth is the way to go because it is the 'thing to do'. They keep asking me if I am having one (I am not) & questioning why I wouldn't want to have one when it helps pain relief & cleans the baby on the way out (yes, seriously, that is one of their arguements). When I tell them I am not, they are really down on the idea of a 'regular' birth & keep telling me that I should consider a water birth! I am not interested at all in this & it is not for me & it really is starting to annoy me that they ask me about it every time I see them! I don't preach to them about things (like my friend still choosing to ride her bike to work through central London (specially when she has had about 5 crashes int he last 12 months!)..

Anyway, sorry for the rant, but it is really starting to piss me off that they have been pregnant for 2 seconds & are already trying to preach to others what they think is best!

 

[mnonie]

So glad it's not just me that grates on! Reckon as hard as it is best to ignore it.

 

[MorganEvans]

My sis was like that, but now there's been a few "ask your older sis" moments, which ofcourse makes me feel appreciated

 

[lilliesmummie]

I havent had this as such..
Ive had people trying to give me unwanted advice about my pregnancy, forgetting that Ive already got a toddler, so dont really need to hear about how slow the last few weeks will go, or how i need to pack my hospital bag now, or how its going to be hard with a newborn and a toddler (even though they dont have kids!) Im quite aware that its going to be hard, a newborn is hard alone, and so is a toddler, so together.. I dont even want to think about it x

 

[Misslatino]

That would really piss me off. I've got friends without kids that ask all kinda stupid questions like that about the birth and "but why?" everything I say. She tells me what you can and can't do pregnant. Shit drives me insane. I've often thought of just smacking her and blaming it on hormones.