Being pregnant at the same time as someone obnoxio

[imoan]

H's BFF's wife is about 12 weeks ahead of me. And she's apparently become a pregnancy EXPERT in these 12 weeks.

Here are some of the gems from her:

1. After looking at my US pics, I'm TOTALLY having a boy. Her reason for making this prediction: fucking SKULL theory! And she's acting like I'M the moron for never having heard of this old wive's tale. (also, keep in mind that she WANTS me to have a boy because she's having a boy and apparently she's under the impression that if I have a girl... our kids wont be able to play together. I guess if I have a girl, she's relegated to tea parties ::eye roll:

2. Getting a cold in your 2nd trimester could be SEVERELY detrimental to the fetus (when in reality, she's using it as a reason to get her H to allow her to have the bed to herself).

3. She felt her baby move at 11 weeks... because she has an anterior placenta. Yeah, nevermind that the biggest impact of an anterior placenta is REDUCTION of feeling movement for the mother. But sure, at 11 weeks, your super special placenta placement gave you super sensitive feeling powers. Bitch, that was gas.

Anyone pregnant at the same time as someone super obnoxious/know-it-all?

I also have a coworker who's had EVERY pregnancy symptom known to man (nevermind that she started complaining of these "pregnancy symptoms" about 3 months before she got pregnant).

[underwaterrhymes]

My sister has exaggerated a lot of her pregnancy, but I love the shit out of her (and her kid is 4 now, so it happens, I'm sure), so it's more amusing than anything.

No one super annoying yet, although I still have 21 weeks left for someone to jump on in there.

[sake]

xp from ML:
My sister is 10 weeks pregnant. She has already missed work 5 times b/c she is too tired or too sick to go. She also dropped out of her 2 college masters classes that she goes to one night each, b/c it is "too much for her to be pregnant, working, taking care of the kids she has (who are 10 years old, and VERY self sufficient) and going to class". She has also got her doctor to write a note saying she doesn't have to attend any staff meetings or do her after school tutoring/other duties, such as taking tickets at basketball games, etc. b/c "that's just too much for her."
She ALSO told my 10 year old niece that it will be her job to change and feed the baby every morning, b/c she wants to be able to stay in bed and sleep a little longer.
I want to smack her in the face and tell her to buck the fuck up. I understand that she might be having morning sickness, and that super sucks, but FFS, life doesn't stop for 40 weeks just b/c you're pregnant. She is REALLY annoying me lately, and I'm not even looking forward to seeing her at my baby shower on Saturday.

[joolz]

Okay, the two of you need to regularly post and vent about these ridiculous humans.

[Deleted]

Nope, not pregnant at the same time as anyone obnoxious, but this made me LOL.

[imoan]

Nov 1, 2012 7:36:34 GMT -5 ruxin said:

A CW in another department is the biggest pregnancy martyr everrrrrr. Her FB status the other day:

Just found out chocolate has caffeine in it. *sad face* And I thought I was doing so well. *sad crying face*

So not only is she a martyr, but she's a moron who JUST found out that chocolate has caffeine in it?! WOW!

[mrssandro]

This is the primary reason why I am not telling anybody that I am KU (especially my family) I have three knocked up cousins who are way ahead of me and I really don't need any advice since this is my second and all. For now I am enjoying my little secret.

[sake]

oh, also, I have type 1 diabetes, so obviously, I can't drink sugary drinks like soda, unless they are diet. My sister called and lectured me for 40 minutes about how im hurting my baby with fake sugars.
omg... WELL .... i guess the alternative would be me drinking regular soda, then going into a diabetic COMA.

[Deleted]

OMG sakelp your sister is a head case.

[jssymom14]

My SIL is a facebook awww about all the things that were going on in her last pregnancy. It was soooo much more difficult because she had an young toddler at home she couldn't pick up, or play with because of how tired she was, etc.

[imoan]

Nov 1, 2012 9:52:20 GMT -5 sake said:

oh, also, I have type 1 diabetes, so obviously, I can't drink sugary drinks like soda, unless they are diet. My sister called and lectured me for 40 minutes about how im hurting my baby with fake sugars.
omg... WELL .... i guess the alternative would be me drinking regular soda, then going into a diabetic COMA.

I don't have diabetes, but sugar tends to make me depressed. I've always used sugar alternatives. And yes, I've gotten shit from people about using those while pregnant. Um, okay... because gestational diabetes is SOOOOOOO much more healthy for the kid.

[jessuhmarie]

No one that is pregnant and obnoxious, but I have a friend trying to get pregnant and since I had success I guess she needs to ask me about all of my early symptoms every month when she's in the 2ww. I have already directed her to my blog that is mainly for my pregnancy, but she still texts me every day in the 2ww telling me her symptoms. Bonus: she's on progesterone supplements and gets the HCG trigger shot, so I am assuming her "symptoms" will be exaggerated every month (although I could be dead wrong about that). I tried telling her this.. oh well.

[joolz]

Nov 1, 2012 9:52:20 GMT -5 sake said:

oh, also, I have type 1 diabetes, so obviously, I can't drink sugary drinks like soda, unless they are diet. My sister called and lectured me for 40 minutes about how im hurting my baby with fake sugars.
omg... WELL .... i guess the alternative would be me drinking regular soda, then going into a diabetic COMA.

Your sister is very special. Holy!

[imoan]

Nov 2, 2012 11:30:40 GMT -5 greentea said:

I only recently heard about the skull theory. I dug out 2 of my 3 sons U/S pictures to see if it was true for them. Nope. They have the most girlie skulls ever apparently. Super round.

I had never heard about it and she was all "Google it! You'll see I'm right". She's actually acting like I'm dumb for not buying into it wholesale.

The best part was when I DID Google it, what makes a boy skull vs a girl skull TOTALLY contradicted itself!

But okay... I'm having a boy. Because you're a fetus skull shape expert!

[jessuhmarie]

Nov 2, 2012 20:22:19 GMT -5 suzubell said:

An old friend is pregnant with her second child, too. We are due a week a part. She was asking me a about and when I told her that her due date is the latest the doctor would let me go this time due to needing a c-section, she lectured me pretty hard on VBAC. Even after I told her I wasn't a candidate for a VBAC.

Ok, bitch, because I never heard of those and my high-risk, awesome-sauce doctor never considered either before telling me it was a risk to have one. STFU. You are the expert on nothing.

That feels better to have gotten out.

I would have told her to STFU. I don't get why people care how others birth their kid. I get having strong feelings on how you want to give birth to your own child, but why comment on someone else's birth/labor?