[Cheryl_W]

At this point, after being scolded for drinking coffee, told that I'm "not supposed to actually eat for two", asked about breastfeeding, told not to drink soda, told to drink decaf soda, told to get more exercise, don't eat deli meat, etc. - I've lost it.

My hormones have officially taken over, and I now no longer care who I tick off - but I'm buying these :

Paper Magic Self-Adhesive Foil Star Stickers - PMGEU824240

They're gold stars. And every time I hear someone tell me "do" this or "don't do" that, or anything else along those lines, I'm going to pull out a gold star and stick it to them.

When they ask why I did that, I'll just say "Well obviously you're a member of the pregnancy police, but it looks like you've dropped your badge."

Problem solved, and feel free to use that LOL - I'm going to buy the gold stars TONIGHT!

[jensma]

lol, you're funny!!

[Lyz]

or you could just smile and say thank you for the advice you're going to encounter unwanted/unsolicited advice your whole pregnancy (WOW, sure there's only one in there? Man, you haven't had that baby yet?") etc. It's much easier to just smile a fake smile and go about your day.

If you are asked if you are breastfeeding say yes...who cares if you lie!

[amonstersmomma]

I feel the same way about unsolicited advice. But I get more annoyed when it's from other pregnant (for the first time) ladies who feel that because we're younger by a few years we are clueless.

[MommaLee]

LOL! I despise it too.

[~* Liss *~]

Love it Cheryl!

I agree with Lyz - just agree with what they suggest.

My friend told me when I first got pregnant that there would be a TON of unsolicited opinions and / or advice. She said just say "Thank you" and ignore what they said... if we listened to EVERYTHING that we are told we would live in a bubble!

So - go enjoy your pregnancy!!

[Etph007]

It doesn't stop after the baby comes I don't defend how or why I do things I just typically say- it's what works for us. People will get the drift and eventually back off.

[Oreobaby]

Cheryl,

I wish I had the courage to do that. I wish I did...the worst is when it comes from men I think...I'm not sure why it bothers me so much more when men decide to give me advise about my pregnancy, perhaps because they are men, and have never been pregnant so what the heck does he know??!!

Anyway, I hope that that works...I usually just do what the other girls do and say thanks...except for when they tell me things like, you shouldn't eat bar b que peanuts, you'll get heartburn...or something....not yet...so hopefully that stays!

[amazing_love]

I hate unwanted advice as well and luckily i haven't gotten THAT much throughout my pregnancy. How i respond would probably depend on my mood that day

[SassyMama]

That's freakin' hilarious!

My favorite was when DH's cousin kept giving me advice - even though she had just had her first a few months before me. She kept telling me that I NEEDED to let DD sleep in a swing because that was the only way her DD fell asleep.

(Not knocking anyone whose baby sleeps in a swing - her DD was colicky and that helped relieve it somewhat but Siera wasn't colicky so it wasn't necessary...)

[Jennifer-Jacob's Mommy]

Cheryl you had me laughing so hard that time, its great that you have such a great sense of humor!

I know how annoying it is when told what to do etc..

my hubby was doing it for a bit but I pretty much did it anyways just to spite him and He has learned to just stop, lol...

[Cheryl_W]

LOL girls - you all have to get more gutsy. Whats the worst that could happen? They'll blame it on the hormones and you get off home free anyway

My problem is, I started off by saying thanks - but apparently thats like giving them permission to give you MORE advice! By saying thank you, you are actually saying "oh that's awesome! I'm going to use that. what other useless/outdated/unrealistic pieces of information do you have to share?"

My personal favourites came from my grandma, and DH's grandma.

My grandma said cravings aren't real because she didn't have any. Tell that to women who crave pennies and dirt.

His grandma said morning sickness is all in my head. Yeah, tell that to all of the women who vomit uncontrollably.

I said thanks to both of those, and they're still sharing their "wonderful" advice! So I'm taking more drastic measures now. Not to *all* of them - just the ones who are especially obnoxious - like the coffee gestapo, or the portion patrol.

Better than my cousin's idea on FB - she said to stab them with a fork LOLZ

[Soape]

oh how hilarious!! I've been pretty lucky...most people don't tell me what to do and if they try I tell them straight forward that Michael and I are going to do it our way.

[KDD]

Good luck with the gold stars Cheryl! You made me chuckle. I remember when my friend told me that to get pregnant I need to have sex everyday. I replied with something like "oh, you mean we have to have sex to get pg? Why am I just hearing about this now?"

I'm sure that I will start out being polite when I get unwanted pregnancy advice, but will most likely revert to my sarcastic self as time goes on!