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Name: Livy [ Original Post ] Ok, I just have to vent about this annoying woman I met. I want to know if anyone else knows someone like her. She is a nice person in general, but she is obssessed with wanting people to see things her way espeicailly when it comes to childbirth. She loves having home births. I respect everyones choices, but I hate when some one tries to make you feel like less of a person becuase you don't make the same choice. She was trying to convince me to come to these home brith classses, i told her it wasn't for me and I really like my docotor and and I loved my hospital expereince I had with my first son. Then she asked if I had him naturally. I told her we actually induced him for various reasons and she seemed horrified. i told her it was a great experience though and I value those memories. Then she went on to tell me all these negative things she had heard about the hospital here, my doctor, epidurals etc. I couldn't believe how persistent this woman was! I think in a way it's funny though and just wanted to know how many others have had bizarre encounters with fanatics (either way!). ↓

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Name: Randi02 | Date: Nov 4th, 2006 10:13 PM

They are everywhere. My husbands grandparents think it's ok for me to have a rye and coke everytime we are over there. They did it when they were having kids and they all turned out fine. Or the cashier at the 7 11 who tells me that I shouldn't be drinking pepsi ( i was buying it for my boss, but who cares if it was for me). A lot of people have said that I shouldn't breastfeed. That it's not all that common anymore and that it's not worth the trouble. I am way too lazy for bottlefeeding, so I am going to try to breastfeed. There are people everywhere that think that the way they do things is the only way. I just ignore them or I end up being a bitch if they get too pushy. It's your baby and your body so how you choose to have the baby is up to you. ↑

Name: granny2be | Date: Nov 5th, 2006 9:50 AM

I was 17 when my son was born. He was two weeks late and induced. After 12 hours he went into distress and I had to have an emergency c-section. My friend's (so I thought) mother was a midwife and I actually had to hear that I was less of a woman for having let them do the section. I was told that if it was God's will that I lose my baby then that was his will and by having the c-section I interferred with that. My thought...if it was God's will for me to lose him the doctors wouldn't have the knowledge of how to preform a c-section safely. Anyway, that was my worst experiance with that. You just have to listen to your heart and screw the rest! ↑

Name: melmoney | Date: Nov 5th, 2006 11:54 AM

Oh Livy, I must apologize... I believer that you must have just met my mother in law... :( ↑

Name: A Mom To Be | Date: Nov 5th, 2006 3:17 PM

melmoney are you sure that she doesn't have a twin? It sounds like people venting their own insecurities and placing them on to you. They are probably jealous and uncomforable with your success and choices. There will always be the 'unsupportives' out there, not only in regards to your pregnancy but to everything. I say give them something to talk about, Randi02 next time you get a Pepsi for your boss tell the nosey cashier that it is to mix with your Whiskey, then see the look on her face. Perhaps you might slip in that you need to have doubles because your drinking for two. Take these small minded comments with a pinch of salt, as you said you know best for you and your child. And melmoney is your mother in law really that bad? ↑

Name: MVSavant | Date: Nov 6th, 2006 1:14 PM

THOSE TYPE OF PEOPLE ARE ANNOYING SAVE YOURSELF AND JUST GET AWAY FROM THEM ↑

Name: Marti | Date: Nov 6th, 2006 6:28 PM

She sounds like my mother. My mother is still pissed because my sister did everything different than her when she was pregnant. She found out gender, did not have natural childbirth and breastfed. If you live in Oregon, that may have been my mother. She's all about everyone seeing things her way -- if not, she thinks you are crazy. ↑

Name: jillw | Date: Nov 6th, 2006 6:32 PM

Wow I guess I am very lucky I have not met anyone like that yet. I heard that the "lactation nazies" (that is what my friend called them) at the hospital can be that way though ↑