Fifteen Of The Dumbest Pieces Of Advice Women Received When They Were Pregnant

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Mayarey
Nov 2, 2021 1:00 PM EDT

A lot of time we have to deal with unsolicited advice, people will just come up to you and tell you something they assume you didn't know before. It's one of the many joys of being a woman. We just have to always have our BS detector on, because, shocker, not everyone knows what they're talking about.

For whatever reason, it seems a lot of people have the advice to give about pregnancy, even if they've never been pregnant. I don't know about you but I find this extremely amusing. If you're seeking some sh*tty yet hilarious advice for those carrying a fetus, please continue reading.

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    Font - r/AskReddit u/FuzzyTortoise • 2y Pregnant women or women who have been pregnant, what is the worst/ craziest advice someone has given you about your pregnancy? 26.1k 10.3k 1, Share
    via u/FuzzyTortoise

    Redit user u/FuzzyTortoise asked people who have been pregnant to share the craziest advice they were given about their pregnancy. Surprisingly, or maybe not so surprisingly, there were over 10,000 responses. Seems like this whole 'giving terrible advice to pregnant women' thing is a common practice.

  • 02
    Facial expression - fallingkites88 · 2y Oh! I was told that I need to shave down there or the baby will get carpet burn. Like.. Wut? 3.3k ...
    via u/fallingkites88

    I would love to find the logic here. I don't think the person who gave this advice fully understands what hole the baby comes out of, or what really happens to the vagina when you give birth.

    Does this person think that pregnant women actually shave down there... ever? I have so many questions.

  • 03
    Rectangle - melbell518 · 2y To not drink water because it causes nausea. 21.6k ...
    via u/melbell518
  • 04
    Font - hydrawoman · 2y When I was pregnant past my due date a co- worker advised me to drink cod liver oil mixed with vodka. Apparently this mixture would upset my digestive system, give me horrible diarrhea and thus trigger labor contractions. Edit: I did not drink this combo to help with being overdue. I ended up several days later being medically induced and labor/delivery was swift and baby healthy. He is a grown man now. 4 13.1k ...
    via u/hydrawoman
  • 05
    Rectangle - saskabushmaster • 2y That I should drink her shitty MLM aloe vera juice every day... It's not advisable for pregnant women... Edit: Turns out it was indeed herbal life. 2.7k ...
    via u/saskabushmaster
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    Rectangle - Lotrfreqally · 2y My labor should be painless because Jesus died and erased the "pain during childbirth" penalty humans got from Eve. If I feel pain, it's because I don't believe in Jesus' redemptive powers. 1.1k ...
    via u/Lotrfreqally
  • 07
    Rectangle - sawcy_cat_ • 2y Not to drink hot tea because then I would boil my baby. 27.1k ...
    via u/sawcy_cat_
  • 08
    Font - O MyWaffleDoesNotJudge · 2y I had a co-worker tell me that eating peanut butter (I was eating an apple with peanut butter on my lunch break) would give my baby cancer. I already thought she was the world's greatest idiot so that nugget of wisdom was just confirmation. 4 1.6k 16 MORE REPLIES
    via u/MyWaffleDoesNotJudge
  • 09
    Rectangle - queenoreo • 2y Don't raise your arms above your head, it will tangle the baby's cord and the baby will die. 18.4k ... +
    via u/queenoreo
  • 10
    Rectangle - PrincessShelbyy · 2y Not to sit on stairs because it will cause you to have a miscarriage... people are crazy. 21.2k ...
    via u/PrincessShelbyy
  • 11
    Rectangle - madisjamz · 2y Not me but my sister. She had to have an emergency c section when she had my niece. Her mother in law said she wouldn't be a "real woman" unless she had a vaginal birth. 8.1k ..
    via u/madisjamz
  • 12
    Rectangle - blackcanary0127 · 2y My MIL said it's ok to drink mixed drinks... she went on to say that my husband was a margarita baby. I now call him that when he gets on my nerves. 12.9k ...
    via u/blackcanary0127
  • 13
    Handwriting - pizza_witch · 2y "Don't worry about the swelling and high blood pressure, thats normal." -my midwife days before being induced due to preeclampsia 8.9k ...
    via u/pizza_witch
  • 14
    Font - [deleted] • 2y One person told me I would never be able to fit a baby out of my body because I wasn't big enough "down there" and to just get a Csection...not a doctor. A random person who had literally never seen "down there." No l'm not going to get major surgery just because you don't think l'm large enough. I've had two successful vaginal births. 3.0k
    via u/[deleted]
  • 15
    Rectangle - SoldMySoulForHairDye · 2y While pregnant with me, my mom was told that drinking beer would help her baby develop and be nice and chubby. I was five weeks early and barely six pounds. 18.6k ...
    via u/SoldMySoulForHairDye
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    Font - AikenRhetWrites · 2y One of my work colleagues was obsessed with recommending that I eat citrus fruits, especially the easy-to-peel Cutie tangerines. She was convinced it would give the baby a higher IQ in the long run. 1 1.0k ... 18 MORE REPLIES
    via u/AikenRhetWrites

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