Perhaps the rantings of a mad pregnant woman, or perhaps a voice of reason ;-)

[nellypope]

Do you have a pregnant friend? If so, please I implore you, DO NOT offer advice on her labour based on your mate who had a cracked pelvis who's cousin works at the Post Office! DO NOT speculate on the sex of the babe to be based on their cravings for Pineapple and Twiglets! And if the bump in question looks a little wonky please don't mention it, just kindly smile and at all costs avoid telling them about your gran's friend from bingo who's daughter gave birth to triplets after sporting a similarly sized and shaped bump!
Perhaps all women believe that once they have had a child, this automatically qualifies them as a Midwife/Obstetrician/geneticist, I really can't be sure. And should their findings be correct and I do indeed give birth to a boy shaped monkey then I will be the first to approach the Lancet and strongly advise them to publish my mates findings . . . until then I will listen to science only :-)

I thank you for taking the time to read my rant :-) X

[tigwig]

You always get this dont you? I had no end of people telling me with both my pregnancies horror storys. The trick is to shut off and think of something else until they have finished. I never took any notice. Each woman will have a different experience and if its not so good you just get on with it at the time, you have no choice! I recommend gas and air all the way lol, brilliant stuff!

[nellypope]

I have to admit that gas and air is good stuff! Although I think by the end of my labour I had exhausted the menu of drugs on offer making my way through, codeine, gas and air, pethidine, two types of epidural and then a spinal block! . . . I'm still waiting for my badge though ;-)

[cazzz1975]

I will say that during pregnancy a lot of women will develop a hunger for all knowledge, factual and off the wall and will ask thousands of questions both weird and normal regarding thier pregnancies.

[Ankou]

the thing that irritates me most is mums (grandmas to be) in a sort of mystic old wives premonistic way seeming to have a mini competition about the sex, the shape of bump, whether it will have hair (heartburn), back ache (boy), pineapple cravings (girl), conceived on southend beach (girl).

its all nonsense, they will be right 50/50. and when it arrives: oh, i knew it was going to be a girl (yeah, except the 20 times you changed your mind)

[nellypope]

Ankou! You hear me!!! My mother-in-law is driving me mental! "Oooh you got to eat for two now", "Oooh Pineapple cravings you say . . . it's going to be a boy", "well I don't know what your complaining about . . . I drove a tractor, ran an ammunitions factory all at the same time as bringing up 6 kids and pregnant" . . . As for her psychic predictions . . . If she's right ? I will personally approach LivingTV Channel and commission her a show that will give Derek Acorah a run for his money!