What is with people?? *rant*

[sloane]

i agree with lana - people tell you stuff (that you don't really want or need to know) that is their experience & really nothing to do with what your experience will be like! and of course, they love to tell you the really bad, freak you out kind of stories. and for some reason, they forget to tell you that for all the bad/negative stuff there is 10 times the number of moments where you just stare at your NB (and beyond the NB stage) & think 'how the hell did we make something so amazing & perfect'. you can lose hours just starting at your baby in wonder.

and yes, there's things like lack of sleep etc but you do have your body back & things like being able to sleep on your back again, being able to jump up off the couch in a hurry or being able to pick stuff up off the floor easily are huge pluses.

there's so much to look forward to, don't let people ruin that for you

[luna moth]

Ohhhhh, yeah, I hear ya! For the most part I haven't copped any horror stories, but there's always the odd comment. Especially now that we've gone way over, I'm starting to post some overdue-type rants on FB. They're generally good natured, but there is one person who posts really odd stuff. Like when I FB-announced it - quietly, because I was very nervey about the whole thing - she posted "Wow! Happy news?" Who does that? And another time she posted something about when the sleepless nights start, I replied with "Between heartburn, leg cramps and inability to move anywhere without a forklift, they already have!" and she turned that into "Well, maybe I should reconsider getting pregnant if it's so awful." Which I thought was nasty, because I didn't say I don't love it. She doesn't know our history or how long we have waited (and are still waiting!!!) to have this baby, and I think that contributes to her sensitivity.

Lana's absolutely right, it is all about them when they make comments that are unsavoury.

So if you want advice, I would say try really hard to keep it positive - much harder for them to turn it around on you.