Does anyone else have this problem????

Ok so i've announced my pregnancy to a few people that i am close with around my office...there is one person how ever who is all of a sudden the self proclaimed person to go to with questions about my pregnancy. when i share something with them about my pregnancy or something my doctor has told me to do..they're the expert and they have "better" advice that they feel like i should take over my own OB. I don't think i would be that annoyed if some of the tips they were giving me were actually helpful. But most of the things that come out of their mouth are completely wrong and on top of that.... , they've never had kids i could understand if it was something coming from their own experiences but it's always " a friend of mine"...or "my mom" or "my cousin" I'm guessing they are just trying to be helpful but this is getting old real fast!!!! How do i tell them that i would rather not hear their "advice"??

That sounds like what you say.

I would rather not hear your advice.

Either that or just fake a labor pain and force them to shut up.

People tend to stop talking when they think you are going into labor. They also tend to panic.

If you are not that evil, just tell them you are tired and want to take a nap. They will have to leave and you will get some piece and quiet.

Inshort tell them the truth or lie but it is not a problem just another pain of childbirth.

just smile and say "ok"..
that's what i do.

well tell them you'd rather NOT>

I know a few people like that myself! Without coming off rude, I would just say, "Oh thanks, but I'm just gonna go with my doctor they seem to know what they are doing!" Or just say, "Man, everyone is saying different things, and I don't wanna make the wrong choice with something, I just want to listen to my doctor." I don't know how these people are, but sometimes even when you say that, people still don't listen. You may just need to block them out, do the ole' umm ok, yeah, sure! Good luck!

everyone loves to give advice! its just human nature...and everyone knows at least SOMEONE who was or is pregnant so they DO kinda feel like experts. I would just chat nicely with them, hear what they say....and don't do the stuff you know won't help you personally.

it seems that when we women get pregnant, it's a free-for-all for everyone to give us advise, rub our belly, talk/sing to our belly, and tell us what we should and should not do...etc.
BUT just remember, YOU are the best judge of what is right for you and your baby. You can't really do anything about people's opinions, except speak up and be straight with them. Tell them to mind their own business if it really annoys you alot. But if it's not harmful to you just laugh it off.

Girl, be like, no offense. But I rather go by an experts advice. Or say, you rather deal with someone that has experience. Or you could say" SHUT UP"!! LOL

either just smile and let it blow by or let them know you are going to follow your dr. advice. Good luck

You will get tons of that kind of stuff. Also maybe she/he is just infactuated with the fact that you are pregnant. Possibly b/c they never had the opportunity to be in your situation. Just tell the outright truth or make a joke if you dont want to hurt thier feelings like i am so hormonal all this advice makes me nervous. I used to pretend i had imaginary headphones on and just not pay attention ...lol All my mother in law would do is tell me horror stories and i had to outright tell her to stop b/c she is making me nervouse and that i cannot hear about all this. lo and behold she is not speaking to me anymore...but i think i am the lucky one now lol...good luck and congratulations.

Some of the unasked advice I got from often complete strangers completely freaked me out. So I got into the habit of either just saying "no, that's not true", or "no, not in my case", stuff like that. And I would write down what I was told and then check with my doctor on my next visit.
What really, really annoyed me to no end was when several people told me point-blank that I was definitely having a boy. Yes, there are a lot of so-called pregnancy psychics out there! And I had already a genetic test done that proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that I was having a girl. So then I worried that maybe, just maybe, they mixed up the test. That's when I knew I had to stop this paranoia!
I ended up telling only good news to everyone ("I feel FABULOUS! Everything is on track!" and I'm hiding my gigantic swollen feet and there's that strange pain and that strange spotting and, and, and, and... all none of anybody's business). I shared whatever problems I had only with people closest to me. And that worked really well, at least for me.

Also, I noticed the less I would talk about the pregancy the less comments there were. And once in a while someone just wanted an update (due date, name, etc.) So I just gave factual info, in a nice way.

PS: But what I always really liked when strangers would just point and say 'congratulations' or something like that. And nothing else. That was great.

It sounds like they are living vicariously through your pregnancy. While extremely annoying, keep in mind, you may not know their situation, so be gentle. Perhaps they cannot conceive themselves, or are having difficulties. Perhaps she is with someone who doesnt want children yet, but she does. Take her suggestions with a grain of salt.

get used to it. the farther along you get the more random people you will have coming up to you and giving you "advice". I was a hostess with my last pregnancy and I was always having people coming up to me telling me stuff. Most of it was pure crap.

That's something everybody loves to do...give pregnant ladies advice. And you're right, the advice is usually moronic.
You can't really say anything without hurting her feelings, and you know how office politics are...it'll end up in a big gossip blow out.
Just let her "advice" go in one ear and out the other.