One of my of peeves of pregnancy is when people in your life (or random strangers) try to tell you what to do in your pregnancy. For example:

× telling women 37 weeks and over to not attempt self induction and telling them to "wait it out". We aren't stupid, we know it takes time, but pregnancy affects everyone differently. Don't tell a mother to wait it out and sit around and not try anything because it's "too early". You don't know how uncomfortable she is because you aren't going through her pregnancy

× (specifically people in my life) telling me to not accept elective induction at 39 weeks and telling me to decline a c-section and "try to have it natural". If I physically am not able to vaginally birth my son, I'm not laying and tiring myself out trying to do something that they know I can't do just because you think I should. Its my body, and my vagina. Mind you business

× trying to talk women out of any medications during birth

Long story short, what an expecting mother decides to do wether it be try self induction at 37+ weeks, do her birth her way, anything else that involves her pregnancy, don't give her your opinions.

She doesnt care how your wife's pregnancy went and what she chose, she doesn't care how your mom's or aunt's pregnancy went and what they chose, etc. Her pregnancy is HERS and hers alone. Unless advice I'd asked for, don't give it. 🤷

Stop telling women what to do when it comes to their pregnancy. I don't care if you're her friend, her parents, etc. It isn't your place because your body isn't the one going through it. Be supportive or don't be there at all 🤷

End of rant