8 Make outrageous claims about how pregnancy works.
Even the smartest, most reasonable grandparents can sometimes mistake “something I heard” for “medical information,” especially in terms of pregnancy and child-rearing. However, if you’re a grandparent-to-be who wants to enjoy an active role in your grandchild’s life, it’s important that you keep those opinions on whether or not pregnant women should swim in the ocean, how dangerous it is to raise your arms over your head, or which pregnancy dreams are actually premonitions, to yourself.
Of course, if you do want to appease an overzealous grandparent, you can always take the high road: “You don’t have to take the advice they are giving to you, but do respect that they have been through this before, so don’t close your mind too much just in case something they say could actually help you and baby,” suggests Dr. Kulaga.
