Good Comeback for Unsolicited Advice/Unwelcome Remarks

During pregnancy, there's bound to be family members, relatives and friends giving you unsolicited advice/unwelcome remarks which can be annoying right? 😅 Apart from "just ignore, don't bother" about them, anyone has any tried and tested good comeback response that prevents further irritation from them? That will really help, thanks!! 😄 [Unsolicited advice/Unwelcome remarks examples] - "Eh I heard cannot eat/drink XXX leh, if not will blahblahblah" (...when you have done your own research and it is OK to eat/drink XXX) - Speaks of some old wives' tale/superstition and insists that you follow it to be safe - "Eh how come your bump look so big/small at X month? My/my friend's bump wasn't like this leh" - "Wah finally pregnant ah! I waited so long! It's about time la, you both married for so long already, and you're not getting young also!" -- from the elders 😏

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Not only in your circle but here too. Noticed too many times, unsolicited advices like superstitions and expects everyone to believe. I roll my eyes when I see comments like that. Really not needed especially when everyone's beliefs are different. I have no tolerance for things like that and I will normally tell them off. I have immediate family members that said I am old and keep forgetting things when I'm obviously pregnant so I told them off and ask them to Google about pregnancy brain. That shut them up. I was secretly hoping they'll experience the same as me and see how they feel. Yes, I can be mean too.

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