Five Movies You Shouldn't Watch While Pregnant

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Jessica — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:03:48 GMT

I thought Rosemary's Baby would be the number one. Demon children are just frightening.

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paiger — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:23:59 GMT

The Exorcist was on tv Friday while I was prepping for my Halloween party and I totally wept during the parts where mom was trying to get Fr. Damien to help Reagan!

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PhxPA — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:22:44 GMT

We went and saw March of the Penguins when I was pregnant with our first. Bawled while my husband laughed at me!

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chyna823 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:34:31 GMT

Less than a week after our first child was born, the Mr. and I watched "Finding Nemo" for the first time, and we were wrecks! "Oh my God! The dad lost his baby fishie!" At least we were able to laugh at ourselves the next day.

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Phoebe — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:52:13 GMT

Add <i>The Omen</i> and any other film featuring Satan or demonic possession. I am not much for religion and usually love these kind of movies, but when I was pregnant I felt like they were going to somehow manifest their evil intentions on my unborn child. My sanity is no longer tainted by pregnancy hormones, but I still think it is a little bit true.

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Tina B. Tessina, PhD "Dr Romance" — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:25:38 GMT

You hit a chord with this one, Jeanne! Even as an old, non-pregnant crone, I resonate. I was so angry when I saw "Terms of Endearment" which had been billed as a love story. Also, nothing about being pregnant, but what man decided "An Officer and A Gentleman" was a love story? I work with battered women a lot, and I'm really sick of this attitude that a punishing, forceful man is sexy.

We're discussing all things romance at the "Dr. Romance" blog.

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Kristin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:49:55 GMT

I'd add another one, but I can't remember the name. It's a cute old flick, black and white. You're rolling along merrily, everything fun and happy. And then all of a sudden, with no warning, their son drowns. Their son with the same name as yours. I was a wreak. Fun times!

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mcdrama — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:30:34 GMT

It wasn't a movie, but some tv show last night entitled 'women who don't have a clue they were pregnant' or some such nonsense. they showed a 'dramatization' of a woman who gave birth in a toilet and then also a woman who gave birth on her bathroom floor. the husband was going to push the baby back in to wait for the paramedics, which was a nice thought, I guess. then they showed a close up of the baby & 'umbilical cord' (not sure if this was a simulated cord or not). it really creeped me out. I definitely want drugs when mine is born. magical moment? only if experienced under a drug induced haze...

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Peg — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:43:28 GMT

Ahhh....Alien. I was six months preggo when I "saw" it...it was a whole body experience I have no desire to repeat. Still can't get past the first five minutes.

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Liane — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:29:56 GMT

I would also add knocked up, I saw it about four weeks after giving birth, and had to leave the theater. First time out without the baby, too!

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MomofBeans — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:01:22 GMT

I watched "Thirteen" when my daughter was a week old and we were up all night cluster feeding. I literally say a prayer every day that I can do a good enough job to keep her away from that sort of scenario.

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Pamela — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:13:00 GMT

I would add Knocked Up. I saw it while I was pregnant and it gave me the only panic attack I have ever had.

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Alice — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:45:23 GMT

The Incubus. Creepy and wierd. Any Crichton films. All Lifetime movies.

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NoVA Mommy — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:15:16 GMT

I watched "Thirteen" just after I found out my first baby would be a girl. Good grief. I still get heart palpitations thinking about it. And now I've got TWO girls at home.

Note to self: Do not be a mother like Holly Hunter's character.

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Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:56:02 GMT

The Bicycle Thief gets me every time -- even on those odd years when I'm not pregnant.

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Brian Fairbanks — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:29:37 GMT

When I saw the headline, I thought for sure "Eraserhead" would be #1.

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Madeline Holler — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:27:39 GMT

During my pregnancy, I watched VH-1's Behind the Music about Steve Perry and Journey and couldn't stop sobbing. Why? No idea. Clearly, I can't watch anything while pregnant. I mean, I'm not even a fan of Journey.

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Laura — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:10:42 GMT

When I saw the post title, "Junebug" and "Steel Magnolias" were the two that popped into my head. Especially "SM"! Having something happen to me while my kids cry helplessly nearby has always been my worst nightmare.

I WOULD recommend "Waitress", especially if one feels ambivalent about being pregnant. My favorite line: "Dear Damn Baby...". Priceless.

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mombo — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:05:42 GMT

There was an episode of ER back in the 90s (when it was a good show) where Dr. Greene misdiagnoses preeclampsia as a urinary tract infection and then almost kills both mom and baby during a very ugly emergency C-section. I was probably 6 months pregnant when I first saw it and believe me, I kept very close tabs on my blood pressure after that. Not cool.

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Marie Eve — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:51:56 GMT

I would add "The Last Kiss" to the list. I watched when I was five months pregnant and it truly disturbed me. It's about a young man who cheats on his pregnant girlfriend basically because he's freaking out about the whole thing, but at the same time whenever she wants to touch base with him and gives him the opportunity of openly saying how he feels about it (because she's a little freaked out and overwhelmed too) he just smiles and doesn't share anything.

I guess it was just my first realization that when it comes to pregnancy, childbirth and more generally, motherhood, men can simply have an "easy" was out, while we just can't.

And I didn't enjoy being pregnant at all either.

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leahsmom — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:46:35 GMT

Is <i>that</i> why people think diabetic women can't have babies? Good grief!

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feefifoto — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:37:09 GMT

Add "Beaches" to that list.

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Lisa — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:14:02 GMT

When I was pregnant, I watched Junebug. I thought it would be a fun, cute movie, and then the ending came and I completely freaked out. I was not expecting that! I had to turn it off immediately. These movies should come with some kind of warning.