give me a break

Here's a question- why is it assumed that because I didn't give birth to my daughters that I'm a moron? No, really? Is it some sort of natural law that I don't know about that unless you experience childbirth, you're an idiot when it comes to children? This is a touchy subject to me (consider yourself warned). I understand that there are a lot of people, even women, who know next to nothing about babies. I get that. Just because someone hasn't pushed a person out of their body doesn't mean they're ignorant. Even more- just because you have carried a pregnancy full term, doesn't mean that you're some how some sort of baby genius. So here's the deal; stop assuming I'm stupid. I know how to hold a baby. I know how to change a diaper, and I even know how to feed them. While I appreciate your advice, (well, sort of, but mostly not at all) you might want to give advice that's needed, or wanted. Don't assume that you're some sort of 'super-mom' and that I need you to tell me how to hold a baby or how to put the S and H together to make the shhh-ing sound. If you have advice on more trivial things, I'm all ears. But think before you speak and stop talking down to me.