[ SECRET POST #3794 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3794 ⌋

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Re: Too tired to be much entertainment tonight

[philstar22]

Actually, a few drinks during pregnancy are okay. I wouldn't say telling them not to drink is so much sexist as overcautious. So there is a point in there, I just don't think it is necessarily sexism at play. Doctors are often overcautious about these sorts of things, and the government certainly is.

Re: Too tired to be much entertainment tonight

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, alcohol CAN cause birth defects, but since there's no real clear line between how much is okay and how much isn't (especially since every woman's body chemistry is different and thus how they process alcohol is different), it seems to me that the safest thing to do is just to say don't do it. And, really, why would you want to take that risk in the first place? I mean, I love wine, but if I were to get pregnant, I would stop drinking. Nine months without any alcohol isn't going to hurt me and it's more than worth it to make sure that there's no risk to my baby.

Re: Too tired to be much entertainment tonight

[(Anonymous)]

nayrt

That may be true, and it's certainly fine to play it safe.

But here's the problem. Pregnant women are told to avoid pretty much everything. Loads of common foods, for example, certain exercises, whatever. And it may not even be a significant number of doctors recommending this stuff, in fact, the studies it is based on may be shaky or non-conclusive. But if you're "playing it safe", why not avoid everything?

At some point, the stress and anxiety of worrying about fucking up your baby has a bigger chance of actually fucking up your baby (or, you know, you). Not that it's fine to just go totally carefree, but scaremongering pregnant women is not cool. Neither is shaming them for catching them eating a piece of sushi, or peanut butter toast, etc.

Re: Too tired to be much entertainment tonight

[(Anonymous)]

Advice is there for pregnant women because there has been evidence that these things can cause harm or possibly contain things that will cause harm, even if that risk is minimal.

It's not that hard to avoid alcohol, blue cheese, sushi, etc etc. Sure it sucks but most people are happy to play it safe for the sake of their baby. It sure as he'll isn't sexism. What's 'being a paragon of virtue' about not eating sushi for nine months for fucks sake.

Re: Too tired to be much entertainment tonight

[mimi_sardinia]

Well now I'm glad I have no intentions to ever get pregnant, if it means I should give up blue cheese and sushi.

Re: Too tired to be much entertainment tonight

[thewakokid]

Oh, I know that, and I'm fine with, what is it now? A glass a week that's recommended? Something like that? I just pull back from the idea that you can't criticize potentially risky behaviour because "Sexism". Like if you have a glass of wine and someone comes over and bitches you our for it, they are being an asshole - not necessarily sexist, but certainly a dick. But if you re onto your second glass and someone give you a look, you gotta live with it. Every glass after the currently recommended limit is a risk, you take a risk that endangers another person even an unborn one - because they are due to be a person who will have to live with the consequences one way or the other - People are going to judge you.

You have one glass more than the legally recommended limit for driving, and then get in your car people are going to judge you, there is no way to known if you've had too much to safely drive, but taking the risk is a bad thing and should be judged as such.