tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36482823.post6786279787301705766..comments2023-09-24T19:27:21.303+10:00Comments on The Baby Bump Project: booze alert for pregnant mums: safety measure or scare tactic?The Baby Bump Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024119762215442318noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36482823.post-14460881209217263202008-12-03T02:22:00.000+11:002008-12-03T02:22:00.000+11:00I hear a lot of warnings. I don't drink or smoke....I hear a lot of warnings. I don't drink or smoke...never have, never will.<BR/><BR/>But I'm also told I shouldn't eat meat that is well done, and no runny eggs, etc.<BR/><BR/>Guess what? I eat them the way I want to. The way I see it is that the human race survived all this time without all this stupid regulation. People get paranoid.<BR/><BR/>I made a comment to my husband that they said I shouldn't have runny eggs. His first reaction was "well, you're not having them." I said, "Like hell I won't." Next morning, I had my eggs over-easy, just the way I like them. Mmmmmmm.<BR/><BR/>And, historically, I think about all people drank was alcoholic beverages: women, men, and children alike. Because of the processing I think it made is safer than drinking most water sources. I'm not saying that they didn't drink water, but alcohol was a big part of their existence. And yet, the human race still exists.<BR/><BR/>Shocking.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I know this is Wiki, but even though it's not considered an "official" source, I have found that most of it's info (at least that I have read) to be reliable. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_alcohol" REL="nofollow">History of Alcohol</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36482823.post-51723623746741557342007-04-23T00:13:00.000+10:002007-04-23T00:13:00.000+10:00Me again. Let me know if you want me to stop comme...Me again. Let me know if you want me to stop commenting so frequently. I know it's more interesting to hear the thoughts of pregnant wimmin and mothers, rather than another academic!<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to say that I really loved this:<BR/>"Warning labels aren't being placed on alcohol bottles for the general population; they are being placed on bottles because fetal lives are 'at risk'. Although pregnancy involves certain ethical obligations, it is legally and politically problematic to assume that a woman must sacrifice her self-sovereignty for public interest even if we do not condone her lifestyle choices during pregnancy. As a consequence of such protracted and divisive political feuds surrounding fetal rights, pregnant women are increasingly perceived as merely ‘uterine environments’ and their bodies are policed as sites for ‘public inspection’"<BR/><BR/>The concern about consuming alcohol in pregnancy seems to me like an attempt to control wimmin. It's widely documented that alcohol in pregnancy is detrimental to foetal health, and I'm suspicious about constant reminders. But I'm also concerned about how these kinds of warnings are getting extended to other things. For example, I have heard of pregnant wimmin being treated like irresponsible mothers for eating soft cheeses!<BR/><BR/>I also find it a bit of a contradiction that health care experts are so concerned about the effects of a drug like alcohol on the foetus during pregnancy, but less concerned about the effects of narcotics on the foetus during birth.<BR/><BR/>I worry about wimmin's experiences of pregnancy becoming a series of anxieties. I worry wimmin are forced into living one test at a time, carefully monitoring exactly what they do, rather than enjoying this unique experience.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11025705872272386741noreply@blogger.com