Militants - are they for real?
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Militants - are they for real?
| Tue, 04-14-2009 - 6:59pm |
Someone on another board posted this link.
http://blogs.babycenter.com/celebrities/2009/04/12/dr-laura-says-all-moms-should-stay-at-home/?scid=momstodd_20090414_A:2&pe=2U8vYLf
It's about Dr. Laura saying that all women should be SAHMs until the child is at least 3 years old.
Whether we're talking about working or staying at home, I can't quite wrap my head around what is going on inside the brains of people that apply the phrase "all women should".
Do you think militants are actually serious, or just trying to get a rise out of others?







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So for you, medical intervention = medical trauma? Not for me. I suppose forceps or suction could be part of a medical trauma, but by themselves, I don't consider them "medical trauma." I certainly don't consider the use of pain meds medical trauma--just the opposite. They're there to make the birth a heck of a lot more pleasant.
What I mean by uncomplicated is something like no major problems. Nothing life-threatening for mom or baby. Most births I know are like that.
You misunderstood what I said about surgery. I said that for myself, I did not find having a c-section to be a "medical trauma." I understand that others might see it differently. I tried to be very careful in limiting that comment to *me personally* so that it would not be generalized to others.
Do you consider pg and childbirth "medical trauma"?
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Major abdominal surgery is pretty much by definition a medical trauma. It's a large wound. I'm glad that you did not find it traumatic in any other way, though.
Edited 5/3/2009 6:05 pm ET by finally.me
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PumpkinAngel
I don't know, I thought that is what perhaps was meant at first, but then
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Um, no.
PumpkinAngel
Read below. I said I was speaking *only for myself." That means I was not talking about the definition in general, but only for myself.
I did not say my 2 c-sections were "natural uncomplicated births," and that is not what I meant. I was trying to say that I personally did not consider them medical trauma (although, as I said, I think forceps and suction were medical trauma for my dd). These were not emergency c-sections, and there was no serious risk to me or to my babies. However, I understand that others might consider a c-section a medical trauma. I just don't--for myself only.
Then you were using "natural" in a different way than I was. By "natural," I thought you meant a vaginal delivery.
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