extremely belated WisCon reaction

[pantryslut]

Waitaminnit. I point out that the pre-pregnancy thing wouldn't be necessary if we had universal health care in this country and she calls me a libertarian?!

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[kalmn.livejournal.com]

hee hee!

i am very curious who did that.

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

I didn't catch her name, unfortunately.

[caramida.livejournal.com]

In the dictionary, next to the definition of "unclear on the concept"...

[redbird]

If this was Sunday, maybe she'd been up awake continuously since Friday night and losing words?

[deepforestowl.livejournal.com]

*bursts out laughing*

[genderfur.livejournal.com]

Um? What's the "pre-pregnancy thing"? and did she maybe mean communist?

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

Pre-pregnancy links:

CDC Report: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5506a1.htm

I can't find the Washington Post article that actually gave this set of suggestions the tag "pre-pregnant."

She was definitely not calling me (and my co-panelists) Communist. She thought the guidelines were spiffy and a great first step toward, you know, a state that was warm and nurturing and respectful of women. So to criticize them was to be libertarian and wrongheaded. I was obviously just resistant to the idea of *any* gubmint programs being beneficial to folks.

Uh, no.

[innerdoggie.livejournal.com]

Why are the "child-bearing years" always defined as 15-44, when the average age of menarche is 12 and the average age of menopause is 51?

[innerdoggie.livejournal.com]

Skimming the guidelines, it looks like even if we had perfect health care for everybody, women would still need to think about pre-pregnancy changes. For example, you might have been a moderate drinker, but decide to teetotal during pregnancy. Moderate drinking is usually good for you, but it might not be great for fetuses. (I know this is still under study).

There was a lot of stuff I didn't know on the list. I knew about Accutane, but not about treatment of hypothyroidism and such.

I suppose the biggest issue is that half of the pregnancies aren't planned, so women wouldn't have a chance to get in better health before conceiving.

I wonder what men need to do, too? Aren't there drugs, toxins, etc. that can mess up sperm?