04-19-2008, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Chesby05
And oh yeah - on the subject of using the mother's body to survive, actually a foetus uses the placenta to survive, which grows as a result of being pregnant. Sure - the placenta takes it's nutrients from the mother's body, but apart from the misaligned pelvis, extreme tiredness, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, sore and bleeding gums, varicose veins, haemarrhoids, weight gain, headaches, moodiness, awkwardness, inability to get up from a sitting or lying position without three or four tries, and a few other things, you hardly notice.
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Oh my goodness, sounds like a walk in the park, lol!
So, I have to ask, all the things you have mentioned that are common in pregnancy...would you like to see women forced to have babies against their will? Are all these symptoms you describe worth it to make someone have a baby against their will, or should women be able to choose whether they endure all this?
About the placenta, it does grow as a result of being pregnant, and is what feeds the baby nutrients, but the placenta takes these nutrients directly from the mother - what if the mother is already low in certain nutrients, and taking medication or supplements could be dangerous? Being low in certain nutrients can have a devastating effect on your health (as I well know) so I wonder if a woman would be able to cope with the added stress of pregnancy.
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