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Well Praziquantel Send a noteboard - 28/06/2013 05:45:40 AM

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I have a serious fear of pregnancy/childbirth. I'd say it was rational, not pathological, if not for my morbid fascination with all that stuff. Every once in a while, I'll spend hours reading about all the awful things that happen to you and retraumatize myself again. Worst, there's a chance I'll vomit all that information back up. This is how my boyfriend knows what an episiotomy is.

So I'd like to share with you the latest thing I've found on the Internet. A blog with submissions of women speaking about how pregnancy and giving birth changed their bodies. With pictures. I feel so bad for them. It's so awful and depressing. Not because good looks are essential to happiness, but they experience a permanent loss, their bodies are warped forever,the lack of control over what happens to them.

Warning: the site has pictures of breasts.


I can see where you're coming from, but obviously a lot of people disagree with you. Doesn't mean you're wrong, just means you have a different view of what your body and your body's image means.

A lot of people think pregnancy is the best thing that can happen to a person... others fear it to death. You'll never really know until you've been through it, though

Obviously a lot physical and emotional changes are involved.. it's just not possible otherwise. Honestly, I agree with you and I can't really see how people would call those changes "attractive"; that said, they can rationalize it as being "worth it" since having a child is an emotional connection that you'll have forever.




OK, now flame away

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What pregnancy does to your body - 27/06/2013 01:34:11 PM 1250 Views
almost a year post birth and no regrets here... your fears are unwarranted. - 27/06/2013 04:52:39 PM 855 Views
My wife loved being pregnant - 27/06/2013 05:44:35 PM 780 Views
Woah. Sexism much. - 27/06/2013 10:48:33 PM 684 Views
another thing... - 28/06/2013 12:17:44 AM 691 Views
What temeraire said. - 27/06/2013 09:52:07 PM 855 Views
Re: What pregnancy does to your body *edit* - 27/06/2013 11:21:37 PM 977 Views
i really love what you've said here. thank you *NM* - 28/06/2013 05:08:24 AM 509 Views
I have to agree, those pictures are kind of horrifying. - 28/06/2013 01:55:39 AM 821 Views
Well - 28/06/2013 05:45:40 AM 778 Views
ehh... my girl had 3 children when I met her - 28/06/2013 02:36:47 PM 705 Views
A textbook example of confirmation bias. *NM* - 28/06/2013 04:29:59 PM 375 Views
Also: - 28/06/2013 04:54:53 PM 748 Views
I don't want kids as a guy, I certainly wouldn't want them as a woman - 01/07/2013 04:51:24 AM 804 Views
I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATED being pregnant.. - 02/07/2013 09:14:33 PM 832 Views
hmm. - 04/07/2013 04:53:30 AM 899 Views

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