Donna, this baby seems to flip around a lot and I have a few days of less-noticeable movements and then (s)he flips back and I get the giant rolls again. My tummy also feels super tight especially in the evenings. Did you get stretch marks with your last pregnancy? I did on my hips/thighs/breasts but none on my tummy until my 3rd baby... with her I just got a couple right above my bikini line/under my belly button... I do feel like I'll get more this time with the size my tummy is already!
And yeah the vaccine/autism thing does get me a little riled up too especially because the research on that particular subject has been exhaustive and is pretty definitive! Even groups who did research with the presupposition that vaccines DID cause Autism found the opposite! So even when people were specifically looking to prove the connection, they just couldn't.
I think we have, as a society, lost touch with the reality of certain diseases, and so they don't feel as serious. I have read the Little House books to my kids, for example, and the way people lived not very long ago is horrifying and sobering. It was basically a guarantee you'd lose AT LEAST one kid to an infection or disease that is very preventable today. And I think we've gotten smug about that. And honestly, that's a fantastic testament to how far we've come when it comes to disease prevention and treatment! I LOVE that I'm not worried about losing my baby to Polio! But it also creates a false sense of protection from diseases that are still very real. It feels like no big deal to avoid all vaccines because those diseases just don't feel REAL like they did to parents and children not very long ago. I think we need to stay humble and realize how much we have and how far we've come and not turn up our noses on these life-saving medical interventions (vaccines, yes, but also antibiotics when necessary and stuff like that) that took SO much knowledge, work, and courage to create.
And yeah the vaccine/autism thing does get me a little riled up too especially because the research on that particular subject has been exhaustive and is pretty definitive! Even groups who did research with the presupposition that vaccines DID cause Autism found the opposite! So even when people were specifically looking to prove the connection, they just couldn't.
I think we have, as a society, lost touch with the reality of certain diseases, and so they don't feel as serious. I have read the Little House books to my kids, for example, and the way people lived not very long ago is horrifying and sobering. It was basically a guarantee you'd lose AT LEAST one kid to an infection or disease that is very preventable today. And I think we've gotten smug about that. And honestly, that's a fantastic testament to how far we've come when it comes to disease prevention and treatment! I LOVE that I'm not worried about losing my baby to Polio! But it also creates a false sense of protection from diseases that are still very real. It feels like no big deal to avoid all vaccines because those diseases just don't feel REAL like they did to parents and children not very long ago. I think we need to stay humble and realize how much we have and how far we've come and not turn up our noses on these life-saving medical interventions (vaccines, yes, but also antibiotics when necessary and stuff like that) that took SO much knowledge, work, and courage to create.
I'll try and get a photo up later 🙂
it's gorgeous I don't want to take it apart. It's perfect as well we were going for reusable nappies but wanted to get some new born disposables for when she's first here - so they might do us.
