I'm going to start by saying: I will just be going on this one rant about pregnancy sickness. I know that I should just be thankful for a healthy pregnancy (even if healthy equals being sick.) I am thankful, so very, very thankful. However, being thankful does not change how shitty I feel. So, allow me just this ONE.
I have been asking myself what the evolutionary and creationist explanations for horrid pregnancy nausea and vomiting is. Why on earth do some women have to go through weeks, and in many cases, MONTHS of feeling weak, nauseous, dizzy, aversive to all food, etc, while others do not? There is no defined answer for why some experience it (to largely varying degrees,) and some do not, but there is a plethora of info about why it originated. The science-ey explanation is simple. If a woman has many aversions and feels nauseous, she probably won't want to ingest any iffy foods like meat. The religion-ey explanation? Why would woman be created by our Creator to experience this? Well, there just isn't an explanation for that one.
I'm not the biggest fan of "dear inanimate object" letters, but evolution warrents one.
Dear Evolution,
I wish you knew that women have more information at their fingertips about what is safe vs. not safe during pregnancy, and just trusted us to stay away from things that would poison our bodies/babies. Our brains are probably bigger and brighter than when you decided that we should puke our guts out and feel sick all day. We have refrigerators to keep our food fresh now, and running water to rinse our produce with. I wish you would catch up with the fast paced technology and medical care we live with and receive today. In addition, it just makes sense. If we feel good, we're more inclined to eat a healthy, balanced diet. Doesn't that equal more nutrients for everyone involved? Maybe, Evolution, this whole food aversion/nausea thing is just a ploy. Maybe you are just trying to stop women from breeding until they have 25 kids. If pregnancy is icky, why would we go through it 25 times? Hmmm.... Either way, you suck.
On a positive note, we're very excited and again, thankful to be having another child. Baby number two will finish up the Valapants crew! Now, does anyone have a cacoon I can hibernate in for the next 10 weeks? :)
4 comments:
Congrats!
And I've thought about this a lot too -- like, what is the point of me feeling puke-ish and wanting to eat nothing but saltines and M&Ms . . . shouldn't evolution have come up with a better plan like me craving spinach and eggs and nuts and berries and stuff? I have a neighbor who had to be on IVs with a home health nurse coming into her home daily for months and months of pregnancy -- what exactly is the point of a pregnancy that can kill you?! Weird . . .
That said, CONGRATS! :-) Hope you don't puke for too long!
Awesome post! And hilarious. And, so true. Congrats again...such great news! :)
Becca, I feel you lady!!! I agree about the sickness stuff, I am grateful for a healthy pregnancy but it makes me want to hit some people who are all happy, energized and feeling great throughout their pregnancies. Ok I am just jealous, but really pregnancy... really?!?!
Congrats on number 2 and hope that your sickness settles down, I am only sick 2-3 times per week now which is a huge improvement!!!
I completely understand where you are coming from Bec. Pregnancy sickness is the worst. ever. It feels like it will never go away. Whine all you need about it. Just remember it will go away eventually even if eventually feels forever away. Congrats!
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