Chaz's Mythology (Spoilers for season finale)

[Bunny M]

For my SIL, it seemed like she was eating a lot more towards the ends of her pregnancies because she had to eat a lot more often. The sheer volume of baby inside was compressing her stomach so much that she couldn't eat very much at a time. Her overall intake wasn't much increased, but the frequency of meals required to acquire it was.

I don't know if that's a common problem, but I'd assume that it is.

I'd think that the compression of the stomach would also make it much, much harder for an anomaloid, beta or gamma, to carry a pregnancy to term.

Interesting to see that the increase required in nutrition is so small.

Pregnancy can displace organs badly enough to disconcert medical persons who don't normally handle pregnant patients.

When I was 36 weeks with my first I had to have some tests run on my heart. The tech kind of freaked out at not being able to find my heart. The supervising physician came in, looked at my vastly pregnant self, and pointed.

" There's six pounds of baby taking up space in this woman's body. I'm betting her heart is about there."

Although I find this scene amusing, I'm sure if I was there I'd be of the same mind as the tech. I knew pregnancy shifted organs about, I didn't realise it had that much of an effect. 

Y'learn something every day. (Even if the only lesson is: Don't do that, it's dumb/dangerous/fatal.) 

[Cal]

Interesting to see that the increase required in nutrition is so small.

Oh, yeah.  It's nothing like what people think it is.  My sister the paramedic/nurse spent nine solid months informing people in no uncertain terms that 'eating for two' is a myth, and still gets tetchy when the subject comes up...

[ValMarie]

For my SIL, it seemed like she was eating a lot more towards the ends of her pregnancies because she had to eat a lot more often. The sheer volume of baby inside was compressing her stomach so much that she couldn't eat very much at a time. Her overall intake wasn't much increased, but the frequency of meals required to acquire it was.

I don't know if that's a common problem, but I'd assume that it is.

Interesting to see that the increase required in nutrition is so small.

Oh, yeah.  It's nothing like what people think it is.  My sister the paramedic/nurse spent nine solid months informing people in no uncertain terms that 'eating for two' is a myth, and still gets tetchy when the subject comes up...

People think they can say the most obnoxious things when you're pregnant. I'm in the eating much more frequently stage right now, although not in very large portions, and people think it's ok to comment on what I'm eating, how frequently I'm eating, the fact that it seems like I'm always eating whenever they see me and how all that extra weight isn't just going to go away when the baby comes.
  Obnoxious...

Okay, random tangent aside.

[VCorvidae]

For my SIL, it seemed like she was eating a lot more towards the ends of her pregnancies because she had to eat a lot more often. The sheer volume of baby inside was compressing her stomach so much that she couldn't eat very much at a time. Her overall intake wasn't much increased, but the frequency of meals required to acquire it was.

I don't know if that's a common problem, but I'd assume that it is.

Interesting to see that the increase required in nutrition is so small.

Oh, yeah.  It's nothing like what people think it is.  My sister the paramedic/nurse spent nine solid months informing people in no uncertain terms that 'eating for two' is a myth, and still gets tetchy when the subject comes up...

People think they can say the most obnoxious things when you're pregnant. I'm in the eating much more frequently stage right now, although not in very large portions, and people think it's ok to comment on what I'm eating, how frequently I'm eating, the fact that it seems like I'm always eating whenever they see me and how all that extra weight isn't just going to go away when the baby comes.
  Obnoxious...

Okay, random tangent aside.

Yeah. I started out big and that seemed to give people permission to tell me that I MUST be carrying twins...

Umm... not unless the other one's a ninja, nope.

[nebula]

For my SIL, it seemed like she was eating a lot more towards the ends of her pregnancies because she had to eat a lot more often. The sheer volume of baby inside was compressing her stomach so much that she couldn't eat very much at a time. Her overall intake wasn't much increased, but the frequency of meals required to acquire it was.

I don't know if that's a common problem, but I'd assume that it is.

Interesting to see that the increase required in nutrition is so small.

Oh, yeah.  It's nothing like what people think it is.  My sister the paramedic/nurse spent nine solid months informing people in no uncertain terms that 'eating for two' is a myth, and still gets tetchy when the subject comes up...

People think they can say the most obnoxious things when you're pregnant. I'm in the eating much more frequently stage right now, although not in very large portions, and people think it's ok to comment on what I'm eating, how frequently I'm eating, the fact that it seems like I'm always eating whenever they see me and how all that extra weight isn't just going to go away when the baby comes.
  Obnoxious...

Okay, random tangent aside.

The most irksome thing is people suddenly thinking it is ok to touch your stomach or make very personal comments on how big/small your bump is. It drove me mad and there were many times I had to resist the urge to snark back or just bite them.

[MadGastronomer]

I believe that when I finally have the chance to have kids, I may have to spend my entire pregnancy in hiding.  Because I would start hitting people with things.

[txanne]

I believe that when I finally have the chance to have kids, I may have to spend my entire pregnancy in hiding.  Because I would start hitting people with things.

I'm increasingly happy to have avoided the whole thing. Nieces/nephews/godchildren are way better because you can hand 'em over if they become a pain.

[tereshkova2001]

I'm increasingly happy to have avoided the whole thing. Nieces/nephews/godchildren are way better because you can hand 'em over if they become a pain.

And when they're being cute, it's tons of fun. I like having baby cousins for just that reason.

[nebula]

I believe that when I finally have the chance to have kids, I may have to spend my entire pregnancy in hiding.  Because I would start hitting people with things.

I'm increasingly happy to have avoided the whole thing. Nieces/nephews/godchildren are way better because you can hand 'em over if they become a pain.

Handing them over is a bonus. If I try that with my kids, people make me take them back. 

MG - I very nearly did hit people with things when heavily pregnant. I blamed the hormones, which was handy.

[jimsmyth]

I believe that when I finally have the chance to have kids, I may have to spend my entire pregnancy in hiding.  Because I would start hitting people with things.

Have the kids.  We need Mad Gastronimites.

And hit the people who are rude, then blame hormones.  Everybody wins!

[Elizabeth Bear]

I believe that when I finally have the chance to have kids, I may have to spend my entire pregnancy in hiding.  Because I would start hitting people with things.

Have the kids.  We need Mad Gastronimites.

And hit the people who are rude, then blame hormones.  Everybody wins!

Oh, no, don't blame the hormones. Blame the people who are rude.

Otherwise they will never learn.

[MadGastronomer]

Have the kids.  We need Mad Gastronimites.

And hit the people who are rude, then blame hormones.  Everybody wins!

Oh, I have every intention of having children.  I just need to do a few other things first, like getting my career off to a good enough start that I can pick it up again after maternity leave, and find someone to raise the kidlets with me ('cuz I ain't doin' it alone).
I will, however, blame the rude people, as Bear suggests.

My grandmother has a whitethorn shillealeigh, and I have been promised it in the will, but I may ask for it early when I decide to procreate, just so I can defend myself with it.
I will also not be putting up with people who dare to get angry at me if I decide not to find out the sex of my child ahead of time.  (A friend of mine had that problem.)  Nor anyone who lectures me, unasked, about any aspect of pregnancy, childbirth or child rearing.  Not ok.  Shillealeigh!

[Elizabeth Bear]

Oh, yeah, being out in public with a baby or small child is also just asking for unsolicited advice and disapproval.

[MadGastronomer]

Because clearly, since I'm female, I must be stupid and/or incompetent to raise a child, especially my own, and total strangers will naturally know more about it than I.

[Elizabeth Bear]

Because clearly, since I'm female, I must be stupid and/or incompetent to raise a child, especially my own, and total strangers will naturally know more about it than I.

Oh, no, men get it even more. Because of course men all think babies are footballs that cry.