Obligatory pregnant lady post #3
25 January 2012
Okay, so I didn’t realise it was ‘controversial’ or ‘provocative’ to call this gestating foetus a parasite*. I definitely don’t mean it in a bad way, just that I’m feeding it from the inside. It seems particularly apt in my case, because I am — by all accounts — tiny, and so it seems any nutrition I put in my gob probably goes straight to it. I want to eat more but it’s not always easy.
(Although I have mentioned eating a big dinner then pancakes, this does not happen often.)
Imagine me incubating this before the days of pre-natal vitamins. It’d be a nightmare, I’d be passing out all the time or something.
I read this — The Skinny Pregnancy: When Putting on Weight Is Easier Said than Done — and thought, yes! I suspect I’m going to need more than a scoop of ice cream and three glasses of juice to make up the calories, though.
* My mum’s response was, “Parasite! Don’t call your baby that!” Heh.
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I think it’s kind of awesome that you say that. Anyway, lots of evolutionary biology etc. stuff points to the idea that “parasite” isn’t far from the truth. And just wait until they’re living on their own, but come back home to eat and do laundry…
Comment by Jeff Trull — 25 January 2012 @ 11:12 pm
Do laundry? I believe it’s get laundry done… haha.
There’s a lot of argument about this parasite thing. But I’m sticking to it!
Comment by Andrea — 27 January 2012 @ 1:36 pm
What? They ARE parasites. Both before and after birth! But we love them anyway! Haha.
Comment by kristen — 30 January 2012 @ 6:53 pm