I have recently, by recently I mean 20 weeks ago become pregnant with my second child. I have been trying to do all the fun stuff that I didn't get to do with my first child. I had the cast of Sixteen and Pregnant beat by 2 years, which society frowns upon. So along with the fun stuff I joined numerous online mom groups thinking some comradeship would be great. I was wrong.
I have joined many different groups all claim to give support and friendship no matter what your opinions or form of child rearing is. The first one was a breast feeding group, and these women were so one sided and against the alternative I didn't even bother to comment on post or give advice. I myself do not care if a women breastfeeds or bottle feeds her baby. I know that breast feeding is best nutritionally, but if its not working for you I feel your baby will be just fine with a bottle. Word of advice do not say anything like this in a breastfeeding group. They will literally treat you like you are about to murder your own child, it's ridiculous.
Another group I joined which one of the other moms recommended to me after she found out my feelings on the original group. This women argued with me after I was giving one pregnant mom a heads up. Many women in this group where in the practice of letting the pregnancy last until its natural end, which happened to be 42-46 weeks. Now I myself do not like doctors randomly inducing women at 41 to 42 with out medical reason. All I was doing is telling this woman what they will say to her at the hospital about why they dont want her to wait, because this is what she asked. Also informed her of some asshole doctors actually calling cps on there patients for not taking medical advice, so to be careful and ask her doctor plenty of questions to make sure her opinions on child birth and the doctors match up. This other mom went off. I never said any of this is my opinion just reality of society we live in. I guess she was a privileged women who can afford to pay a bunch of people to come to her house for a home birth, and go to natural doctors which are usually not covered by most insurance. Also she tried to tell me that all that was free every where and I had to inform her that where I live I have not found a free doctor, free doula, free midwife, not even a free birthing class. Regardless again this women acted like I just told the other women to jump off a cliff. She could of simply told her of her experience and alternative views on the situation, but instead she thought it best to attack me.
So these and many other situations inspired me. Since I like to read, state my opinion, give advice, but do not like to argue with people that are mad simply because they do not think the same as me I am blogging again. Additionally I have decided to go back to school, so this is good paper writing practice. I will be finding random news articles, things I find interesting and writing about them. So I hope if anyone reads they will find my blog interesting and informative.
