Pregnancy is
a huge, lige-changing period in a woman’s life and there is no shortage of
advice about what is best for your unborn child. But Linda Geddes, the author
of Bumpology, argues this can sometimes be misleading and scaremongering.
Expectant parents
are bombarded with advice about what they should and shouldn’t be doing. Pregnant
women mustn’t eat too much as it may raise the baby’s risk of obesity or
diabetes, but they mustn’t diet as that could have a similar effect. Neither
should they exercise for fear of triggering a miscarriage, or get too stressed
out because that’s bad for the baby too. You might start to think that staying
at home would be the sensible thing to do, only this too is ridden with
potential dangers for your unborn child: from ice-cream, to pet shampoo, to
hair dye.
“When I fell
pregnant three years ago, I felt paralyzed and somewhat patronized by all the
conflicting advice out there. So began a quest to investigate the truth behind
the old wives’ tales, alarming newspapers headlines and government guidelines,
and to probe deeper into the inner world of the developing child. So Bumpology
was born.”
In my
opinion, Linda Geddes has done a really good job and has been really worried
about her child’s life and his healthy. I admire her to worry so much for her
baby, and also to advice in news that other mothers don’t have to do everything
that other people say, they only have to look for the secure advices and enjoy
their life with their baby.
I’ve never
been pregnant, because I’m young, but I can’t imagine what a mother can worry
about their son. It has to be amazing and also, when he/she borns, the preoccupations
start at the same moment.
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