Why the scare tactics?

[binny]

I find that a lot of parenting magazines and sites are like that.

I subcribed to so many of them when I had Cam ( 9 1/2 years ago ) and got so tire od the scary stuff and the conflicting messages and the GUILT!!! that I stopped taking them alltogether.



I firmly believe that if youre a reasonable person with a brain and a good support system in place youll be just fine

 

[poohandwendy]

Why the scare tactics?

Because they have figured out that pregnant women are terrified that something will go wrong and they are searching for ways to control a situation that is, for the most part, totally out of their hands. You will generally find that these teasers lead you to information that nowhere near as scary as you are led to believe and not very helpful.

The 'back sleeping issue' is one example. You can't even control how you will be positioned after you fall asleep and most women tend to sleep in a comfortable position, which is on their side as they become 'larger'. So the information is not helpful and does nothing but cause alarm. But it keeps you reading because everyone wants a healthy pregnancy that results in a healthy, perfect baby.

It would be best if pregnant women realized that pregnancy is a natural occurance that cannot be controlled and almost always goes smoothly. Very few bad outcomes could have been prevented by a normally healthy mother reading information from a magazine or web site.

 

[meandtheguys2]

I didn't know you had one in the oven! (Computer bit the dust awhile back) Now I can tell you the mom's super secret password! I owe you one... CHOCOLATE Can you believe they are one and the same?

I am glad that you have more sense than to worry and fuss about all the craziness!

Take care of yourself, and don't forget... diapers, breast feeding, circumcision... there is no end to baby topics for debate!

 

[snoopy]

When I was pregnant with my kids (before the internet, or at least my access to the internet), the scare tactics were in all the books. I just ripped those pages out as soon as I purchased the books, never wanting to be tempted to read them. I imagine its a lot harder to do that when you are getting your information from cyberspace.