12 Pregnancy Myths

Cole Gamble — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:00:00 GMT

Odds are anyone reading this has been pregnant, is pregnant or has pregnancy in mind (Okay, some of you are dudes, whatever). The point is, have you ever wondered how much you know about pregnancy? Like almost anything, pregnancy is surrounded by urban legends and myths that have us believing some seriously goofy stuff. Heard the one about how pregnant ladies are not to touch cats? Yeah, that’s the stuff we’re talking about. Read on to see what other stuff you may be wrong about.

If you are pregnant, you should avoid sleeping on your back.

Only under certain circumstances, a prolonged pregnancy for example, is this necessary. But if you want to sleep on side to prevent your husband from creeping on your newly voluptuous body in the middle of the night, that’s your business.

Pregnant women shouldn’t touch cats

Both times my wife was pregnant she made me the sole servicer of anything cat-oriented, namely cleaning the cat box (a task she somehow swindled me into still doing). And you know what? She was right about that one. Cat litter) or rather what in contained therein) can pass along a bacteria called toxoplasmosis, a parasite that can cause serious infections in humans and deformities in the developing fetus. However, there is no prohibition from a pregnant woman petting a cat or having a cat on her lap. Just keep pappy on poop patrol.

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The Poison Bottle: Canada and Walmart Take BPA Off Market

Cole Gamble — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:00:00 GMT

Thanks to Canada’s proposed ban on plastic baby bottles with the chemical BPA, Walmart stores have announced they look to have such bottles free from their stores by next year.

Playtex, manufacturer of baby bottles, has also jumped aboard the anti-BPA bandwagon, announcing the company will discontinue BPA products by years end.

BPA, or bisphenol A, is a common plastic component found in dental sealants, baby bottles, the liners of food cans, CDs and DVDs, eyeglasses, water bottles and hundreds of household goods. If you are not familiar with the possible dangers of BPA, check out Amy’s or Madeline's post. Among the concerns over BPA addressed in a recent report from the U.S. government's National Toxicology Program are changes in behavior and the brain, early puberty and possibly precancerous changes in the prostate and breast.

While the National Toxicology Program’s findings have found the evidence of BPA damage in animal tests to be “limited” this report states the possible effects on humans “cannot be dismissed.”

Evidence of BPA’s dangers has been around for a while, but this is the first major government initiative to get them out of circulation. How about you, have you been BPA free for a while or is this all news to you?

On a complete unrealted note, take a look at thebaby picture in this post. Are those infant's ears pierced? Who does that?

Photo: www.growingkids.co.uk

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