08.09.2011 - What Really Happened 2

[ampersand]

Okay, so we know that child birth is painful and excruciating. So why not just have every expecting mother have a Caesarean section?

(I also think the mother should be offered a complimentary martini or some other hard drink after birth. Fathers get cigars.)

[Roundtop]

Ok, I'll feed the troll here.

1) C-section is major surgery. With all the risks that come with it (infection, etc)
2) C-section has a longer recovery time (6+ weeks compared to 1-2 weeks)
3) C-section cuts through all the abdominal tissue, which created a weak point in future (once you have a C-section, most docs won't let you birth naturally due to possible complications)
4) Natural birth can have pain managed with drugs, and can vary wildly in damage. My wife didn't need stitches at all, was on her feet within a couple hours (mostly due to exhaustion)

[Mae Dean]

What he said.

[Roundtop]

*side note:

Your last note about giving moms a drink is also a no-go. Since a new mom is breastfeeding, alcohol is verboten during breastfeeding time (the first year or so on average).

[The Cid]

Anyone want to see me miss the point entirely? Well, here goes:

I love that so many vending machines take cards now. I know, there are some negative aspects to that, but never having to rub a dollar bill against the corner of the machine in an attempt to make it more edible again makes all of those negatives completely worth it.

[collegestudent22]

Cid, you are missing the point entirely!

As for the flattening of the dollar, why do they still print them with paper? Why not a special, money-only, plastic - one that is similar to the credit card - that happens to be the size of the current dollar, but can easily fold in half? Or even better, some sort of transition to just electronic money with debit cards. We need 21st century money here!

Your last note about giving moms a drink is also a no-go. Since a new mom is breastfeeding, alcohol is verboten during breastfeeding time (the first year or so on average).

I was under the impression that an occasional drink was OK, provided it was JUST ONE, and at least two or three hours before the next breastfeeding session. So, technically, it would be possible to have a drink - but not right after the birth, because that first breastfeeding is recommended to be done shortly after (IIRC).

[Mae Dean]

Bingo.

[EternalDensity]

I was an induced birth, though in retrospect it wasn't strictly necessary. I think the doctor had an upcoming golf tournament or something like that.

[ijuin]

As for the flattening of the dollar, why do they still print them with paper? Why not a special, money-only, plastic - one that is similar to the credit card - that happens to be the size of the current dollar, but can easily fold in half? Or even better, some sort of transition to just electronic money with debit cards. We need 21st century money here!

I might be wrong, but plastic tends to acquire an electrostatic charge when a bunch of sheets of it rub together like in a wallet. Also, just "folding in half" won't be enough--it needs to be flexible enough to stuff loose into a pocket while you walk and sit and stuff without damage, or else durable enough that you can sit or step on it without breaking it. Nobody wants to find out that their cash has been invalidated because it got bent up in their pocket, especially if you can't get it replaced for free.

Personally, I would go with just requiring all licensed merchants and vending machines to accept credit cards (which would also involve requiring all credit card companies to allow all merchants to accept their cards without the credit company charging an exorbitant fee for doing so--e.g. American Express would have to let the hot dog vendor on the street corner accept payment through them without charging hundreds of bucks per month for the "privilege" of doing so).

I was under the impression that an occasional drink was OK, provided it was JUST ONE, and at least two or three hours before the next breastfeeding session. So, technically, it would be possible to have a drink - but not right after the birth, because that first breastfeeding is recommended to be done shortly after (IIRC).

If you want to believe the infant-care specialists, there is no such time as "three hours before the next breastfeeding session"--most of the ones that I have heard claim that a baby should not go more than three hours awake without eating.

[collegestudent22]

I was under the impression that an occasional drink was OK, provided it was JUST ONE, and at least two or three hours before the next breastfeeding session. So, technically, it would be possible to have a drink - but not right after the birth, because that first breastfeeding is recommended to be done shortly after (IIRC).

If you want to believe the infant-care specialists, there is no such time as "three hours before the next breastfeeding session"--most of the ones that I have heard claim that a baby should not go more than three hours awake without eating.

Have it immediately after feeding, then. Then there would be at least 2 hours until the next one, right?

[Aynber]

That'd be fine if it was an older infant breastfeeding, but a newborn can eat a bit more often than that. Most breastfeeding moms who want to drink will pump some before, and then wait about 5-6+ hours after to breastfeed again, to make sure the alcohol is out of their system. And while one drink might not affect the baby, MOST moms don't want to take the chance.

Of course, in the 50s, it used to be recommended that a new mom have a beer to relax both her and the baby... o_O

[bud]

Why not a special, money-only, plastic

All Australian bills are made out of plastic. Their first plastic bills were made in 1988!

[jont1371]

Never-mind the fact that money isn't even made out of paper (pretty sure it NEVER has been).
Currency paper is composed of 25 percent linen and 75 percent cotton. Red and blue synthetic fibers of various lengths are distributed evenly throughout the paper.

[Deacon]

Well it's paper made primarily from cotton fibers rather than wood fibers like common copy paper. This is done for many reasons, not the least of which is the vastly increased durability of the resulting bills.

[Andy]

Currency paper is composed of 25 percent linen and 75 percent cotton. Red and blue synthetic fibers of various lengths are distributed evenly throughout the paper.

But the washing machine still destroys them if you leave them in your pants' pocket! XD