Letters to the Editor
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Pre-pregnant anyone?
A few months ago when the CDC suggested all women who have even a small chance of conceiving get on the proper vitamin regiment lots of feminists flipped. It was all about Bush trying to keep us barefoot and in the kitchen by forcing vitamin C on us. In fact I just got done reading NOW’s position on the subject (ok, I skimmed it – it’s really shrill and it started giving me a headache).
I didn’t get then and I don’t get now what the big deal is about being ‘pre-pregnant.’ It seems like a no brainer to get on the proper vitamins and pay close attention to your drug intake if that’s where you are in life. I guess I just expect my doctor to ask those important questions and help me out. But after reading that NOW article I can see why some doctor’s are hesitant to get into the ‘baby maker’ conversation. Sometimes I’m sure we’re our own worst enemies.
And no one really knows what’s up with all the autistic kids out there (one out of every 100 I think) - maybe that’s where all the babies with birth defects are.