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Mar. 11th, 2025 04:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gemfyreThis Podcast Will Kill You has finally started their series on pregnancy, which I have been keen to listen to.
I've already cried once at the tale of a dismissive doctor and a way-too-early labour, resulting in the baby surviving only 3 hours.
I have zero desire to carry, birth, or raise a child. I am TERRIFIED by the concept. Listening to all the things that can go wrong at any stage, from conception for the life of that child, however long it ends up being, scares the shit out of me and that just one of many nopes as to why I don't want my own children.
But, I DO feel the joy and sadness and grief by people who desperately wanted those children. And the fear of those who have unwanted pregnancies and hope that they have access to whatever course of action is best for them.
I've already cried once at the tale of a dismissive doctor and a way-too-early labour, resulting in the baby surviving only 3 hours.
I have zero desire to carry, birth, or raise a child. I am TERRIFIED by the concept. Listening to all the things that can go wrong at any stage, from conception for the life of that child, however long it ends up being, scares the shit out of me and that just one of many nopes as to why I don't want my own children.
But, I DO feel the joy and sadness and grief by people who desperately wanted those children. And the fear of those who have unwanted pregnancies and hope that they have access to whatever course of action is best for them.
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Date: 2025-03-12 01:04 am (UTC)That sounds fascinating. I spent a couple of years working with a dataset that was focused on things going wrong in pregnancy and birth, so very glad I did that after having kids!