One more thought, just on the subject in general. When society decides that the pot itself causes the behavioral issues, it unintentionally lets contributing parental behavior off the hook. If a child has impairments, and they are attributed to the chemical effects of mom’s drug use on the child’s brain, it is easy to…

I would never smoke around a child, and obviously heavy usage of cannibis when the brain is developing is not a good idea.

Information on prenatal health and pregnant women and infant care is a constantly evolving practice — and, I’ll say it: philosophy — that changes practically from year to year. You’re right, in our mothers’ generation the prevailing practices would be practically unheard of now, such as smoking during pregnancy or…

If you want to learn more look at studies done in Jamaica concerning pregnancy and marijuana use. (The authors I read attempted to do the same in the US but it was difficult to find women only using marijuana stateside. They had to keep turning women out of the study when routine drug tests turned up other substances…

I agree, why risk it, juuuuuuuuuuust in case (I didn’t do it myself) but imo the women who worry about this in the first place due to medical need or suffering, can make the decision for themselves. Everything has risk when you’re pregnant, honestly — your nail polish may have formaldehyde! You should eat organic! You…

I had HG with my first...I lost 30lbs in the span of 4 weeks and was briefly hospitalized to replace lost fluids and provide Compazine through the IV. I spent the remainder of my pregnancy taking Compazine, but there is also Phenergan and Zofran. You have to weigh the benefits with any medication you take during…

Women who are sick or in pain from being pregnant should just suck it up and be thankful that they are doing the thing they were built to do in this world. In particular, don’t mention any of the discomfort to anyone because it makes people feel uncomfortable to think about vaginas. If a woman has morning sickness,…

When I was pregnant with my 2nd a year ago I was curious about this and looked up the studies myself. Generally the consensus is a whole lot of ‘not sure’ and studies did not look at women who only did a LITTLE (studies usually go with women who toked over a certain amount, much like caffeine-in-pregnancy studies;…

So what do you give women that suffer debilitating morning (or all day—sorry Ma!) sickness? No, I’m not saying you should smoke weed, but you also shouldn’t drink caffeine, be over-stressed, etc.

Can we finally meet at the middle on weed use and health? Its not the worst thing in the universe, nor is it a wholly positive indulgence. Rather than fighting to “smoke weed every day”... Can we accept that it, like any other substance, should be consumed responsibly and in moderation? I’ve never met a person who…

As someone who works with many people who are on disability, I will say this: in some circles, maybe you and everyone you know is on SNAP and/or SS(D)I... it’s the norm. So you don’t necessarily think of it as being related to “Big Brother”. Also, this article just makes me think of why I encourage my clients on SSI…

Careful what you ask for. No matter how anyone explains it to you, it doesn’t actually make any sense. You have to be fucking crazy (and I’m talking in the colloquial sense, b/c this isn’t mental illness, it is willful delusion and a nurtured victim complex, although I’m sure there is also overlap) to make the leaps…

Because terrible events are hard for these people to process, and it is more comforting to think that they are fake. They would rather live in a world where no children died and the government set this up to try and take our guns than to live in a world where a single person can inflict so much pain and where one of…

Threats need to be taken seriously but I’m not sure how much of a threat this woman is.

The former waitress, who said she has been unemployed since 2004, spoke in a soft voice and told the judge she is receiving Social Security disability assistance.

These conspiracy nuts are now firmly in control as one of them has been elected president and Trump is going to be feeding them a steady diet of this nuttiness and it’ll bind him even closer to them. When the first mass shooting by a white male takes place under Trump, it’ll be his government telling the American…

Because it is a tragedy so inhumane, it is unquantifiable and and can’t be categorized. It brings on complex emotions and thought processes go completely out of whack. Thus the void where this can spread.

False flag by the feds, in order to anger the population, turn them against the 2nd Amendment and take away their guns.

So Obama can take our guns.

Can someone please explain to me why people believe Sandy Hook (and others) did NOT happen?? What is the point of the denial?