All proud mommies fill this out…?

So… I’m very bored… thought this would be fun!

1.age?
23

2. name?
Ashley

3. Birthday?
11/27

4. time of birth?
8:41PM

5. how long did labor last?
20 hours

6. who was in the room when baby was born?
My husband, best friend, and Doula

7. how long did u push?
around 30-45 minutes.

8. weight?
8Ibs 7Oz!

9. length?
21.5

10. any hair?
Lots!

11. who does baby look like?
At first he looked more like me… now he is a great mix of Mommy And Daddy!

12. be honest…how much weight did u gain during pregnancy?
37

13. was baby early or late?
He came on HIS time 🙂 but according to doctors 4 days late

14. who drove u home from hospital?
Myself. My husband had to leave the day before we left the hospital (military) he was only home for 2 days for the birth!

15. how many baby showers did u have?
Just one

16. when did baby start sleeping thru the night?
He doesn’t… he’s only 3 months old and eats a ton!

17. did u breastfeed?
I am currently breastfeeding. Plan on exclusively breastfeeding for a long time!

18.if not, what kind of formula?
N/A

19. who keeps your baby the most?
While I’m at work… my mother in law

20. when do u wanna have another?
3 years

21.. how did u pick the name?
My husband picked it (Braiden) and we both love it.

22. how did u know when it was time to go to hospital?
When I was going through transition… and still hadn’t gone to the hospital. I just knew it was time to go. I was 8CM dilated when i got there.

23. What was your pain management?
Relaxation- had an all natural delivery!

24. did u go home or somewhere else when u left the hosp.?
hoooome

25. anyone spend the night with u first night home?
My baby 🙂 Hubby was away though 🙁

What age range of woman is preferred for men to marry who are between 39 to 45 yrs old?

What age range is preferred for a woman to have a healthy pregnancy and bear healthy kids?
It is widely known that women generally should be within 30 for having a healthy baby,this is not my view alone but that of British Scientists according to this article I found on the net just now-
“Scientists believe that women should bear children up to 30 years old” – http://healthcentrl.com/scientists-believe-that-women-should-bear-children-up-to-30-years-old/
So if a man due to various socio-economic reasons who couldn’t marry till he is near 40 or 45 yrs old wants to marry a woman & have a natural baby instead of some IVF or surrogate-born child
, what age range of woman should he choose?
Now if a man who is 40 yrs old cant risk marry a 35-37 yrs old woman(who belongs to his age group and conforms to Indian society norms) and risk having children with Downs syndrome!!
What I mean to say is that,even though a man may be 40 yrs old, he should & must always try to marry a woman who is between 24 to 30 yrs old.
Of course many would cite exceptions presenting examples of woman who have given normal childbirth even at the age of 50 yrs or more,but this is not a general case but some exceptions to the general nature of childbirth.
BTW, I am speaking of Indian context particularly where society doesn’t usually accepts easily a man who is to marry a woman much younger than him(unless it is a love marriage).
I mean in India if you go for a arranged marriage or even through matrimonial sites very rarely you will find a woman who is willing to marry a man who is much older than her unless the man is very rich or very handsome or something exceptional cases like maybe a film actor like Salman Khan or a popular sport-stars like say Tendulkar or Dhoni who chooses to marry at the age of 45!!(unlike in the West where there can be exceptions of a young girl marrying a much older man like in the case of Pandit Ravi Shankar to cite one example)

pregnant ladies: questions for fun?

1.)how old are you?
2.)what baby # is this?
3.)how far are you?
4.)whats the gender/or what gender are you hoping for?
5.)are you with the babies daddy? if yes, for how long?
6.)babies daddies age?
7.)what symptoms have you had all so far this pregnancy?
8.)whats your ideas for the nursery or how have you already decorated it?
9.)do you plan on having any more kids?
10.)are you having a baby shower?
11.)are you planning on natural birth with/without epidural? csection?
12.) got any names picked out?

for me:
1. i’m 18
2. number 1, I lost the one other baby
3. i’m 14 weeks 5 days (15 weeks tuesday!)
4. haven’t found out the gender yet! i’m hoping for a girl, but It really doesn’t matter
5. I am with the babies daddy, we’ve been together for a little over 2 years
6. my boyfriend is gonna be twenty in a little over a week
7.symptoms were sore breasts, urinating a lot, fatigue, migraines, BAD morning sickness 24/7, nausea, food cravings, cramps
8. a boy- lightish blue either teddy bears/baseball bats or winnie the pooh. girl- light pink with butterflies possibly or flowers
9.) I’m planning on maybe 2-3 kids
10.) I wish I was having a baby shower, but I haven’t lived here long and don’t know anyone
11.) i’m planning on natural birth with no epidural because i’m SO scared of needles and freak out bad, but we’ll see how that goes.
12.) boy- tyler james. girl- kaylee lynn or kaylee renee

What do you think about these gender inequalities? What should be done?

VIOLENCE

*Violence against men minimalized or taken less seriously than violence against women otherwise completely ignored.
* Depiction of violence against men as humorous, in the media and elsewhere (see Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them!), when women are also violent.
* Assumption of female innocence or sympathy for women, which will always result in problems such as disproportionate penalties for men and women for similar crimes, lack of sympathy for male victims in domestic violence cases, and dismissal of female-on-male rape cases.
* Societal failure to address prison rape, including issues such as prevention (e.g., reducing prison crowding that requires sharing of cells), impunity for prison rapists, and even correctional staff punishing prisoners by confining them with known rapists. Prison rape is often used as a subject of humor in films such as Let’s Go to Prison.
* Only men are called up during a military draft.
* Circumcision (characterized as harmless tradition by some, and as male genital mutilation by others) being advocated while female genital mutilation is prohibited.
* In American popular culture, sex between a boy coerced by an older woman is generally considered not to be a big deal- Time has remarked that it is “viewed with a wink”- even though this form of child molestation can have serious repercussions for the male victim, including clinical mental illness.
* A 1992 study found that boys are subject to the stereotype that they need significantly less protection against sexual abuse compared to girls. It also found that this leads to less reporting of abuse and to discrimination in which victims receive less treatment and less support from others if they are male.
* Controversy exists that laws that criminalize rape of men when perpetrated by women are not properly enforced. Research has shown that when men are raped (by either women or other men), the rapists will use their bodys’ unconscious natural responses- erections, feelings of dizziness, ejaculation, et cetera- to make them think they “actually wanted it”. Psychologist Helen Smith has written, “Our society [in the U.S.] shames men who are abused by women just as it shamed and blamed women many years ago who were abused by men. Neither strategy is a good one for a society that purports to promote justice and fairness.”

PARENTING

* Discrimination with regard to child custody.
* Unfairness in the way the alimony and child support systems are structured.
* Related to both of the above, gynocentric divorce law.
* Pregnancies carried to term despite agreements ahead of time that they would not be, subjecting men to unwanted parental responsibilities and/or child support expectations. (see Dubay v. Wells)
* The opposite of the above, where a man who wants to have a child has no say in whether his partner aborts their child and is not even notified if the abortion takes place. (see paternal rights and abortion)
* Equality in adoption rights allowing either unmarried males or females to adopt.

DISCRIMINATION

* Legislation that addresses women’s needs without considering the corresponding need in men. (e.g., Women, Infants, and Children Act; Violence Against Women Act)
* Biases in the justice system against men, such as higher incarceration rates and longer sentences for men (compared to women) for the same crimes.
* Statutory rape laws enforced more vehemently in instances where the victim is female and/or the perpetrator is male.[17]
* Rape shield laws, which may prevent some men from adequately challenging their accuser.
* Cathy Young, who does not consider herself a “masculinist,” argues that in rape cases, “the dogma that ‘women never lie’ means that there is, for all intents and purposes, no presumption of innocence for the defendant”.[18]
* Women are allowed to marry at younger ages than men in several countries e.g., Argentina, Uruguay and some U.S. states.[19]
* Men pay higher premiums for auto,[20] life and disability insurance, though discrimination according to race or other criteria is prohibited.
* In some countries, men have to pay more income tax than their female counterparts. E.g. in India the income tax exemption limit for men is Rs 150,000 per annum while that for women is Rs 180,000 per annum.[21]

SOCIAL CONCERNS

* Increasing suicide rate among young men, four times higher than among young women.[22]
* Men have a lower average lifespan than women.
* Men constitute the majority of the prison population.
* It’s usually seen as socially acceptable for a female to try out or follow masculine social norms, whereas if a male does the same for feminine social norms they often attract unwanted attention and are
* victims of ridicule, insult, harassment, and threatening behavior. For example, stay-at-home dads, men who want to be nannies or babysitters, men who cry or express emotions can all be treated poorly.
* Similarly to the previous point, female homosexuality is more accepted than male homosexuality, the latter resulting in a higher degree of homophobia.
* Lack of advocacy for men’s rights; little domestic abuse support for men.
* Prostate cancer funding disproportionately lower than breast cancer funding.[1][23][24][25][26]
* Incarceration for not paying child support, particularly for unwanted children, in contrast to women’s right to abort. (see Male abortion)
* Special government agencies for women’s affairs with no corresponding agencies for men’s affairs.
* Lack of legal ramifications or enforcement for paternity fraud.

EDUCATION

* Some studies have indicated that because boys attract more teacher attention in classrooms compared to girls, boys al

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boys also receive harsher forms of punishment as well as more frequent punishment than girls for the same offenses.[1]

EMPLOYMENT

* Harder physical entrance criteria for men in many occupations, such as the army, police and fire service. Requiring men to be physically stronger than women in these occupations leaves men responsible for a greater share of the physical work, for no more pay.[27]
* Legal inequality and protections of paternal vs. maternal leave in most countries.
* Data from 1994 in the U.S. reported that 94% of workplace fatalities occur to men. Masculist Warren Farrell has argued that men are often clustered in dirty, physically demanding and hazardous jobs in an unjustifiably disproportionate manner.[
DM: I’m glad you acknowledge the pendulum has swung to far and men are now being discriminated against. I would like to point out that 94% of workplace fatalities happen to men because, most of the time, when something dangerous needs to be done at work (lift heavy objects, intense physical tasks) the employees get the man to do it instead of the woman.