CDC Recommending Women Don't Drink Unless on BC

[easilyunamused]

You can pry my wine from my cold, dead hands.

They can be such fear mongers.

[ohinvrtedworld]

Ha. Hahahahahaha. Haha.

I might be tearing up thinking about breaking up with Lambrusco.

[butlerfan]

Yeah....no. I would not drink while pregnant but its been 15 months since we started trying. I need to have my occasional wine to keep me sane.

[ohinvrtedworld]

I'm lazy and didn't read. Is the logic that there is some chance that you're KTFU any time if you are not on BC?

Because Wondfos are cheap so pee on them and keep on drinking.

[SheilaTheTank]

I have so many fucking problems with this, I don't know where to start.

[ohinvrtedworld]

Feb 2, 2016 22:12:15 GMT -5 butlerfan said:

Yeah....no. I would not drink while pregnant but its been 15 months since we started trying. I need to have my occasional wine to keep me sane.

If ever there was a life situation that warrants alcohol to cope, it's IF. 

[pinkcat]

Feb 2, 2016 22:09:22 GMT -5 easilyunamused said:

You can pry my wine from my cold, dead hands.

They can be such fear mongers.

I was just typing the same exact response. +1! I'm not a fan of scare tactics or treating all women as if they are incapable of making a smart, healthy decision for themselves. I see no issues with drinking while TTC and if I do get pregnant I will feel comfortable with the occasional small glass of wine. It's a personal decision for everyone but fear mongering just leads to misinformation being spread.

[ceejay]

I guess if you're having lots of sex all the time without contraception and not ever checking if you're pregnant, then sure, maybe you shouldn't also be getting drunk every night.

But this seems like overkill to say that all women of childbearing age shouldn't drink unless they're using contraceptives.

[butlerfan]

And cd1 is hard and maybe I want to drink then. Geez.

[aprilz81]

WTF? I mean, really, what are they thinking?

[SheilaTheTank]

Sorry but this makes me legit pissed off. I shouldn't be persuaded into taking birth control just so I can have a fucking glass of wine. Seriously the CDC can fuck right off with this shit.

[easilyunamused]

I hate that the CDC and other government health agencies think women can not be responsible enough to take care of their own uteruses.

[pinkcat]

Feb 2, 2016 22:23:39 GMT -5 SheilaTheTank said:

Sorry but this makes me legit pissed off. I shouldn't be persuaded into taking birth control just so I can have a fucking glass of wine. Seriously the CDC can fuck right off with this shit.

This sounds like something that would be a recommendation and a way to control young girls in 1916.




Just in case they're wondering, it's 2016.

[SheilaTheTank]

ok last thought and I'll stop rambling. But can you imagine what would happen if they told men to not drink unless that had a vasectomy. There would be full scale riots.

[ohinvrtedworld]

Well, and where does it stop? Certain meds people need to survive through depression, migraines, chronic pain? Soft cheese? Deli meat? SUSHI!!?!

[thechickencoop]

Well then. +1 to what y'all said and fuck no I didn't read the comments. That's just asking for alcohol. Oy.

[teachermomtobe]

Feb 2, 2016 22:15:39 GMT -5 ohinvrtedworld said:

Feb 2, 2016 22:12:15 GMT -5 butlerfan said:

Yeah....no. I would not drink while pregnant but its been 15 months since we started trying. I need to have my occasional wine to keep me sane.

If ever there was a life situation that warrants alcohol to cope, it's IF. 

+1

[teachermomtobe]

Oh and also, 1 glass of wine =/= FAS in my opinion. Nobody has to agree with me including the CDC.

[peaseblossom55]

This is really silly we are grown adults.

[onesweetworld]

Fuck you CDC and the horse you rode in on.

[nemomof2]

Well.....this is just ridiculous, +1 to PP. I only got half way through the the article too.

[Deleted]

I only read the first paragraph and that was enough. Who is ttc and waits an entire month before taking a damn test?! They're fucking sexist idiots.

[dashook]

I can't even bring myself to open and read the article, and you can fucking forget about the comments. This makes me all sorts of ragey. pinkcat, easilyunamused, and others hit the nail on the head for me as to why: it's the underlying assumption that women are such stupid, fragile, and irresponsible creatures that the white knight government has to step in to protect their unborn children from them.

I fucking can't.

[ladytiffany24]

What the hell is this?! Wine is life.

[icaughtfire]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. No.

[jcrewgirl]

Feb 2, 2016 22:09:22 GMT -5 easilyunamused said:

You can pry my wine from my cold, dead hands.

They can be such fear mongers.

+1

[nachobutt]

Fuck the CDC.

Tinfoil hat: Is this some sort of way for the government to control the population?

(Just saying, I know it's not likely, but COME ON!)

[goldenlove3]

Isn't it a lot more accepted to drink wine and beer while pregnant in Europe? I don't know why we need to be treated like children.

[britta]

LOL. Oh.

[ellabee]

Mmmmmm, no lol.