Last time my mom was over she left some old birthday/ welcome new baby cards and miscellaneous papers from when I was tiny…
The cards were fun to look at, but the other documents were, well a bit scary…
One is book that she got when she was pregnant with me, and the others are two little pamphlets that she received in the hospital concerning feeding.
The pregnancy book was full of information for the pregnant mom. What to expect each month, what is happening in her body, what to eat, ideas for exercise etc… I skimmed though it a bit and then happened to read something that stopped me in my tracks… a page of recommendations…
Here are a few:
- Avoid X-rays unless the doctor deemed it necessary (I guess my mom’s doc did find it “necessary”)
- Do not ingest any Baking soda or antacids during pregnancy. (Really? What’s wrong with Baking soda?)
- Limit alcohol and cigarettes if you can. (No!! Wait!!! that cake has baking soda in it… here’s a cigarette and a martini instead…)
- Avoid getting cold. (so… don’t go outside 6 months of the year)
Of course, this was followed because there were not many other ways to get information about such things in the 70’s… and of course, doc knows best… right?
It gets worse though…
I’ll post the hospital feeding policies and recommendations next….
Whoa! Spooky Halloween post you have here. Oh how far we’ve come..