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I did not call her an idoit but as an employee of a childrens hospital, I would concur that it is irresponsible at best. First 37 weeks is full term, secondly when i left Sunday last year it was 102, thirdly there is 90k examples of second hand smoke. If camping, there is little access to hygene, including a stagnent pond growning all types of bacteria. If there are any complications God forbid, to mother or child you are a horseback ride out of that place and a 45 minute ambulance to nashville. If you told every single medic that will be stationed there that there was a 37 week attending bonnaroo they would be aghast. Just a really poor decision as a prospective parent. Skip a year, sit out back with your laptop streaming video of it. And come back full force next year. Make a good decision for your child and you. Taking hits to your personal life so that your kids can have a safe rich life is waht parenting is sometimes.
like i said, she's an idiot if she goes. it's probably the worst idea i have ever heard of
Again, if you can't have children then you really have no right to tell someone who can what to do while they are pregnant.
All of the Dr's at my OBGYN know that I go to Bonnaroo every year and know that I've gone pregnant in the past and that I'm going pregnant again this year. They have no problem with it.
One of my Dr's actually was joking about me giving birth in the med tent.
Hello, I can have babies and I think you are an idiot as well.
you're not just pregnant - it's a matter of HOW freaking pregnant you are going to be. Ever heard of early labor? Especially with the stress of being outside in 100 degree heat all day every day with limited access to air conditioning, tons of walking and YES secondhand smoke is secondhand smoke whether its indoors or outdoors. Not to mention the burden of keeping your hands clean.
And sure women used to give birth without the aids of modern medicine, but maybe you should look up the incidence of mother/infant death rates back then too.
Be smart. You're pushing it. Going to bonnaroo is not worth risking you and your baby 's health or life.
Post by kingpariah on May 19, 2011 15:10:25 GMT -5
lol @ the fallacies in this thread. I can't give birth but I know whats a good idea and whats a bad idea. I've been to Bonnaroo in the past; lots of smoke, lots of germs, dirt/mud everywhere (impossible to stay clean), people get STEPPED ON when sitting down at night, 100 degree heat....make your own choices, but I wouldn't personally recommend going to Bonnaroo at 9 months pregnant.
I'm not a heroin user but I can still tell people shooting up that its a bad idea.
I've never had an air conditioner at home or anywhere else when I was pregnant, and I went through the summer with all of them. Not everyone has that luxury to have air conditioning.
And I'm sorry but complaining about second hand smoke outside is just insane.
It's not hard to stay clean. It's not hard to avoid getting stepped on. It's not hard to stay hydrated. Yes you are going to have to take extra precautions but it's not hard.
Telling some one not to do NO NO WORD!!! is a lot different than telling someone that they are an idiot for camping while they are pregnant.
Instead of calling someone an idiot how about giving advice on how to have a more enjoyable time.
Going to Bonnaroo isn't a health risk if you're smart about it.
My midwife was also hesitant to approving the handicap placard. Honestly, between my midwife and the access people at Bonnaroo, I'm feeling like a jerk for even asking!
I can stop by and get my mom's placard for the weekend if you would like one. She has two and only one car.
Ok so back to torn about Wednesday night... Does anybody think getting in line about 12-1pm on Wednesday is too early? My husband wants to leave early like 3am and we are 8hours away. I am giving us an hour leeway of stops and eating.
Post by Dave Maynar on May 20, 2011 5:33:18 GMT -5
Since they don't open the gates until 7pm on Wednesday, you're guaranteeing yourself at least 6-7 hours in line plus whatever it takes to get in after the line starts moving.
We are planning on getting there around 5/6 pm on Wed. I just can't sit in another 7 hour line like last year. That was horrible. Hopefully they will open promptly @ 7.
About the pregnancy, f*** you a-holes degrading this person for her choice. This is not what Bonnaroo or this board is about.
Post by outin46days on May 20, 2011 11:41:11 GMT -5
all i know is that that baby is going to be pissed about waiting 7 hours to get into roo if you get in the line too late. if there is one thing i know, babies HATE waiting on lines.
Post by surronohappo on May 20, 2011 12:13:24 GMT -5
Ok, asshats (I'm not normally a name-caller, but those of you who called me an IDIOT started it). Not that I owe you this information, but I'm local. My hospital is 30 minutes away. Me going into early labor at Bonnaroo is the difference between me checking into the hospital by about 60 minutes. I'm riding in a friend's car, and my husband will be a phone call away to meet me at the entrance if I start having contractions. This is my 5th bonnaroo. I know how to drink water and elevate my feet and stay in the shade. It's not rocket science. I'm not going to sit home 25 miles away and miss one of my favorite things in the world because some rare extreme thing MIGHT happen, especially when the average 1st child gestation goes to almost 41 weeks.
My question was about access, camping, and logistics, not for your opinion about whether or not I should go. If anything, the walking is going to be very good for me at that stage of the pregnancy. My ONLY concern is avoiding BFE camping, and that has been resolved via the access people at Bonnaroo, who have assured me that I can bring a companion car to family camping so my friends & I can camp together. To bring it back to the initial point of this thread, I have decided to sleep at home Wednesday night because I weighed the pros and cons and I see no reason to head in Wednesday night. So I'm officially untorn about Wednesday night now.
Sometimes the negativity on this board is downright shameful.
And outin46days, babies TOTALLY hate waiting in lines! Thanks for the humor; this thread could use some.
If you would stop and notice that we number every day But allow the many moments left uncounted slip away You don't have to count them, just enjoy them one by one Then things would take a different hue and sparkle in the sun - Phish
especially when the average 1st child gestation goes to almost 41 weeks.
If it's your first one, a good way to guesstimate how long you will carry would be to look at your mother, aunts or sisters. There tends to be some correlation. Our first pregnancy ended in an emergency c-section. The second was natural at 42 weeks 5 days which was in line with my wife's mother having both of hers at 42+ weeks.
You do not need documentation for Access, the placard is all you need. And well said, Surranohappo. All of you (14 year old) 'men' who think you can give 'intelligent' advice on pregnancy need to just shut the hell up, seriously. You embarrass yourselves, and if you aren't embarrassed, well that just goes to show the level of intelligence we're really dealing with here, doesn't it? It embarrasses me. And the one supposed 'woman' who made an account just so she could post one thing in this thread calling someone an idiot, well thanks. Your contribution was just ever so valuable. Now please leave and never return, you complete waste of time. The few seconds I spent reading your brilliant post would have better been spent trying to explode my head by coughing, sneezing, and burping at the same time.
dthedrick: Obvious troll is obvious. How about you pathetically seek attention elsewhere? We clearly don't care about your smarmy crap, and it isn't even intelligent enough crap to be slightly amusing. When I see a post by you I just say to myself "Oh, good, ol' dthedick has nothing to say again. So glad he took the time to tell us all absolutely nothing in such a provocative manner."
Thanks, that was fun, let's not do it again sometime.
Post by LisaaTurtle on May 23, 2011 9:40:29 GMT -5
I give you ladies alot of credit for being that far in your pregnancy at Bonnaroo. I don't have children, so I have no idea how I'd be in that situation. I know that my cousin, who is an avid runner, ran up until the day she had her first baby, even in July heat, and she was totally fine. I'm sure as long as you take care of yourselves as you would at home, you'll be fine. Plus, I bet it'll help your babies grow up to be music lovers just like their moms .
Post by mizvalentine on May 23, 2011 10:12:45 GMT -5
Its amazing, when you're pregnant the whole world feels like your every move is their business. Its not! Plus it sounds like you have a good backup plan. I wish you a good Roo and I hope your little one holds off til you're home so you can enjoy yourself.
Wolfaroo - I could say the same thing about your post being a waste of time.
Also to whoever said complaining about secondhand smoke outside is stupid - I am a respiratory therapist and second hand smoke is second hand smoke even if you are outside.
I hope nothing bad happens to you at Bonnaroo - I am just saying its a very bad idea.
Also to whoever said complaining about secondhand smoke outside is stupid - I am a respiratory therapist and second hand smoke is second hand smoke even if you are outside.
Second hand smoke is going to be there regardless of inside or outside. I think the point that was trying to be made was that second hand smoke outside would be more diffuse due to the larger volume of air that it is in. Therefore, one would be subjected to less of it than they would inside an enclosed structure, such as a restaurant or bar.
So basically you're saying that I shouldn't go to Bonnaroo because I'm pregnant and there will be 2nd hand smoke.
Well with that thinking I shouldn't go to the county fair with my kids, or to the park, or to take my garbage out because my neighbor smokes on his porch.
That is stupid.
Sorry, but there are just some things that are unavoidable and shouldn't be feared as if it were the plague.
I've had three healthy children and I've spent all of my pregnancies outside with all of the germs and second hand smoke.
Please, if I were to apply some of the things said to everyday life I would have to live in a bubble.
The day that an actual DOCTOR that knows me and my medical history tells me not to go on a camping trip is the day I will stay home. Until then I will be there shaking my belly, and then returning home to have another beautiful healthy baby.
Wolfaroo - I could say the same thing about your post being a waste of time.
Also to whoever said complaining about secondhand smoke outside is stupid - I am a respiratory therapist and second hand smoke is second hand smoke even if you are outside.
I hope nothing bad happens to you at Bonnaroo - I am just saying its a very bad idea.
Yes. Any parent that takes their kids camping should have child services come and rescue those poor kids from the fresh air and place them in front of a tv where nothing can harm them.
My kids get more banged up riding their bikes outside than they do at any festival I've taken them to.
Wolfaroo - I could say the same thing about your post being a waste of time.
Also to whoever said complaining about secondhand smoke outside is stupid - I am a respiratory therapist and second hand smoke is second hand smoke even if you are outside.
I hope nothing bad happens to you at Bonnaroo - I am just saying its a very bad idea.
I didn't say your post was a waste of time, actually (though it was), I said that YOU were a waste of time. Signing up to post your stupid opinion was a waste of time, and even responding to your brilliant comeback is a waste of time (not sure why I'm bothering). Call people idiots elsewhere, 'respiratory therapist'.
I don't have kids, so I would never presume to tell others what to do with theirs, born or not. I doubt I would be up to the Bonnaroo challenge at 7 months, but if these ladies are, more power to them.
I hate to break it to you guys, but we women can do whatever the f'ck we put our minds to.
If I see you gals, I'll give you a frozen water and spray with my mister.
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