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Anonymous
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Do you drive places you don't absolutely have to drive? I don't have to drive to the grocery store - I could have my husband do it alone or have groceries delivered. I don't have to drive to work - I could take the metro. Do I need to drive to just have dinner with a friend? No, of course not, I could stay home. That would decrease the risk to my baby of a car accident.
So should I just stay home for non-essential trips? It totally depends on the risk involved. Having dinner with a friend is a pure pleasure for me, not something needed for the baby, yet I do it. Eating at a restaurant is riskier for the baby than eating at home every night where I have more control over food preparation, yet I do it on occasion. Do you think people who make these choices are selfish mothers? Some people are assuming a high risk with dolphins that there is no evidence to support. Maybe I underestimated the risk of dolphins (I couldn't find any evidence of attacks) and maybe others are overestimating it. I do understand the "why risk it" question. Surely we all know and feel our babies are more important than anything in the world but we still take risks. Many pregnant women still wear some make-up even though it hasn't been fully proven to have no harm. I do it. Many of us drive unnecessarily, a very serious risk. And no, my point is not that because we take some risks we should take all risks; we clearly have to make choices. But to say to any particular woman's risk calculation "why risk it if the act isn't essential" is to suggest that this is the metric by which caring mothers live and it isn't. Caring mothers put on lipstick, get in the car, and go out into the world. |
Anonymous
| Did you tell the company that you used that you were pregnant? |
Anonymous
| Can people please lay off the OP? Why do you care what she does? She is fine and her baby is fine. Her point is that *everything* in life involves some degree of risk and we all have to make a personal decision where to draw the line. For the record, though I'm not the OP, I've enjoyed the occassional glass of wine, turkey sandwich and sushi during my pregnancy and it is *not* my first pregnancy. |
Anonymous
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Here are the real reasons why you shouldn't do it:
http://www.wspa-usa.org/pages/272_what_s_wrong_with_swimming_with_dolphins_.cfm Besides, if you post a question like this here, people will answer. And if you don't think you'll like the answers, then don't post a question like this. |
Anonymous
I know about the concern about the dolphins' wellbeing and there is some valid concern there. I've also agreed that the risk isn't zero. I asked for people's factual experiences, not their opinions. But I don't object to the discussion, I'm engaging in it, aren't I? Disagreeing and explaining my view isn't the same as saying that other people shouldn't have expressed theirs. I'll probably stop talking now but this has been interesting so thank you all. |
Anonymous
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Hi I'm the pp and I realize I was typing fast and was rude. I apologize. I have a friend who works with dolphins at an aquarium and she's opposed to tourists swimming with dolphins, and that's what I based my note on.
Not everyone feels as strongly as her though. Good luck with the rest of your pg. |
Anonymous
exactly why I said I am sure it is her first baby, if not, she would know what she has to loose, You can not know that feeling until you have held your baby. |
Anonymous
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I wanted to swim with dolphins when I was 3 mo pregnant w/ second child. They said no and I was annoyed and agree with other posters that it is a symptom of this liability-obssessed culture. They had videos of what appeared to be 4yr olds doing it -- how dangerous could it be? Using a public restroom represents more risk to an unborn baby. I wasn't even showing yet for heaven's sake but I also could not lie to them when asked.
However, I agree with posters who said that until 2d child some don't totally "get it" in terms of the realness of the person inside of you -- I did certain things in 1st pregnancy that I did not do in 2d. |
Anonymous
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Oh man, you people are pansy's. No doubt you're the same women that ask for narcotics to be pumped through your body (that means your babies body, too) when you go into labor. People sacrifice the health of their unborn babies with these drugs every single day in every hospital in America - where's your outrage over that?
Besides that, does anyone have any actual studies (ie, something more substantial than "my friends said that some resort had some attack on a pregnant woman once!") that swimming with dolphins is actually unsafe for a pregnant woman? What exactly do you think is "so risky" about it? And on what are you basing your assumption that it even IS risky? I will say though that the one compelling thing was the information about how it might not be good for the dophins. Obviously that has nothing to do with the pregnant issue, but interesting nonetheless. |
Anonymous
This is so silly. Of course first time moms know what they have to lose. Although I suppose it varies from woman to woman....some woman have fought hard and long to even get pregnant in the first place. Personally, I relaxed so much more during my second pregnancy, because I knew that all the (mostly unnecessary) restrictions I placed on myself during my first were based on a lot of myth and heresay. Having had two children now, I can honestly say that there was no difference in my ability to understand the preciousness of the life I was carrying from the get-go. Thankfully though I was able to ditch the neurotic obsessions with everything I did/ate/drank etc. with pregnancy number two! I don't think I would think twice about swimming with dolphins if that were something that interested me. And to hell with the stupid agencies and all their liability-based rules. |
Anonymous
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Just another opinion to PP...I have lost a pregnancy late in the course of things...was it something I could have prevented, maybe - maybe not ...I had incompetent cervix which of course I did not know but still think back to the things that I could have done differently....when this type of loss happens, trust me you will think differently about EVERYTHING the next time. I don't think anyone can understand this unless you have gone through it. And having tried to get pregnant for 2 1/2 years and eventually going through all type of fertility assistance up to IVF..I had a pretty good notion of the 'miracle' which is pregnancy and a baby.
We all respond to things differently based on our experiences...I am glad everything went fine for OP. I do certainly understand the companies 'liability policy', if that is what iit is - what realistic person can blame them in this day and age? |
Anonymous
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I THOUGHT IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR YOU AND THE BABY A FORM OF TILAPATHY!!I WANT TO EXPERIENCE IT AND ALWAYS THOUGHT DOLPHINS WAS SAFE AND FRIENDLY
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Anonymous
| Hmmm...reviving a two-year old thread, all caps, "tilapathy"...I think there is something fishy going on. |
Anonymous
| I have heard that male dolphins have been known to work together to try and isolate female swimmers and "push" them out into deeper waters. I think this has something to do with hormones and is more likely if you are close to your period. So maybe pregnant women could be more susceptible to this. |
Anonymous
| OP, if you have to ask, then maybe you should not do it. |