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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Peri needs are just as legitimate but should be within a broader mental health category. I actually took a permanent step back at work bc of peri since my work has no good options for my situation and no possibility of a real long vacation. [/quote]

They are not, and you know it. [/quote]

Right, that’s what I am saying…[/quote]

NP. Under what authority do you proclaim your expertise about perimenopause and its possible affects on health and wellbeing or lack thereof?[/quote]

I don’t think anyone needs to explain to you that “peri” is not the same as childbirth and caring for a newborn.

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Childcare is hard but the physical movement, standing up, carrying child are good for you. No one has gotten high LDL or blood sugar from running after kids. But sedatory office workers die from heart attack all the time.[/quote]

So do some exercise and eat better.

and sure, tell those working moms of infants how good it is for them  😂 [/quote]

Hey this is not the suffering Olympics. You don’t need to minimize what someone else is going through just to be an ass.

Childbirth, recovery and caring for infants is exhausting, but it is of a limited duration of time.

Perimenopause can last years and be awful. For some people it’s a breeze, for others it is horrific. Spending hours each day commuting and sitting at a desk has a cumulative negative impact on health that is very serious if unaddressed.

After RTO I am out of the house about 12 hours a day. I need 9 hours of sleep to function well. That leaves me with 3 hours a day to do absolutely everything else including the care of my children. I do my best to eat well but where am I supposed to get in a workout? Throw in peri/menopause. I am white but now I see firsthand why so many WOC die young of strokes and such. RTO is sending us back 50 years.[/quote]

Perimenopause is not even close to the rigors of childbirth.[/quote]

Agreed. No one dies from peri. Women die in childbirth all the time. [/quote]

I think the idea that perimenopause automatically qualifies you for "maternity leave" is absurd.  Women (and men) should have access to FMLA for medical issues, including those that come from peri.

But this statement that "no one dies from peri" is false.  Women's risk of cardiac issues goes up dramatically with peri, and women definitely die from those issues.  [/quote]

The cardiac issues are not because of perimenopaus.

They might be accelerated by perimenopaus, bit they aren't caused by it.

And if you are experiencing heart issues, due to obesity, sedentary lifeestyle, hereditary or whatever, you take medical leave for the heart issues, not for "the change:[/quote]

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