#trust the experts

[thebeesareback]

I think probably the most annoying case of mansplaining i ever had was from my (now ex) boyfriend. My mother was a midwife,and I grew up surrounded by experts in childbirth, aftercare and pregnancy. This doesn't make me an expert, but I did hear a lot about all aspects when I was young and I picked up some information. I mentioned that homebirths are safer, unless it's a high risk pregnancy, because the person giving birth often feels calmer and there's less risk of infection with all of the superbugs you get in hospitals. I was born at home, as were my siblings, and most of the babies born to the midwives I know. He responded by telling me about a thing he read on Reddit which said that maternal mortality was higher outside of hospitals, and dismissed everything I'd said as "anecdotal evidence".

I later discussed this with my mother. The study he half-assedly cited had some very misleading information: they counted any births which happened outside of hospitals as "home births", including when someone had unexpectedly gone into labour and given birth in the car; births in ambulances; situations where paramedics had had to give advice over the phone to someone (usually the father) and get them to deliver the baby. If your homebirth is a low-risk pregnancy, and you have at least two fully qualified midwives with you, it is safer to have a baby at home.

Obviously, if you're the one up the duff, do what feels best for you. But don't let some unqualified man with an unwashed ass talk down to you because he's been on Reddit.

So yeah he can fuck off

[stepfordgoth]

"if you're suppressing viral replication then if it can't more virus then you get better faster, right?" 👏👏👏

[barbarian15]

[writeouswriter]

Sexy character tips: make them a loser, just an absolute goddamn loser

[sylladextrous]

Tuesdays are no problem when you have a new jacket

[skiamachy]

just browsing a museum catalog of historical items, in the 'public health & hygiene' section, and-- uh, what, now?

[mishiami]

the art of getting people to forgive you

[airbrickwall]

[jdmara]

it’s very important to me that you all know that this photo from december 13th 2002 (archive source) was taken like 24 hours after frank got the scorpion tattoo

[arcticdementor]

(link)

[spirk-trek]

amanda's comment in journey to babel 'i'm afraid you couldn't pronounce the vulcan name' would annoy jim SO much, he'd find out the correct pronunciation of spock's full name and practice until he got it right and one day they'd be playing chess in comfortable silence when jim out of nowhere slowly says "s'chn t'gai spock" and spock's hand just freezes mid move

[napping-sapphic]

I want gf for completely selfless reasons and NOT just because i want to use her as a weighted blanket i swear

[dreamwinged]

f/o perfume best purchase i’ve ever made in my life. selfshippers i strongly urge u all to find a scent that reminds u of ur f/o and spray it on ur pillow every night b4 u sleep. if ur lucky maybe they have an official fragrance or smth but it doesnt have to be anything too complicated — just something that makes u feel like theyre there. trust me it will be so epic and awesome you have have to do it

[muffinlance]

Crochet Pattern: Rollable Isopuppy (Giant Isopod Dog)

Crochet an isopuppy! As cuddled in Salvage; story and pattern both by me. Whether you’ve read the story or not, treat yourself to a Very Good Dog. You deserve it. <3

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[id: Photos of a crocheted isopuppy (giant isopod dog) from various angles. It has the head and tail of a dog, with isopod legs, shell, and antennae. It is a very Good Boi. End id.]

Also that is now my site for patterns, both sewn and crocheted (Dragon Zuko is also up there), so. Subscribe if you're interested in that. If you're interested in my writing, that's at this site. Also I'm on Ravelry now.

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[nat-20s]

My justification for both Rose and Martha harboring a lil crush on Donna Noble- a: I think it's fun and b: Donna Noble is the tenth doctor but cooler. How would you not have a crush on the cooler version of the person you already have a crush on

[barib-yariel]

western activists since october 7th: it is so important to educate yourself 😔 here is a tiktok about what's going on and a link to a vox article I never read