r/interesting • u/IshigamiSenku04 • 1d ago

This woman never had a baby bump throughout her pregnancy MISC.

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The baby was totally fine

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u/yipgerplezinkie 1d ago edited 1d ago

True. It’s kind of interesting how many baby boomers have fetal alcohol syndrome and don’t know it though. Very few become profoundly disabled, but it’s a risk no one takes anymore now that we know better

Edit: Fewer people take the risk and most people are aware of the risk. My bad people

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u/amy000206 1d ago

You think it's just boomers? No one takes that risk anymore? About 1% to 5% of 1st graders in the US are affected by fetal alcohol syndrome today. We know better now as a whole but knowledge doesn't cure addiction.

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u/yipgerplezinkie 1d ago edited 1d ago

I’m saying it was more prevalent when there was a lack of awareness and that a lot of people live their lives not even aware that they have it to some degree.

I don’t see it in other cohorts as frequently. If you work in education, I’m sure you see it all the time.

Edit: I see what you mean now. The generalization was not intended. Of course there is exception for addicted people

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u/Yosoy666 1d ago

We've known about the effects of alcohol consumption during pregnancy for a long time. Gone With the Wind has a part about Scarlett's doctor not mentioning drinking because he assumed she wasn't a drinker. The baby was described as ugly and not very bright

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u/yipgerplezinkie 1d ago edited 1d ago

That’s fair. I just figure it wasn’t widely believed or thought of. Asbestos and silica dust was known to cause disease for a long time, but older folks were often lulled into a state of complacency because no institution publicized the scientific connection between exposure and disease sufficiently to raise significant awareness

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u/Quitbeingobtuse 1d ago

The baby was described as ugly and not very bright

A Republican is born!

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u/redwoods81 1d ago

Also the schools can't just expell a student because they can't read anymore.

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u/desertdweller2011 1d ago

totally agree with you and also we didn’t have home pregnancy tests in the US until the late 70s and weren’t widespread until after that. and they weren’t as good at detecting early pregnancy. people found out a lot later!

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u/Calypsosin 1d ago

I work at a drive thru daiquiri place and it’s really informed me on how many people either don’t give a fuck or don’t know any better. Tons of people roll up with babies in their laps, no car seat in sight. In my two years I’ve definitely served more than 5 pregnant women.

Aside from that, you spend enough time in the country and you will start noticing the physical traits a lot. Big foreheads, small eyes, thin upper lips. It’s frighteningly more common than you’d think.

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u/FunSushi-638 1d ago

I worked with a pregnant woman who would vape at her desk and still went out for smoke breaks. I wouldn't be surprised if she was also drinking. She was 22yo and was pregnant with her 4th kid!

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u/NighthawkCP 1d ago

Yea a place I work at has an OB/GYN office next door. Frequently see women who are obviously quite pregnant going out front to smoke before and after their appointments. Pretty disappointing as it isn't like there hasn't been messaging to make people aware you shouldn't smoke or drink while pregnant.

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u/FunSushi-638 1d ago

Right?!? I never said anything because I figure she HAS to know better, she just either didn't care or was too addicted to quit. Either way, me casting judgment was not going to help anything.

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u/DarkflowNZ 1d ago

Nice, my mum was likely just doing heroin so I'm away laughing (partial /s)

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u/peridotdragonflies 1d ago

Hang out in any pregnancy space online and you would not say nobody takes that risk anymore lol

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u/Emm_withoutha_L-88 1d ago

I think much of human society had it, drinking alcohol was just part of daily life. Even if it was weaker and used mostly to disinfect drinks

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u/Relevant_Winter1952 1d ago

Sure but that’s less fun than taking shots at those boomers amirite?

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u/CreamySmegma 1d ago

Taking shots with the boomers ;)

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u/yipgerplezinkie 1d ago

It’s not intended to be a shot at them. Maybe I should have said people over 55 because that’s when people were warned about it.

You can see it in peoples faces especially where I’m from (Wisconsin). Most people with it are unaware they have it kinda like having webbed fingers or toes. The two I know who have it for certain are leading much cooler lives than me. They’re kind, funny, and smart. Their mothers just took a risk they weren’t aware of.

I should point out that millennials don’t have it at anywhere near similar rates because boomers chose to break the cycle so that’s pretty cash money of them

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u/Relevant_Winter1952 1d ago

For the two you are certain about, can you sometimes tell they are not cognitively at 100%. Probably hard to know is less severe cases since an otherwise bright person with it might be less noticeable than a below average performer who doesn’t have it

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u/Lighthouseamour 1d ago

My mom is an alcoholic. She definitely drank whole pregnanct. I think I was probably going to be a genius.

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u/jmac94wp 1d ago

Aren’t aware of it? I can’t see how that would be the case. FAS has certain markers that are pretty noticeable.

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u/yipgerplezinkie 1d ago

Not unless you’re looking for it. Like they’ll have a thin upper lip and no philtrum with subtle folds in the eyes but otherwise they look great, hold steady jobs etc. It can look like they just have unique facial variation like everyone else

Like if you google it, you’ll see the most profoundly affected individuals for the most part because the results are trying to show you undeniable examples.

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u/jmac94wp 1d ago

We may be talking about slightly different things. It sounds like you’re referencing the fetal alcohol spectrum, and as that name suggests, there’s a spectrum from mild impairment to severe. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is at the “severe” end of the spectrum. It’s a leading cause of intellectual disability and physical problems.

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u/diagnosisbutt 1d ago

Lol sweet summer child

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u/yipgerplezinkie 1d ago edited 1d ago

Ye. Not like the children of the long winter that endured a daily pack of Marlboro reds and weekly vino en utero