Mrs. Duggar was hospitalized for gallstones at the time of the premature delivery of this child. Surgery on the gall bladder (sometimes necessary) is a risk for premature labor. I really doubt that the Duggars' choice to have a lot of kids was "responsible" for the premature birth of this one; it doesn't even look as though you can "blame" her advanced age (unless gallstones are associated with age, which I dunno).
I've been out of the abbey two days, I've beaten a lawman senseless, I've fallen in with criminals. I watched the captain shoot the man I swore to protect. And I'm not even sure if I think he was wrong.
Book ,'Serenity'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Dec 11, 2009 8:38:21 am PST #24361 of 30001
information libertarian
erikaj - Dec 11, 2009 8:53:52 am PST #24362 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
Good to know, ita. The Duggars have been very fortunate so far...giving birth is not to be taken lightly... sounds like ita's cousin might have a similar problem to what my mom had, but I did not read the highlight-font(she found out when my birth took an ugly turn.)
tommyrot - Dec 11, 2009 8:56:18 am PST #24363 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Odd headline o' the day: Grave robbers steal former Cyprus president's remains
Atropa - Dec 11, 2009 8:56:20 am PST #24364 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Yep. Glittery vampires is one of the signs of the Rapture.
This is totally believe is true.
JZ - Dec 11, 2009 9:14:55 am PST #24365 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
One problem out of, what 18 pregnancies?
This is the first severe premie, but it's her third C-section - three out of her last four births.
Tom Scola - Dec 11, 2009 9:15:26 am PST #24366 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Have you seen today's xkcd Jess? It made me think of you.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 11, 2009 9:23:03 am PST #24367 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Loads and oodles of job-ma, Theo!
Polter-Cow - Dec 11, 2009 9:45:40 am PST #24368 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ovaries reveal their inner testes:
Inside every ovary lurks a testicle just waiting to develop. So says a study in mice that further overturns traditional views of sexual development — and reveals that females must constantly suppress their masculine side.
Jesse - Dec 11, 2009 9:47:42 am PST #24369 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
No matter what I think about the Duggars in theory and on paper, they always seem so nice when I see them on TV!
Connie Neil - Dec 11, 2009 9:51:27 am PST #24370 of 30001
brillig
that females must constantly suppress their masculine side.
Suppress, hell, I just practice my aim better.
Though I'm not particularly in the market for a penis of my very own.