That baby story sure is mind-bendy. And I will never get over the idea that women can go TO TERM and not notice they're pregnant. Not from all the stuff I hear from the pregnant women I know. They're either way atypical before the pregnancy or during or both, and I can't wrap my head around how much.
She's not just a blob of energy, she's also a 14-year-old hormone bomb.
Spike ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Oct 20, 2010 1:31:21 pm PDT #850 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
megan walker - Oct 20, 2010 1:35:59 pm PDT #851 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
And I will never get over the idea that women can go TO TERM and not notice they're pregnant.
Willing suspension of disbelief?
Scrappy - Oct 20, 2010 1:49:23 pm PDT #852 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Not being aware of their bodies + having wonky cycles + massive denial is my guess
Trudy Booth - Oct 20, 2010 1:52:13 pm PDT #853 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Dude, you guys need to watch I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant >[link] It's amaaaaaazing.
Generally, it is due to one or more of the following:
1. Thought she was infertile
2. Was using birth control
3. Spotting
4. Erratic or mainly absent period most of the time
5. Large woman
6. Small baby
7. Fetus/placenta positioned in such a way you're not going to feel much movement
8. Some other medical condition to attribute the symptoms to.
That last one is a biggie.
So, like, this one woman was 41, had been trying for years to have a baby, recently had a gastric bypass, had always had irregular periods, and HOLY SHIT she just had a baby.
Love that show.
Hil R. - Oct 20, 2010 1:52:48 pm PDT #854 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I was wearing a purple sweater today, but I didn't remember that I had a reason for wearing purple until after I'd already gotten dressed. A pretty significant portion of my clothes are purple already.
Spidra Webster - Oct 20, 2010 2:07:48 pm PDT #855 of 30001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
The purple I own is linen and today I'm doing things that would do bad things to linen.
My dad is wearing a purple long-sleeved t-shirt today. Just by accident. While I kinda chuckled, I didn't tell him about the purple shirts today. Because he is somewhat homophobic (won't go out and beat anyone up or call them faggot, but will vote for Prop 8, for instance) because I've had the conversation with him many, many times and it's hopeless.
DavidS - Oct 20, 2010 2:17:47 pm PDT #856 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Dude, you're OLD.
I am older than Mummy shit.
bon bon - Oct 20, 2010 2:29:43 pm PDT #857 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Not being aware of their bodies + having wonky cycles + massive denial is my guess
I think most of the women on "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant" are PCOS -- strange cycles, weight changes, wonky hormones are par for the course AND they're likely infertile.
Amy - Oct 20, 2010 2:32:35 pm PDT #858 of 30001
Because books.
By month eight or nine, though, when that baby is kicking and rolling and sometimes hiccuping, it's got to be a *really* small baby not to notice it. At least in my experience.
Trudy Booth - Oct 20, 2010 2:37:06 pm PDT #859 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Most of them, iirc, don't go all the way to term.