So, natural selection?

I weep for our species.

crazypeltast52: So, natural selection?

A-yup. In its most pure form.

Sad but true.

Can't count the number of messageboard threads I've seen in the last few weeks, complaining about their weight. And these ladies have only gained 10 pounds their whole pregnancy!

I'll stick with eating healthy and often... if I gain 40 pounds, I can always work it off later. Who cares about me when I've got a little one growing in there?

Seriously pisses me off. Speaking of, time for dinner.

I'll just add this to what has already been said:



Is there a Darwin tag? If not, why?

Stories like this is why god invented weed and Drew gave us Fark

Needs to be a sign on OB/GYN offices:

"Skinny mom = Retarded kid"

That oughta do it.

I'm not concerned. I went to the store today to get ice cream for husband and me, and I nearly turned around because I was behind a million large, slow mooving creatures who inspired me to continue getting in shape.

Anorexia or "diets" haven't reached this part. I can tell you, a self-propelled -rexia isn't going to either.

/has lost 30-40 lbs since pregnancy, 4 months ago. But I gain weight like crazy when pregnant (I think). BONUS: extremely healthy babies though :)
//diet & exercise ftw..?

Ugh, people need to realize that an individual will only be "selected out" completely if it has not already produced viable offspring.

Jesus farking christ, Fark.

Get your farking science right.

Yeah, good luck with that. Pregnancy is not carte-blanche for becoming a walrus, but some weight gain is definitely necessary.

Oh, well, as many have already said, Darwin FTW.

Sad for the kids, but if these idiot wannabe mothers keep it up, Darwin will take care of the rest.

theorellior: Yeah, good luck with that. Pregnancy is not carte-blanche for becoming a walrus, but some weight gain is definitely necessary.

Oh, well, as many have already said, Darwin FTW.

No! Darwin NOT ftw. farking shiat christ piss.

not to piss on everyone's righteous indignation, but maintaining a healthy weight is important in pregnancy, gains should be between 15 to 35 lbs (so 15 if the expectant is already fat, and 35 if she's stick thin)

gains over or under both have risks, really your healthy practices shouldn't change significantly during pregnancy

The funny thing is, breast feeding consumes so many extra calories that many women wind up at there thinest since their teens a few months into nursing.

\not that logic really has any place in this sort of thing

Nayest: Ugh, people need to realize that an individual will only be "selected out" completely if it has not already produced viable offspring.

Jesus farking christ, Fark.

Get your farking science right.

Near as I can tell, the idea here is that the child will not survive. Natural selection works with dead babies, too, not just retarded parents.

thread, worthless, pics, etc

Nayest: Ugh, people need to realize that an individual will only be "selected out" completely if it has not already produced viable offspring.

Jesus farking christ, Fark.

Get your farking science right.

Yeah, it's not Darwin. It's basically child abuse.

Nayest: Ugh, people need to realize that an individual will only be "selected out" completely if it has not already produced viable offspring.

Jesus farking christ, Fark.

Get your farking science right.

Wouldn't an inability for the offspring to reproduce also count? And the extra health difficulties for the baby of one of these mothers would certainly help that happen.

A woman's worth is her appearance. If you disagree with me then stop spending hours and thousands on your daily routines, if you do then do as you always have.

DrExplosion: Near as I can tell, the idea here is that the child will not survive. Natural selection works with dead babies, too, not just retarded parents.

No, science has come a long way. Kids can survive outside the womb at 25 weeks with all sorts of complications, it just makes growing up even harder for them. Most will probably survive, if the moms didn't miscarry in the first place.

Gee, I dunno how things like this could happen. Everyone around here is so nice to fatties, I can't imagine how a gal could desperately want to be thin at any cost.

Nayest: Ugh, people need to realize that an individual will only be "selected out" completely if it has not already produced viable offspring.

Jesus farking christ, Fark.

Get your farking science right.

Individuals who kill their own offspring (or hamper their ability to breed) through their own stupidity are in effect removing their own stupid genes from the pool. And that's what women who try to stay thin through their pregnancies are doing.

It's a small but growing problem around the world.

Mind you, only in the well feed parts.

DrExplosion: Nayest: Ugh, people need to realize that an individual will only be "selected out" completely if it has not already produced viable offspring.

Jesus farking christ, Fark.

Get your farking science right.

Near as I can tell, the idea here is that the child will not survive. Natural selection works with dead babies, too, not just retarded parents.

It's a mixed thing though. Kid could wind up a simply brain damaged and so have lots of babies cause it doesn't know any better. Whereas if no brain damage occurs and kid inherits this fear of gaining weight/stretch marks, will not have any kids.

\Presumes female child.

jx100: Nayest: Ugh, people need to realize that an individual will only be "selected out" completely if it has not already produced viable offspring.

Jesus farking christ, Fark.

Get your farking science right.

Wouldn't an inability for the offspring to reproduce also count? And the extra health difficulties for the baby of one of these mothers would certainly help that happen.

You're right about that. Besides, I didn't even really RTFA...it was just more a lashing out against the mindless use of "Darwin, Darwin, Darwin" when anyone dies doing something stupid.

DURR DURR REDNECK DIEZ DARWIN DUR DURR

Nayest: No! Darwin NOT ftw. farking shiat christ piss.

Didn't mean to add insult to injury.

jennyz: Kids can survive outside the womb at 25 weeks with all sorts of complications, it just makes growing up even harder for them. Most will probably survive, if the moms didn't miscarry in the first place.

But, they may be less likely to have their own children.

jennyz: DrExplosion: Near as I can tell, the idea here is that the child will not survive. Natural selection works with dead babies, too, not just retarded parents.

No, science has come a long way. Kids can survive outside the womb at 25 weeks with all sorts of complications, it just makes growing up even harder for them. Most will probably survive, if the moms didn't miscarry in the first place.

True. I was just explaining where the "LOL DARWIN'D" angle comes from. The only "problem" with it is that, like you said, medical science has gotten to the point that both mother and child will probably survive regardless, leading to a very unfortunate child and a mother who can still make more of them, with Darwin standing there shaking his head.

FTFA: Dr Peter Chew, a senior consultant gynaecologist at Gleneagles Medical Centre.

Say it isn't so...

So you're saying my wife can keep drinking beer through this pregnancy? Boy, is THAT a relief to my mental health.

Nayest: Ugh, people need to realize that an individual will only be "selected out" completely if it has not already produced viable offspring.

Jesus farking christ, Fark.

Get your farking science right.

Well giving birth to a 20 week preemie weighing in at .0003 grams isn't exactly the standard definition of "viable offspring". Just because you push out any old sprog doesn't mean you've dodged Darwin. If your rugrat is so messed up he/she will be so wonky no one will fark them, you still fail. There is no reason to put on 20 stone and push out a child the size of a small car, but on the other hand, being so worried you can't fit into a size 2 through-out your last trimester that you squeeze out a kid with less chance of a successful life than some of my bowel movements* isn't any better.

* and about the same size

DrExplosion: jennyz: DrExplosion: Near as I can tell, the idea here is that the child will not survive. Natural selection works with dead babies, too, not just retarded parents.

No, science has come a long way. Kids can survive outside the womb at 25 weeks with all sorts of complications, it just makes growing up even harder for them. Most will probably survive, if the moms didn't miscarry in the first place.

True. I was just explaining where the "LOL DARWIN'D" angle comes from. The only "problem" with it is that, like you said, medical science has gotten to the point that both mother and child will probably survive regardless, leading to a very unfortunate child and a mother who can still make more of them, with Darwin standing there shaking his head.


Three words:

Differential reproductive success.

I can't think of any single thing that is better for society.


/ok, maybe if I tried

Some women are vapid idiots and they should not breed at all.

In some societies women use pregnancy as an excuse to permanently turn into sloppy behemoths.

Fortunately, where I live that is not the norm.

unfarkingbelievable: Some women are vapid idiots and they should not breed at all.

some?

OZZ: In some societies women use pregnancy as an excuse to permanently turn into sloppy behemoths.

some?

wademh: The funny thing is, breast feeding consumes so many extra calories that many women wind up at there thinest since their teens a few months into nursing.

\not that logic really has any place in this sort of thing

Please jeebus please jeebus please jeebus...

DrExplosion: jennyz: DrExplosion: Near as I can tell, the idea here is that the child will not survive. Natural selection works with dead babies, too, not just retarded parents.

No, science has come a long way. Kids can survive outside the womb at 25 weeks with all sorts of complications, it just makes growing up even harder for them. Most will probably survive, if the moms didn't miscarry in the first place.

True. I was just explaining where the "LOL DARWIN'D" angle comes from. The only "problem" with it is that, like you said, medical science has gotten to the point that both mother and child will probably survive regardless, leading to a very unfortunate child and a mother who can still make more of them, with Darwin standing there shaking his head.

Oddly enough, "survival of the fittest" is not a goal of evolution but an observation.

Meh. When I was pregnant with both podlings I had this. (new window) It was hell. I couldn't ride in a car for more than 20 minutes or so because I'd throw up. I couldn't be around anyone cooking food because I'd get sick. I basically was bedridden for 9 months. I ended up losing about 25 lbs per pregnancy and almost ended up in the hospital numerous times for dehydration. My OB was thrilled when I could put on a pound or two. I only wore maternity stuff for the last 2 months or so because I had lost so much weight.

And this is why there will be no more little Chicks running around.

gtv42: crazypeltast52: So, natural selection?

A-yup. In its most pure form.

You don't know what natural selection is, I guess. or are you just a brilliant troll who is getting more people on the misguided bandwagon?

hyperspacemonkey: gtv42: crazypeltast52: So, natural selection?

A-yup. In its most pure form.

You don't know what natural selection is, I guess. or are you just a brilliant troll who is getting more people on the misguided bandwagon?


Yeah, cargo cult science at it's finest!

tudorgurl: wademh: The funny thing is, breast feeding consumes so many extra calories that many women wind up at there thinest since their teens a few months into nursing.

Please jeebus please jeebus please jeebus...

My sister told me something like that. Also, I did a quick google:
It has been shown that breastfeeding mothers will sometimes use up to 700 calories a day while they are breastfeeding weight loss with those types of figures then seems a foregone conclusion right? The only problem comes if your food intake is larger than those calories you expend, over and above your normal intake.

So if you are breastfeeding weight loss might seem like a foregone conclusion, but don't take it for granted. You will still need to watch your weight, and watch the foods that you are eating. However, this is still great news for new mothers to have, considering the struggle that many have to lose the postpartum weight. (new window)

It seems to me that the worse problem is celebrities having babies to begin with. There is this big drive toward pregnancy right now--parenthood is the mode du jour.

It seems like EVERYONE I know is getting married and having children. Have we really slipped this far into stupidity that the ultimate status symbol accessories are a wedding ring and a baby?

Nayest: hyperspacemonkey: gtv42: crazypeltast52: So, natural selection?

A-yup. In its most pure form.

You don't know what natural selection is, I guess. or are you just a brilliant troll who is getting more people on the misguided bandwagon?


Yeah, cargo cult science at it's finest!

Good god, like people come to Fark expecting appropriate terminology at all times. How do you sit with that stick so far up your ass?

In other news...

good luck to you biatches who lose weight while breastfeeding. I am one of the lucky ones where my body says "oh my god we have to feed another human, shore up the fat reserves!" and I can barely lose more than ten pounds while nursing. Fortunately, I've been known to lose 25 in a month once I am no longer primary food source.

Oh yeah, and breastfeeding makes you farking HUNGRY too. Good luck surviving on some 1200 calorie a day salad diet. You'll start thinking dog food looks good and get the shakes. At least, if you have my metabolism. Stupid DNA.

austerity101: It seems to me that the worse problem is celebrities having babies to begin with. There is this big drive toward pregnancy right now--parenthood is the mode du jour.

It seems like EVERYONE I know is getting married and having children. Have we really slipped this far into stupidity that the ultimate status symbol accessories are a wedding ring and a baby?

Oh go rain on someone else's parade. Some people like other humans, enjoy life and falling in love, and want to raise a child. Go play chess and deconstruct focault or whatever you vapid child haters do.

I was just lamenting over the fact that there aren't enough retarded babies in the world. Celebrities solve all our problems!

This is why we have abortions, people. If you can't handle the pregnancy because you're a headcase, terminate it early and save us all the trouble of having to deal with your f*cked up preemy.

It's_A_Farking_Secret: Oh go rain on someone else's parade. Some people like other humans, enjoy life and falling in love, and want to raise a child. Go play chess and deconstruct focault or whatever you vapid child haters do.

I never said I hated children. I enjoy life, and I enjoy falling in love.

But raising a child does not equal making a child.

Give me one non-selfish reason for wanting to create your own child, rather than care for one that is already here and needs a home.

What I am saying is that pop-culture and other social pressures to make babies are ridiculous in this day and age. We as humans are not in peril of dying out.

People should make babies because they want to, not because they're trying to keep up with the Joneses.

/Vapid? Really, you went with "vapid"?

It's_A_Farking_Secret: austerity101: It seems to me that the worse problem is celebrities having babies to begin with. There is this big drive toward pregnancy right now--parenthood is the mode du jour.

It seems like EVERYONE I know is getting married and having children. Have we really slipped this far into stupidity that the ultimate status symbol accessories are a wedding ring and a baby?

Oh go rain on someone else's parade. Some people like other humans, enjoy life and falling in love, and want to raise a child. Go play chess and deconstruct focault or whatever you vapid child haters do.

Aw calm down. That's just your hormones talking.