Yeah, the tiny ones are creepy, but a few years ago I thought about getting a micro-preemie doll (from a woman who made them for parents who've been through prematurity, not a political site) to remember how small my son was at birth. He was a 24 wkr, 1 pound 7 ounces. Now he's 6 and going strong... Thankfully! What's missing from those preemie dolls are the horror of the tubes, ventilators and wires that are needed to give them even a tiny chance at life. Options could include life sized medical teams that work 24/7 to save their little lives and parents who are sick with worry and guilt. Those rosy pink cheeks on that peaceful 23 wkr face made me laugh. My daughter, born at that gestation (1 pound 1 ounce) looked nothing like that. She was a fighter, but the fight was just too hard. I considered a doll at the same time I was thinking about the one for her twin brother, but it would've become a focus for my grief. It was really just a bit too creepy to think of having it around the house. His would've been to look back on and say 'Wow, look how far you've come!' hers would've been... some sort of totem? I'm pro choice and come from a family strong in the belief that a woman, not the courts or the legislature, should decide what happens inside her body. That website was creepy and insulting with it's "warning" to women who've had abortions or miscarriages. Really great to be treated like a moron. I'd like both sides of the abortion issue to be able to work with each other to teach birth control and promote adoption (responsibly) so that abortions aren't needed except for rape or health of the mother or child. Apparently it's too much to ask since a lot of people derive their power from such an emotional issue and much of the debate is carried on by men who will never have to face the pregnancy test themselves. Sorry for the rant... obviously a personal issue for me.
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What's missing from those preemie dolls are the horror of the tubes, ventilators and wires that are needed to give them even a tiny chance at life. Options could include life sized medical teams that work 24/7 to save their little lives and parents who are sick with worry and guilt. Those rosy pink cheeks on that peaceful 23 wkr face made me laugh. My daughter, born at that gestation (1 pound 1 ounce) looked nothing like that. She was a fighter, but the fight was just too hard. I considered a doll at the same time I was thinking about the one for her twin brother, but it would've become a focus for my grief. It was really just a bit too creepy to think of having it around the house. His would've been to look back on and say 'Wow, look how far you've come!' hers would've been... some sort of totem?
I'm pro choice and come from a family strong in the belief that a woman, not the courts or the legislature, should decide what happens inside her body. That website was creepy and insulting with it's "warning" to women who've had abortions or miscarriages. Really great to be treated like a moron. I'd like both sides of the abortion issue to be able to work with each other to teach birth control and promote adoption (responsibly) so that abortions aren't needed except for rape or health of the mother or child. Apparently it's too much to ask since a lot of people derive their power from such an emotional issue and much of the debate is carried on by men who will never have to face the pregnancy test themselves.
Sorry for the rant... obviously a personal issue for me.