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circe (6/29/2008)
And Marios, no offence but most owmen would prefer you didnt refer to their darlings as "somewhere between parasitic infection and a tumour"
I did flag it up as a technical definition and it was in reply to:
Sikorski (6/29/2008)
when feeling like something out of aliens
Surely I can be cleared of Foetus Defamation on the grounds that I was one myself? Seems to work for Noam Chomsky.
Matt Pennington (6/29/2008)
Did you do the bit where it ain't going to happen to you? 
I'll probably never have cigarettes poked into my eye - that doesn't mean it isn't a scary thought. But not nearly as scary as foetuses leaping out of pods, twirling their viciously fanged placentas in the half-formed hands as they descend upon the face of the nearest person with good circulation. I'll have no sleep tonight.
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As for pregnancy not being an illness, technically it's a parasite (foreign tissue) and a bloody aggressive one at that (can't think of a great many parasites which put as much strain on the human body as a baby - it's somewhere between parasitic infection and a tumour). I did a presentation covering parent-child genetic conflict a while back and the behaviour of the mammalian placenta is very reminscent of Aliens (literally burrows into the womb lining until it hits its the areas which control bloodflow and neutralises maternal control, then it starts pumping enormous amounts of hormones into the mother's blood supply, like a biochemical cuckoo). Terrifying. Surrogacy is definitely the way forwards.
Marios[/quote]LOL WTF!!!! Dude, you best grow a soul soon or even hell wont have you
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Marios (6/29/2008)
Sikorski (6/29/2008)
but I chose to step out for my own peace of mind as well as I didn't want to spoil** other people's fun by making them (potentially) nervous/worried/apprehensive to swing swords rough and tumble around a pregnant person.
I think it's a fairly valid point. In theory, if you chose to attend an event and what would otherwise be a minor accident leads to a miscarriage that's a liability you're competent to decide for yourself. However, it seems unlikely that other players would be willing to relinquish responsibility for the normal risks entailed in larping around someone if they were pregnant (the fallout if someone did go wrong is fairly scary even if you don't know the people involved). Outside of events where the are no weapons/people running about, I'd be inclined to treat (visibly) pregnant women and babies/toddlers the same way I treat any other 'unsafe physrep' (rickety gas fires/ares with broken glass) - give them a 20 foot clearance wherever possible.
As for pregnancy not being an illness, technically it's a parasite (foreign tissue) and a bloody aggressive one at that (can't think of a great many parasites which put as much strain on the human body as a baby - it's somewhere between parasitic infection and a tumour). I did a presentation covering parent-child genetic conflict a while back and the behaviour of the mammalian placenta is very reminscent of Aliens (literally burrows into the womb lining until it hits its the areas which control bloodflow and neutralises maternal control, then it starts pumping enormous amounts of hormones into the mother's blood supply, like a biochemical cuckoo). Terrifying. Surrogacy is definitely the way forwards.
Marios
Can't fault that as a purely technical description.
it is damned scary. You're still going to hell though, Gunman said so.
Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.
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I have LRPed whilst pregnant - once knowingly, once before I knew I was pregnant. I've now pulled out of any LRP until my baby is born, as I've suffered a haemorrhage and having a history of miscarriage, anything very strenuous is now out of the question entirely. However, until complications happened, I fully intended to continue at Maelstrom and Eos for the year (I would be about six months pregnant at the end of the season).
Every pregnancy is different, and every pregnant woman is different. If you are happy to LRP, and you are satisfied that you have minimised potential risks to you and the baby, go for it. If there is any part of you that thinks you would be worried about playing, or that will have blame-ridden nightmares should anything happen, maybe you should stay at home.
I would say though, out of courtesy to other players - make sure you tell as many people as possible. The refs, the first aiders, your immediate group - they are obviously going to need to know. But so to are people who might swing a sword at you, or people who might set a trap, or people who might leap out at you in the dark. It's only fair.
Good luck with the pregnancy, and I hope everything goes well.
Maelstrom - Elspeth Grigori - Holy Martyr
Lilith Sartia - I see weird people!
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Congratulations! Is this your first one? 
I remember being really knackered in the first trimester and too fat to do anything in the other two! It may be that the more aerobic larp just takes too much effort? Take lots of nibbles to keep your energy up and drink shed loads, perhaps a squire could assist you in your wonderings to carry all this?
All the advice being given is good stuff, I feel and its up to you to decide what you fancy playing to minimize risk and maximise your game.
Good luck with the pregnancy - dont you just love all the support you get from the guys on here lmao.
Give me what I want and maybe no one gets hurt
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| Thanks everyone. Yes this is my first one so the whole thing is a bit crazy at the moment. I guess I'll take each event as it comes, see how I feel and listen to my body (and the event organisers)
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As long as your doctor gives you the all clear and there are no complications, LRP is fine. Just be sensible
It's only polite to check with the refs that it's ok to go along to the event, some refs are uncomfortable with the idea and although I do disgree with them it's their perogative.
Play a pregnant character, stay well away from the combat, make sure you eat properly and sleep.
Just remember your safety is your responsibility.
I role played up until eight and a half months with my daughter the herdest part was being so damned tired but it was an amazing event.
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maslow (6/30/2008)
dont you just love all the support you get from the guys on here lmao.
Don't be too hard Matt - he probably has good reason to hates the preggers. A pregger probably ate his family during a 'craving'. He'll deny it - but it's just the trauma talking.
Now me - I'm anti-foetus, so naturally that makes me pro-woman (it's like Palestine and Israel - you have to pick one).
Marios
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