I thought the article was good. Partly tongue-in-cheek, but at the same time stating it the way it is for some women. And it's true, a lot of the experiences and symptoms of pregnancy are not discussed - like cervical kicks for example. Why did no one tell me that my baby would kick me THERE?

But I think this is just another example of what we could refer to as "secret women's business" which doesn't get talked about enough. For example, I've had hormonal issues which have caused me to have irregular periods. It's a private matter, it's not like I want to discuss it in public - but it turns out that one of my friends has had similar issues, and had we both been more able to discuss it with each other, we might have been able to support each other and share the wisdom we have as women.

I think one of the reasons why pregnancy, childbirth and women's health is so pathologised (sp?) and controlled by the medical profession is that we don't share our wisdom with each other and empower each other to control our own health care (obviously BB is an exception to that). Whilst this article might seem like it's scaremongering, surely that's better than not talking about it? Who else is going to share this information with us? Once upon a time our ancestors sat around and talked women's business without any fear - that doesn't happen any more, but the internet, and articles like this, are the 21st century way of doing that.

Okay, got to go and watch Big Love now.