Pregnancy is bad for the environment.
Posted
Friday, June 27, 2008 2:29 PM
Early in the first trimester, you're peeing every hour because your kidneys go into overdrive with all the new hormones. That's a lot of toilet paper and flushing. Then you buy new clothes because nothing fits anymore. And you're also probably buying every book under the sun regarding pregnancy rather than getting them at the library.
You really start to slowly kill Mother Nature by the third trimester. You're huge and showers require about an extra 10-15 minutes due to increased washable space (um, that ginormous belly and bootie), a smaller area in which to move around, and the lack of energy it requires to do anything at a decent pace. That's a lot of wasted water.
You return to hourly (if not more often) bathroom breaks, which again means increased toilet paper usage and flushed water.
You're also drinking more valuable water (and probably eating more food), bumping your AC (if you're pregnant in the summer - because the windows open and the lovely breeze is just not cutting it when you're 35 pounds heavier and sweating like a beast), and more than likely you're eating out at restaurants more often because the thought of cooking is just laughable.
And then the baby is born and you blow through 10-12 diapers a day and wash double the laundry you did before. Not to mention increasing the population by one (or more) additional being. Sorry Mother Nature!