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Hey, I agree with you on the beer--LOL. But for me it was more the taste so I could live with the occasional O'Douls. But if it wasn't available, I gotta tell you, I don't drink it. Look, I've even cut back on tuna this pregnancy because of the mercury level warnings and our fight with autism in another son. I love tuna fish, but I did without it just the same. Being pregnant is hard, I know it, I live it, even now at 9 months preggers. I guess I just still see 9 months as a short period of time to have your style cramped. I have to say I admire you at least cut back. In my experience, again with family, cutting back is used as an excuse to get everyone off of their back and they don't, nor have any intention of "cutting back" on the cigarette smoking.
Like I've said time and again, I don't wish for anyone to interceed in your affairs, but personally, again, I think it is disgusting to do certain lifestyle related things when pregnant--that is mo and I'm not seeking to foist it on you by the gov's hand so we can just agree to disagree.

We really don't disagree all that much.

I do not and never have advocated that anyone smoke, pregnant or not. I choose to do so, and that is what it is, a choice. Please believe me that I didn't just 'say' I cut back to make anyone happy, I really and truly did, and have never gone back to the level I smoked prior to becoming pregnant (and she'll be 6 in July)

Contrary to what many around here will tell you about me, I'm not an addict to nicotine. I can't say the same about caffeine. I learned first hand just how bad and painful withdrawl from that is 20 years ago.

Pepsi had just come out with it's answer to 7-UP, the no-caffeine SLICE and the radio station I worked at had a big advertising contract with the local Pepsi plant. 12 hours a day we were giving away 5 cases of the stuff hourly. A Pepsi truck showed up at the station 3 times a week to restock the supply. They also added plenty to the supplies for the staff of the station.

Within a week nearly all of the day staff of the station were suffering from migraine level headaches and we couldn't figure out why. When several of us sat down for lunch the following week and started discussing it we figured it out. We had gone from non-stop coffee consumption from 5am-6pm to drinking decaf soda by noon. The headaches were the caffeine withdrawl.

You are obviously due any time now..............I expect to see pictures of the newest addition to the cupcakes family posthaste. Big hugs and kisses extended your way.