pregnant sister drinking redbull

You really don’t like her do you?

For her sake, maybe take a step back as having someone who thinks you “baby trapped 🙄” a man around you is probably also pretty damaging to her mental health during this pregnancy.

That’s ok then. She might as well have vodka with her Red Bull then by your analogy. And maybe chuck a line of cocaine in there, too. Her body her choice after all. Jesus wept. The body autonomy loons are out in force today I see.

Its totally different.

That man would have to harm the woman in order to harm the baby as well.

A man harming a pregnant woman vs a woman not making healthy choices in her own pregnancy.

We can't have a society where women can be penalised for eating and drinking things in pregnancy. Where would that even lead, especially considering the guidance seems to change every few years anyway.

I'm aware of how biology works.

Are you aware of how the law and bodily autonomy works? It's up to her what she drinks and there is nothing anyone can do to stop her.

She is not doing anything illegal by drinking Red Bull because it is up to her what she does with her body. There would be no intervention or injunction that could be put in place.

If she gave a newborn Red Bull then it would raise safeguarding issues because the newborn has it's own bodily autonomy.

Until the baby is born, it is not a person under law and therefore has no legal rights with regard to what it's mother is drinking.

It could be worse. Could be Guinness

Of course it’s the same. The baby is absorbing it too and has no choice in the matter. Surely you understand how biology works?

It is completely different.

She doesn't have a baby yet, she has a pregnancy. They aren't the same thing.

She isn't giving Red Bull to a newborn. That would be wrong. She is giving Red Bull to herself, into her own body, as is her choice. The two things are not the same.

She is an adult who is aware of the risks of energy drinks and has chosen to still continue drinking them. It's up to her what she does whether you agree with it or not. Her body, her choice, always.

YANBU. It's not just about her, she's got a baby she's responsible for. If she put red bull in her newborn's bottle people would rightly call her out on it. This is barely different.

A relative has got a stoma thanks to their Redbull habit. It has completely destroyed their bowel. And they're still addicted to it.

As someone who went through the horror of a stillbirth and didn't even take a paracetamol during pregnancy for a headache, I'd call her out on it. If she can't put her baby first she shouldn't be having one.

Yes you can offer advice of course. But that doesn't mean the other person has to listen and it sounds as if you go on and on about it a lot.

If a man harms an unborn baby, then it is a criminal offence - and rightly so.

He would be charged with child destruction but only if he actually intended to harm the fetus and only if it was past the point of viability. The charge of child destruction is rare as it's difficult to prove that intent to the threshold required for a conviction. The more likely charge in most cases is that of assault against the woman/mother as she was the intended target and the outcome of the pregnancy either way would be disregarded in terms of charges.

This woman isn't intended to harm her child, she is making a perfectly legal choice to put perfectly legal drinks into her body. It's not the same thing as a man intentionally harming an unborn child.

I don't think its as simple as that humans are very complex. I was 15 when I was pregnant with my first i was in complete denial for over half of my pregnancy I thought ignoring it would make it go away. When I couldn't hide it any longer and had to face it I stopped drinking and doing drugs but carried on smoking as at that time I was very naive and just kept saying this and that person smokes and their kids fine so mine will be. My 2nd pregnancy I did everything by the book I love both my girls exactly the same that didn't change but I changed and my environment changed. I did the best I could do for both my kids with the tools I had at the time

Wow OP, the more people say leave her alone the more you character assassinate her. Sounds like you really hate her, is she the golden child?

Her body, her choice. That is the boundary line. Otherwise the wrong people will end up deciding what women are allowed to do. Fuck off with that.

These drinks are addictive so she may have a very grouchy baby for the first week of its life.

Someone I know drank a 2l bottle of full fat coke every day during her pregnancy (not realising the caffeine risk) and her baby had caffeine withdrawal when she was born. Poor woman was beside herself.

If she wants to risk her child’s health it’s up to her. I don’t agree with vaping / drinking energy drinks in pregnancy but some women are just rubbish mothers

Unfortunately that's not how addiction works but that's a whole other conversation

If a man harms an unborn baby, then it is a criminal offence - and rightly so.

We would all judge a man for intentionally harming an unborn baby.

So why should we not judge women for doing the same?

Not only is she increasing the risk of miscarriage but she’s also increasing the risk of the baby born with lifelong issues and so of course OP is doing the right thing by advising her sister what will harm the baby.

@handsoap do you love your sister? Want to continue a relationship with her? Then leave her alone.

Not his body, not his business. Once the baby arrives he gets a say in how he/she is parented but while it's inside the body your sister owns, his wants and needs are irrelevant.

Do you feel the right to police all pregnant woman’s behaviour or just your sisters?