to think this new advice to pregnant women is ridiculous

[ArtemisatBrauron]

ok, so apparently due to a "small and unmeasurable" and completely unspecified "risk", pregnant women are not allowed to eat any food wrapped in plastic (that would be almost everything then, most supermarkets even wrap fresh fruit and veg in plastic), use cosmetics or moisturiser, or travel in new cars, purchase new furniture etc.

Considering that most baby bottles are plastic and you can get baby food in plastic pouches etc this strikes me as waaaay over-protective.

Opinions?

If pregnant women listened to all the advice they wouldn't move.

When I was first pregnant in 1989 it was eat liver and avoid mayonnaise and salad! No idea why.

Oh also the wonderful out your baby to sleep in their tummies NEVER the back.

Crap all crap. Avoid fags and booze and relax.

I'd have to have moved as the advice was to avoid visiting farms when pregnant.....I lived on a farm.