You all have to agree that pregnancy nowadays is so different than our parents. The medical advances alone have changed so much between the baby boomer generation vs. the millennials. I came up with a short list of ways pregnancy has change:
- Back in the day, they didn't know the second they were pregnant (okay, we don't know the second but we know a whole lot earlier than they did!).
- They didn't have ultrasounds like we do. (I think I had 6 ultrasounds with Madison, and with Will, I ended up with a 3D one because my triple screen came back ungodly high).
- There was no such thing as helicopter parenting or free-range parenting.
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- We have more delivery options. C-sections can be planned and scheduled. Also, due to ultrasounds, we have a way better idea of due dates.
- Medications. There was nothing for preterm labor. I thank my lucky stars that when I had my kids there was. With two kids with preterm labor issues, it truly was life saver.
- We have more say in what's going on. There was no such thing as a birth plan when we were born. Now, we all discuss with our doctors what music we want played, if we want an epidural, and all those things beforehand.
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In the end, we all end up with a baby. We may do things differently but some things stay the same.
How do you think parenting and pregnancy has changed since our parents had us?
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I feel like everything about parenthood is filled with more pressure and anxiety than our parents’ generation. I blame social media and everyone’s need to keep up with what everyone else is doing.
It is amazing how things have progressed over the year and how times have made things so much quicker in many ways.
It is SO much different now. And I’m so glad. Babies are so much more healthy now than they ever were before.
My mom was amazed how much it had changed since she had me! I think the biggest thing was ultra sound! She loved seeing my son on the screen!
I think things are definitely harder now. Not technology wise. We have it easier now than our parents did. But the judgement that is passed on parents now if you don’t do something that is the “new way” of doing things.
I find there is a lot more technology for after the baby is born now then when I had my kids. I love some of the high tech monitors they have now. I wish I would have been able to have a 3D ultrasound when I was pregnant.
I don’t have kids yet but when I do, I know it will be a super different experience than when my mom was pregnant with me. I still can’t believe there are 3D ultrasound now!
I definitely think pregnancy has changed just in the last 20 years. I had my first 18 years ago, and now that I’m pregnant with baby #4, it’s a bit different. So many ultrasounds!
I would like to think things are a lot safer now, and that they can and will continue to improve. There are more options for people, too!
Pregnancy and birth are totally different now than when our parents had us! I love this article!
Awww…Love your family photo!
I couldn’t agree more that pre-natal vitamins are so very important for the health of the mother and baby. Thankfully, babies are born healthier today too!
Prenatal vitamins are a great innovation in pregnancy. I was amazed at some of the tests they could do for my daughter when she was pregnant, too.
So much has changed since my mother had my brother and myself. Prenatal vitamins certainly changed even since I had my son 7 years ago!
Pregnancy really is very different these days. I have to say I think the 4-D ultrasounds are the biggest craziest difference
This is absolutely oh, so true! In my parents era women are being encouraged (slightly forced too!) to have babies before they are even 30 because they fear 30s are considered too risky and old but look how far we’ve come along? I’m 37 and I still wish to have another baby one day 🙂
Yes, this is so good. All these are totally true. So many different things these days.
It is amazing how much times have changed when it comes to pregnancies!!! What a great comparison of how things have changed.
I’m so thankful that things have changed. I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have the modern convenience.
So much changed! My mom delivered all three kids naturally, no C section option back then
the one thing my parents had that I didn’t was a better diet consisting of whole foods. I was raised with white bread and Mcdonalds. They didn’t have fast food, really, so they did have better nutrition going for them….but man, they smoked and everything thru pregnancy
I definitely agree. With all the advanced technology and stuff, pregnancy these days is a lot more convenient in terms of a lot of things compared to the olden days.
Thanks for the side-by-side. It’s interesting to see how things have progressed over the years. I love all of the modern day technology, and can’t imagine living without it!