tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631784.post7366895534610146781..comments2023-12-05T19:10:42.635-05:00Comments on Lutherans and Procreation: Pregnancy and Flu PandemicsErich Heidenreich, DDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819223688598369327noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631784.post-71830767906874493142009-08-02T06:25:48.568-04:002009-08-02T06:25:48.568-04:00Anonymous,
I fully understand. God bless and kee...Anonymous,<br /><br />I fully understand. God bless and keep you and your baby through this pregnancy, bringing your child safely to the saving waters of Holy Baptism.Erich Heidenreich, DDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12819223688598369327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631784.post-15988156408988387052009-08-02T03:51:13.844-04:002009-08-02T03:51:13.844-04:00I should have clarified... I was so shocked by the...I should have clarified... I was so shocked by the fear-mongering that I couldn't type straight =)<br /><br />I know that you were quoting someone else - I've read this blog for awhile now and know that wasn't your take on things. I've also been reading all these headline stories of this world-ending flu pandemic and how pregnant women and their defenseless residents should be the guinea pigs for the new vaccine (and it's mercury content). I just can't believe our reproduction-hating society is going this far as to try and scare off pregnancies with this rumored epidemic.<br /><br />And I'm not trying to hide behind the Anonymous label. My apologies for that, but we haven't been able to share news of our pregnancy with all of our family yet - we didn't want it to get back to them via the small, small world that Lutheranism is =) I'm a big fan of the blog - as I said above, I've been reading here for awhile now and will continue. I meant to explain this yesterday and just forgot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631784.post-81747173658079259022009-07-31T22:39:37.266-04:002009-07-31T22:39:37.266-04:00Kelly,
Good points. I am not comfortable with th...Kelly,<br /><br />Good points. I am not comfortable with the vaccine plan either.<br /><br />I would add that hygiene and social distancing are probably the most effective preventive measures one can take in the face of a pandemic. It is possible that those with the healthiest immune systems could be at the highest risk of death if this virus is anything like the 1918 H1N1 flu virus. Sun exposure (and the associated vitamin D levels you mention) have also been indicated as having been somewhat protective in previous pandemics.<br /><br />Obviously, it is of vital importance for those who are pregnant to take practicable precautions due to the increased risks for mother and baby.Erich Heidenreich, DDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12819223688598369327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631784.post-22026504596737757192009-07-31T22:31:12.524-04:002009-07-31T22:31:12.524-04:00Anonymous,
Please let me clarify that my intent i...Anonymous,<br /><br />Please let me clarify that my intent in posting this was not to express or to instill fear. This blog is for the expressed purpose of fleshing out questions such as this. News stories about the dangers of this pandemic virus to the pregnant and unborn have been headlined in recent days, and this one suggested that the concerns could warrant delaying conception.<br /><br />The Roman Catholic doctrine would seem to imply that such a pandemic could be considered to be a valid reason, as far as I understand it. I was wondering what my fellow Confessional Lutherans think about this. <br /><br />I appreciate your position. In fact, I agree that this is not a valid reason to contracept.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment!Erich Heidenreich, DDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12819223688598369327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631784.post-3138398900722712382009-07-31T22:30:10.046-04:002009-07-31T22:30:10.046-04:00Flu vaccines have never been effective. Now the g...Flu vaccines have never been effective. Now the government wants pregnant women to be first in line to receive injections of unknown and untested adjuvants into their systems. Makes you wonder if protection truly is their rationale...<br /><br />In any case, influenza deaths are caused mostly by secondary infections as opposed to the virus itself, so the best protection is a healthy immune system - probiotics and vitamin D for everybody!mzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058633356374866613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631784.post-55905365328835888792009-07-31T22:04:46.217-04:002009-07-31T22:04:46.217-04:00I don't see why! What's with the fear? T...I don't see why! What's with the fear? This Lutheran, due in the midst of flu season, thinks this is absolutely ridiculous! Not just this fearful post, but this whole "swine flu pandemic" idea. Continue to practice good hygiene, eat healthfully of the bounties God provides for us, pray and trust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com