Baby Boom

pablomakaveli

Over the last couple of months ive noticed that there is a lot of pregnant women around. Ive been seeing about 3 or 4 times more pregnant women then the last few years. Looks like this time next year the country will be flooded with bawling brats.

I know people are probably deciding to have a baby given that we're in a recession and they've nothing better to do. But bringing in another mouth to feed when people have to be more careful with spending seems like madness.

Anyone else notice this?

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Human nature doesn't follow economic rules

Riamfada

Ah recession, that means alot less breading for you and for me.... alot more

Adamcp898

Grimes wrote: »

Ah recession, that means alot less breading for you and for me.... alot more

don't you mean baking?

Abi

I've noticed it. Its freaking me out! I was in Boots recently and there was three women other than myself looking at shelves in the aisle I was in. I was the only one that wasnt fertilized! :eek: It was like a pregnant zombie attack..

brummytom

People selling/eating more babies in these recessional times.

Simple really

donmeister

.........................lets just say the swan's in Ireland will be extinct by 2015

January

This time last year... 60 people working on my floor in work... 20 of us were pregnant!

InkSlinger67

Ahh yes, my seed is particularly potent this summer.

Plus I get a free coffee and hot sandwich for each donation! Sweet!

brummytom

adrieanne__x wrote: »

This time last year... 60 people working on my floor in work... 20 of us were pregnant!

Fun Christmas party?

Maybe you are getting broody.

That or the babies born during the last boom in the 70s and early 80s are getting to the age where they themselves are having children.

This pattern of booms is because of a lost generation from the 30/40s?

January

brummytom wrote: »

Fun Christmas party?

I wish, I wasn't even at the Christmas party in 2007 or flippin 2008 as I was giving birth!!!!

brummytom

adrieanne__x wrote: »

I wish, I wasn't even at the Christmas party in 2007 or flippin 2008 as I was giving birth!!!!

Both years?!
Ahh well, congrats I s'pose

January

brummytom wrote: »

Both years?!
Ahh well, congrats I s'pose

Feck no, I only have one baby, I just didn't attend out of choice in 2007!!

soundsham

no.1 here in dec:)

i agree every other person is either preggers or i seem to notice more

Ciaran500

There was an article on this recently.

Essentially Less time in work = more sex

pablomakaveli

At first i thought it was some sort of alien conspiracy. That they had impregnated women with some sort of "hybrid" babies in a plot to take over the world.

However one quick trip to the doctor and some brain medicine and i realised that it might be an effect of the recession.

Seriously though seeing that many pregnant women about is kind of freaky.

Edgedinblue

ive defo noticed it. i came home for few days and noticed nearly every girl i used to know or recognise from the town, who are in and around same age as me (20) are all pregnant!! like WTF?

bronte

Great, more damn noisy wee fcukers. :mad:

JONJO THE MISER

Jaysus i started a thread on this 2 weeks ago and it was regulateed to the Galway City forum. Anyway yeah there everywhere, even today i was in town i saw about 6 women preggers in Dunnes food department alone:eek:

WeeBushy

pablomakaveli wrote: »

Over the last couple of months ive noticed that there is a lot of pregnant women around. Ive been seeing about 3 or 4 times more pregnant women then the last few years. Looks like this time next year the country will be flooded with bawling brats.

I know people are probably deciding to have a baby given that we're in a recession and they've nothing better to do. But bringing in another mouth to feed when people have to be more careful with spending seems like madness.

Anyone else notice this?

I'm just surprised you remember how many pregnant women you've seen in the last few years.

Aisling(",)

least 5 of my friends/aquantances are pregnant.
the oldest is 18 ffs!

Abi

Aisling(",) wrote: »

least 5 of my friends/aquantances are pregnant.
the oldest is 18 ffs!

:eek: :eek: :eek:

Aisling(",)

Abigayle wrote: »

:eek: :eek: :eek:

i know.
children shouldnt be allowed have children

barakus

Yeah definetely noticing this.looks like back to the good old days of the big irish family. hope the missus doesnt start sprouting:eek:

ChocolateSauce

adrieanne__x wrote: »

This time last year... 60 people working on my floor in work... 20 of us were pregnant!

Do you work in Tallaght?

January

ChocolateSauce wrote: »

Do you work in Tallaght?

Nope, City Centre... just goes to show you...

JONJO THE MISER

I think its great we Irish need to have more children or else the Immigrants will outbreed us:pac:

ejmaztec

Given the under-performance in the pensions market, it's gone back to people having 27 children, so that they can all feck off to god knows where and send money home to their shagged out retired parents, who otherwise wouldn't have a pot to piss in.

Adamcp898

Aisling(",) wrote: »

i know.
children shouldnt be allowed have children

You wouldn't be advising the use of artificial contraception now would ya father?:pac:

Michellenman

Loads pregnant people around now? Hmmm... Sounds like lots of people had a bit too much fun on new years...

K4t

Pregnancy tax?

jiltloop

Yeah I've definately noticed this, in the shop where I work it seems to be just pregnant women walking around constantly. The other day I counted 10 pregnant women in the space of an hour. And no I don't work in Boots or Mothercare. Or a maternity ward.