Comments by "Setta" (@settame1) on "The Thalidomide Children" video.

  1. There are other natural conditions that have the same effects. My husband was born in the US after the thalidomide thing and he has a similar condition. His mother didn’t even know she was pregnant until 12 weeks (was stressed at work and still got periods).
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  2. My husband has an unrelated birth defect that makes him look like a thalidomide baby. He gets it all the time.
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  3. Because of this pregnant women can’t get anything more than cough drops. I had prescription medication, and things I could freely take in the US (like baby aspirin) that I couldn’t get in Germany despite having a fever and being miserable all because I was pregnant.
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  4. I was in Germany at 33 weeks and got very sick. I forgot my medication (I had taken throughout my pregnancy and the previous one) including baby aspirin needed for air travel. The pharmacist went to grab everything for me but saw I was pregnant when I checked out and immediately said I could only have cough drops and bandaids. The fever was arguably worse than anything baby aspirin could have done and allergy medication.
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