Is the depiction of Jamies pregnancy realistic?
According to reactions posted by members of the newsgroup in the know, it is remarkably realistic, albeit with some run-of-the-mill TV fare. While the determined avoidance of a sip of wine [5.1] and a little caffeine [5.2] seems unnecessary and excessive, inserted into the script for comedic value and nothing more, the state of complete exhaustion resembling sleep-deprivation Jamie is shown in is right on the mark, as when she failed to dress for work and collapsed on the couch instead [5.2]. Even the act of falling asleep in mid-sentence as Paul is detailing plans for his movie project in the last scene of [5.2] is accurate; the snore from Jamie at the end of the episode is not a cheap laugh, the reality of early pregnancy *can* force such a situation. The same goes for having erotic dreams [5.8] and being nauseous at the very sight of foods one has no great liking for [5.6]. As season #5 has progressed, there have been some inconsistencies in the way Jamie was “showing,” but this had
