Same. Cave matres: beware of the mothers. We're the ones who gave up soft cheese & coffee during pregnancy & breastfeeding. From my first prenatal visit onward I received the message that the baby is the star of the show (while my health was important, too, but even that is directed at benefiting the baby). There are countless books & ma…
Same. Cave matres: beware of the mothers. We're the ones who gave up soft cheese & coffee during pregnancy & breastfeeding. From my first prenatal visit onward I received the message that the baby is the star of the show (while my health was important, too, but even that is directed at benefiting the baby). There are countless books & magazines on pregnancy which drive home the message that you're being judged for every tiny thing you do, eat, etc., while pregnant. There is no chance in hell that the rest of us out there will just smile and say, "how nice for them" if a privileged group of females is allowed to do whatever they want during pregnancy because it "affirms" them.
Same. Cave matres: beware of the mothers. We're the ones who gave up soft cheese & coffee during pregnancy & breastfeeding. From my first prenatal visit onward I received the message that the baby is the star of the show (while my health was important, too, but even that is directed at benefiting the baby). There are countless books & magazines on pregnancy which drive home the message that you're being judged for every tiny thing you do, eat, etc., while pregnant. There is no chance in hell that the rest of us out there will just smile and say, "how nice for them" if a privileged group of females is allowed to do whatever they want during pregnancy because it "affirms" them.