Had a bit of a scare this morning... woke up at 4am with gas-like-cramps, thought there might be a little blood to accompany it. I called my midwife and she said that at 9 weeks the chances of it being a miscarriage were very low (like 1/100), as long as the bleeding doesn't continue. But we should lay of the hanky panky for a few days, since that can cause bleeding as well.
I'm going to Raleigh today to hear a bunch of home birth stories from women in the triangle. Before that I am having lunch with my college roommate, Anna! We are eating at a Mediterranean place, which is good because I have been craving fresh veggies all the time (what an awesome thing to crave, right??).
There is some news going around about the Surgeon General asking for better support for breast feeding in the workplace and in the community. Of course, someone ironically comments about how they don't have a problem with breast feeding as long as they don't have to see it. Then someone else agrees, comparing it to defecating or having sex in public. It's a wonder anyone breast feeds at all, considering it is either seen as a gross bodily function or a vulgar act of nudity. It's amazing what one or two generations of time can do to the perception of something... suddenly (after commercial sale of formula in the 50's) nobody saw breast feeding anymore, and it became an alien/uncomfortable concept just like that! Like magic. And people must literally have zero awareness of that concept (being uncomfortable with something because they are not used to seeing it), because people will defend their right to be grossed out as if it is at all normal.
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