Mother's Guilt

He showed the words “chocolate cake” to a group of Americans and recorded their word associations. “Guilt” was the top response. If that strikes you as unexceptional, consider the response of French eaters to the same prompt: “celebration.” 
― Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

Pregnancy is a blessing.  It is a beautiful blessing.  But for many, the challenges and the pains of pregnancy through shade at those miraculous 9-months.

Nausea, vomiting, swelling, heart burn, back pain, leg cramps, pee'd in pants, headaches, insomnia, and constipation are just a few of the struggles pregnant women have to overcome and gracefully continue with their normal everyday busy lives.  At some point, we all hit a wall and something has to give.  And at some point, we are faced with the dilemma of taking care of ourselves while leaving others to fend for themselves.  Some of us are faced with a decision to treat our own illnesses without knowing for sure how it effects our fetus.  Mother's guilt.

Yes, you need to put your own oxygen mask on before applying it to others.  

Who out there is faced with dilemmas that seem like all lose-lose situations?  Please, don't be shy!  No judgement passed here.  Talk about it.  Hash it out. 

Be Well,
MLC