Are you my doctor? No?
Then don't tell me what I should or shouldn't eat.
Don't tell me that I shouldn't sit where I want to sit.
Don't tell me that I should prioritize a healthy pregnancy over activity x.
Don't tell me to avoid air travel.
Don't tell me how I should train my dog.
Don't tell me that I shouldn't lift that.
Don't tell me what I will or won't be able to handle after the delivery.
Just don't.
When I lost Mila, I wasn't skiing or lifting heavy objects or eating cold cuts or flying on a plane. I was sitting quietly on the couch in my own home watching TV. I followed all the rules. None of those things would have changed the outcome of my pregnancy with Mila. Don't put the onus of that on me.
