What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry

melancholic romantic comic cynic. bi & genderqueer. fantasy writer. sysrae on ao3.

Anonymous asked: Re: your breastfeeding post, it's outrageous the way new mothers are condescended and lied to by "professionals". It's still easy to label female pain and concern as hysteria. Women who fail to conform to a physical maternal ideal are made to feel suspect as women. My mother gave birth to my brother after moving to America and a roomful of doctors tried to browbeat her into circumcising him (for a fee), implying that she was an ignorant foreigner/bad mother who just didn't understand hygiene!

That’s awful! It really bugs me how much misinformation and condescension there is when it comes to maternal health - obviously there are awesome midwives and professionals out there, but where the system and individuals fall down, it really has a horrible negative impact.  

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