This is a glimpse of what pregnancy appointments look like right now. Three cars in a row. All with men sitting in them. They can’t come in.
Pregnancy during Covid hasn’t been normal. Dads can’t go into any appointments. No one can. The dad is the only one allowed to go into the delivery room. And in some cases not even they are allowed to.
There is a part of me that wants to be frustrated. I know it isn’t fun for Jonathan to have to be left out of every part of this. He literally only got to go to the first appointment.
But I also know I have life experience that changes how annoyed I can really be. The reality is that I’m glad Jonathan is here at all. That he can even drive me to some of my doctors appointments. I’ve met too many woman who have lost their person while still pregnant.
After losing Stephen I learned a lot. One of those things was to get over petty things. The other was to grateful for the little things. No Jonathan can’t go into the doctors appointment with me and yes that sucks. But he is alive to drive me. And for that I am grateful.
When we parked today I looked over and saw that we had a car on each side of us that had a man sitting in them. Jonathan wasn’t the only dad sitting outside while waiting during the OB appointments. My heart goes out to these men and woman. Who don’t get to have normal pregnancies.
Covid has changed the way we do normal things. And it’s annoying. So very annoying. But at the end of the day I can deal with it. Because Jonathan is here. Sitting in the car. Waiting for me outside my appointments. And I am so grateful for that.
?TWM
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