Finally. . .

There is a collegue at work who happens to also be a pediatrician. She came in early this week and said, "What do you think abut having the baby with you when you come back to work. I think you have a great set up for it in terms of office space, and have a job that could be very conducive to have a baby that mostly just sleeps and suckles." I said I thought that it was great. But I didn't know if people, let alone the administrators, would go for it. She asked if she could speak to the president of the school on my behalf. I gave her the green light.

Today, after speaking with the school president, she came in and said that he is on board with it. I thanked her. Wow. Someone who advocated for me. As she was walking out of my office I stopped her and said as tears welled up, "I have struggled to feel supported as a pregnant woman. I have felt that lots of people give advice but few truly support me. (crying now) So thank you for really advocating for me and for this baby."

And that's what I mean. Finally a woman supporting another woman. Because she can and should.