Moms Who Gave Birth Wearing Masks Respond To Those Refusing To Wear Them For 5 Minutes With Savage Tweets
It seems like wearing a face mask should be a part of common sense by now. But some people are still finding reasons not to do so. And when it feels like this needlessly contentious issue is about to reach the boiling point, brave women are stepping in to clap back on the face mask debate.
In multiple tweets, new moms are sharing their experiences of delivering a baby while wearing a face covering. After all, if moms can wear one during infinite hours of labor, while having a c-section, and during exhausting days of recovery, these big guys getting a six-pack at the supermarket may as well do the same.
So let’s see what these women had to say, and forward the post to anyone who finds wearing a mask in public a burden.
New moms who wore masks through labor and delivery are sharing their stories to urge others to wear them in public
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Bored Panda reached out to Marley Hall, a midwife, mother of 5, and Instagram content creator, to find out more about the challenges new moms have had to go through when having a baby in time of crisis.
It turns out, wearing a face mask while in labor and delivery was just a tiny inconvenience to compare with other challenges they’ve had. Marley explained that “for many women who had written a birth plan prior to the pandemic, their choices were really limited and impacted.”
Restrictions were also placed on analgesia and water births were limited “due to infection concerns, which have impacted those who were hoping for those kind of births.”
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In addition, “Some women were not allowed to have a birth partner at all whilst other facilities are sending the birth partner home within an hour of the birth.”
Mothers who were confirmed or suspected to have Covid-19 were separated from their babies, which in turn, Marley explained, “can have a huge impact on bonding, postpartum depression, and breastfeeding.” It goes against the advice of the World Health Organization, which recommends that they should always remain together as long as the mother is well enough to care for the baby.
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When it comes to breastfeeding, Marley said that no sample of breast milk or amniotic fluid has been found to contain active coronavirus, which means “mothers are encouraged to still breastfeed their babies without fear of transmission.”
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More women joined in to comment and share their experiences
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And this is what people had to say
I can't really grasp, why it would be weak and unpatriotic to wear a mask. What's your country, if not all the people around you? If you want to protect your country, you have to protect the people. Not the economy, or the flag. NOT wearing a mask and being a selfish brat is being unpatriotic.
This. Just...all of this. Eliminating covid is a larger goal that you all work toward together as a country. My country isn’t known for being traditionally patriotic (John Oliver found our flag debate hilarious and did two whole segments about it) but we made the rona go bye bye and now we all get to have much fewer restrictions and much less fear. And when I see these stories, I think “why don’t you want to break the chain of transmission quickly so that people no longer need to have a mask on their face and other restrictions in place and general worries about their health and safety while they’re going through an already painful process?”
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I suffer with claustrophobia and it is not a given that mask wearing will be a problem for all sufferers. I have struggled massively in MRIs and various other ways throughout my life and am very thankful that a mask doesn't trigger my claustrophobia at all. It might be an issue for some but I suspect there will be no few people who will latch onto it as a convenient sounding excuse. Maybe they suffer with additional anxieties. They may work themselves up into a panic by assuming it will be a problem so ergo it is. Might even be a separate phobia to do with covering your face. It isn't a foregone conclusion for all claustrophobia sufferers though.
Same here, plus asthma, recovering from bronchitis too. It's vital I protect myself from this, a mask is fine, even if I start panting and need to stop for oxygen boosts.
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Why are they asking women to wear masks while giving birth? The masks (which I agree should be worn normally) have minimal protect when worn for 7 hours, so it's not really protecting her. As she is giving birth, there is all manner of contact with the mom, so I can't imagine the mask is prevent her from passing corona. Test the mom, get her in a private space, put the staff in masks.
They aren't asking that of mothers to be in the UK thankfully. The staff will be wearing masks.
Load More Replies... Huge props to these ladies. Personally I think women in labor should be exempted from mask wearing though. The risk would be small as long as everyone else in the room wore one.
They don't have to in the UK - everyone else around them wears the masks. Unless the mum to be has Covid 19 then obviously that's handled differently but if she is healthy there doesn't seem to be that much of a concern.
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While I commend these women for being troopers during labor, I cannot get on board with the way people treat those who don't wear masks regardless of reason. They will get up in your face screaming, will try to get you fired, I've even seen FB groups here in NM where they were taking pictures of people to post online so people could harrass them. Are there a lot of people who are doing it just to resist and demonstrate their "freedom"? Yes. But there are also some who legitimately struggle with having a mask on. For me, wearing a mask triggers PTSD/panic attacks as a result of a sexual assault where my shirt was pulled up and across my face. When did we turn into a society that thinks it is OK to treat people like garbage for their political positions, beliefs, medical issues, or for being white? We need to have more compassion for people. Put the phone down and instead of shaming someone or blasting their face all over the internet, try having a rational conversation.
I can't believe someone had the nerve to downvoted your comment. They are dumbases. Rest assured many of us are dealing with medical issues and you are not alone. I think we should start calling out the a******s who try to shame non mask wearers.
Load More Replies... F**k off. I have a son with sensory issues who is seen weekly by specialist. He had such a meltdown today when security tried to put a mask on him it the hospital it took his therapist twenty minutes to calm him down. She physically observed him tremoring from sensory overload. People who say, "If I can do x,y,z wearing a mask you can too" are maskholes.
Children and Special Needs are supposed to be exempt for just such reasons. That guard needs retraining, especially at a medical facility. That said, grown adults, in most situations, are self-centered when refusing, not truly phobic.
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Well done to these women, giving birth is tough let alone wearing an uncomfortable mask. I don't know how I would cope with all the heavy breathing and having my mouth and nose covered but it is the right thing to do to protect yourself, baby and others.
Knowing the human type who refuses to wear masks, probably pointing at them as "not men enough" for complaining about wearing a mask could help make them actually wear one...
It isn't just men though is it? I've seen footage of women refusing to wear masks too. Also there is a woman commenting up above that she's not plannning on wearing a mask as she wants to get 'proper oxygen'.
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My body my choice.. right?! Why would you let them make you wear a mask during labor!? Who are you trying to keep safe the nurses?? Dear lord they have and know how to use the ppe, let them do it. If your trying to protect the baby well guess what.. you wearing that thing all the time.. geez poor moms.. this is ridiculous. Stand up for yourself.
Pregnant women are most definitely wearing masks while giving birth its mandatory
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Could you not vary your remark just a tad? Lol. 🙄🥱
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I can't really grasp, why it would be weak and unpatriotic to wear a mask. What's your country, if not all the people around you? If you want to protect your country, you have to protect the people. Not the economy, or the flag. NOT wearing a mask and being a selfish brat is being unpatriotic.
This. Just...all of this. Eliminating covid is a larger goal that you all work toward together as a country. My country isn’t known for being traditionally patriotic (John Oliver found our flag debate hilarious and did two whole segments about it) but we made the rona go bye bye and now we all get to have much fewer restrictions and much less fear. And when I see these stories, I think “why don’t you want to break the chain of transmission quickly so that people no longer need to have a mask on their face and other restrictions in place and general worries about their health and safety while they’re going through an already painful process?”
Load More Replies... I suffer with claustrophobia and it is not a given that mask wearing will be a problem for all sufferers. I have struggled massively in MRIs and various other ways throughout my life and am very thankful that a mask doesn't trigger my claustrophobia at all. It might be an issue for some but I suspect there will be no few people who will latch onto it as a convenient sounding excuse. Maybe they suffer with additional anxieties. They may work themselves up into a panic by assuming it will be a problem so ergo it is. Might even be a separate phobia to do with covering your face. It isn't a foregone conclusion for all claustrophobia sufferers though.
Same here, plus asthma, recovering from bronchitis too. It's vital I protect myself from this, a mask is fine, even if I start panting and need to stop for oxygen boosts.
Load More Replies... Why are they asking women to wear masks while giving birth? The masks (which I agree should be worn normally) have minimal protect when worn for 7 hours, so it's not really protecting her. As she is giving birth, there is all manner of contact with the mom, so I can't imagine the mask is prevent her from passing corona. Test the mom, get her in a private space, put the staff in masks.
They aren't asking that of mothers to be in the UK thankfully. The staff will be wearing masks.
Load More Replies... Huge props to these ladies. Personally I think women in labor should be exempted from mask wearing though. The risk would be small as long as everyone else in the room wore one.
They don't have to in the UK - everyone else around them wears the masks. Unless the mum to be has Covid 19 then obviously that's handled differently but if she is healthy there doesn't seem to be that much of a concern.
Load More Replies... While I commend these women for being troopers during labor, I cannot get on board with the way people treat those who don't wear masks regardless of reason. They will get up in your face screaming, will try to get you fired, I've even seen FB groups here in NM where they were taking pictures of people to post online so people could harrass them. Are there a lot of people who are doing it just to resist and demonstrate their "freedom"? Yes. But there are also some who legitimately struggle with having a mask on. For me, wearing a mask triggers PTSD/panic attacks as a result of a sexual assault where my shirt was pulled up and across my face. When did we turn into a society that thinks it is OK to treat people like garbage for their political positions, beliefs, medical issues, or for being white? We need to have more compassion for people. Put the phone down and instead of shaming someone or blasting their face all over the internet, try having a rational conversation.
I can't believe someone had the nerve to downvoted your comment. They are dumbases. Rest assured many of us are dealing with medical issues and you are not alone. I think we should start calling out the a******s who try to shame non mask wearers.
Load More Replies... F**k off. I have a son with sensory issues who is seen weekly by specialist. He had such a meltdown today when security tried to put a mask on him it the hospital it took his therapist twenty minutes to calm him down. She physically observed him tremoring from sensory overload. People who say, "If I can do x,y,z wearing a mask you can too" are maskholes.
Children and Special Needs are supposed to be exempt for just such reasons. That guard needs retraining, especially at a medical facility. That said, grown adults, in most situations, are self-centered when refusing, not truly phobic.
Load More Replies... Well done to these women, giving birth is tough let alone wearing an uncomfortable mask. I don't know how I would cope with all the heavy breathing and having my mouth and nose covered but it is the right thing to do to protect yourself, baby and others.
Knowing the human type who refuses to wear masks, probably pointing at them as "not men enough" for complaining about wearing a mask could help make them actually wear one...
It isn't just men though is it? I've seen footage of women refusing to wear masks too. Also there is a woman commenting up above that she's not plannning on wearing a mask as she wants to get 'proper oxygen'.
Load More Replies... My body my choice.. right?! Why would you let them make you wear a mask during labor!? Who are you trying to keep safe the nurses?? Dear lord they have and know how to use the ppe, let them do it. If your trying to protect the baby well guess what.. you wearing that thing all the time.. geez poor moms.. this is ridiculous. Stand up for yourself.
Pregnant women are most definitely wearing masks while giving birth its mandatory
Load More Replies... Could you not vary your remark just a tad? Lol. 🙄🥱
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