Dr Natalie Crawford

Miscarriage kind of infers when we say it, you know, on my end is that the pregnancy was in the uterus and now we either have to evacuate it or it's self-evacuating.

Two, at least two.

I got discharged.

IV pulled out of my hand and went back on the ward.

So these internships and fellowships, and I'm sure that built into these programs we sign up for, they were all developed for men who had, had they had a family, had a wife, you know, had someone at home to like take care of that business.

Yeah.

And we're all in supportive relationships.

And that wasn't the issue, but I went back before my body was ready.

And before that baby was ready to unlatch.

And my milk supply dropped immediately the minute I went back to work.

And I tried to pump, but you get called for a crash C-section or emergency surgery and you're like pulling the pump off the breast and I'm running down the hall, hooking my nursing bra back on, trying to get to the OR.

And, you know, all that cortisol, just my milk, you know, so I was able to breastfeed while I was home with the baby.

But like once I went back to work, my milk production just stopped.

Flexibility.

I think we've mentioned before the ability to make a decision for yourself.

This is a day that I can do these tasks.

I think every woman wants to do a really good job.

And she is going to front load those tasks on a time that she feels better and offload in a time where she's not feeling as well.

But she's going to get it done for sure.

And so giving her the flexibility is going to allow her to be her most productive rather than demanding she have X amount every single day.