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[quote=Anonymous]As others have said, she was probably just trying to emphasize how dangerous COVID is for you and your baby so you take extra care. If I were pregnant, I would probably limit to the most minimal social interaction I could for the duration of the pregnancy -- let your spouse do the shopping, etc.

But I think it is a red flag that you might want to look for a doctor who is more aligned with how you feel comfortable being treated.

To share a similar story -- When I went to my first appointment, there was a new OB with the practice we were at, and we met with her to talk about things. I noted that I was a vegetarian and had been for more than a decade, so I was willing to try to eat a little meat if it were necessary, but I really had no desire or interest in eating it. On the one hand, she told me that was fine as long as I ate healthy. On the other, she made a weird snide comment about her own daughter "insisting" on being a vegetarian during her pregnancy and how she tore badly because of it. It made me feel so bad -- similar to what you seem to be feeling -- and the whole thing seemed really unnecessary. I was already worried about how pregnancy would impact my body, and this was NOT what I needed to hear.

FWIW, I did stay with the practice but delivered with someone else in the practice and was very happy with it, but I never forgot it. Oh, and I stayed a vegetarian and did not tear more than a small and normal amount.[/quote]

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