Christmas

The celebration of a birth. The Divine comes to us in a baby. Tidings of joy. Comfort and joy. Light. Love. What is peace if not the quiet sleep of a newborn? What is sacred if not her unblinking gaze as she drinks you in? O come let us adore each one.

Covid

I am adding my voice to the many, many others to advise everyone to be extremely cautious these next few months. There is some evidence that pregnant women might be especially vulnerable to contracting the virus. Now is the time to seriously restrict contact with others outside your household.

As far as I can tell, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology has neither recommended nor banned the vaccine for pregnant and lactating mothers but have left the choice to each woman herself. At this point, we have no research on its safety for this population, nor for children under 12. This is a very fluid and fast changing landscape, so please do considerable research and discuss your individual situation with your doctor to make this very important decision.