Despite progress on gender equality in parenting, men being unable to lactate is still a Rubicon to cross
The day my son was born was one of the most stressful of my life. My wife had been in labour for more than 12 hours at the hospital and we were told quite abruptly she’d need an emergency caesarean. The decision had to be made very, very quickly. The doctor and midwife, who were cool and calm, didn’t say it but it was obvious if we delayed this there was a real chance we’d walk back out of the hospital with a death certificate instead of a healthy baby boy.
I remember when they took my wife away being hit with an existential wave of anxiety about how much trust I was putting in the hands of the medical staff at the Royal Hospital for Women. I was asked if I’d like to be in the operating theatre when the little tacker was finally extracted and of course said yes. Despite the overwhelming waves of anxiety, the second I put the scrubs on I busted out my iPhone and grabbed a few selfies – anxiety be damned, there was content to be created.
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