Painful reading
Re “One mad mamma-to-be,” Opinion, Oct. 12
Heather Havrilesky’s vitriolic Op-Ed article slamming the book “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” did not strike me as funny.
A normal, healthy pregnancy is a gift, not a “hell of gestation.” Talk to any woman (or man) who has lived with the pain of infertility. She would gladly take on the heartburn, dizzy spells and hormone-induced mood swings for the joy of a healthy fetal heartbeat.
Compared to hands-on motherhood, pregnancy is but a hormonally charged walk in the park.
JOAN WAGNER
Los Alamitos
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