The Issue With Wishing Someone A 'Happy And Healthy' Baby

A thought-provoking Instagram post is highlighting a side effect of wishing expectant parents a “happy and healthy” baby.  Michelle Elman is a UK-based blogger, body confidence coach and activist. On June 14, she posted two photos of herself on Instagram ― one from her childhood and one from the present. Over each photo, she added the words “happy not healthy.” A post shared by Michelle Elman (@scarrednotscared) on Jun 14, 2017 at 11:29am PDT “’Wishing you a happy and healthy baby!’ ‘We don’t mind if we have a boy or girl, as long as my baby’s healthy.’ That’s all parents dream of, right? Happy and healthy,” Elman began the post. “Well that’s unfortunately not what my parents got,” she added. In her 23 years of life, Elman’s had 15 surgeries, a brain tumor, punctured intestine, obstructed bowel, cyst in her brain and a condition called hydrocephalus.  Elman wrote that she used to feel heartbroken when she realized how hard her health struggles have been for her parents. Hearing phrases like “Wishing you a happy and healthy baby” affected her as well.   “Every time someone would say this in front of me, I used to wonder if my parents were disappointed when I was born,” she said, adding that she knew they weren’t because they have always been so wonderful. A post shared by Michelle Elman (@scarrednotscared) on Aug 27,...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news