I was planning to go to Tel Aviv today to look at some of the photos that I did makeup for and make decisions on the prints. Plus my friend Paola will be leaving Israel in a few weeks to give birth in Milano where she comes from, so I was looking forward to meeting up with her while I'm in Tel Aviv as well.
This morning when I got up, though, I didn't feel great. I guess I didn't drink all the water that I needed to drink to keep up my blood pressure last night. I drank at least two liters though! I felt faint and hard of breathing. Since my last fainting spell, I'm a bit afraid of doing things when I feel this way. Doctors tell me this issue is temporary which will last only as long as the pregnancy, and that it's much better that the blood pressure be low and not high. So I'm not worried. Just annoyed.
Here in Israel, women are much tougher than the women I see outside. They manage so much while they're pregnant. Almost all the women I know here continue to work until the moment they're due to give birth while looking after their household and taking care of their existing children. Without the help of nannies.
Well developed daycare system in the country seems to make the matter easier. You can bring your child to a daycare as early as when the baby is three months old. But all in all, I think it takes a very strong woman to be able to leave your baby to someone else when the baby's so so small.
The point is, I feel kind of stupid that I'm not managing as well as these strong women I see around.
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