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Confinement Myths

Since I became pregnant, well-meaning family and friends have been giving advice. Most are solicited and some are not. For me I think that when it comes to imparting knowledge, it is important to understand the background and beliefs of your audience. Knowing the 2Bs will shape your conversation(s) with the audience. A work colleague introduced me to Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies Quiz. I discovered that I am a Questioner, which means that my dominant tendency is to ask questions. I see myself as a constant learner and not the smartest person in my social groups, hence, asking others questions and doing research is something I enjoy doing. (If you're interested in the quiz, you may want to visit Gretchen's site.) Being pregnant, I realised that older folks tend to advise "younger" folks like myself to abide by some old wives tale.  As I do not live in these older folks' reality and I actually do enjoy challenging ideas, I would just listen and not a