It’s an easy thing to do. It’s not a hard ask. But, hearing people refuse to wear the mask and crying foul at being denied entry into a store, or claiming a health issue prevents them from wearing one is frustrating. And that’s precisely the point these moms who gave birth wearing a COVID mask are making. Amanda Rodriguez is a 28- year-old teacher from Lockhart, Texas. She has asthma, and she recently gave birth without any pain medication and did so all while wearing a face mask. If she can do it, she argues; literally, anyone can—and should. “My mom works at a salon, and her customers complain all the time about wearing a mask,” Amanda told TODAY Parents. “I’m like, if I can push through labor with a mask on, I think your customers can go through a haircut with theirs on.” While giving birth at the hospital, she wore her mask, none stop, for her two-day stay. “Was it comfortable? No. But I knew it was for my own safety,” she said. “It’s irritating to me that people are upset they have to wear a mask to the grocery store.” She’s not the only mom taking a stand and proving the point that wearing a mask isn’t as hard as people try to make it out. “I dislike inconvenience and discomfort as much as the next person, but I wore a mask while giving birth to a whole-ass baby,” Steph Cha wrote on Twitter. “Who are these feeble losers who whine about wearing masks to run half-hour errands?” “On Saturday, I gave birth to my son while wearing a face mask the entire time,” tweeted Raven. “So I think you all can manage being asked to wear one to go grocery shopping.” “If I can wear a mask through 38 hours of labor, a c-section, and recovery . . . You can do it for an hour while running to the grocery store and/or other errands,” Jai Kershner said in a tweet. “If i can wear a mask whilst i suffer through 39 hours of labor and giving birth to quadruplets in a delivery room with only me, the doctor, and the lord himself, you can wear a mask while you buy brown queso from 7-11,” said another mom. They all have a very valid point. Giving birth is hard work. It’s quite physical, and if these women can soldier through and wear a mask for days at a time, yes, Ken, you can put one on, too.
