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All Mamas wear catsuits

Elizabeth Hunt
Aug 31, 2018 · 3 min read

I’ve been vaguely following the Serena Williams catsuit debacle from afar — rolling my eyes at the evident sexist, racist, ageist, and beauty standard crap in this situation. Tonight, I learned that her catsuit is a compression suit: she is wearing it to prevent blood clots. Blood clots.

I had thrombophlebitis (blood clots) with both my pregnancies and was at serious risk of developing deep vein thrombosis (bigger blood…

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Elizabeth Hunt

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Montréal-based facilitator and conversationalist. Part-time existentialist. Full-time pursuer of truth, beauty, and grace.

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