Photo Of Sports Medicine Mom At Work Goes Viral

Sports medicine physician goes to work pregnant and with a baby strapped to her back — and the image goes viral

Megan Meier, a sports medicine physician in Oklahoma City, ran into a little problem recently. Her husband was out of town and childcare for her three-year-old fell through. So she decided to strap her three-year-old to her back and go to work anyway.

Did we mention she’s pregnant?

She posted a photo of herself on-the-job to a group of physician moms on Facebook, and it quickly went viral because it is badass.

Hello! I am Dr. Megan Meier. I am a sports medicine and dance medicine physician in Oklahoma City, OK. A photo of me…

Posted by Megan Meier, MD on Wednesday, September 7, 2016

“A photo of me providing sideline coverage for my high school football team, Putnam City North, recently went viral,” she explains on her Facebook page. “This is what happens when you are 35 weeks pregnant, husband leaves town for the weekend, childcare for 3-year-old falls through, and you have a game to cover!”

Thirty-five weeks pregnant, with a three-year-old strapped to her back. We’re impressed, because we may or may not have opted to stay home, put our feet up, and use the no-fail “I’m pregnant and my babysitter fell through” excuse. Not Meier. She decided to power through the no-babysitter hiccup.

“I posted this to a group of physician mom’s because I thought they would enjoy it–seeing a visual representation of what we all do each and every day,” she explains. “I am overwhelmed by all the positive feedback and support the members of this group have given. I really believe that you can have it all and find a great balance to a multi-faceted career and life. However, it takes a lot of hard work and improvisation at times.”

This would be an example of the “hard work” part of that statement.

“It takes a strong community of people supporting each other to make it work,” Meier says. Truth. Her babysitter skipped out and it was no big deal that she brought her kid to work with her. She was clearly supported in her job, and allowed to set her own parameters and comfort regarding what she could physically handle. And that is awesome.

“Thank you to the teams that I cover, from PC North High School to the University of Oklahoma to the OKC Ballet–I appreciate your support of women (and their families) in medicine and in sports,” she ends her post. “We have come a long way in 2016.”

“I feel like this picture represents what all doctors/working moms do every day,” she told Babble. “This pic is from a Friday night when I had my 3-year-old on my back, 35-week-old baby in my tummy, and a hurt kiddo in front of me. I kept my girls safe while I took care of my team.”

Moms. Getting it done since, forever.

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