Today, I went to the hospital for a check-up because my baby hadn’t been moving much for the 3rd day. I was scared, terrified actually, but I tried to stay calm, hoping for reassurance. Instead, the male doctor had the audacity to ask me, "Are you sure it’s not all in your head?" In that moment, my fear turned into anger. How could he reduce my concern, my instincts as a mother, to something imaginary? How could he dismiss the life growing inside me so casually, as if my worry wasn’t valid?