A B.C. mother who is a member of the Canadian women’s basketball team headed to the Olympics in Tokyo next month is facing a very difficult dilemma.
Kimberley Gaucher, who had her baby girl Sophie in mid-March, is still breastfeeding. But she will not be able to bring Sophie with her to the Olympic Games due to the current restrictions. “All I’ve ever wanted out of my basketball career is to rep Canada at the Olympics,” Gaucher said in a video posted to her Instagram account. READ MORE: Tokyo Olympics to allow up to 10,000 spectators per venue, despite COVID-19 warnings “Last year my team qualified for Tokyo but right now I’m being forced to decide between being a breastfeeding mom and an Olympic athlete. “I can’t have them both.
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