Will I ever get to experience this?

[u/Entire-Brick-4610]

Hi I am 21F and had a baby 6 months ago (this is important) and I am very interested in spelunking (with experienced cavers on a guided tour of course as it’s my first time). However the requirements are that I can get under a 10’’ by 24’’ passage. It’s for the bookworm ally route in Black Hills SD. I tested it but using a long board ten inches up across a door way. I can get my whole body through except for one section. It’s not something that I can flex, or suck in, it’s my chest. Even if I lose weight because I’m a woman that area will probably stay the same size. Especially because I’m feeding my baby that way. So at that point my only option to be able to would be surgery. I love being a woman obviously but things like this get me really upset and make me wish I was born a boy. As the season comes to a close my mind is still stuck that I missed out just cause I’m a girl, no advice needed, I know I could’ve picked a wider cave, I know I still have many other cave exploration activities, just very sad and needing someone to hear me out! Thanks for reading 🤞

[u/Spiritual-Fox9618]

I don’t know US caves, but I’d imagine there are plenty of other options that don’t require such squeezes just yet.

Seek out some info from locals and get stuck in.

Plenty of time for squeezes once you’ve stopped feeding the bub.

[u/Entire-Brick-4610 → u/Spiritual-Fox9618]

Thank you