Hey All You Wonderful Wise Women,
 
I have to take the other side of this one. I have a feeling that the  Houston 
RMH may but an exception not the rule. I have, unfortunately, stayed at  the 
RMH twice at Children's Hospital of Milwaukee, WI. The first time was in  1989 
and I stayed for 156 days. I was there for the boy who is now a Marine. The  
staff at RMH were the ones that helped me to get a decent breast pump and who  
helped to find the funding for that pump for this then single Mom. They also  
encouraged me to BF anyplace I could to ensure the burgeoning health of this  
kid. The second time I was there for 25 days with my middle child who had a  
very rare form of cancer. The only way this kid made it through surgery and  
chemo was with donor milk. When the 'hot unit' ran out of space to store the  
donor milk RMH voluntarily made space in one of their freezers for the  milk.
 
I do think that RMH Houston should be held to the law but please don't  paint 
the whole system with a red brush. For some of us this facility has been a  
real life saver and very supportive of our breastfeeding.  
 
Peace,
Maggie Payne, LLLL 

Mom of Andrew (20 and at Camp  Pendleton CA as a USM), Nicholas (11 and 
growing tall and strong) and Princess  Gillian (9 and becoming quite the young lady)
Husband Matthew (15 years and  still patient TGFSM)

Dream Now so that your children  Learn to Dream for Tomorrow  

 
In a message dated 03/16/2008 9:39:38 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
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They do  so much good, how can they be so narrow minded?  Of all the people  
who should be responsive to a family's needs, you'd think RMH would  be.  I 
am very disappointed that they are not.  Guess that's  what happens to your 
brain when all you eat is burgers and fries :-(
I  think RMH needs to hear from several thousands of us.  [log in to unmask]

>I did work very closely with the Ronald McDonald  House moms and citing the 
>law made no difference whatsoever to >RMH  administration.  In that case, 
>the Texas Attorney General  explicitly refused to intervene, RMH Houston 
>refused to change its  policy (the moms never >used  the facility again and 
>made  alternate arrangements when they needed to return to Houston for  
>further treatment), and RMC Charities (the national organization)  refused 
>to require RMH Houston to obey Texas law.  One of the RMH  moms not only 
>cited the law to management after the first incident but  pulled a copy of 
>it up on her laptop.  RMH Houston administration  only agreed to a meeting 
>with the moms after an influx of e-mail in  support of the moms crashed 
>their server.  The meeting, however,  did not result in RMH obeying Texas 
>public breastfeeding law or  changing its policy concerning breastfeeding in 
>common  space.

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