On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 01:06:07 EST, Christine Pillado <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Some people seem to have forgotten (or still don't know) that feeding a baby > is a medical issue with medical repercussions and should be treated as such. I need a bumper sticker like that. I think my daughter will still want to drive my car 6 years from now even with that though- but so far, she believes only in breastfeeding babies. in fact, I once mentioned to her that "a post-partum nurse wanted to give her a bottle" and she still has it out for that nurse even though she knows I refused! (many, many times I refused, but there always seemed to be another Nursette being delivered, and cracked open and placed at my bedside. Like I wouldnt' "waste" it because it was open. ) > El Paso, TX > Where I just had to tell my computer's spell check AGAIN to "learn" > breastfeed is all one word...sigh. I've given up and put up with the little squiggly line. jena now says..... Did the nurses hurt my feelings? Not at all. I wonder > what exactly people are afraid that nurses and hospitals might do to them > if > they insist on keeping their own babies in the room. Can't take your baby, > can't turn you out of the hospital. I think maintaining a pleasant, but firm > tone of voice helps, and maybe talking with the OB and peds before hand, > too. > Yes, it does take a lot of nerve to do this, but doesn't being a mommy take > a > lot of nerve? > > Jena Sallenger RN MSN IBCLC RLC > Florence, SC yes, it takes a lot of nerve. and perserverance. I wonder how to get the message across to pregnant women that they will jump in front of a train for their baby, so they need to understand that breastfeeding is just as important, if not as immediate. At least to figure out the rudiments of breastfeeding and "try" it.... sadly, postpartum women have often been hit by that train themselves.... -- Kate, http://systems.cs.colorado.edu/~kolina/advantages-of-formula.html Mom to Ursula (9.9), Sage (7), Benno (3.7) "Halloween is a big holiday for older people. Somehow we got the idea it's healthier if good people impersonate evil instead of evil people impersonating goodness." Garrison Keillor *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html