Connie,

Oh, but you forgot the full time nanny (even though mom doesn’t work!!!  ;-)

            I know this doesn’t sound very nice, but you hit the nail on the
head.  This is an exact description of some women once knew.

Here are some quotes from some of these real moms I know:

“It’s okay to let her cry, Susannah.  She has to learn.”
 “I love the swing, it’s a great way to get 2-3 hours to yourself”
“I have a full time nanny now!  Oh, and we are trying to get pregnant
 again.”

and my favorite response to hearing a newborn cry in the background on a
phone conversation saying I’ll hold on while she gets the baby, “Oh, it’s
okay, the longer she cries the hungrier she gets, so takes more of her
bottle.”

Okay, I know this is getting off topic here, but you hit a nerve!!

Susannah in Sammamish, WA

>My boss and I also had a discussion about the expectations of mothers
giving
>birth.  These women are a different breed.  They want a pain-free
>childbirth, pain medications afterward, to send their babies to be fed-in
>the nursery at night so they can get their rest, give bottles when they
>don't feel like breastfeeding, breastfeed only when it's conveinent, pump
>and have a good milk supply so they can go out to the mall weekly to buy
>tons of outfits and take pictures of their baby each week, and not have to
>breastfeed in public, also take a weekend trip away from their baby to
spend
>time with their husband..................and if they have any problems with
>breastfeeding, they expect the Lactation Consultants to *fix* the problem
in
>one visit.


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