I think the baby was a few weeks old, the girl took him to the breastfeeding lady because he wasn't latching on.
Then, the lady degraded her and she decided not to go back, regardless of the fact that she didn't have the hang of it.
Then, the next excuse was that the doctor wouldn't see tha child because the girl hadn't gotten her medical card yet.
The interesting part was that the father lived there as well, and I felt he should have been held just as responsible. They argued that the mother is still the primary caregiver.
Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer
The Children's Medical Center
One Children's Plaza
Dayton, OH 45404
937-641-4293
http://www.childrensdayton.org
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I have actually seen discussions where people got very dogmatic/defensive about the whole thing. That's about the way it does go... but I question the realism of the episode. Newborn babies get weighed a LOT, for exactly this reason. Just to be paranoid... I wonder who the sponsors were? LOL.
Dana
> I just saw a Law and Order *chuckle* where this young mother was
> bullied into not bottlefeeding by this breastfeeding Nazi and the kid
> ended up starving to death. She told her she was a bad mother, etc.
>
> Now, I agree that if it came down to that, she should have had the
> common sense to feed the baby some formula. Obviously.
>
> Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer
> The Children's Medical Center
> One Children's Plaza
> Dayton, OH 45404
> 937-641-4293
> http://www.childrensdayton.org
>
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/4/2004 2:05:08 PM >>>
> Amen to all of this. Though I do think it is also wrong when a bunch
> of women start telling mothers who bottlefeed that they are neglectful
> or something. I personally thing breastfeeding is a no-brainer -
> better for both mother and child, cheaper... what's not to like? But I
> stay away
> from telling other people how to be a mother. Too much of that going
> around already.
>
> Dana
>
> > I think breastfeeding should be permitted anywhere it's safe.
> > E.g., in a car, but not while the driver <g>.
> > In a restaurant, but not if you're the waitress at the time.
> > And out of courtesy to more modest people, making an attempt to be
> > discreet (semi-covered) would be nice, but only until our society
> has
> > matured enough for two things to happen:
> > (1) healthy breast feeding to be the norm, not bottle feeding
> > (2) people to realize it's God's design, normal, and beautiful,
> *not*
> > "sexual", and not be uptight about it.
> > Yeah, like I'm goin' to hold my breath...
> >
> > Probably all the uptightniks had mothers who looked like Dolly
> Parton,
> > but were bottle-fed, and have never gotten over the envy...
> > ;-)
> >
> > -Ben
> >
> >
> > >From: "dana tierney"
> > >> I never had anyone threaten to call the cops, but I did have
> people
> > tell
> > >me very strongly that this was not something that should happen in
> a
> > car, a
> > >restaurant, a park etc. Apparently the kid should stay hungry until
> I
> > got
> > >home.
> > >
> > >Interesting. I've never had anyone say anything to me. But, I think
> I
> > live
> > >in a relatively liberal town. Well, except Kevin. I think he said
> > >"eeeewwwww" once. But, I just told him that if he didn't like it he
>
> > could go
> > >away. :P
> > >
> >
>
>
>
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