Hi ,
I took each of my 4 children to births with me over many years. they
obviously didn't need to come once they were weaned but if i thought i
might be away for a fair while then the toddlers came too. i had some
problems with one of mine, my only boy, who seemed to not be able to
hang in so well, so he stopped coming along at about 8 months which did
add to my partner's workload (had to bring him to me a number of times
at long labours). i have very distinct memories of my babies sitting
watching, or sleeping, or once i had to leave my 12 month old at the
door as the house was a 'no food inside' place and she was chewing on a
biscuit. i used to work alone, so for some of the longer drives etc i
would take my sister or an older child as my support person.
none of the families ever complained or asked me not to bring my
children ... tessa went to many births in this capacity em!!
sue
hi everyone
anyone know of any similar groups in australia? i liked their
idea of handing out information at public places re breastfeeding laws
and rights to increase awareness and acceptance. going in to workplaces
to educate workers about rights for breastfeeding/expressing breaks and
providing legal support for discrimination sounds great too.. how many
australian employers would hire someone known to be breastfeeding who
needed breaks every few hours? probably few and i think people would be
too scared to ask . ideally i think we need to move towards more baby
friendly workplaces where bubs go along with mum to work, like in most
places in the world. but it sounds too extreme to even bring up in our
current cultural climate of children and work life being so separate
do many of you have experience of working with a baby in tow? do
the hb mw's take their babies to births at all?
love emily
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