General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.

[Captain]

Originally posted by robustpuppy

And this is a hospital with a mom holds the baby within an hour policy.

The fact that the hospital has a policy on the issue would make me suspicious.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by dtb
There are policies about this? With both my kids, I held them within the first few minutes. They had to work on the first one for a minute, but the second one, as soon as he wasn't so gooey (maybe 90 seconds?) he was in my lap.

[Captain]

Originally posted by dtb
That is crap. (The "correlation" b/n long-term bonding and breastfeeding.)

I wouldn't argue with him. He probably has masters theses to back up his point.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Captain
I wouldn't argue with him. He probably has masters theses to back up his point.

It's painfully obvious that Johnson & Johnson coopted her, and she's justifying her own desire for doughn . . . er I mean decision not to breastfeed.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Captain
The fact that the hospital has a policy on the issue would make me suspicious.

Your employer probably has a policy on sexual harassment.

You probably advise clients (or others here do) to adopt policies left and right, including forcing formula on babies who won't breastfeed to reduce the chances of a lawsuit for malnutrition.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
It's painfully obvious that Johnson & Johnson coopted her, and she's justifying her own desire for doughn . . . er I mean decision not to breastfeed.

If you breastfeed, you can't eat donuts?

Good thing I'm not planning to breed.

Originally posted by SEC_Chick
TexLex, did you deliver at Women's? If so I will watch them like a hawk. I wasn't expecting that problem, since most non-BFers bitch about the pro-BF attitude of the nurses.

Are you here? I'll be damned - I had no idea. No, one of the Methodists. I have heard good things about Womens from most but not all - apparently it depends which nurses you get.

Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
The nurses really wanted to be able to give the baby some formula overnight, but my wife stuck to her guns, despite feeding visits every 90 minutes or so with crying infant and a "You're starving your baby" comment. The kid did not perish, and is still going strong.

Babies are born puffy and full of fluid to make up for the first couple of days of little to no food/liquid. If a couple of days of very little food was harmful, the human race would have died out long ago, because (and the nurses seem to forget this) there hasn't always been formula to "supplement" with and millions of babies have thrived without it.

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Make sure policy and practice are the same. I had an emergency c-section but not a complicated one, and they did not bring me the baby for about 3 hours until I got out of recovery and into my room. They kept saying they were bringing the baby but just never got around to it. .......

With unplanned, but not emergency c-s #1 they took the baby away and didn't bring him back for I don't know, a couple hours at least. I was pretty upset, but due to the fact that they "clipped" my artery and I was really low on blood, I was really too tired to complain. With the second one, I saw him after 5hours - I kept calling and calling and calling and they kept telling me he had fluid in his lungs still so they had to keep an eye on him. It was very upsetting and I'm not sure if they were even telling me the truth. And of course they wanted to give him formula while he was there.....if you have a large baby, they bring on the threat that the baby might have low blood sugar as an excuse to feed him.

Why does SEC_Chick not have a "send PM" button on her posts? How can I effectively stalk people without being able to PM them?

Originally posted by ltl/fb
If you breastfeed, you can't eat donuts?

I can and I will. Where did you say they were? Mmmmm.....

[SEC_Chick]

Originally posted by TexLex
Why does SEC_Chick not have a "send PM" button on her posts? How can I effectively stalk people without being able to PM them?

It seems my PM option somehow got turned off in my profile. It may work now.

One of Mr. Lex's ex-interns (now ful-fledged lawyer) stopped by last night while Mr. was still at work. He stayed for a few minutes and then left. Before leaving he called me "Mrs." Lex. This guy can't be more than 5yrs younger than me. He made me feel really old. Why?

a) He was trying to be respectful since Mr. was his old boss.
b) He forgot my name and that was the next best thing he could come up with.
c) He confused me with Mr. Lex's mother.
d) Other:

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by TexLex

d) Other:

Was "Mrs. Lex" preceded by "are you trying to seduce me"?

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Was "Mrs. Lex" preceded by "are you trying to seduce me"?

It's like you were there.