MSE Parents Club Part 10

SusanC_2

Sami_Bee wrote: »

Feely - I saw this and thought you would be interested http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/health/268712/suck_on_this.html
Full article here: http://www.whale.to/b/thomas.html

*Warning* I'm posting this here as I think maybe others will be interested, if you are remotely sensitive about FF vs BF do NOT read the article you will get upset in some way! I am NOT trying to start a debate! */Warning*

I agree - parts of it made me almost cry and I BF.

feelinggood_2

SusanC wrote: »

Interesting article. I've just got to this bit:

:eek: Why would one in five babies need to be taken away from their mothers? I actually wrote in my birth plan that Alice would be accompanied at all times by either me or OH but I didn't think it was that common for babies to be taken elsewhere.

They made me leave LO when I had a shower. Will not let them do that next time.

They pushed formula on me, but luckily I was able to refuse. They didn't like that though.

aless02

Sami, I'm reading the article and have gotten to the bit about UNICEF and now all I can think of is how :mad::mad::mad: Tara's DGD's hospital make me!!

but thanks for the linkee, it's really interesting...

sparkle03

SusanC wrote: »

Interesting article. I've just got to this bit:

:eek: Why would one in five babies need to be taken away from their mothers? I actually wrote in my birth plan that Alice would be accompanied at all times by either me or OH but I didn't think it was that common for babies to be taken elsewhere.

I had J in 2003, it was around 3 o clock in the morning and he was crying, I was walking round and soothing him (had tried feeding and he had just been changed) A nurse/midwife came over to me and said 'Dont worry I'll take him' I told her that I was fine and could manage but she was trying to take him from me as I was saying this and I let her get hold of him she popped him in his cot and started to wheel him to reception area. I followed as most of the other mums were sleeping and I didnt want to disturb them.
Once off the ward I noticed there were about 7 babies all being cared for by the nurses. I asked if I could take J back with me as I felt uneasy without him there. She replied 'I was only trying to help you, you silly girl'. I took him back to my bed and had a little cry

ladybirdintheuk

SusanC wrote: »

Interesting article. I've just got to this bit:

:eek: Why would one in five babies need to be taken away from their mothers? I actually wrote in my birth plan that Alice would be accompanied at all times by either me or OH but I didn't think it was that common for babies to be taken elsewhere.

Our hospital had a policy of not taking baby anywhere without a parent. I'm not sure if that would have changed if there was an emergency though, as if I was on my own, and something had happened, presumably they would have had to? (Wheeling me down the corridor after her might not always have helped very much... ) I had ot go into surgery for 4 hours afterwards - I don't know if they would have brought her in too if DH wasn't there to take care of her? (Poor baby was starving when I came back!)

Glamazon

tiamai_d wrote: »

It's the mums own ones and so far they look more like real food than the others. And Amber DEVOURS them!

Can I be all defensive and say that as a poor put-upon mother of 3 (4 including the one I'm married too) I barely have time to cook for us let alone cook, mash, squish and ok, it's the DEFROSTING that gets to me. A freezer full of stuff and I forget to bring it out.

But yeah, the jars work out cheap.

And then you pop tea lights into them for when you sit out the back with the neigbours

I ALWAYS forget to take stuff out the freezer! Only took our tea out at 12pm - will bung it in some warm water to defrost.

J's stuff gets nuked on Jet defrost then 15 secs on normal cooking

tiamai_d

What I like about this place is the mixture of experiences. Having Amber with me that first night was strange to me because the boys were whipped away (DS1 born at 9.33pm, taken to ward with me at midnight and taken away at 1am) (DS2 well, I was under GA then kept asleep for 3 days and when they took me down day 4 I really wasn't interested). I honestly didn't really know what to do with her and just kept feeding her all the time and cuddling her and didn't want to sleep incase it was a dream and she was really in SCBU. It actually felt normal when she was taken down.

Although, I do recommend that if your baby is taken away down, you stay where you are for an hour because you do not want to see your baby having wires and tubes put in. It was bad enough seeing other babies being 'settled in', I could not watch that happen to my own.

And just for your amusement, I just changed a sparkly, glittery pooy nappy! Christopher has been at the glitter and some sequins too!

ladybirdintheuk

Feelie i love your new piccie

I did follow the link to the article - will bookmark for another time though, as Izzy is sleeping, and I have THINGS TO DO, that do not include reading a really long article! (Or sitting here with the laptop at all for that matter... back in a bit!)

workinmummy

Bored, Bored, Bored and still 1 hr 15 to go.

The stoopid Portugese bloke has completely ignored my emails for two days now.
So no shipment for him.

Its my neices' 8th birthday next Friday. Does anyone have any ideas for presents for girls of this age. I have no idea.

SusanC_2

SugarSpun wrote: »

I may have told this women to !!!!!! and stop being so insensitive around the pregnant lady. She may have responded whinging further. I may be sitting on my typing fingers as soon as I am done with my edit.

:mad: at insensitive lady. Even if you think it, you don't say anything like that when someone is in that situation.

jillie1974 wrote: »

K was taken from me on my 2nt.
he'd had the 'jitters' from birth and was struggling to feed. so he was taken away for some tests and i presume was given food but tbh i never asked as when they brought him back i was never so pleased in my life to see someone.

Glamazon wrote: »

J had to go for blood sugar test at 4hrs, 6hrs, 12hrs & 24hrs old. They didn't tell me I could go with him for the first 2 so he was taken off me :mad:
I went the other times in my sexy nightie cos I forgot to pack my dressing gown :rotfl:(it wasn't remotely sexy!)

I just can't understand why they would just take the baby away without you (and think it was okay to do so) unless there was a very good reason for doing so. Like a life or death situation or where you aren't in a position to be able to accompany for whatever reason. I'm sure medical staff wouldn't just wander off with say someone's six month old unecessarily so why they would think it okay to do with a newborn is beyond me.