I'll admit that I know I majorly slacked off this past Thanksgiving season with recipes, but with
mom being in the hospital for a month and us adapting to an out - of - routine schedule, I did the best I could, you guys.
Then, one year my birthday fell at a time when
my mom was in the hospital and the responsibility of preparing the cake fell upon my sister, Pam.
On one of the days
my mom was in the hospital, I was chatting with one of the nurses and I was thrilled to learn that he had the same semi-plant-based food love that I do.
I get that she was not exclusively breastfed, she had outside food in her developing digestive track at only 3 days old, but to count her as in the same statistics on how breastfeeding does or does not affect humans babies as the baby who only breastfed for the 3 days when
mom was in the hospital and then switched to formal is not sound science.
Even if you plan to rush to a hospital, those minutes could mean brain cell death for your child, which is irreversible and you have been prevented had
the mom been in the hospital.
My mom was in the hospital for a few days (two weeks ago), and has been diagnosed with ischemic colitis.
I'll admit that I know I majorly slacked off this past Thanksgiving season with recipes, but with
mom being in the hospital for a month and us adapting to an out - of - routine schedule, I did the best I could, you guys.
I mean, my wife uhm —
her mom was in the hospital uh — what was it?
My mom was in a hospital bed, covered in machines.
I have had no time to shop -
my mom is in the hospital with pneumonia and congestive heart failure - so Christmas traditions have disappeared this year and I am sure I will find myself the last few days trying to shop, wrap and clean so our adult children won't be disappointed.
Not exact matches
The week
is a blur
in my mind, but I know that every day I went to the
hospital to support
Mom and Dad.
Obviously if you
are high risk you should
be in a
hospital, but for healthy
moms and babies, why not at least have the choice to birth at home!
Luckily,
Mom's milk did not dry up but
Mom spent the rest of her stay
in the
hospital (actually, then simply the doctor's house) having the nurses point and stare at her when she
was nursing me.
We need to get the word out about breastfeeding
in the earliest days (when many
moms are undersupported and may still
be in a
hospital).
WOW — how very empowered I felt — especially knowing how things
were in the «old school» military
hospitals when my
mom had me.
If
moms take some time to learn about their choices and take an Independent Childbirth Class (not
hospital based) or read GOOD books (not WTEWE) then they will
be in a better position to have a positive birth experience which can empower them!
I
was stuck
in the
hospital five days after my third, and
was bored to tears, so the nurses would bring
in new
moms to watch me latch, ask questions, and get tips.
While there
is usually more than enough time to get to the
hospital, a little bit of foresight can avoid making an exciting event into an overly stressful one, especially for a
mom in labor.
Education during pregnancy rarely has anything serious to do with breastfeeding, and since breastfeeding
is perceived by most pre-parenthood women to
be a natural, instinctive thing instead of a learned behavior (on both
mom & baby's part) if it doesn't go absolutely perfectly from the first moments they may feel something
is wrong with THEM and clam up about it while quietly giving the baby the
hospital - offered bottle along with the bag of formula samples they give out «just
in case» even if you explicitly tell them you
're breastfeeding (which
was my experience with my firstborn
in 2004 and one of the many highly informed reasons I chose to birth my next two at home).
Moms who
are expecting a little one
in 2013 should try Aden + Anais muslin swaddle blankets and bring a pair with you to the
hospital!
In Australia and several other countries, many
hospitals are now using kangaroo care for premature babies — so
Mom or Dad tuck baby under their t - shirt on their skin.
Below
is picture of a newborn swaddled
in a
hospital blanket as he
is introduced to the
mom.
Hospital or Nursing Home can
be one of the most considerable sources to get assistance
in terms with breastfeeding tips for new
moms.
Smith, a La Leche League leader and a lactation consultant at Henry Ford
Hospital in Detroit (she
was a leader
in Illinois from 1982 - 2003), explained: If «a
mom is adopting because of a fertility issue on her part, then the hormones that won't support a pregnancy may not support nursing.
Many
hospitals are beginning to put baby on
mom's chest
in skin to skin contact after a C - section birth.
I have
been trying to share my and my son's story with patient - safety organizations
in the hopes that the
hospital, especially the LC who literally wrote
in my chart that my breasts had physical markers for low supply but that she wouldn't tell me, would
be forced to re-evaluate how they treat
moms and newborns.
IMO twin
moms should
be offered a TOL
in hospital.
«My parents paid someone to come clean our house from top to bottom while we
were in the
hospital,» one
mom said.
In the hospital, many new moms are offered care by an in - house lactation consultant or receive good breast - feeding practices from their nurses, doctors, doula, nanny, etc.
In the
hospital, many new
moms are offered care by an
in - house lactation consultant or receive good breast - feeding practices from their nurses, doctors, doula, nanny, etc.
in - house lactation consultant or receive good breast - feeding practices from their nurses, doctors, doula, nanny, etc...
There
are specialists
in the
hospital called «lactation specialists,» that will
be able to help nursing
moms while they
are still
in the
hospital.
Today
's topic
is «It
's not your fault» said by a Pedi
in the ER to a home birth
mom whose baby had
been transferred because «the baby needed treatment for a freak occurrence that could have happened
in the
hospital as well.
In December 2016, Tammy Van Dyke, a mom from Minnesota, sued the hospital that her son was born at in 2012 for the baby mix - up that occurred when she and her baby were patients at Abbott Northwestern Hospita
In December 2016, Tammy Van Dyke, a
mom from Minnesota, sued the
hospital that her son was born at in 2012 for the baby mix - up that occurred when she and her baby were patients at Abbott Northwestern H
hospital that her son
was born at
in 2012 for the baby mix - up that occurred when she and her baby were patients at Abbott Northwestern Hospita
in 2012 for the baby mix - up that occurred when she and her baby
were patients at Abbott Northwestern
HospitalHospital.
Many
moms consider the Pump
In Style to
be very close to
hospital grade breast pumps, and this pump
is often recommended by lactation consultants.
How would you feel if a breastfeeder said «when I fed my kids a bottle of formula
in the
hospital, I felt it
was like committing a sex act on my child, but I support and celebrate other
moms who want to do it.»
hi there... this dsi would go to a family of 5, I
mom who have a brain tumor and find myself bored to death
in doctor's offices &
hospitals could really use this... of course when i
'm not playing one of my 4 children would have there hands on it!!
The
mom who
is LIVING
in the
hospital because her baby just can't get well... you
are doing a good job.
While working
in post partum at a large
hospital, there
was constant pressure to push breastfeeding on
moms.
Things like if you want your partner to cut the umbilical cord or if you want to delay cord clamping, if you plan on doing anything with your baby's cord blood, if you want to hold the baby immediately after they
are born or after they
are cleaned up, if you want their little footprints
in a special book, if you want skin - to - skin with you or your partner, if you want to try and breastfeed immediately after delivery or have a lactation consultant come (helpful especially for first - time
moms), if you'd like your baby to stay
in your room as long as possible or get taken to the nursery (if your
hospital has one) to
be evaluated, and if you want your partner to go with your baby if they need any special care outside of the delivery room.
I love dropping by the
hospital when a new
mom delivers and dropping off a cute little basket with a few nice items that
were brought to me when I
was in the
hospital, most of which I had overlooked.
Some
moms told us their newborns
were just fine
in the undershirts provided by the
hospital, but many others felt differently.
There
is a much higher rate of infections to new
moms and babies
in hospitals than born at home.
Stories of mothers
being harassed for nursing
in public, cases where
moms give up nursing too soon because they lacked support, or even
hospitals that push formula as the norm to new
moms pop up all too often.
SUNNY GAULT: Yeah, I mean, I think that
's, you know, the whole point with the whole baby - friendly initiative
is, you know, when
moms come
in to a
hospital, you really don't know their background, you don't know, you know, did their
mom breastfeed, you know, have they, you know, have they ever seen someone nursing
in public, like you don't know where they start off.
My baby
was born 12 weeks early and he spent a total of 48 days
in hospital and now at 7 months he sleeps with me and he uses me as a pacifier as well but to
be honest i really don't mind at all if it keeps him settle and feeling safe im happy as well you just have to do what you think
is best for your baby and what your baby
is comfortable with i wouldn't do anything to make him uncomfortable and its good to know that theres other
moms out there with the same thing happening take care all you
moms xx
So let's meet the
moms that
are joining our conversation today, ladies, tell us a little bit about yourself, your family, and also let us know where your kids
were born, as far as, you know,
were they all born
in hospitals, did anyone do any home birth, what about birthing centers and all that good stuff?
And this
is actually a very good example of
being able to, you know, use different... the pumps between
moms, because they wanted to keep that pump that I
was using right there
in the
hospital, and I just took the part, you know, the part that actually attached to me and that went into the pump, that
's the part that I took home with me.
In hospitals and health providers» offices, in stores and public spaces, at work and among friends and family, our Allies are making a long - term investment in protecting healthy infant feeding and are positioned as trustworthy for expecting moms, new parents, and the public.&raqu
In hospitals and health providers» offices,
in stores and public spaces, at work and among friends and family, our Allies are making a long - term investment in protecting healthy infant feeding and are positioned as trustworthy for expecting moms, new parents, and the public.&raqu
in stores and public spaces, at work and among friends and family, our Allies
are making a long - term investment
in protecting healthy infant feeding and are positioned as trustworthy for expecting moms, new parents, and the public.&raqu
in protecting healthy infant feeding and
are positioned as trustworthy for expecting
moms, new parents, and the public.»
So
moms what do you think some of the benefits
are of
hospitals becoming more proactive and involved
in the breastfeeding experience?
Most
moms with severe preeclampsia spend the remainder of their pregnancy
in the
hospital, and
are often cared for by a high - risk pregnancy specialist, called a perinatologist.
HOPE LIEN: We did stay
in the
hospital, it
was a very small
hospital but the staff there
was extremely accommodating and they kind of
were able to give us like our own little space and so we
were kind of go back and forth between rooms and the baby would go back and forth between us and then yeah and we would also spend a lot of time with our birth
mom and it
was just it
was a really memorable experience for sure.