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[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I had both my daughters in a very good hospital in Puerto Rico 27 and 30 years ago.
I was treated like a freak when I insisted on breastfeeding, and I had to really get tough to make them bring my babies to me every 2 hours to feed instead of waiting 4 hours like 'normal'. They said I probably didn't have enough milk (even though I was BURSTING with it). They also kept wanting to feed them glucose water in bottles- when I told them NO to that, they argued that my babies might get dehydrated if they didn't drink the sugar water bottles. !!! They tried to make me feel backwards and barbaric and unfit. Imagine!! Glad I stuck to my guns.

[Biciclista]

omigoodness i forgot the glucose!
my son never nursed the day we were in the hospital and i thought something was wrong with ME. The nurses had been giving him glucose every 4 hours. Without consulting me.
It's a good thing I checked out 24 hours after his birth which barely gave the proud daddy time to find some basics like a crib and some baby powder.. but that's another story!.

[Crankin]

Tell us the story...
Did you have the baby really early?

[Biciclista]

Are we talking about the birth of my first son?

The Doctor said I was due Nov 15 I was ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that I was not due until december. (and I was so carrying so small that the doctor was buffaloed).
First day of Nov I was checked and he said anytime. Uhhuh, I said, sure.
The day before I went into labor I was out working a young horse. Then my DH said, "want to drive up the logging roads to see our friends who live in the mountains this weekend?" I thought that was an awful idea, and he contemplated going alone, but at the last minute he didn't. It's a good thing because my water broke in the middle of the night, nov 4th.
We really didn't have ANYTHING. My baby shower was scheduled for Nov 16th. My sister had sent us some layettes (anyone know what those are?)
and a friend had an old crib that his DOGS had been sleeping in (hey, beggars can not be choosy) so my dear hubby bought a new mattress for that crib, some diapers and diaper pins in the few free hours he had on Monday Morning (son born on Sunday afternoon) and we were set! We were a family and my son who was full term, was what made us a real family.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Mimi that's a nice story!

[Tuckervill]

Mimi, I have two sons born in November, on the 5th and the 6th.

Karen

[cylegoddess]

I had the best of both worlds. i was too premie to breastfeed( one and half lbs) so Mum fed me from a bottle, in the incubator,from breast milk.
Glucose, ick. no wonder they get colic. Wheat isnt so good for anyone.