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Aug 29
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“…Do Yourself A Favor And Give Her The Formula From The Start.”

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“You are young and it hurts. You won’t want to feel like a failure so do yourself a favor and give her the formula from the start.” – L&D Nurse to 18 year old mother after the mother told the nurse she would be breastfeeding.

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Aug 12
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Thoughtful Thursday! “…You Just Did Something Amazing For You And Your Baby…”

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“So, I hear you gave birth to an almost 10 pound baby without any medications. You just did something amazing for you and your baby!  Now do you need any help breastfeeding?”  -L&D Nurse

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Jun 19
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“You’re Doing It All Wrong.”

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“You’re doing it all wrong.” – Postpartum nurse to mother who was feeding her newborn, who was her 4th child that she had breastfed.

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Jun 10
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Thoughtful Thursday! “…You Obviously Know What You Are Doing.”

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“Well, I’m not needed. You obviously know what you’re doing.” ~Lactation Consultant to mother less than 24 hours after second baby was born, after watching her son successfully latch on.

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May 15
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“With Breasts That Big, There’s No Way She’ll Be Able To Nurse.”

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“With breasts that big, there’s no way she’ll be able to nurse,” – Breast Pump Consultant to  a mom with a J cup breast size.

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Apr 17
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“Mom, Just Give Me A Bottle.”

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“Mom, just give me a bottle.” Nurse doing an imitation of the baby in special care as a first-time mother was trying to breastfeed amongst the tubes and wires.

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Apr 14
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“You’ll Suffocate The Baby.”

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“You’ll suffocate the baby.” -L&D Nurse to new mother with very large breasts who was learning to breastfeed.

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Apr 5
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“…You Better Give…Some Formula Because She Is Starving & I Need To Do My Tests!”

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“Well, you better give your baby some formula because she is starving and I need to do my tests” – Postpartum nurse to mother with a fussing day old baby who was nursing frequently, when the nurse wanted to take the baby for a hearing test.

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Mar 27
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“Your Milk Doesn’t Have Enough Nutrients And Is Not Fattening Enough…”

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“Your milk doesn’t have enough nutrients and is not fattening enough. That’s why we have to add this powder to it before we feed it to your baby.” -NICU nurse to mom of a preemie, explaining why mom couldn’t nurse the baby directly.

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Mar 19
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“Formula Is Just As Good As Breast Milk.”

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“Formula is just as good as breast milk.”  -NICU nurse to mother of baby in NICU who was inadvertently fed formula instead of the expressed breast milk in the fridge.

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