“At least you have a healthy baby. ” – OB office nurse to mother at 2 week post cesarean section visit, when mother mentioned having wanted a natural birth. Baby was preterm, on a ventilator, and not at all healthy.

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“You are not allowed to see your son yet because the doctor is still evaluating him.  He is hungry, may we feed him?”  - Pediatric Nurse to Mother who had wanted to breastfeed but was not given a pump or instructions on expressing colostrum in the hours after birth.

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“Hold on, it’s doing it again.” – L&D Nurse to another nurse in the hallway who had stopped to talk about American Idol while the newborn with breathing troubles was being transfered to the NICU. Nurse proceeded to slap the baby on his back.

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“You don’t need to pump, you need to rest. In some cultures, they don’t even breastfeed for the first 24 hours, so you’re still ahead of the game!” – Postpartum nurse to mother who had repeatedly requested a breast pump so she could express milk for her 6-hour-old baby who was in the NICU for observation.

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“I’m so sorry. I know this isn’t what you wanted.” – OB to mother who wanted no extra personnel and no men in the delivery room, as 20+ people rushed in to resuscitate her newborn.

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“Breast milk doesn’t have much iron, so all babies need iron before they can go home.” – NICU Nurse to mother who asked why her baby was being supplemented with iron.

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“Your baby’s lungs don’t look quite as developed as I’d like them to be, so let’s go ahead and schedule a cesarean so that we can get the baby into NICU.” – OB to mother after an ultrasound at 36 weeks.

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“Don’t give up, you can do this. Lots of moms want to give up because it’s frustrating, but keep with it, and she’ll be nursing like a pro before you know it.” – NICU Nurse to mother having problems nursing her baby in the NICU.

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“You just had a cesarean section. yYou should be resting, not worrying about nursing.” – L&D Nurse to mother who asked to be called whenever her son in the NICU wanted to breastfeed.

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You know, you’re costing the state a lot of money right now.” – NICU nurse to mother who’s baby had just come out of life-saving surgery and was in the NICU.

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