As we were getting ready to check Grace and the baby out of the hospital, a new mother checked in next to Grace’s bed (there are two beds in one recovery and nursery unit). The nurse was explaining the importance of breast feeding when the father walked in with two big bags of McDonald’s lunch bags.
The nurse looked at the bags and asked the mother, “Have you seen ‘Supersize Me‘?”
Reply: “Yeah, I guess. I have heard of it.” Started eating. I wonder if this has to do with the fact that she’s on the really heavy side of the weight spectrum.
Finally, the mother grew tired of the breast feeding pep-talk and rejected the idea all together. She claims that both of her previous children were not breast fed, so why should this one be any different!
God damn it, I can’t stand ignorant people who think they know all the answers.
Our philosophy is, when you become a parent, you think and do what’s the best for the baby (whenever possible), not what’s convenient for you. Why can’t people get that inside their tiny little grey matters? Are they even using the 10% some scientists think we only utilize?