Baby switched at birth at Sibley

[Anonymous]

Some big differences in the two scenarios. First, I'm sure the volunteers were vetted before they are allowed to work in the nursery. I'm sure my background was not checked before I delivered in the hospital. Second, you agreed to the donor milk and formula. While the fact that the baby got formula is really not that big deal in grand scheme of things, the decision should have been the mother's. It shouldn't have happened because the hospital gave a baby to the wrong mother.

I think the OP exaggerated a bit in her article to make it an interesting story (Ebola, WTH?) as do most journalists, but I would be pissed if I was making a good faith attempt at nursing and instead my kid was given formula without my permission. There's articles about how formula changes a baby's gut bacteria, and plus since it's more easily available typically than breast milk for a new mom, it probably stretched out her baby's stomach making it harder for OP to keep up with her supply.

Really, one bottle of formula is going to ruin breast feeding. That is not an article written by a journalist. A new article should just have the facts.. that was a mommy blog.

It will change the baby's gut bacteria, especially when it's done in the first 7 days. I don't know why people are being so hard on OP. If the story happened as OP said, it was a pretty sloppy mistake by Sibley.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3472256/

Breast-fed newborns have been demonstrated to carry a more stable and uniform population when compared to the formula-fed ones (Bezirtzoglou et al., 2011). Relatively small amounts of formula supplementation of breast-fed infants will result in shifts from a breast-fed to a formula-fed pattern (Mackie et al., 1999), characterized by a wider microbiota spectrum

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Some big differences in the two scenarios. First, I'm sure the volunteers were vetted before they are allowed to work in the nursery. I'm sure my background was not checked before I delivered in the hospital. Second, you agreed to the donor milk and formula. While the fact that the baby got formula is really not that big deal in grand scheme of things, the decision should have been the mother's. It shouldn't have happened because the hospital gave a baby to the wrong mother.

I think the OP exaggerated a bit in her article to make it an interesting story (Ebola, WTH?) as do most journalists, but I would be pissed if I was making a good faith attempt at nursing and instead my kid was given formula without my permission. There's articles about how formula changes a baby's gut bacteria, and plus since it's more easily available typically than breast milk for a new mom, it probably stretched out her baby's stomach making it harder for OP to keep up with her supply.

Really, one bottle of formula is going to ruin breast feeding. That is not an article written by a journalist. A new article should just have the facts.. that was a mommy blog.

It will change the baby's gut bacteria, especially when it's done in the first 7 days. I don't know why people are being so hard on OP. If the story happened as OP said, it was a pretty sloppy mistake by Sibley.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3472256/

Breast-fed newborns have been demonstrated to carry a more stable and uniform population when compared to the formula-fed ones (Bezirtzoglou et al., 2011). Relatively small amounts of formula supplementation of breast-fed infants will result in shifts from a breast-fed to a formula-fed pattern (Mackie et al., 1999), characterized by a wider microbiota spectrum

I also read that gulping down formula exacerbates the microbiotic changes.

[Anonymous]

Op thanks for sharing. I delivered at Sibley and the nurses really pushed formula on me even though baby was feeding pooping and peeing and didn't lose any weight. I posted about it and got the same reaction - you mentioned being upset that your son had formula so a large portion of women are so defensive about your choice they are unable to help themselves from lashing out at you because you dare to worry over your kid getting formula. I rarely come on this site now because it's just filled with insecure and really hateful women. Anyome would worry about this mistake and the lying from the nurses and blasé response is very concerning. Will you please post update if you get a more satisfactory response?

[Anonymous]

This has to be a public relations nightmare for Sibley.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Some big differences in the two scenarios. First, I'm sure the volunteers were vetted before they are allowed to work in the nursery. I'm sure my background was not checked before I delivered in the hospital. Second, you agreed to the donor milk and formula. While the fact that the baby got formula is really not that big deal in grand scheme of things, the decision should have been the mother's. It shouldn't have happened because the hospital gave a baby to the wrong mother.

I think the OP exaggerated a bit in her article to make it an interesting story (Ebola, WTH?) as do most journalists, but I would be pissed if I was making a good faith attempt at nursing and instead my kid was given formula without my permission. There's articles about how formula changes a baby's gut bacteria, and plus since it's more easily available typically than breast milk for a new mom, it probably stretched out her baby's stomach making it harder for OP to keep up with her supply.

Really, one bottle of formula is going to ruin breast feeding. That is not an article written by a journalist. A new article should just have the facts.. that was a mommy blog.

It will change the baby's gut bacteria, especially when it's done in the first 7 days. I don't know why people are being so hard on OP. If the story happened as OP said, it was a pretty sloppy mistake by Sibley.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3472256/

Breast-fed newborns have been demonstrated to carry a more stable and uniform population when compared to the formula-fed ones (Bezirtzoglou et al., 2011). Relatively small amounts of formula supplementation of breast-fed infants will result in shifts from a breast-fed to a formula-fed pattern (Mackie et al., 1999), characterized by a wider microbiota spectrum

I also read that gulping down formula exacerbates the microbiotic changes.

Can we stop with the "gulping down formula"? I suspect this is OP sockpuppeting, BTW.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This was on Huff Po parents today. Op is obviously using it to try to promote a book or mommy blog or some other ridiculousness.

No one is denying that it shouldn't have happened. People on here are literally acting like a woman with AIDS breast-fed this baby. Just absurd.

Seriously, the OP is eating up this thread b/c she's a marketing machine (in addition to a crappy writer). However, I posted the rich bitch comment and I'm not a nurse at Sibley. Just someone who is disgusted with how the OP and her husband completely violated the privacy of women who had just given birth. Shame on them.

Wow. Well, your internet personal of "I'm from the wrong/poor side of the tracks and know how to call it" is boring, overplayed and stupid (as in sounds like a reality tv show from 10 years ago...). (1) As for her being "rich", there's nothing in the article that has to do with her being rich. This could easily have happened to any mother rich or poor and any mother would have trouble with this, regardless of money or class. The only reason you think she's rich is b/c you stalked her wedding photos and judged them. Weird, pitiful and jealous, which is why the other posters are calling you CRAZY JEALOUS. Also, reporters aren't rich. This woman seems middle class and maybe could afford her wedding and maybe is in debt for it. (2) Nothing in the article suggest she's a "bitch", unless you're the nurse that got in trouble and don't know how to say sorry or face your mistakes. In the article, the woman describes "panicking" after the hospital didn't bring the baby to her for over 2 hours and after she as told conflicting stories about where her baby had been and what had happened. I would be upset too and start imagining all kinds of worst-case senarios. If you READ the story, it's clear that to the author that her worry over Ebola is irrational and panic, and she never actually accused the other mother or woman of having Ebola or AIDS or anything like that. In fact, she says meeting the other woman was, basically, the only thing that happened all day to calm her down. So I just don't get your comments and you sound like you just enjoy making personal attacks... I thought maybe you were one of the nurses, which kinda explained your comments. But if you're not, you are just plain crazy and - how does Outkast say it? Oh yeah, "A bitch's bitch...just a bitch." And not a rich one either, the sad, poor kind...

She's a bad writer and really boring. I would not like to spend time with her in person. Exaggerates.

[Anonymous]

I just read this so I'm late to the party.

I would be horrified if anyone handed my baby over to another mother for even a minute as a mistake. I thought about giving birth at Sibley but found their team of nurses and OBs to not inspire confidence and switched to GW. I am very glad I did. Thanks for sharing your experience!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Some big differences in the two scenarios. First, I'm sure the volunteers were vetted before they are allowed to work in the nursery. I'm sure my background was not checked before I delivered in the hospital. Second, you agreed to the donor milk and formula. While the fact that the baby got formula is really not that big deal in grand scheme of things, the decision should have been the mother's. It shouldn't have happened because the hospital gave a baby to the wrong mother.

I think the OP exaggerated a bit in her article to make it an interesting story (Ebola, WTH?) as do most journalists, but I would be pissed if I was making a good faith attempt at nursing and instead my kid was given formula without my permission. There's articles about how formula changes a baby's gut bacteria, and plus since it's more easily available typically than breast milk for a new mom, it probably stretched out her baby's stomach making it harder for OP to keep up with her supply.

Really, one bottle of formula is going to ruin breast feeding. That is not an article written by a journalist. A new article should just have the facts.. that was a mommy blog.

It will change the baby's gut bacteria, especially when it's done in the first 7 days. I don't know why people are being so hard on OP. If the story happened as OP said, it was a pretty sloppy mistake by Sibley.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3472256/

Breast-fed newborns have been demonstrated to carry a more stable and uniform population when compared to the formula-fed ones (Bezirtzoglou et al., 2011). Relatively small amounts of formula supplementation of breast-fed infants will result in shifts from a breast-fed to a formula-fed pattern (Mackie et al., 1999), characterized by a wider microbiota spectrum

I also read that gulping down formula exacerbates the microbiotic changes.

Can we stop with the "gulping down formula"? I suspect this is OP sockpuppeting, BTW.

PP you quoted here. You suspect me making fun of the PP who posted the article about microbiomes (and the OP to boot) is sockpuppeting? Or the PP who posted the microbiome study is sockpuppeting?

If you didn't get the joke, I was making fun of that "my baby gulped down formula" sentence in the OP's essay, which I think is one of the most awkward and poorly written attempts at hyperbole I've seen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This was on Huff Po parents today. Op is obviously using it to try to promote a book or mommy blog or some other ridiculousness.

No one is denying that it shouldn't have happened. People on here are literally acting like a woman with AIDS breast-fed this baby. Just absurd.

Seriously, the OP is eating up this thread b/c she's a marketing machine (in addition to a crappy writer). However, I posted the rich bitch comment and I'm not a nurse at Sibley. Just someone who is disgusted with how the OP and her husband completely violated the privacy of women who had just given birth. Shame on them.

Wow. Well, your internet personal of "I'm from the wrong/poor side of the tracks and know how to call it" is boring, overplayed and stupid (as in sounds like a reality tv show from 10 years ago...). (1) As for her being "rich", there's nothing in the article that has to do with her being rich. This could easily have happened to any mother rich or poor and any mother would have trouble with this, regardless of money or class. The only reason you think she's rich is b/c you stalked her wedding photos and judged them. Weird, pitiful and jealous, which is why the other posters are calling you CRAZY JEALOUS. Also, reporters aren't rich. This woman seems middle class and maybe could afford her wedding and maybe is in debt for it. (2) Nothing in the article suggest she's a "bitch", unless you're the nurse that got in trouble and don't know how to say sorry or face your mistakes. In the article, the woman describes "panicking" after the hospital didn't bring the baby to her for over 2 hours and after she as told conflicting stories about where her baby had been and what had happened. I would be upset too and start imagining all kinds of worst-case senarios. If you READ the story, it's clear that to the author that her worry over Ebola is irrational and panic, and she never actually accused the other mother or woman of having Ebola or AIDS or anything like that. In fact, she says meeting the other woman was, basically, the only thing that happened all day to calm her down. So I just don't get your comments and you sound like you just enjoy making personal attacks... I thought maybe you were one of the nurses, which kinda explained your comments. But if you're not, you are just plain crazy and - how does Outkast say it? Oh yeah, "A bitch's bitch...just a bitch." And not a rich one either, the sad, poor kind...

She's a bad writer and really boring. I would not like to spend time with her in person. Exaggerates.

Ha ha, sounds like win-win then. Maybe you and the PP you are responding to all meet at Bread Furst?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Some big differences in the two scenarios. First, I'm sure the volunteers were vetted before they are allowed to work in the nursery. I'm sure my background was not checked before I delivered in the hospital. Second, you agreed to the donor milk and formula. While the fact that the baby got formula is really not that big deal in grand scheme of things, the decision should have been the mother's. It shouldn't have happened because the hospital gave a baby to the wrong mother.

I think the OP exaggerated a bit in her article to make it an interesting story (Ebola, WTH?) as do most journalists, but I would be pissed if I was making a good faith attempt at nursing and instead my kid was given formula without my permission. There's articles about how formula changes a baby's gut bacteria, and plus since it's more easily available typically than breast milk for a new mom, it probably stretched out her baby's stomach making it harder for OP to keep up with her supply.

Really, one bottle of formula is going to ruin breast feeding. That is not an article written by a journalist. A new article should just have the facts.. that was a mommy blog.

It will change the baby's gut bacteria, especially when it's done in the first 7 days. I don't know why people are being so hard on OP. If the story happened as OP said, it was a pretty sloppy mistake by Sibley.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3472256/

Breast-fed newborns have been demonstrated to carry a more stable and uniform population when compared to the formula-fed ones (Bezirtzoglou et al., 2011). Relatively small amounts of formula supplementation of breast-fed infants will result in shifts from a breast-fed to a formula-fed pattern (Mackie et al., 1999), characterized by a wider microbiota spectrum

Try again. That is junk science published in an open access, for-profit Frontiers-owned journal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontiers_Media.

I doubt there is a single bit of evidence showing that few ounces of formula does any harm. In fact, the research I have read indicates that formula early on can actually help breastfeeding be successful in the long term for babies that are not gaining properly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Some big differences in the two scenarios. First, I'm sure the volunteers were vetted before they are allowed to work in the nursery. I'm sure my background was not checked before I delivered in the hospital. Second, you agreed to the donor milk and formula. While the fact that the baby got formula is really not that big deal in grand scheme of things, the decision should have been the mother's. It shouldn't have happened because the hospital gave a baby to the wrong mother.

I think the OP exaggerated a bit in her article to make it an interesting story (Ebola, WTH?) as do most journalists, but I would be pissed if I was making a good faith attempt at nursing and instead my kid was given formula without my permission. There's articles about how formula changes a baby's gut bacteria, and plus since it's more easily available typically than breast milk for a new mom, it probably stretched out her baby's stomach making it harder for OP to keep up with her supply.

Really, one bottle of formula is going to ruin breast feeding. That is not an article written by a journalist. A new article should just have the facts.. that was a mommy blog.

It will change the baby's gut bacteria, especially when it's done in the first 7 days. I don't know why people are being so hard on OP. If the story happened as OP said, it was a pretty sloppy mistake by Sibley.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3472256/

Breast-fed newborns have been demonstrated to carry a more stable and uniform population when compared to the formula-fed ones (Bezirtzoglou et al., 2011). Relatively small amounts of formula supplementation of breast-fed infants will result in shifts from a breast-fed to a formula-fed pattern (Mackie et al., 1999), characterized by a wider microbiota spectrum

Try again. That is junk science published in an open access, for-profit Frontiers-owned journal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontiers_Media.

I doubt there is a single bit of evidence showing that few ounces of formula does any harm. In fact, the research I have read indicates that formula early on can actually help breastfeeding be successful in the long term for babies that are not gaining properly.

but but but

MICROBIOME?!?!?!?!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Some big differences in the two scenarios. First, I'm sure the volunteers were vetted before they are allowed to work in the nursery. I'm sure my background was not checked before I delivered in the hospital. Second, you agreed to the donor milk and formula. While the fact that the baby got formula is really not that big deal in grand scheme of things, the decision should have been the mother's. It shouldn't have happened because the hospital gave a baby to the wrong mother.

I think the OP exaggerated a bit in her article to make it an interesting story (Ebola, WTH?) as do most journalists, but I would be pissed if I was making a good faith attempt at nursing and instead my kid was given formula without my permission. There's articles about how formula changes a baby's gut bacteria, and plus since it's more easily available typically than breast milk for a new mom, it probably stretched out her baby's stomach making it harder for OP to keep up with her supply.

Really, one bottle of formula is going to ruin breast feeding. That is not an article written by a journalist. A new article should just have the facts.. that was a mommy blog.

It will change the baby's gut bacteria, especially when it's done in the first 7 days. I don't know why people are being so hard on OP. If the story happened as OP said, it was a pretty sloppy mistake by Sibley.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3472256/

Breast-fed newborns have been demonstrated to carry a more stable and uniform population when compared to the formula-fed ones (Bezirtzoglou et al., 2011). Relatively small amounts of formula supplementation of breast-fed infants will result in shifts from a breast-fed to a formula-fed pattern (Mackie et al., 1999), characterized by a wider microbiota spectrum

Try again. That is junk science published in an open access, for-profit Frontiers-owned journal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontiers_Media.

I doubt there is a single bit of evidence showing that few ounces of formula does any harm. In fact, the research I have read indicates that formula early on can actually help breastfeeding be successful in the long term for babies that are not gaining properly.

but but but

MICROBIOME?!?!?!?!!!!!

Ha ha, so much fun. But sorry, PP is wrong on all counts.

http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2479466

"the supplementation of breast milk feeding with formula is associated with a microbiome composition that resembles that of infants who are exclusively formula fed. These results may inform feeding choices and shed light on the mechanisms behind the lifelong health consequences of delivery and infant feeding modalities."

[Anonymous]

This author would drive me crazy IRL. I bet she tells that story to everyone she meets --3 times

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Some big differences in the two scenarios. First, I'm sure the volunteers were vetted before they are allowed to work in the nursery. I'm sure my background was not checked before I delivered in the hospital. Second, you agreed to the donor milk and formula. While the fact that the baby got formula is really not that big deal in grand scheme of things, the decision should have been the mother's. It shouldn't have happened because the hospital gave a baby to the wrong mother.

I think the OP exaggerated a bit in her article to make it an interesting story (Ebola, WTH?) as do most journalists, but I would be pissed if I was making a good faith attempt at nursing and instead my kid was given formula without my permission. There's articles about how formula changes a baby's gut bacteria, and plus since it's more easily available typically than breast milk for a new mom, it probably stretched out her baby's stomach making it harder for OP to keep up with her supply.

Really, one bottle of formula is going to ruin breast feeding. That is not an article written by a journalist. A new article should just have the facts.. that was a mommy blog.

It will change the baby's gut bacteria, especially when it's done in the first 7 days. I don't know why people are being so hard on OP. If the story happened as OP said, it was a pretty sloppy mistake by Sibley.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3472256/

Breast-fed newborns have been demonstrated to carry a more stable and uniform population when compared to the formula-fed ones (Bezirtzoglou et al., 2011). Relatively small amounts of formula supplementation of breast-fed infants will result in shifts from a breast-fed to a formula-fed pattern (Mackie et al., 1999), characterized by a wider microbiota spectrum

Try again. That is junk science published in an open access, for-profit Frontiers-owned journal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontiers_Media.

I doubt there is a single bit of evidence showing that few ounces of formula does any harm. In fact, the research I have read indicates that formula early on can actually help breastfeeding be successful in the long term for babies that are not gaining properly.

but but but

MICROBIOME?!?!?!?!!!!!

Ha ha, so much fun. But sorry, PP is wrong on all counts.

http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2479466

"the supplementation of breast milk feeding with formula is associated with a microbiome composition that resembles that of infants who are exclusively formula fed. These results may inform feeding choices and shed light on the mechanisms behind the lifelong health consequences of delivery and infant feeding modalities."

don't see anything here other than "supplementation." Specifically, no mention of quantities constituting such.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Some big differences in the two scenarios. First, I'm sure the volunteers were vetted before they are allowed to work in the nursery. I'm sure my background was not checked before I delivered in the hospital. Second, you agreed to the donor milk and formula. While the fact that the baby got formula is really not that big deal in grand scheme of things, the decision should have been the mother's. It shouldn't have happened because the hospital gave a baby to the wrong mother.

I think the OP exaggerated a bit in her article to make it an interesting story (Ebola, WTH?) as do most journalists, but I would be pissed if I was making a good faith attempt at nursing and instead my kid was given formula without my permission. There's articles about how formula changes a baby's gut bacteria, and plus since it's more easily available typically than breast milk for a new mom, it probably stretched out her baby's stomach making it harder for OP to keep up with her supply.

Really, one bottle of formula is going to ruin breast feeding. That is not an article written by a journalist. A new article should just have the facts.. that was a mommy blog.

It will change the baby's gut bacteria, especially when it's done in the first 7 days. I don't know why people are being so hard on OP. If the story happened as OP said, it was a pretty sloppy mistake by Sibley.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3472256/

Breast-fed newborns have been demonstrated to carry a more stable and uniform population when compared to the formula-fed ones (Bezirtzoglou et al., 2011). Relatively small amounts of formula supplementation of breast-fed infants will result in shifts from a breast-fed to a formula-fed pattern (Mackie et al., 1999), characterized by a wider microbiota spectrum

Try again. That is junk science published in an open access, for-profit Frontiers-owned journal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontiers_Media.

I doubt there is a single bit of evidence showing that few ounces of formula does any harm. In fact, the research I have read indicates that formula early on can actually help breastfeeding be successful in the long term for babies that are not gaining properly.

but but but

MICROBIOME?!?!?!?!!!!!

Ha ha, so much fun. But sorry, PP is wrong on all counts.

http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2479466

"the supplementation of breast milk feeding with formula is associated with a microbiome composition that resembles that of infants who are exclusively formula fed. These results may inform feeding choices and shed light on the mechanisms behind the lifelong health consequences of delivery and infant feeding modalities."

don't see anything here other than "supplementation." Specifically, no mention of quantities constituting such.

PP indicated that supplementing with formula was a perfectly good option for those who breastfeed. Study shows supplementing is exactly the same for the baby as exclusively formula feeding. So not a good choice for moms who want the benefits for their babies of breastfeeding.