"Too pushy about breastfeeding"

The labour and delivery ward was fine, although I had the misfortune of having a Sr Registrar with a rough bedside manner. The midwives, though, were great.

The postnatal ward was a nightmare ... chaotic, noisy, and overflowing with visitors.

My biggest peeve, however, was how pushy they were about breastfeeding. They don't allow you to use a pump for the first 3 days (who knows why!), and give you the usual pep talk on "even a few drops of colostrum is enough". My baby did not get much milk and was dangerously close to starvation and dehydration - the midwives refused to entertain the possibility that I was not making enough.