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Disgusting treatment of a baby and new mum

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"Disgusting treatment of a baby and new mum"

About: Scunthorpe General Hospital

After distressing my newborn with eye drops and prising his eyes open I took my baby outside to the waiting room and started to discreetly breast feed him to calm him. A nurse promptly came over and pointed at the disabled toilet and said do you want to go some where more private? I told her no because I'm not feeding my baby in a toilet I'm sure she doesn't eat her lunch in a toilet. She replied by saying that I need to cover up then because there are men about and they won't like it. I am shocked an appauled. Surely in 2018 and in a hospital of all places a mum should be able to feed her distressed baby wherever she wants. I am going to take this further but want people to be aware just how breastfeeding mums are treated by so called health professionals.

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Response from Scunthorpe General Hospital 5 years ago
Scunthorpe General Hospital

Submitted on 12/02/2019 at 09:46
Published on nhs.uk at 10:06

Thank you for taking the time to feedback on the care you received. We're sorry to hear of your unsatisfactory experience. We would really welcome having the opportunity to look into what happened and respond to the points you have raised. To do this we need more detail and some way of contacting you. Please call 03033 306518 or email: nlg-tr.PALS@nhs.net and we will do all we can to help. Thanks, the PALS Team, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

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