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[itiswhatitis]

A woman gave birth in a hospital and she breastfed the wrong baby.  The Hospital admitted that they had given her the wrong baby and they are suing the hospital.

A New Jersey woman claims she was handed the wrong child in the hospital for breast-feeding.

r Melissa Richman with baby Scarlett.

Melissa Richman, of Montvale, says in a new lawsuit that she spent about 20 minutes happily breast-feeding the newborn, who was handed to her by a nurse about 4:30 a.m. on Sept. 30.

“It was the middle of the night. I had just had a very serious, three-hour C-section. I was extremely sick from all the medication. I was not in my right mind, and I didn’t think to check,’’ the 39-year-old mom of three told The Post on Thursday.

Suddenly the nurse returned, yanked the child from her breast and finally handed her the right kid, the lawsuit says. But by this time, Melissa was empty of milk, said lawyer Rosemarie Arnold.

Her crying, hungry daughter, Scarlett, was forced to drink formula from a bottle, meaning she didn’t get her mom’s colostrum, the special milk that mothers secrete in the first days after birth and which aids the baby’s digestion and immune system while ridding it of lingering toxins, her suit says.

That mistake deprived Scarlett of the nutrient-rich colostrum that “rightly belonged” to her, says the lawsuit targeting Valley Hospital of Ridgewood.

Full Story Below or google it yourself.

http://nypost.com/2017/02/10/mom-breastfeeds-wrong-newborn-after-hospital-mix-up-suit/

[Tinkrbl44]

Oh please !!!   Colustrum doesn't flow for only one day and the baby either gets it or they don't.   This is ridiculous.

[Abrowneyegirl]

Welcome to the world we live in - EVERYTHING is a lawsuit!

If this is the WORST thing that ever happens to this beautiful baby she will have a blessed life.

[Mrsq2022]

Weird situation.  I would actually think the OTHER mother had a better suit knowing at her newborn fed from a heavily medicated stranger who likely secreted prescription drugs into her colostrum after the surgery.  I would not have wanted to breastfeed my child while still groggy from drugs following a surgery!  

[SeaMaiden]

The other mom could have fed her kid and then every thing would have been equal. 

[jaxs mom]

Completely rediculous. OMG she breastfed someone elses kid. And yes colostrum doesn't just disappear after the first few hours. Additionally, breasts don't just run out.  While they may not be as full that can be a benefit as a fast let down can sometimes be more than a baby can gulp. She could have put the baby to her breast even though she'd just nursed the other one and the child still would have gotten fed. 

[occasionalrain]

The mother says she was sick from all the medication. I can't think all that medication would be beneficial to her baby. The hospital may have inadvertently done her child a service. The one who should be suing is the mother of the other baby. Her child was exposed to the medication and any other diease, infection, or disorder the breast feeding mother had.

[jaxs mom]

As I was telling my husband about this I was reminded that if she'd only been feeding the baby for 20 minutes she really shouldn't have switched sides yet anyway, so her other breast should have been full anyhow. Not that you need to worry about running out anyway. It's been a long time since I nursed a baby so it took a second for me to remember that. 

[KentuckyWoman]

Stories like this make me want to run screaming in the streets.  Get a life people.  What a crock of  malarky.

[Bri21]

It's a terrible thing to happen, but it's hardly worth suing over.

Usually the nurses match up the baby with the mom.  Didn't they do that this time?  I'd be worried someone would walk off with the baby if they're not checking ID bracelets.