If I'm not mistaken (and I know I'm not), this same scenario played out last year (the mother who "mistakenly" breastfed the wrong child sued for mental drama and "unknowable" damage to her child).
I'll repeat the comment I made at the time: as the mother of three, I don't see HOW you cannot recognize your own child, now matter how "newborn." (The only extenuating circumstance I can see is that 1) the child was removed from the mother before she had a chance to hold it; or 2) the mother was on EXTREME medication at the time of birth -- and I do mean EXTREME --- I've had a variety of "cocktails" both for natural and c-section births.)
I just can't imagine not recognizing your own child, and raising questions PRIOR to initiating breastfeeding.
I agree with cj. I have never even had my child out of my sight long enough for this kind of thing to happen. Most hospitals have "rooming-in" so the mother and child are together 90% of the time. I think this woman might have been very medicated at the time of birth. Or else just very sleepy at the time of the feeding incident. I shudder to think what might have happened if she was given this child to feed while another family was given her child to take home.
That is a big mistake. One could only wonder the implifications of that grand mistake.
If I'm not mistaken (and I know I'm not), this same scenario played out last year (the mother who "mistakenly" breastfed the wrong child sued for mental drama and "unknowable" damage to her child).
I'll repeat the comment I made at the time: as the mother of three, I don't see HOW you cannot recognize your own child, now matter how "newborn." (The only extenuating circumstance I can see is that 1) the child was removed from the mother before she had a chance to hold it; or 2) the mother was on EXTREME medication at the time of birth -- and I do mean EXTREME --- I've had a variety of "cocktails" both for natural and c-section births.)
I just can't imagine not recognizing your own child, and raising questions PRIOR to initiating breastfeeding.
Well, of course I meant "mental trauma," although I daresay I was thinking along the lines of "drama queens" when I posted this.
I agree with cj. I have never even had my child out of my sight long enough for this kind of thing to happen. Most hospitals have "rooming-in" so the mother and child are together 90% of the time. I think this woman might have been very medicated at the time of birth. Or else just very sleepy at the time of the feeding incident. I shudder to think what might have happened if she was given this child to feed while another family was given her child to take home.
Thing that scares me is what if you found out that YOUR kid was sucking on some crack-whore's AIDS/hepatitis infected Tit!!