Comments on: November Carnival of Breastfeeding – My Hospital Experience in Norway http://ellenrebekah.com/697 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:23:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Lauren @ Hobo Mama http://ellenrebekah.com/697/comment-page-1#comment-14802 Lauren @ Hobo Mama Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:31:46 +0000 http://ellenrebekah.com/?p=697#comment-14802 Wow, that's really fascinating. A lot of it reminds me of my experience being in a German hospital when I broke my leg while we lived in Berlin — minus the birth and breastfeeding parts! :) I mean, the aspects where you stay so long in the hospital in comparison to typical American hospital stays (for instance, the German hospital wanted me to stay several weeks after my surgery, but we convinced them to transfer me to the US Army hospital after several days, and the US hospital just sent me straight home!). And even the food delivery — it was the same sort of thing, with a buffet cart where a plate was loaded up with what you wanted and handed to you. Sometimes I had my parents smuggle me in Burger King, too, but that was just me! ;) Anyway, thanks for sharing your story. I'm glad that the staff there were supportive. They sound really hands on. It's definitely not what I'm used to, but it's interesting to hear. I was especially taken by the fact that they have breast milk on hand for supplementation, when that's so much rarer in the US. It's too bad they had to separate you and your daughter for those blood tests and that she had low blood sugar, but I'm glad it all ended up well and you were able to start off your breastfeeding relationship. I also read your birth story, and it sounded like a whirlwind! Wow, that’s really fascinating. A lot of it reminds me of my experience being in a German hospital when I broke my leg while we lived in Berlin — minus the birth and breastfeeding parts! :) I mean, the aspects where you stay so long in the hospital in comparison to typical American hospital stays (for instance, the German hospital wanted me to stay several weeks after my surgery, but we convinced them to transfer me to the US Army hospital after several days, and the US hospital just sent me straight home!). And even the food delivery — it was the same sort of thing, with a buffet cart where a plate was loaded up with what you wanted and handed to you. Sometimes I had my parents smuggle me in Burger King, too, but that was just me! ;)

Anyway, thanks for sharing your story. I’m glad that the staff there were supportive. They sound really hands on. It’s definitely not what I’m used to, but it’s interesting to hear. I was especially taken by the fact that they have breast milk on hand for supplementation, when that’s so much rarer in the US. It’s too bad they had to separate you and your daughter for those blood tests and that she had low blood sugar, but I’m glad it all ended up well and you were able to start off your breastfeeding relationship. I also read your birth story, and it sounded like a whirlwind!

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