Am shocked at this

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My sister is in hospital with her 8 week old baby who is EBF and is very poorly.
He's been in there nearly a week already and my sister is not being given any food!
She was told that they only feed bf'ing Mums if the baby is 10 dayss old or under!!
Baby is poorly and only sleeping on my sisters chest so she gets no break to go and get food .. if she does get food from outside she is not allowed to eat it on the ward and she isnt able to be away from baby long enough to manage that.
she is living off crisps and chocoltae from vending machine.
Am so shocked. All the encouragement to bf to 6 months and you dont get fed to help you keep it up!!

There are usually Parent rooms in most hospitals. Not well equipped, but usually a microwave and a refrigerator along with kettle.

Any time I've had to be in hospital with the DCs, DH will bring a few zappers and will relieve me long enough to go to the parents room for a meal.

Blimey, must be a hospital specific thing. Dd1 was in for a couple of nights, and they gave me dinner when I was there with her as I was bf dd2 - so neither of us were patients!

I agree a quiet word might sort this out. Your sister is probably too knackered to challenge this, would she mind you doing it/contacting PALS for her?

Ilove my OH couldnt come to the hospital at the same time as me because there was nowhere to park and he cant use public transport. We couldnt have vistors in and out due to DD's immune system. Please dont think I am trying to do a who's the worst off competition , just it really does depend on circumstances.

I would be fine for a couple of days with a child with a minor illness or having a short procedure but its really hard when you spend a long time in hosptial.

thefirst yes, of course it depends on circumstances. Sorry if I came across as smug, just that the OP's sister is living off the vending machine, so she may not be aware of the options. And let's face it, once you are on the ward, it's a world of its own and I didn't even know about the parent's room until after DS was an in patient for 4 days.

DD was in a hospital (not our usual) a few weeks ago and I was thrilled there was a toaster in the parent's room. . Oh and a loaf of bread and some marmite.

I couldn't have coped long term without any help, so amazing you did...

MrsDeVeerie :(

You didnt come across as smug at all Ilove

i didnt get fed when i roomed in on scbu. we weren't allowed to eat on ward, but there was a parents room with tea coffee, bread fridge toaster microwave etc...
i got caught out as i was discharged with little warning from the ward i was staying on, and sent upstairs to room in at 9 pm a week after the (traumatic) birth i had no food with me, no money and had just had emcs so couldnt walk to canteen anyway and the hospital was miles from home so no one could get to me till following evening, luckily nurses and fellow SCBU parents took pity and shared what they had with me (huge ta to the nurse who gave me her breakfast xxxx)
i later found out that i could have got 10% discount in canteen as bf mum