This is unrelated to Dr. Rim or any of the other doctors / nurses in the Group / on the Labor and Delivery side as I've had an amazing experience with that entire team. I did want to make a comment regarding Barbara the Lactation Consultant at Lutheran General who was assigned to help me while I was in the Mother/Baby Unit after the birth of my daughter in December. Especially as a first-time mom, I found her abrasive and not helpful. When she was explaining things to me, she didn't make sure I understood and she also didn't encourage me to call with questions. I did call with questions a number of times during my stay and those went unanswered. She also came in at one point on the first day of our daughter's life when my entire family was in the room and scolded me for not pumping enough (I was briefly shown how to pump once prior to that). Lastly, I asked her if I should be using the pumping bra and nursing pillows I brought to help breastfeed and pump, and she said no those wouldn't be helpful, which I have found to be the exact opposite of the case since I've been home. Luckily I ended up getting the lactation assistance I needed from our Pediatrician, but I wanted to make these comments specifically about Barbara in an effort to be more helpful to first time moms struggling with breastfeeding in the future.
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