Gabe had a sedated echo done when he was 7 months, and the nurses wanted him to take a bottle of glucose water on first waking. I told them, not gonna happen, this child refuses any fake nipples. I got the same response: "What does he eat???"

I gave them my best "you dipshits" look and just said "He's breastfed."

The sad thing is, this was at an excellent childrens' hospital.

And I agree - instead of treating breastfeeding moms like this rarefied few, why not treat bottlefeeding moms as people who are doing something risky and warn them about dangers they might face?