The case of breastfeeding mom who was separated from her baby has changed federal guidelines for how immigration agents should treat nursing mothers and other immigrants with special child or family care responsibilities who are arrested in raids.
According to The New York Times, the mother was jailed and her breasts became painfully engorged until a breast pump was delivered on her third day in jail. Meanwhile, the baby, a 9-month-old girl and an American citizen, did not eat for three days, refusing to take formula from a bottle.
My first reaction was OUCH, thinking of going three days without breastfeeding or pumping. And I felt really really sad for that little baby who wouldn't eat. Now that I'm a mother, stories like this just break my heart. In the past I would have felt bad but now they just break my heart. I am glad the federal guidelines are changing. Agents need to use common sense in these situations.
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We know you are a busy mom and that's why we've created this site to make your life as a parent a bit easier - as well as more fun. TuscMoms.com Editor Kristi Palma is an award-winning journalist with a master's degree from Northeastern. But she's first and foremost a stay-at-home mom to Jack, a blue-eyed banana-lovin' little boy born in November '06. More about us and our editor