May 2013 Moms
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While I was on maternity leave, my DC hired a new assistant director. I really like her (we even have the same name!), but yesterday she made 2 comments that upset me. One was right after I pumped...she saw me coming out with my 6 oz. bag of milk, and she says "That's all you got in 20 mins?" I replied, yes, my baby drinks 4 oz. bottles so 6 is more than enough. She says well I pumped 16 oz today. She exclusively pumps. I bit my tongue and didn't let it bother me. Later, when I went to go get DD...she is in there holding her son who was born a month earlier than DD. She puts him in my arms without asking me if I wanted to hold him and says, "Here! this is what a REAL baby feels like." I asked, "A real baby?" She said, yeah, your daughter is so tiny for her age. ugh! I wanted to slap her. I'm sorry, but just because your baby is overweight doesn't mean mine has to be!! It is also proven that BF babies that bottle feed tend to over eat. It made me so mad I can barely look at her today. 
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Re: co-worker vent
Agreed. Sorry hun but I have a feeling your in for a good flaming on this one... but I'm sorry your coworker feels the need to compare so much!!!
You are venting because she called your baby tiny... And yet you turn around calling hers overweight? The phrase "those who live in glass houses"... Comes to mind. Stop picking on a little baby.
And oh yeah I EBF
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You both sound like immature twats.
Babies come in all shapes and sizes and they don't even start to consider children "overweight" until after 2 years old.
This. I'm sorry, but my bottle feeding baby is anything but overweight. And even if her baby looks a little large, that should be between her and her pediatrician. Not the angry woman she works with.
FWIW, I do think her comments were terrible and quite condescending, but I don't think calling her baby overweight is going to help the situation.
The difference is not in your word choice it is in that you are still thinking the baby is too big.
Babies can't be too big, just like they can't be too small. Some babies weigh more and some babies weigh less.
Pretty much everyone said your coworker was out of line and it would piss them off but what you said was out of line too. Deal with it.
Yes she was being bitchy comparing your milk to hers and your baby's sizes. But calling her baby overweight is just ridiculous. Are you trying to imply that her baby should be on an effing diet?
Oh FFS you just need to stop.
Actually, it doesn't "pour out." In fact, many bottles are designed to mimic breastfeeding as closely as possible. No offense but you keep digging your hole a little deeper. And no, squishy and fat are not the same. And yes, I do think your coworker was rude, and her comments uncalled for.
OMFG. yep, clearly you have it ALL figured out.
I hope when you get your smug butt kicked back to the real world my life you can laugh at yourself too.
my baby sometimes overeats because he loves to soothe suck and my letdown is forceful(he gulps like in a Sprite commercial or something!) When he overeats, he spits up the excess.Even If your coworker's baby overate, likely the same thing would happen. Babies can't be gluttons.
You're not going to win anyone over here, OP.
This. You're both idiots.
This.
Mobile thumbs up!
OP, your coworker was out of line. Next time, tell her that, don't judge her baby or her parenting choices.
Seriously, that fat baby should just CIO.
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This.
this exactly!
Lol. Crying burns calories.
Me too....
Seriously choked on my drink over this one. Good work! lol
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