'They brought to my attention that only breastfeeding mothers were entitled to meals'
mother is calling for change after she claims she was denied food at a hospital because she wasn't breastfeeding her baby.
For any parent or caregiver, this can be a stressful experience with the pain of watching a sick child suffering a fever, vomiting, or painful cries.For Stoddard, the emergency department visit turned into a bureaucratic nightmare. Stoddard was given an exception for one meal and was told the staff would "sneak through an approval". But with her partner at home taking care of the couple's other children, Stoddard said she was made to feel guilty for a decision she had made for the benefit of her and her baby."In that first trimester and beyond they're already struggling with enough, they don't need the judgement from the government as to how they chose to feed their child," she said.
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