It's been 6 years since the birth of my daughter at Meriter but the experience still bothers me to this day. I was a new mom. The nurses really pushed breastfeeding to the detriment of the infant's health. They kept telling me that the baby is fine, the colostrum is enough. How can a baby that just got out of a wet womb be fine without fluids for 24+ hours? Colostrum is thick like honey. If I gave you a cup of honey with nothing to drink all day how would you feel? That's right, thirsty and dehydrated. That's what happened to my daughter. They make you feel like a bad mom because you want to supplement breastfeeding with formula. The sub pediatrician we had was terrible. He had us coming in every day for checkup for jaundice by eyeballing if she looked more yellow than before. By the end of the week, our regular pediatrician was back, ran labs and admitted my daughter to the NICU for breastfeeding jaundice due to dehydration. It was heartbreaking to see them try several times to put an IV into her tiny little hand (btw NICU nurses in general are so much better than post delivery). Fortunately she made it through. Sadly, not every baby does. You can read about it here FedIsBest.org. I wish they would have told me "BREAST IS BEST BUT FOLLOW WITH THE BOTTLE!" If you are planning to give birth at Meriter, remember that and be an advocate for your baby because the nurses are trained to follow guidelines even if those guidelines later turn out to be harmful. Keep your baby hydrated and don't be afraid to supplement with a bottle until your milk is fully in. My daughter breastfed just fine after she got out of the NICU. Hugs to all you moms to be!