August 2023
Claudia A
Castillo
,
RN
CHRISTUS MUGUERZA Alta Especialidad
Monterrey
,
Nuevo Leon
Mexico
With ease, we watched how our baby drank in Claudia's arms, and she answered all our questions, explained to us in detail, and with a notable interest in us learning, and even made my wife laugh.
Our pediatrician came into the room to inform us about the baby's exam results. They were his first 48 hours of life and we were seeing that he would not stop requesting the breast. My wife and I, being new to breastfeeding, did not know well, the pediatrist made my wife feel frustrated because he said that they had missed 2 days that we could have searched for a breastfeeding counsel. Even with more doubts, fears, and frustrations, we were looking for options and answers since we had searched for 40 weeks, assimilating the scaling of the lost days and considering the formula as different from breastfeeding. I imagined how my wife had felt after months of preparation with courses, videos, advice, and consultations, and for someone to come to confront her with one more obstacle or challenge must have been very overwhelming. When Claudia arrived, I asked her to teach us the cupping technique, and with great positivism and enthusiasm, she provided us with her help; she came into the room, picked up the baby, who was crying, and started to explain everything to us that she knew about breastfeeding. With ease, we watched how our baby drank in Claudia's arms, and she answered all our questions, explained to us in detail, and with a notable interest in us learning, and even made my wife laugh. Claudia recognized her work and her journey as a first-time mother and how it showed her strengths and fears. She taught me how to help my wife feed without a bottle. After one ounce, in less than 30 seconds, she burped the baby, wrapped him in sheets, and put him to sleep. She still stayed to explain to us everything we needed to know, answer our doubts, give strength and security to my son's mother, and all the time with a smile and the best disposition. Without a doubt, she is an important link and that keeps the hospital strong.