Originally Posted by kacie
Originally Posted by sgardner
The same mean girl said you shouldn't be making quilts for premature babies, because they can't sleep with them anyway. (She quoted some pediatric recommendation for no soft items in the crib. Funny, she completely ignored the picture of how to tuck the blanket over the baby's lower half, in conditions where a quilt or blanket is necessary.)
Wow, really? Who pooped in her oatmeal? The nursing staff in our NICU absolutely loved the preemie quilts we made, as did the parents. We thought we were doing it for the babies, but it was the parents who benefited most -- many of them said that the fact someone made a quilt for their baby made the little one a real person, and not simply a little untouchable being in an isolette.
I know! I absolutely could not believe that she was arguing not to share any love and warmth to people going through some trying times. My dd was in the NICU- thank goodness she did very well as a preemie and only stayed a week, but my heart broke as I watched the parents who were there months as their 2 lb fragile babies went through tons of surgeries and other procedures until they grew and were big enough and healthy enough to go home. The quilts offered color in the sterile environment, and offered a promise of something they could take home with their babies. I wonder if she had any heart at all, or if like the other person said, she's so selfish and wrapped up in her own world that she fails to really sympathize with anyone else.
I really agree that mean girls are a trend- sadly to say that a recent study said that women who are mean girls make more money than their nicer coworkers, and so it's promoted as a profitable thing to do. It spills over into groups like this one or on Facebook meant for people who share the same hobbies.